Cheers to 771 Naval Air Squadron

To mark 60 years of the Royal Navy SAR (search and rescue) Service sailors from 771 Naval Air Squadron have helped to brew a special beer.
The Rebel Brewery of Penryn, near Falmouth are producing the beer as part of the celebrations and are calling it 'Rebel Rescue Ale' which will eventually become the SAR 60 commemorative ale.

Read the full story at: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Sailors-Culdrose-help-brew-beer-mark-60-years/story-18200440-detail/story.html#axzz2LY4NbAsN

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Kronenbourg 1664

The next entry onto our table is Kronenbourg 1664. A fairly mainstream, well known beer but no less deserving of 6th place with a BBB score of 66!

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Did you know? #3

Viking believed that when they died they went to Valhalla. They also believed that in Valhalla was a giant goat whose udders provided them with and endless supply of beer!

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Crabbie's Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer

In a slightly different twist we have our first ginger beer to enter the list. Crabbie's enters the board with a BBB score of 60 placing it 7th overall, not a bad effort!

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The Baum crowned Britain's Best Pub

The Baum in Rochdale has been crowned 'Britain's Best Pub' by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) this year. The owner Simon Crompton put the success down to "keeping tradition going". Congratulations to The Baum, I hope I can get over there for a drink sometime!

For the full story go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21443639

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Did you know? #2

Cenosillicaphobia is a fear of/associated with having an empty glass!
I'm sure there's a fair few of us!

Did you know? #1

The phrase 'Rule of thumb' comes from a time before thermometers when brewers would test the heat of the brewing beer with their thumbs.

This was to keep the yeast warm enough to ferment the beer yet not so warm that it would die.

Bah Humbug!

As you can tell from the name this is a festive beer which I finally got round to trying well after Christmas. Nonetheless it enters our board with a respectable 65 placing it 6th overall. Better late than never...

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Top UK award for Battledown Brewery

Battledown brewery's Sunbeam Steam Beer was named one of the best in Britain in a poll by Cask Marque. Lets hope we can get them onto the BBB leader board soon too, Birra Moretti's lead may be short lived!

Read the full story at the link below:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/UK-award-Battledown-Brewery-s-Sunbeam-Steam-Beer/story-18076351-detail/story.html#axzz2KKU3BKzK

Birra Moretti

Although not an English beer, Birra Moretti is available in the UK and so qualifies for the leader board. Unbelievably this has edged out our previous number 1 by just 1 point topping the board with a cheeky 81!

The standards really are being set quite high and Birra Moretti is a deserved leader...for now...

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Old Empire

I wanted to include a broad as possible range of beers and so have not limited this leader board to just local ales but all beers in Britain.

This has found us the next number 1 in Old Empire with a staggering score of 80!

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Steamin' Billy Skydiver

From The Paget Arms, Loughborough, Leicestershire

Thought I best make it a hat trick of Steamin' Billy's whilst in the area so here's the third... Skydiver joins the table at 3rd with a BBB score of 68! Not a bad effort!

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Steamin' Billy Tipsy Fisherman

From The Paget Arms, Loughborough, Leicestershire

Another excellent pint from the Steamin' Billy brewery and one of which enters the table with a 76 putting it joint first in the table!

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Timothy Taylor

From The Bell, Burton Overy, Leicestershire

Timothy Taylor is an excellent pint after a winters walk and takes first place with a BBB score of 76!

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