NORFOLK NIPS | Beer Scoring
HAVE YOUR SAY SCORE BEERS TO HELP SELECT PUBS FOR THE GOOD BEER GUIDE AND PUB OF THE YEAR! We all have our favourite pubs and would probably swear that they serve the best pint in the world, but let’s face it, no one can drink everywhere. The CAMRA National Beer Scoring System allows any member to enter a beer score on a national database every time they have a pint and the results make interesting reading. CAMRA members can use the whatpub.com website, and the Good Beer Guide phone app, downloadable from gbgapp.camra. org.uk, to score beers they drink in pubs. These scores are then used in the selection of pubs for the Good Beer Guide and Pub of the Year – a minimum average of 3 (out of 5) is required to be considered for the GBG, and 3.5 for Pub of the Year. There are also requirements for a minimum number of scorers and visit dates for each pub. THE BEST BEER IN WEST NORFOLK In West Norfolk a total of 97 pubs have had at least one score recorded over the past six months, with the Red Lion in Hockwold
topping the list with 67 scores, one ahead of Middleton Gate. It is a bit unfair to judge a pub on only one score, so in an attempt to give the results a bit more credibility, the list below shows the top pubs in our branch area which have received ten or more scores over the last six months. Hockwold Red Lion Dersingham Coach & Horses Shouldham Kings Arms Middleton Gate Harpley Rose & Crown King’s Lynn Goldings King’s Lynn Live & Let Live North Wootton Red Cat Hotel Downham Market Whalebone King’s Lynn Stuart House Hotel Gaywood White Horse Roydon (W. Norfolk) Union Jack
4.25 4.23 4.20 4.16 4.14 4.13 4.12 4.06 4.05 4.04 4.02 4.00
Is this the definitive list of pubs to visit for a great pint in the area? Not really as some pubs would have made the cut with
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