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Monday, 10 December 2012

Golden Pints 2012

Hello, yes. 

Last year I sent off my nominations for the Golden Pints awards, even though I wasn't a blogger.  A year on and I am, in the words of my wife "always typing on the ruddy computer", so I feel fully justified in making a proper 'blogger's' response to the 2012 version.


 Here are my award WINNERS:

Best UK Draught Beer

Tiny Rebel Urban IPA

Best UK Bottled or Canned Beer
Brodies Hoxton Special IPA

Best Overseas Draught Beer

Ska Modus Hoperandi

Best Overseas Bottled or Canned Beer

Nogne India Saison

Best Overall Beer

Brodies Hoxton Special IPA

Best Pumpclip or Label

Anything from Moor

Best UK Brewery

Kernel

Best Overseas Brewery

Mikkeller

Pub/Bar of the Year

In Birmingham and the Black Country = Windsor Castle, Lye
Nationally = Sheffield Tap, err Sheffield. 

Beer Festival of the Year

Not a big festival fan.  Only been to one in 2012, so it'll have to be Birmingham Beer Festival. 

Supermarket of the Year

Tesco

Independent Retailer of the Year

Cotteridge Wines

Online Retailer of the Year

Beers of Europe

Best Beer Book or Magazine

None

Best Beer Blog or Website

The one and only.... Mediocre Beer Adventures

Best Beer Twitterer

Simon Johnson or Pierre Van Klomp

Best Online Brewery Presence
Brewdog

Food and Beer Pairing of the Year

I don't eat and drink simultaneously

In 2013 I’d most like to...

Visit Birmingham's new range of craft beer bars, on a regular basis

My Best Post of the Year

Now, eagle-eyed viewers will spot that I've adopted a slightly provocative, 'Liam Gallagher' style posture in my nominations.  I'm not sure if I like it, so you may not see this persona a second time.

Love
Dan

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, December 11, 2012

    Best UK Draught Beer
    1. Marble “Dobber”
    2. Sadler’s “Dr Hardwicke’s 85 Minute DIPA”
    3. Twickenham Fine Ales “Sourpuss”

    Best UK Bottled or Canned Beer
    1. The Kernel “Double S.C.C.A.N.S”
    2. Summer Wine Brewery “Dr Paracelsus”

    Best Overseas Draught Beer
    1. De Molen “Mooi & Meedogenloos”
    2. Emelisse “Black IPA Bret”
    3. Nogne Ø “India Saison”

    Best Overseas Bottled or Canned Beer
    1. De Struise “Aardmonik”
    2. De Molen “Weer & Wind BA”
    3. Haandbryggeriet “Sur Megge”

    Best Overall Beer
    1. Darkstar “Hophead” – for being session strength and just all round great

    Best Pumpclip or Label
    1. Magic Rock
    2. Beer Geek Brewery

    Best UK Brewery
    • Red Willow
    • Sadler’s
    • Kernel
    • Tiny Rebel

    Best Overseas Brewery
    1. De Struise
    2. Haandbryggeriet

    Pub/Bar of the Year
    1. Port Street Beer House
    2. North Bar

    Beer Festival of the Year
    1. IMBC

    Supermarket of the Year
    1. Bah Humbug

    Independent Retailer of the Year
    1. Stirchley Wines / Cotteridge Wines

    Online Retailer of the Year
    1. Beautiful Beers

    Best Beer Book or Magazine
    1. Melissa Cole “Let Me Tell You About Beer.”

    Best Beer Blog or Website
    1. CAMRGB

    Best Beer Twitterer
    1. @PierreVonKlomp
    2. @filrd

    Best Online Brewery Presence
    1. Magic Rock

    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year
    1. Epoisse de Bourgourne and 3Fonteinne Oude Gueze

    In 2013 I’d most like to...
    See a decided focus on experimentation by more breweries (reinterpretations of existing styles).

    MarbleTim

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  2. Dan BrownWednesday, December 12, 2012

    Thanks Marble Tim, unfortunately you got at least one of the answers wrong. CAMRGB, whilst good, is not the one I was looking for.

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  3. ThomasThursday, January 03, 2013

    Best UK Draught Beer
    1. Brode's "London Sour"
    2. Tiny Rebel "Full Nelson"
    3. Magic Rock "Human Cannonball" in a Randall at The Grove

    Best UK Bottled or Canned Beer
    1. The Kernel “Double Citra"
    2. Beavertown "Imperial Smog Rocket"

    Best Overseas Draught Beer
    1. Alvinne "Beer Geek Wedding" or similar blend at brewery
    2. Mikeller - Brodie's Mofo at King William IV On keg
    3. De Struise - can't remember but on keg at the shop

    Best Overseas Bottled or Canned Beer
    1. De Struise - Kate The Great ”Kabert"
    2. 3 Fonteinen - "Schaerbeekse Kriek"
    3. very small sample of a Firestone Walker BA beer from tabamatu at Brodie's

    Best Overall Beer
    1. Brodie's London Sour

    Best Pumpclip or Label
    1. Magic Rock
    2. Tiny Rebel

    Best UK Brewery
    • Tiny Rebel
    • Brodie's
    • Kernel
    • Marble *major props for new website

    Best Overseas Brewery
    1. De Struise
    2. Toccalmatto

    Pub/Bar of the Year
    1. The Grove, Huddersfield
    2. The Earl of Essex, London (what they have done in six months others can only dream of)
    3 Special mention - Catford Tavern

    Beer Festival of the Year
    1. Brodie's - Magic Rock Tap Takeover

    Supermarket of the Year
    1. Polish deli with cheap Tyskie

    Independent Retailer of the Year
    1. Ales By Mail
    2. Cotteridge Wines (get the online ordering done)

    Online Retailer of the Year
    1. Ales By Mail

    Best Beer Book or Magazine
    1. The Gold, The Black and The Amber by Martyn Cornell

    Best Beer Blog or Website
    1. Marble for that huge upheavel!

    Best Beer Twitterer
    1. @tabmatu
    2. @filrd

    Best Online Brewery Presence
    1. Magic Rock

    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year
    1. Orval and cheese in a cafe in Belgium with nothing to worry about

    In 2013 I’d most like to...
    Brew a batch
    Watch Liberty Beer get bigger
    Release Ale Ticker
    Travel to more breweries
    Open a bar

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