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The original independent guide to good beer and good pubs

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About the guide

The UK’s definitive guidebook to good pubs that serve real ale across the UK. Refreshed and updated for its 54th edition, it is fully revised and features over 4,500 recommended pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best real ale and the facilities available at each venue. The guide also features a unique brewery listing covering 1,700 breweries and 5,000 beers plus information about onsite brewery taprooms to help you track down the best possible pints right at the source. The Good Beer Guide is completely independent, with listings based entirely on evaluation by CAMRA members. This year’s foreword is written by Sir Ian Rankin. He, and his fictional detective Rebus, both frequent The Oxford Bar, in Edinburgh which features on the cover of this year’s guide.

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Foreword by Sir Ian Rankin

Sir Ian Rankin is the multi-award-winning, international bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime novels. His books have also been adapted for television. He was knighted in 2022 for services to literature and charity. See ianrankin.net for more information.

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Sir Ian Rankin pens foreword to our top guide
Sir Ian Rankin pens foreword to our top guide
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Intuitive beer scoring system launched
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Pub’s key role in CAMRA history celebrated
Pub’s key role in CAMRA history celebrated
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Bostin’ six-year pub tour!
Bostin’ six-year pub tour!
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By Laura Hadland
First Good Beer Guide editor remembered
First Good Beer Guide editor remembered
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By Roger Protz

Volunteer Involvement

CAMRA has over 140,000 members across more than 200 branches around the UK. It’s our branches that select the pubs and clubs that make it into the Guide, using democratic methods and with beer quality as the main criteria. All members are invited to rate beers served to them through our National Beer Scoring System. These scores are used by branches to find pubs consistently serving the best cask beer. Not only is beer quality monitored, but our branches also factor in things that could affect standards, like the range on offer, the overall standard of the pub, and ownership or management.

While the core purpose of the Guide is mainly a way to seek out quality cask beer, it’s also great for finding pubs to suit any occasion, considering history, architecture, food, family, disabled facilities, gardens and special events such as beer festivals.

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Trafalgar Hotel, Douglas 23.6.24 (Adrian Smith). (Pub, External, Key). Published on 06-10-2024
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Trafalgar Hotel
Odin Brewery Pub, in Ramsey
4 Regular, 2 Changing Beers
  • CAMRA discount scheme
Main entrance 2023. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 10-06-2023
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Beer Engine
Independent Pub, in Skipton
6 Changing Beers
Tamworth Tap
(Key). Published on 23-05-2023
Open • Closes in 56 minutes
Tamworth Tap
Independent Pub, in Tamworth
8 Changing Beers
  • CAMRA discount scheme
(External, Key). Published on 02-08-2021
Open
Nelson Arms
Independent Pub, in Tonbridge
9 Changing Beers

Brewery Listings

The Good Beer Guide also includes a comprehensive listing of 1,700 breweries currently operating in the UK – not just those making cask beers. Many breweries have onsite taprooms where you can go and sample their beers, which are indicated in the book.

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