Beer scoring is one of the key criteria used in selecting which pubs are included in Britain’s best-selling pub guide, the Good Beer Guide.

Many things go into making a good pub but we believe the most important of all is for a pub to regularly serve traditional cask ales in top condition.

Unlike other beers, real ale is a living, breathing product. It needs to be stored and served in such a way that it is in prime condition when it reaches the glass. This is second nature to all good publicans.

In order to identify which of our pubs consistently serve their real ale well we run a scoring system. The more people who take part the better.

All we ask is for YOUR view on the beer quality once you have visited a pub in our area.

Score Ratings

Important notes:

Rate the way the pub has looked after the beer not how well it has been brewed. A basic bitter could rate Excellent and the reigning Champion Beer of Britain could rate Undrinkable if the former was in tip-top con­dition and the latter had gone off.

Use the top rating of Excellent only if you have never had the beer in better condition.

Do not score an off beer if, when you return it, it is taken back with good grace and the pump-clip turned round or the beer taken off sale.

How to Submit Scores

Submit your beer score through the CAMRA website Pubs & Clubs page.

First search for the venue that you wish to score. Once you have selected it, click the "Beer Score" button on the right hand side and fill-in the form. You will need to be logged-in to your CAMRA user account to submit a score.

If you have problems, contact the Branch Beer Scores Coordinator.

Thank you for your help.