Just Beer, Newark

Having read no reviews of Newark pubs before my brief visit here, I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon the aptly named Just Beer - though perhaps the words "and cider" should be added in a smaller font. My experience was certainly more in line with Ray's review than the previous two, though as I had to cycle 30 miles upon leaving Newark I certainly wasn't going to stay for more than a swift half, no matter how tempted. The eight hand pumps on the narrow bar were split between four beers and two ciders (and a perry). The ciders were from Scrumpy Wasp, a press in East Markham, Notts. The beers were Lymm Bitter, Maypole BXA, Five Points Porter and Hamelsworde Cherokee. I had the BXA, and wished later that I'd had the Lymm and the porter too, rather than the slightly dodgy beers I had in two other pubs. The fact that the pub has sold 1847 different beers since opening just three years ago suggests that these beers are unlikely to be seen again, which will be good news for tickers if not for the two slightly dodgily named and grumpy reviewers below! I have already got this place on my list for a future revisit.