The Pedalling for Pints Awards

on Jan 18 in Beer, Cycling by Sam

Best Beer: Thornbridge - Jaipur

Best Bottled: Thornbridge – Jaipur

Best Cask: St Austell – Proper Job (HM: High House Farm: Farmers Pride)

Most Satisfying: Black Isle - Yellowhammer IPA (after the 120 mile long wet hilly cycle we had to do!)

Most Unusual: Stewart Brewing - Dopplebock (HM – Theakstons: Grouse Beater)

Cheapest: Penzance – Tremenheere (JD Weatherspoons) - £1.95 (do we count the £1.40 for the Bitter in the Gardeners Arms, a Samuel Smiths pub in Harrogate?)

Most Expensive: Stratford Upon Avon – The Encore - £3.25 (UBU Purity)

Best Pub: Edmundbyers – Punch Bowl

Best Brewery: Thornbridge

Best Brewery Tour: Whychwood / Brakespear (they know how to put on a brewery tour alright)

Best YHA: Ilam (HM: Edmundbyers)

Best Local: Helmsdale: Abusive Scottish Local ‘Are you a Portuguese gay who works for al-Qaeda’ (HM: Generous folk in the Stratford Upon Avon pub)

Best Quote: ‘You naughty boys, you didn’t tell me about the bread!’ – Owner and Landlord of YHA Clyffe Pypard (HM: ‘I’m so pissed, bet you haven’t seen anyone so pissed’ – the nice lady who owns the B&B we stayed at in Perth)