tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444372010882241548.post1760105988707243994..comments2023-07-07T12:51:31.417+01:00Comments on Beers I've Known: Breweries of 2011 (as voted by Bloggers)beersiveknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444372010882241548.post-79687505605274352202012-01-03T17:35:03.125+00:002012-01-03T17:35:03.125+00:00its already happening, with both thwaites and brai...its already happening, with both thwaites and brains bringibg out their own "craft" ranges this year!<br /><br />I'd like more bloggers to tell us about what's happening locally, definitelybeersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444372010882241548.post-56007042226491797232012-01-03T17:27:02.628+00:002012-01-03T17:27:02.628+00:00Good point Rick but would that not just lead to a ...Good point Rick but would that not just lead to a similar result in terms of a brewer from Kernel, Magic Rock, SWB or whoever steps up to the exciting beer plate. Not that I'm against that in any way as it is still a great idea.<br /><br />Do either of you predict any of the more mainstream old school breweries taking note of these types of polls or general trends and starting to get their own piece of the action?<br /><br />As a side note, what about having a regional category for beer of the year etc, maybe help someone lesser established in getting noticed?<br /><br />I suppose the list could go on for ever ;)<br /><br />Cheers PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444372010882241548.post-19606411504906672742012-01-03T14:41:20.844+00:002012-01-03T14:41:20.844+00:00Which I think is indicative as a whole of what bee...Which I think is indicative as a whole of what beer bloggers prefer.<br /><br />Yes, a brewer of the year as voted by bloggers would be interesting.beersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444372010882241548.post-14073354180220461252012-01-03T14:23:15.638+00:002012-01-03T14:23:15.638+00:00I had some stunning beers from Stuart Howe at The ...I had some stunning beers from Stuart Howe at The Draft House around May 2011 and maybe we should add a category for best brewer next year, as he probably deserves an enormous amount of credit for where the UK beer scene is at. This could also help with Gipsy #1, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø. <br /><br />Also - I favour big bold flavours so my awards are really what I like and probably not indicative of the whole UK beer industry. There's a propensity for the bigger gutsier beers to do well in these kinda polls in that a. they tend to be more memorable, and b. a hell of a lot of these award came from the craft beer side of the fence.Rick Furzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593590997402530846noreply@blogger.com