Knowle Spring Awards
Brewing Industry Awards
Gold Medal - International Brewing Awards
Diploma for the Bottle Design, Labels and Tray Design - British Bottling Institute
What does a pigeon from Yorkshire know about good beer?
The answer goes back to Allan Hey, our head brewer from 1966 to 1995. Allan used to count out exactly 100 grains of barley malt on top of a cask left out in the brewery yard, to see how many of the grains the pigeons would leave uneaten. It was his proven way to see how good the batch was. Another twenty years on, the way we brew our beer hasn’t changed. We still only use the finest Golden Promise barley, a variety normally reserved for malt whiskies. It’s a costly ingredient and difficult to grow, but we think it’s worth it. The proof is in that first sip.