Let There Be Golden Pints 2013

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Well, folks, it’s that time of the year again… Golden Pints time! We all get to share our favourite beers of the year.

Some difficult decisions had to be made, but I think I’ve done well…

Best UK Keg: Boddingtons

Best UK Cask: Greene King IPA

Best UK Bottled or Canned: Skol (canned)

Best overseas draught beer: Carlsberg Export

Best overseas bottled or canned beer: Bud Light (canned)

Best collaboration brew: Simon Rimmer & Robinsons. BEER WITH FOOD.

Best overall beer: Carling Zest Ginger

Best branding: Tennent’s Lager

Best UK Brewery: Greene King

Best overseas brewery: Anheuser-Busch

Best new brewery opening 2013: St Edmund’s Brewhouse

Pub/Bar of the year: Carling Pub, Alicante airport

New pub/bar opening 2013:

Beer festival of the year: Greene King Real Beer & Food Festival

Supermarket of the year: Asda.

Best independent shop: The one near me that does 8 Carlings for £7

Best online retailer: Americanfood4u.de – they sell Miller High Life.

Best beer blog or website: Let there be beer, obviously…

Simon Johnson Award for Best Beer Twitterer: @lettherebetim has to win this. Scoop would’ve loved him!

Best Beer app: Carling Classic Arcade

Best brewery website/social media: Carling wins it all. They followed me on twitter, and their website tells you everywhere you can buy Carling! AWESOME!

Best food and beer pairing of the year: Rolling Rock with spicy Thai instant noodles in a box.

Well that’s all for this year. Some difficult decisions had to be made but I think I made the right choices, at the end of the day.

I raise my Stella Artois chalice to you all!

Nate

(P.S. Serious version coming soon)

Comments

  1. beersiveknown13 December 2013 at 15:29

    This made me smile, Cookie would like this version too

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    1. Unknown13 December 2013 at 15:31

      Cheers Steve, glad you enjoyed!

      Felt that it had to be done!

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  2. Cooking Lager13 December 2013 at 15:36

    He did, Steve ;)

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  3. Neil Bowers13 December 2013 at 15:43

    :o I genuinely thought you'd had a bang on the head there Nate.... Did make me chuckle though that's for sure. I will look forward to the serious post soon.

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    1. Unknown13 December 2013 at 15:46

      C'mon Neil, you know that best overall beer would be Carling (regular)

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  4. Anonymous16 December 2013 at 15:36

    Was absolutely gutted on seeing the words "(P.S. Serious version coming soon)"

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