Pub of the Season
Pub of the Season
Autumn 2017
The Dog & Gun, East Butterwick
Our Autumn Pub of the Season award
goes to the Dog & Gun brewpub, situated
close to the banks of the River Trent at East
Butterwick.
In October 2016 Andy Clarke, who owned
fish & chip businesses in Upton and Scotter,
decided to buy one of his favourite pubs
when previous licensees Dixie and Judy
Dean opted to retire. He installed Joe Nash
as manager (which was his first pub), and
retained the services of brewer Richard
Storrs, who had previously worked for Dixie,
founder of the DarkTribe microbrewery on
the premises.
The deal included all the DarkTribe beer
recipes, and Richard has since brewed a
wide range of DarkTribe beers including
a new beer, Top Honcho at 4.7% ABV.
The beers are also sent out into the free
trade and both the Eight Jolly Brewers in
Gainsborough and the Half Moon Inn at
Willingham-on-Stow are regular customers.
Andy has tried to retain the character of this
traditional village pub and has made slow,
sympathetic improvements along the way.
The bar area has been redecorated and the
walls adorned with a selection of pumpclips
and brewery mirrors, and the back room
upgraded with rustic furniture to provide
a dining area. The pub darts area has also
been upgraded with new furniture.
Recently they have started to offer a varied
selection of hot food from Thursday to
Sunday, cooked over a coal range. The menu
includes some mouth-watering dishes such
as Rib Eye Steak, Chicken Kerala Curry,
Belly Pork and Smoked Haddock and Cod
Chowder among others, all at reasonable
prices. Food hours are from opening until
9 pm. Plans are also in hand to introduce
Sunday lunches between 12-3 pm in the
near future.
George Clarke (Andy's son) is the chef, and
Andy's wife Sally also helps out behind
the bar. The pub has recently adjusted its
opening hours for winter, and now opens
from 4-11 pm during the week (9 pm close
on Monday), and 12-11 on Saturday and
Sunday.
We congratulate Andy, Joe, Richard, George
and Sally on their award. The Pub of the
Season certificate was presented to the Dog & Gun on 7th November.
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