Have you ever wondered how pubs are selected for the Good Beer Guide?

Firstly, all the beer scoring which has been done throughout the year via the Good Beer Guide App and WhatPub is collated. This can done by both locals and members visiting our area (and vice versa - you can contribute to other area selections on your travels).

It is then up to the committee to whittle this shortlist down to the 15 entries we get in the Good Beer Guide. The data received goes a long way to help decide these 15 pubs, along with branch survey trips and other criteria. There are many good pubs and some won't make the guide but we always strive to be inclusive of all pubs in the branch area, through meetings, promotions and visits throughout the year.

Once the pubs have been chosen, (including reserves, in case of changes to a nominated pub that leave it short of the standards that qualified it), the information is forwarded to the regional co-ordinators. Proofs are then sent back in the summer for approval.

So beer scoring is important and easy to do! The National Beer Scoring System (NBSS) is a 0-5 (0 = No cask ale available) point scale for judging beer quality in pubs.

It is an easy-to-use system that has been designed to assist CAMRA branches in selecting pubs for the Good Beer Guide and also monitor beer quality by encouraging CAMRA members from any part of the world to report beer quality on any pub in the UK.

If you are a CAMRA member, we want you to tell us about the quality of beer in the pubs you visit.

There are two easy ways to score beer while you are out enjoying a pint, one using the Good Beer Guide WebApp at https://goodbeerguide.org.uk/find or by using WhatPub https://whatpub.com/. You can even score at home, the following day, or whenever you feel. Both ways require you to sign in with your membership details to link the account.

Two videos can also be viewed on Why you should score your beer and How to submit a beer score

Pubs can download the full-size poster above to print out here

There is also a guide below, by M&A CAMRA, showing two ways to score your beer.

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Good Beer Guide WebApp

Open the WebApp at https://goodbeerguide.org.uk/find and select 'Nearby Pubs' (Photo 1) and search by your location. You will be presented with a list of pubs organised by distance (Photo 2). Choose the pub you wish to score and you will see the information page for the pub (Photo 3). Select 'Beer Scoring' and enter the details and score of your pint (Photo 4).

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WhatPub

Using the WhatPub method is just as easy. Go to https://whatpub.com/ and log in with your CAMRA membership details then click on the location icon in the top right to search by location (Photo 1). A list of pubs organised by distance will appear (Photo 2). Choose the pub you wish to score and you will see the information page for the pub (Photo 3). Select 'Submit Beer Scores' and enter the details and score of your pint (Photo 4).

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For more information, visit https://camra.org.uk/take-action/national-beer-scoring-system/