Top 50

So the results are in, the top 50 beers in the country as voted for by consumers and overseen by a panel of industry experts. I was surprised how many "old faithfuls" were on the list this year, I suspect this is a reflection of availability rather than anything else (like quality or taste etc.) anyway here's the list..

1. Steady Rolling Man, Deya
2. Best Five, Points
3. Jaipur, Thornbridge
4. I Could Get Better At T*sco For A Quid, Pretty Decent Beer Co
5. London Black, Anspach & Hobday
6. Plum Porter, Titanic
7. Pilsner, Pillars
8. Lightbulb, Verdant
9. Landlord, Timothy Taylor
10. American Pale Ale, Saint Monday
11. Parade, Beak
12. Even Sharks Need Water, Verdant
13. Kitchen Disco, Double-Barrelled
14. Turtles All The Way Down, Duration Brewing
15. Proper Job, St Austell
16. Iron Brew Sour, Vault City
17. Sumo, Mad Squirrel Brewery
18. Lumina, Siren Craft Brew
19. Clwb Tropicana, Tiny Rebel
20. Atlantic APA, Brixton
21. Sicilian Lemonade Radler, Left Handed Giant
22. Intuition, Attic
23. Old Peculier, Theakston
24. Sonoma, Track
25. Peach, Jubel
26. Floret, Polly's Brewing
27. Faith, Northern Monk
28. Boost, Deya
29. Camden Hells, Camden Town Brewery
30. Kaleidoscope, Wiper and True
31. Three Swords, Kirkstall
32. Aurora, Burning Sky
33. Oregon Trail, Elusive
34. Citra, Oakham
35. Lager, Lucky Saint
36. Table Beer, Kernel
37. Helles Lager, Harbour Brewing
38. Time Better Spent, Tap Social Movement
39. Foghorn, Brewpoint
40. Bristol Lager, New Bristol Brewery
41. Wherry, Woodforde's
42. Juice Forsyth, Brew York
43. Sussex Best, Harvey's
44. Keller Pils, Lost & Grounded
45. Roadie, Signature Brew
46. Helles, Braybrooke
47. Premium British Lager, Utopian
48. Halo, Hackney Church Brew Co
49. Mosaic GF Pale Ale, Arbor
50. Heathen, Abbeydale Brewery

I've added links to my reviews of the beers that I've tried. Great to see representation from most of my favourite brewers, for example, Verdant, Siren, DEYA, Elusive and Kernel to name but a few. Shame that beers like Old Peculier and Wherry are on the list, this is the kind of thing we used to go for in the 70s and not a patch on modern brews in my humble opinion.