🎄✨ A Sweet Nostalgia Awaits at The Blackfriars Tavern! ✨🎄
Remember the joy of crunching into Matchmakers at Christmastime? 🍫 Those after-dinner delights of orange, mint, and coffee flavors have inspired our next series of real ales from the brilliant Mr. Winters Brewery! 🎉
Over the next week, we’ll be tapping into these indulgent brews, one at a time: 🍊 Chocolate Orange Porter – Rich, velvety, and bitter. 🌱 Mint Chocolate Porter – Cool, refreshing, and oh-so-smooth. ☕ Vanilla Latte Milk Stout – A creamy coffee and vanilla dream.
Celebrate the festive season at East Anglia’s CAMRA Pub of the Year, The Blackfriars Tavern in Great Yarmouth. 🏆 Come and taste these nostalgic flavors brought to life in pint form!
📅 Don’t miss out – the first two are available for a limited time only.
Cheers to Christmas memories and new traditions! 🍻
🍁 Join Us for a Classic Beer Festival This December 🍁
As the year draws to a close, we’re excited to invite you to our Beer Festival, a perfect occasion to enjoy the finer things in life. Set your calendars for Friday, December 29th, and Saturday, December 30th, for a gathering that’s all about good taste, great company, and a relaxed atmosphere.
🍺 A Great Selection: We’re proud to feature a range of 20 real ales and 20 ciders as well as a large range of other drinks.
🍽️ Quality Bites, Fair Prices: Delight in our reasonably priced, quality food options, complementing our array of drinks, ensuring a well-rounded experience.
🎵 Sophisticated Sounds: Enjoy the ambiance set by live musicians, details and timings published nearer the time. We’ve also arranged some engaging activities and games, perfect for a leisurely day out.
🕚 Flexible Timing for Your Convenience: The festival runs from 11 AM to 11 PM on both days, giving you plenty of time to join us at your leisure.
📆 Save the Date: Friday 29th and Saturday 30th December 2023. This event is more than just a beer festival; it’s an opportunity to unwind, socialize, and enjoy the season’s spirit.
🔜 Stay Tuned for More: We’ll be sharing more details as the event approaches. Keep an eye on our social media and website for the latest updates.
🎟️ Easy Access: Come to Great Yarmouth by Train or Bus, with public transport taking to right to the door in the form of the Number 2 Bus from Market Gates, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience for you.
We’re looking forward to hosting a memorable festival filled with fine drinks, great food, and wonderful company. See you there!
🍻🎪Mark your calendars and ready your taste buds! Our highly anticipated Beer Festival is just 5 weeks away! 📅 Join us on July 15th, 2023, from 11am and take part in a merry fusion of tradition and cheer.
A world of flavour awaits, with 20 carefully selected real ales and 20 authentic ciders on offer 🍺🍎. Each one with its own unique story and taste, ready to be discovered. Whether you’re a seasoned connoisseur or a curious newbie, this is an unmissable opportunity to savour the best brews in town!
But there’s more than just beer and cider to this festival. We’ve put together a line-up of local musicians to keep your spirits high and feet tapping 🎸🎶.
Remember the good old days of the village fete? We’re bringing them back with style. Get ready to indulge in a variety of fun, nostalgic games. Who knows? You might even win a prize or two 🏆!
So, gather your friends or come by yourself for a day full of laughter, camaraderie, great music, and, of course, fantastic beer and cider. Save the date! Let’s make memories, one pint at a time 🍻💃🕺
We now know that the Three Wise Men didn’t make it to Bethlehem until about April because the star they were following couldn’t have been seen over Bethlehem until then, and at the Blackfriars Tavern, we have been saving the Starry Night Stout for the right time.
So, on to the story of the Three Wise Men and the Starry night Stout:
Once upon a time, many years ago, there were three wise men who were traveling from the East to see the newborn king, Jesus. They had been following a bright star that shone in the sky, leading them to their destination. As they traveled through unfamiliar lands, they grew weary and longed for a moment of respite.
One day, as they journeyed through the land of England, they came across a quaint sea-side town called Great Yarmouth. They were drawn to a cozy pub on the outskirts of town, and the sign above the door caught their eye – “The Blackfriars Tavern.” Intrigued, they ventured inside to find a warm and welcoming atmosphere, with some visitors gathered around the bar chatting with locals and other visitors playing Jenga or one of the other table games.
The Three Wise Men took a seat at the bar and ordered a pint of the local famous brew – Starry Night Stout from Tindall Ales Brewery. As they drank, they marvelled at the rich, velvety taste of the beer and the delicate lacing down the partially emptied glass. They could not help but feel a sense of wonder and awe, as if the stars were speaking to them.
As they finished their drinks and prepared to continue on their journey, the wise men could not help but feel that there was something special about the Blackfriars Tavern. They left the pub feeling refreshed and renewed, ready to continue their quest to see the newborn king.
Years later, as they retold the story of their journey to see Jesus, the Three Wise Men fondly remembered their brief stop in Great Yarmouth and the pint of Starry Night Stout that had rejuvenated their spirits. They felt that perhaps the stars had led them to the Blackfriars Tavern for a reason, and that the warmth and hospitality they experienced there had been a small glimpse of the divine.
Of course, we all know that the truth of the matter is that occasionally you may find one wise man in Great Yarmouth, but seldom do you find three wise men together.
Starry Night Stout, available now at The Blackfriars Tavern. See you soon.
Good King Henry on Cask at the Blackfrairs Tavern Great Yarmouth! Drink in Only, Sold by the 1/3 or 1/2.
This highly acclaimed Imperial Stout has a flavour spectrum that encompasses Roast Malt, Cocoa Caramel, Fudge, Treacle, Coffee and much more besides. Good Kind Henry has been a frequent beer festival award winner since it was first brewed in 2000, acquiring something of a cult status in the process. It is still brewed by Alan from Old Chimneys
It was brewed in 2019 for the Humpty Dumpty Brewery’s 21st anniversary …. it’s well aged! A special barleywine with First Gold, Cascade & Amarillo hops. Available right now at The Blackfriars Tavern in Great Yarmouth
Barley Wine available now at The Blackfrairs Tavern in Great Yarmouth
We just realised that no one knows that we are the official East Norfolk CAMRA Runner Up Pub Of The Year for 2022, so we thought we would let you know. Thank you to all you CAMRA members that visited us and took the time to score our beers!
In 2022, following recommendation by the East Norfolk CAMRA branch, the Blackfriars Tavern pub’s inclusion in the Great Yarmouth section of the Good Beer Guide by CAMRA was announced.
The Good Beer Guide is the list of the top 4500 pubs in the UK where the highest quality real ale and beer is served in the most pleasant pub surroundings, according to CAMRA members.
The Blackfriars Tavern pub welcomes many customers who are CAMRA members from Great Yarmouth and further afield, as well as many who are not.
Real ale is a short lived product which requires great cleanliness and attention to detail to ensure that it is presented in tip-top condition, and the same attention to detail is given to all the other drinks available in the pub, which makes the Blackfriars Tavern the best pub or bar to drink any sort of drink in Great Yarmouth.
In terms of the Real Ales on offer, the pub normally offers 6 local ales in the bar to drink, and these come from a variety of local ale brewers close to Great Yarmouth.
In addition to Real Ales served in the pub, we also serve Real Cider. The definition of Real Cider by CAMRA has recently changed, and we are please to offer at least 6 ciders at the bar which conform to the updated definition of Real Cider within the wider choice of 14 still ciders.
The Blackfriars Tavern pub is open year round and has friendly staff. It is situated a few minutes walk away from the commercial town centre, but still just a few hundred metres from the Great Yarmouth seafront. It is situated close to the Time and Tide Museum.
The pub has 2 separate bar areas in the pub where many drinks including continental beer and real ale are served by our friendly staff. Different to other pubs in the area, there are also 2 separate areas with seating outside which are walled and offer a great place to drink real ales in the pub grounds, served at the perfect temperature, capturing the sun most of the day.
If you’re looking for the best Real Ale Pub in the area, look no further than ours! We’ve got a great selection of local ales on tap, and our knowledgeable staff can help you find the perfect one to suit your taste. Whether you’re looking to relax with a pint after work or enjoy a night out with friends, we’ve got you covered. Come check us out today and see what all the fuss is about!
Welcome to the East Anglia CAMRA Regional Pub Of The Year and the Norfolk CAMRA County Pub Of The Year. Find us at 94 Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth. Postcode: NR30 3BZ. WhatThreeWords: ///hopes.spoken.richer
