We are Pub of the Year – Official!

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The 4 TapstersWe can now officially say we are Newark CAMRA’s Pub of the Year 2012. The presentation took place last Saturday 18th Feb and was well attended by CAMRA members, regulars and first timers alike.

The trophy was presented by one of the competition assessors, Ron Allison, who praised the pub’s achievements in its first 18 months. The presentation was followed by a free buffet including a specially-made 4lb pork pie, kindly donated by Porters of Newark and much swilling of good beers.

Just Beer would like to send out a massive thank-you to all our customers who have supported us and helped to make the pub such a success. You can see photo’s of the party on our Facebook page.

BeerMuda fest gets thumbs up!

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The recent BeerMuda Triangle beer fest gets the stamp of approval from ‘Nottsbrew‘ – Nottinghamshire’s independent real ale blog.

Of Just Beer they wrote:

…”the whole place just oozes simple real ale geekery, its brutal simplicity made it exceptionally easy to work out why this had won Newark CAMRA Pub of the Year”.

…”Just Beer is literally the next level, an ale drinkers paradise”.

…”it was refreshing to see such an unusual and eclectic mix of beers from all over the country supported by staff willing to advise and clearly knew what they were on about”.

You can read the whole blog post here. Thanks for the glowing review guys.

Now on the bar: Let the BF commence…

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●BOTANIST (Richmond, London: Aug 2011)
► Night Porter 5%
Dark brown. Traditional London Porter, rich dark and complex, the beer has an outstanding depth of flavour.
Pale. Fruits, floral notes, earthy and grassy. Ends in a very big bitterness.
●BURNSIDE (Laurencekirk, Aberdeen: 2010)
► Wild Rhino Blonde 4.3%
Pale. Lightly malted, hoppy, fruity with a bit of citrus.
●BY THE HORNS (London: Sep 2011)
► Stiff Upper Lip 3.8%
Golden. Well balanced mellow malt gives a rich body whilst Sonnet hops give a wonderfully late fresh citrusy finish.    .
●CAP HOUSE(Batley, W. Yorks: Aug 2011)
► Miners A Pint 3.8%
Amber. Sweetish caramel and toffee undertones. Lightly hopped.
●DOUBLE TOP (Worksop, Notts: Aug 2011) *First time available in Free Trade outlet*
► Tungsten 4.8%
Black. A traditional stout, slightly bitter with a hint of chocolate and a distinct coffee aftertaste.
●MERLIN (Arclid, Chesh: 2010)
► The Wizard 4.1%
Golden. Fruity, herbal and quite bitter hoppiness with some earthy and mild crisp malt balance.
●MITHRIL (Aldbrough St John, N. Yorks: 2010)
► Route A66 4%
Golden. Dry bitterness, with a lingering citrus & spicy hop taste & aroma.
●ROUGH DRAFT(Leeming Bar, N. Yorks: Jul 2011)
► George Perkins 3.8%
Amber. An earthy beer with good sweet malt character anda lingering bitter finish.
●TITANIC (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs: 1985)
► Iron Curtain 6%
Black, heavy Imperial Russian stout.
●TRING (Tring, Herts: 1992)
► Death or Glory 7.2%
Dark brown. Toffee/caramel sweetness and some fruity malt. Nutty, dark fruits come out. Light hop presence.
●TREBOOM(Shipton-by-Beningbrough, N.Yorks: Dec 2011)
► Kettle Drum 4.3%
Amber. Distinct fruitiness with a robust hop flavours from Cascade and Northdown hops leading to a clean finish.
●WALL’S(Northallerton, N. Yorks: Jan 2011)
► Summer Gold 3.6%
Golden. Peachy with hints of citrus. Good hoppy bitter finish.
► Northallerton Dark Ale 4.4%
Brown. Sweetish and malty but well balanced with a good hop character.
● WILSON POTTER (Middleton, Greater Manc: Sep 2011)
► In the Black 4.2%
Black. A rich, dark stout with a fruity, roasted malt aroma and taste, and a liquorice finish.

Up to seventeen beers will be available at any time – eight on hand pull and nine served from cask at cellar temperature. Please see board for beers currently available – If it’s not listed, it’s not available yet!

What should we call Black IPA?

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Cruella, a 4.8% Black IPA brewed by Brewsters brewery, went on sale last night and prompted at least an hour’s worth of heated debate!

I think most discerning drinkers know what style of beer Black IPA – love it or hate it – pertains to be. Basically it is a black beer so heavily hopped (in the IPA styleee) that it obscures the roast malt character from the flavour. It is the name the style has adopted, that of Black India Pale Ale that is causing the controversy. Now I can personally live with the name. If it tastes good (and believe me, it does), then you could call it Uncle Henry’s Old Mucous and I’d drink it! But there’s always going to be a section of drinkers that say the term Black India Pale Ale is a contradiction in terms. And so it is, but at least it’s getting people excited and having animated discussions about beer. Which is good.

After just a few minutes research, it seems that the term ‘Black IPA’ might have been born from one of the first brewed examples of this style, Blackwatch IPA from the Vermont brewery in the USA. It seems quite feasible to me that Blackwatch IPA became shortened to Black IPA and then applied generically to other beers of the same style. We’ll never know. What we do know is that more British brewers are producing this new and exciting beer style and it is probably here to stay.

The problem is, if it’s not Black IPA, what do we call it? Either leave a comment below or have your say in the poll below and we’ll adopt the name in Just Beer.

Vote:

What should we rename Black IPA to?

  • Black IPA is cool. Leave it alone. (58%, 7 Votes)
  • Shut the f**k up and by me one. (25%, 3 Votes)
  • India Black Ale (IBA). (8%, 1 Votes)
  • Black Hopped Ale (BHA). (8%, 1 Votes)
  • Hoppy Black Ale (HBA). (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Black Bitter. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • American Black Ale (ABA). (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 12

Just Beer wins Pub of the Year

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Newark CAMRA Pub of the Year POTY 2012It 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 (Goddess of Beer), the Baby Jesus and Princess Diana. We salute you all. Thank You!

There will be an official presentation of the trophy on Saturday 18th February at 2.00pm. Everybody is welcome and there will a few treats, so please come along!

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