Our Beers

Less than a year after gaining the Cask Marque award Tony Court and Nick Mears of The Slubbers Arms, Fartown, Huddersfield have picked up the highly acclaimed Beautiful Beer Gold Award. Both awards recognise the quality of a pub's beer and to qualify Tony and Nick had to pass rigorous 'cellar to glass' assessment.

Beautiful Beer is a national scheme launched in 2006 by the British Beer and Pubs Association to acknowledge and reward licensees serving outstanding cask, bottled and keg beers.

Commenting on their latest achievement Tony said: "This award endorses The Slubber's reputation for serving beer in perfect condition. You are only as good as your last pint so consistency is everything. The assessor sampled a number of our beers and their consistent quality was something he commented on specifically. The Beautiful Beer plaque on the wall by the door tells customers that when they order a beer in our pub they are guaranteed it will be a great one."

The Beautiful Beer Awards are open to applications from pubs across the country. The Gold Award, recognises pubs that serve great quality beer - both draught and bottled. Specially trained inspectors carried out a thorough audit of the pub. To pass the inspection, pubs have to score 85 out of a possible 100 points.

The Beautiful Beer assessor who inspected The Slubbers said "It takes two hours to carry out a Beautiful Beer assessment, so it's very thorough and the pub has to meet high standards to pass it. Tony, Nick and their team should be proud of their achievement."

As well as excellent beers, including a good selection of Taylor's award winning cask ales, the pub is also enjoying a growing reputation for serving freshly prepared good pub food including daily specials and Sunday lunches. In addition a new dining room, which can double up as a small meeting room was opened last year.

Tony added "The Slubbers has always been a popular community pub. Our aim with this latest award is to make it 'the must visit pub in the area' for quality beer, food and, of course, a convivial atmosphere."

Timothy Taylor's Tied Estate manager Andrew Daykin said: "As a company, Taylor's is committed to upholding the traditions of the English pub. By winning this award Tony and Nick have again demonstrated The Slubbers Arms is in safe hands, serving good pub grub and fine beers."
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