Yay! We are in the 2016 Good Beer Guide.

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Today sees the latest (43rd) edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide. The GBG 2016 lists 4500 of the Country’s finest cask beer outlets and once again Just Beer are listed under the Newark section! This is the fifth year in a row Just Beer have appeared in the guide and is testament to the effort we put in to bringing you new and exciting beers from all over the country and serving them in top condition. Thanks to all of …

BeerMuda Triangle beer fest – Review.

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A rather nice review appeared a couple of days ago on one of the beer groups, proof that the festival has quite a draw and entices discerning drinkers to travel some distance to visit the fest and bring money to the town. It is reproduced here in a slightly edited version (just to correct some spelling and grammar). After enjoying the views from the train of snowy scenery all the way across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, I arrived in Nottingham with …

Why all beer drinkers should reject minimum pricing.

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So, Scotland set poised to introduce a minimum retail  (I am assuming it is only retail?) price of alcohol of 50p a unit (already increased from a previously proposed 45p). Now, as pubs retail alcohol at well over the minimum pricing level* this policy, should it be introduced in England, should give us responsible pub-goers no concern whatsoever, right? WRONG! Be afraid. Be very afraid! Regardless of the for-and-against arguments of minimum pricing, here are some thoughts from a publican …

Just Beer showing the way?

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Castle Rock have just introduced a great new scheme called NewBrew night whereby, once a month, they feature a brewery that has started up within the last twelve months. YourRound, the web site that started tweeting beer updates on behalf of pubs, yesterday announced their new ‘SmartBeer‘ labelling, a point-of-sale description of the beer on offer, also a great development for beer drinkers. Just Beer has showcased brand-new breweries almost weekly, tweeted new beers as soon as they hit the …

Just Beer wins Pub of the Year

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It has just been announced on Newark CAMRA’s website that Just Beer has won the branches’ coveted Pub of the Year award for 2012. JBs and eight other pubs were in the competition this year so  we are especially delighted to receive the top accolade. The Four Tapsters are over the moon at the news and would like to thank everybody involved: Our customers, Newark CAMRA, our Mums and Dads, the assessors, their Mums and Dads, whoever nominated us, Ninkasi …