Congleton Micro-Brewery Scoops World Awards #Blog
Briony Wilson
14th September 2020
The Cheshire Brewhouse has scooped a Coveted Bronze and Silver in The 2020 World Beer Awards
An international and highly respected judging panel has identified the best beers in each of the nine categories of the annual World Beer Awards. There were more than 2,200 beers from more than 50 countries entered into this year’s awards, and our judges blind tasted and scored the entries across three rounds of judging.
Adrian Tierney-Jones, Chair of the World Beer Awards said: “This year’s winners in the World Beer Awards demonstrate the verve and vitality of brewers and their wonderful beers around the globe. The category winners are to be congratulated on their successes, but I would also like to thank the judges in the UK, Germany, North America, Japan and Brazil for the dedication and professionalism they have shown especially during these challenging times.”
Silver
Gibraltar Porter 8.1% Heritage porter
“Dark with garnet highlights, and a creamy head of foam that lasts well. Slightly subdued black malt and molasses on the nose. Light body, with some chocolate and malt flavour and a sour edge. Creamy and smooth mouthfeel.”
Bronze
Bluesbreaker 4.8% American Pale Ale
“Bitter and hop-forward, presenting dryness and bitterness. The colour is gold and opaque, with a lingering, frothy white head. There are some malty notes and honey aroma in the nose, a whiff of melon and some clover notes and bitterness on the palate.”
Shane Swindells Founded Cheshire Brewhouse in 2012, but has been passionate about beer and the joyful sociability of pubs from an early age — ‘beer was special, it was the stitches that held the fabric of society together’. Home is the historic town of Congleton, where it is based on a small industrial estate in the Dane Valley, close to the greenness of Congleton Park. Using bespoke-made brewing kit that makes 2880 pints per brew, Swindells produces an award-winning and vegan-friendly range of beers that can be enjoyed in cask, keg, bottle and can. As well as its historic recipes, Cheshire Brewhouse produces a superb range of modern craft beers that resonate with the bright colours and tropical fruit aromas of American hops such as Citra and Amarillo as well as English varieties such as East Kent Goldings.
There is a beer for everyone and if you are in Congleton do drop into the tap-room at the brewery, which is a natural sun-trap and a tranquil place to take-away the beers of Cheshire Brewhouse while the River Dane continues on its implacable way and buzzards wheel and rise above the verdant space of Congleton Park.
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