The National Beer Scoring System (NBSS) is a 0-5 point scale for judging real ale quality in pubs. It is an easy to use system and is key in assisting us to select pubs for the Good Beer Guide, which when pubs are struggling to survive should be a real positive for those selected, and monitoring beer quality for any pub in the UK. Simply put, NO SCORES NO GBG ENTRY.

STEP BY STEP GUIDE

1. Log into National CAMRA Website with your CAMRA membership number and password.There is a 'Forgot your Password option' if you have.

2. 'Looking for great pubs, clubs and beers?' should be on front page. If not click on 'Pubs & Clubs' on top line.

3. If you click inside Pubs search box, 'Pubs & Clubs Nearby' will appear as one of options. Click on that and pub you're in will hopefully be top option. If you're reporting score later on, just use search box.

4. Button to Beer Score will be near top line. Depending on whether on using a computer or phone, it will look something like one of these.

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5. Enter date if not already there, then Score using self-explanatory drop down menu. Next box is 'What did you drink', where there is predictive text for finding brewery and beer you’re scoring, or just click on 'Enter the beer manually'.

6. Don't forget to press one of 'Submit...' buttons at the bottom.

If pubs and clubs don't get enough good scores, they can't get into the Guide. It only takes a couple of minutes, so please give it a go.