Caolan Vaughan with Award

“Hoppy, subtle, pale gold, character and complexity with a long aftertaste” commented judges as they awarded Thornbridge Brewery’s Jaipur IPA a coveted Golden Fork Award for Best Speciality from Midlands and East Anglia at the annual Great Taste 2012 Awards dinner on 3rd September. Based in Bakewell, Derbyshire, Thornbridge Brewery is now amongst the top food and drink producers in the UK having won through round after round of rigorous judging with its Jaipur

IPA – ale which one judge described as “a meadow in a glass”.

Guild of Fine Food chairman Bob Farrand commented; “Thornbridge Brewery can be rightly proud of this award for its Jaipur IPA which received huge plaudits from the judges. The Golden Fork Award places this incredibly complex Ale alongside exquisite fine foods and it rightly deserves its place there. Brewing is going through exciting times with some outstanding craft breweries setting up and we are pleased that Great Taste 2012 is able to recognise and celebrate the artisan skills of new generations of brewers.”

Thornbridge Brewery: 01629 641000 www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk

The Great Taste accreditation scheme, run by The Guild of Fine Food, is recognised by both producers and discerning consumers, as a sign of quality and reassurance that the product is outstanding.

Great Taste Award 2012

The Great Taste 2012 facts –

• 8,807 different products entered

• 350 professional judges who search out the “wow-taste that” foods

• 45 days of judging

• 2,793 products awarded a 1-,2-, or 3-star Gold

• 123 products awarded the top 3-Star Gold

• NINE Golden Fork Awards for Best Regional Speciality

• ONE Supreme Champion

www.greattasteawards.co.uk