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Yarr! All aboard fer Pirate Day!

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Avast , me hearties! Friday, Septemby 19th be International Talk Like a Pirate Day an’ we at JB’s be not only talkin’ like pirates, we be dressin’ like ’em too! Yarr! Sooo, if ye be visitin’ this ‘ere tavern that day, we be askin’ ye to be dressin’ in yer best Pirate togs as well as be talkin’ like ’em (just sayin’ ‘AAAR’ wi’ one eye closed an’ in a Cornish accent on occasion be agreeable). Then we be swillin’ …

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New Beer Initiative – National Beer Day!

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Yay folks! There’s now another day to look forward to and give you an excuse to get down the pub (as if you need one). Three ladies – Jane Peyton (Beer Somelier of the Year 2014), Sophie de Ronde (brewer at Brentwood Brewing) and our good friend Sara Barton from Brewsters Brewing Co. have got their collective swedes together and come up with ‘Beer Day Britain‘, an annual event which will take place for the first time on June 15th …

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We Are 4 Years Old Today!

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It is exactly  four years to the day since we first opened the doors of Just Beer. Since serving our first customer, we have featured almost 2400 different beers from over 800 breweries. None of this would have been possible without our fantastic customers. Thanks for all your support over the last four years, and we’ll raise a glass today to another four. Cheers from the 4 Tapsters.

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IPA Trail final menu.

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Just Beer Micropub’s announced lineup for the 2nd Newark CAMRA IPA Trail, which starts on August 1st and runs until the 10th, has changed slightly with the Great Heck Twisted Heart being a no-show. Never fear, we have replaced it with an IPA from brand-new Cambridge brewery, Calverley’s, which started brewing only a couple of months ago. So the revised (and final) IPA menu is as follows: BlackJack (Manchester) – Farmhouse Red (Red IPA) 7.0% Calverley’s (Cambridge) – IPA (English …

Get Ready for the 2nd Newark CAMRA IPA Trail.

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Just Beer Micropub is delighted to be part of the 2nd Newark CAMRA IPA Trail, which starts on August 1st and runs until the 10th, encompassing International IPA day which this year is on the 7th. We have worked hard to find some cracking beers covering several IPA styles for your enjoyment and are are pleased to announce our list as follows, in alphabetical order (all subject to delivery, of course): BlackJack (Manchester) – Farmhouse Red (Red IPA) 7.0% Derby …

Come and Meet the Brewers on July 19th.

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Just Beer is taking part in the first ever RACOON (Real Ale Collective of Newark) event, which is a ‘Meet the Brewer’ day to be held on the afternoon of Saturday 19th July. We will be featuring not one, but two meet the brewer sessions, the first with Dave Tizard from Funfair which runs from 2pm – 4pm, followed by a chance to meet Kathy Britton from Oldershaws which kicks off at 4pm until 6pm. Both are LocAle Breweries and …

JBBF4 beer menu available for download.

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The final beer list for the 4th Just Beer Beer Festival, complete with brief tasting notes, is now available for download here. JBBF4 runs from this Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th (or until drunk dry!). We hope you find the list as exciting as we do and hope you can join us over the weekend. Opening times: Thu: 11am – 11pm Fri & Sat: 10am – midnight Sun: noon – 10pm Remember – bif! (beer is fab!).

JBBF4 Beer Menu Now Available.

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We are holding the Fourth Just Beer Beer Festival (JBBF4) to coincide with the Newark CAMRA Beer Festival next weekend (22nd-25th May). Up to 17 beers available at one time served both from handpump and direct from cellar, ensuring the perfect serving temperature. We have once again scoured the country for the best beers and are bringing you some crackers from no less than seven brand-new breweries (2014). Full list is below, and a downloadable list with tasting notes will …