St Austell – Proper Job, Moor’s Revival, Cotswold Spring’s Old Sodbury Mild and Butcombe Bitter were among the winners at the 2013 Great British Beer Festival at Olympia in London.
They didn’t win the top prize of Best Beer in Britain, which went to Yorkshire brewery Elland’s 1872 Porter, but there were wins in the bottled and cask beer categories.
Yesterday I posted 10 Westcountry beers I think you should try. Some of you agreed with me, some of you didn’t.
So as a way of furthering debate (and hopefully sales), here are some “crowd-sourced” suggestions from comments left on here, tweets and Facebook messages:
Much agree with these fine sips especially Proper Job. Couple I haven’t had. Try O’Hanlons Yellowhammer and Firefly Bitter– truly, madly slurpy! – Stephen Barrett via the Blog
What about some of the Red Rock Beers from Bishospteignton? Apparently excellent – @grazingkate via Twitter
Chalky’s Bite from Sharp’s – I’m a recent convert – @Growingownfood via TwitterBeer – shocking you’ve missed Badger Brewery totally! 😦 – @chalknewton via Twitter
No Butcombe Bitter 😮 #shocking – @rupturedduck via Twitter
No Bays on the list either? Their Devon Dumpling is very good & I’ll also make a girly vote for Skinner’s Hunney Bunney – @missbishops va TwitterWhat? No Skinner’s?! – @mcguiredavid via Twitter
Anything by Sharp’s, St Austell, Otter, Dartmoor, SummerSkills. I just love a pint of Indiana’s Bones? – Nick Ingram via Facebook
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