Tuesday 14 December 2010

The Golden Pints Beer Awards 2010


The 2009 Golden Pint Awards were a success so we have decided we'd have some fun with them again this year. It couldn't be simpler, just fill in your answers to the categories below. You can do this in the comments on someone’s blog post, write them in your own blog or email them to Andy or me and we’ll post them for you. Do it any time between now and New Year's Eve.

Feel free to do a runner-up and a winner for each category (or some honourable mentions) and link to blog posts if you’ve written about winners before. For the open category you can choose whatever you want: it could be bargain of the year, night out of the year, barman of the year, cooking lager of the year, best beer photo, worst beer, anything you want. If there are any categories that you don’t want to give a winner for then just skip it.

It’s a bit of fun to see out the end of 2010 with a few nominations of what’s been the best of beer from the previous year.

Best UK Draught Beer
Best UK Bottled Beer
Best Overseas Draught Beer
Best Overseas Bottled Beer
Best Overall Beer
Best Pumpclip or Label
Best UK Brewery
Best Overseas Brewery
Pub/Bar of the Year
Beer Festival of the Year
Supermarket of the Year
Independent Retailer of the Year
Online Retailer of the Year
Best Beer Book or Magazine
Best Beer Blog or Website
Best Beer Twitterer
Best Brewery Online
Food and Beer Pairing of the Year
In 2011 I’d Most Like To…
Open Category: You Choose

And thanks again to Rob from I Might Have a Glass of Beer for the logo.

50 comments:

  1. Best UK Draught Beer: Saints & Sinners Military Intelligence
    Best UK Bottled Beer: Kernel IPA
    Best Overseas Draught Beer: Nøgne Ø IPA (Norway) / Lord Nelson Three Sheets (Australia)
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Odells Lupulin
    Best Overall Beer: Saints & Sinners Military Intelligence
    Best Pumpclip or Label:
    Best UK Brewery: Marble Beers
    Best Overseas Brewery: Odells
    Pub/Bar of the Year: The Bull, Horton Kirby
    Beer Festival of the Year: White Horse, Parsons Green American Beer Festival
    Supermarket of the Year: Tesco
    Independent Retailer of the Year: RealAle, Richmond
    Online Retailer of the Year: MyBreweryTap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine:
    Best Beer Blog or Website: Pencil & Spoon
    Best Beer Twitterer: @markdredge
    Best Brewery Online: Meantime
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year: Redoak Beer Boutique, Sydney meat/veggie/cheese tasting boards
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… drink lots of great beer at the Euston Tap!
    Open Category: You Choose
    Most Promising New Brewery (Beer): Kent Brewery (Black IPA)

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  3. Best UK Draught Beer: Marble Manchester Bitter
    Best UK Bottled Beer: Marble Dobber/BrewDog Hardcore
    Best Overseas Draught Beer: Odell IPA/Jever
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Stone Sublimely
    Best Overall Beer: Marble Dobber
    Best Pumpclip or Label: Brewdog Bashah reserve
    Best UK Brewery: Marble
    Best Overseas Brewery: Bear Republic
    Pub/Bar of the Year: The Grove, Huddersfield/Sheffield Tap
    Beer Festival of the Year: GBBF
    Supermarket of the Year: Morrisons
    Independent Retailer of the Year: -
    Online Retailer of the Year: myBrewerytap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine: Ben Mcfarland, Worlds Best Beers
    Best Beer Blog or Website: Are you tasting the pith/Pencil and Spoon
    Best Beer Twitterer: @dogmair
    Best Brewery Online: BrewDog
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year: Biltong and anything
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To…: Sell more beer
    Open Category: Best overseas bar you visited, Studio Square, Queens, NYC

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  5. Best UK Draught Beer: Arbor Ales Oyster Stout
    Best UK Bottled Beer: Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout - runner up, Marble Manchester Biiter
    Best Overseas Draught Beer: Sly Fox O'Reilly's Irish Stout
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Dogfishhead 60min IPA
    Best Overall Beer: Sly Fox O'Reilly's Irish Stout
    Best Pumpclip or Label: Marble Manchester Bitter
    Best UK Brewery: Marble
    Best Overseas Brewery: Dogfishhead
    Pub/Bar of the Year: Cask Pub & Kitchen
    Beer Festival of the Year: n/a
    Supermarket of the Year: Waitrose
    Independent Retailer of the Year: Kernel Brewery's direct selling in London on Saturdays.
    Online Retailer of the Year: MyBrewerytap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine:Roger Protz - 300 Beers to Try Before You Die!
    Best Beer Blog or Website: Hardknott Dave's Beer blog/Real Ale Reviews
    Best Beer Twitterer: @hardknottdave
    Best Brewery Online: Bristol Beer Factory
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year: Fullers Bengal Lancer and Chicken Tikka Korma
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To…Drink more new beers and visit more of the pubs I read about in the beer blogosphere.
    Open Category: Best overseas bar you visited - Ladder 15, Philadelphia, PA

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  6. I posted a Golden Schooner Awards. More fitting. http://bit.ly/dVj5Ye

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  7. Best UK Draught Beer - Tryst Blathan (sensationally drinkable elderflower beer)
    Best Overall Beer - Tryst Blathan (see above)
    Best UK Bottled Beer - Marble Ginger
    Best Overseas Draught Beer - Dogfishhead My Antonia (I was very lucky to sample this on cask at the Sheffield Tap)
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Sierra Nevada Torpedo, just edging it over Dogfishhead Paulo Santo Marron
    Best UK Brewery - Saltaire (consistently excellent)
    Best Overseas Brewery - Dogfishhead
    Pub/Bar of the Year - Sheffield Tap (I'm very lucky in that I'm able to dink here regularly)
    Beer Festival of the Year - Coach & Horses beer festival in Dronfield (best pub beer festival I've ever been to)
    Best Beer Twitterer - @simonhjohnson
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… drink beer!
    Open Category: Worst beer - Meantime London Stout (worst stout I've ever tasted. May a contriversial choice but there you go)

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  8. Online Retailer of the Year - Ales by Mail
    Supermarket of the Year: Morrisons

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  9. * Best Overseas Brewery - Porterhouse
    * Pub/Bar of the Year - The Red Lion, Blewbury, Oxfordshire
    * Beer Festival of the Year - Wandsworth beer festival
    * Supermarket of the Year - Asda
    * Online Retailer of the Year - AlesbyMail.com
    * Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - Steak&ale pie

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  10. Posted mine: http://pubsandbeer.blogspot.com/2010/12/golden-pint-awards-2010.html

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  11. Best UK Draught Beer - Hawkshead Brodies Prime
    Best UK Bottled Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Overseas Draught Beer -
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
    Best Overall Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Pumpclip or Label - BrewDog Bashah Reserve
    Best UK Brewery - BrewDog
    Best Overseas Brewery - Flying Dog
    Pub/Bar of the Year -
    Beer Festival of the Year -
    Supermarket of the Year -
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    Online Retailer of the Year - myBreweryTap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine -
    Best Beer Blog or Website - Hardknott Dave's Beer Blog
    Best Beer Twitterer - @DogMair
    Best Brewery Online - BrewDog
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - Hardknott Infrared with Roast Dinner (white meat)
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… - Visit more breweries
    Open Category: Most Overrated Beer - Worthington's White Shield IPA

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  12. Best UK Draught Beer - Hawkshead Brodies Prime
    Best UK Bottled Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Overseas Draught Beer -
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
    Best Overall Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Pumpclip or Label - BrewDog Bashah Reserve
    Best UK Brewery - BrewDog
    Best Overseas Brewery - Flying Dog
    Pub/Bar of the Year -
    Beer Festival of the Year -
    Supermarket of the Year -
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    Online Retailer of the Year - myBreweryTap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine -
    Best Beer Blog or Website - Hardknott Dave's Beer Blog
    Best Beer Twitterer - @DogMair
    Best Brewery Online - BrewDog
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - Hardknott Infrared with Roast Dinner (white meat)
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… - Visit more breweries
    Open Category: Most Overrated Beer - Worthington's White Shield IPA

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  13. Best UK Draught Beer - Hawkshead Brodies Prime
    Best UK Bottled Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Overseas Draught Beer -
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
    Best Overall Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Pumpclip or Label - BrewDog Bashah Reserve
    Best UK Brewery - BrewDog
    Best Overseas Brewery - Flying Dog
    Pub/Bar of the Year -
    Beer Festival of the Year -
    Supermarket of the Year -
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    Online Retailer of the Year - myBreweryTap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine -
    Best Beer Blog or Website - Hardknott Dave's Beer Blog
    Best Beer Twitterer - @DogMair
    Best Brewery Online - BrewDog
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - Hardknott Infrared with Roast Dinner (white meat)
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… - Visit more breweries
    Open Category: Most Overrated Beer - Worthington's White Shield IPA

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  14. Best UK Draught Beer - Hawkshead Brodies Prime
    Best UK Bottled Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Overseas Draught Beer -
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
    Best Overall Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best Pumpclip or Label - BrewDog Bashah Reserve
    Best UK Brewery - BrewDog
    Best Overseas Brewery - Flying Dog
    Pub/Bar of the Year -
    Beer Festival of the Year -
    Supermarket of the Year -
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    Online Retailer of the Year - myBreweryTap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine -
    Best Beer Blog or Website - Hardknott Dave's Beer Blog
    Best Beer Twitterer - @DogMair
    Best Brewery Online - BrewDog
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - Hardknott Infrared with Roast Dinner (white meat)
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… - Visit more breweries
    Open Category: Most Overrated Beer - Worthington's White Shield IPA

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  15. Hahahaha oops! I love that our Wineyard Facebook Fans are voting for us by copying and pasting ALL of my votes, making it look dead suspicious! Here's hoping they get counted anyway. Perhaps we can 'fix' the whole lot if we get enough votes in. ;)

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  16. Independent Retailer of the Year: The Wineyard, Morecambe

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  17. Pub/Bar of the Year - The Robert Gillow, Lancaster
    Supermarket of the Year - Booths
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… - discover a sure fire way to avoid any hangover

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  18. Independent Retailer of the Year: The Wineyard, Morecambe
    Best Beer Twitterer - @TheWineyard
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To find a nice bloke :D
    liloo/@tsunimee

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  19. Best independent retailer The Wineyard Morecambe

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  20. Best UK Bottled Beer-Brewdog Hardcore IPA
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer-Goose Island Summertime
    Best Overall Beer goose island summertime
    Best UK Brewery Brew Dog
    Best Overseas Brewery Anchor
    Supermarket of the Year Boothes
    Independent Retailer of the Year The Wineyard Morcambe
    Online Retailer of the Year Brewdog
    Best Brewery Online Brewdog
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To…visit the brewdog brewery

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  21. Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe

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  22. Pub/Bar of the Year - The Palatine, Morecambe
    Supermarket of the Year - Booths
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    Best Beer Twitterer - @TheWineyard
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - Morrison's veggie mince, mustard, yeast extract, and ale (yes really!). Serve it with rice/pasta/polenta/spuds - yum!
    Open Category: Best range of vegetarian beers - Cairngorm Brewery (from dark, rich stout to light continental style)
    In 2011 I'd Most Like To...Open my new Yoga Studio (well, you didn't ~say~ it had to be beer related)

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  23. It's pretty pathetic to attempt to fix an award where there aren't any prizes and the votes don't even get counted.

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  24. I'm not actually trying to fix the award Barm. I just broadcast the awards on Facebook and Twitter. I never expected to get such a quick response in all honesty. I mean no harm. :)

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  25. Best UK Bottled Beer - BrewDog Tokyo
    Best UK Brewery - BrewDog
    Best Overseas Brewery - Flying Dog
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    Best Beer Blog or Website - Hardknott Dave's Beer Blog

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  26. So it seems The Wineyard has a good following online!!

    Really interesting to see some of these winners.

    But Ben, most overrated beer?! Come on! IPA is a moving target, that's how White Shield was one time, just like Greene King is how IPA was at one point. Now IPA is something completely different and there's a big differentiation between US and British IPA. Keep drinking it and you'll get there :) Even better, put some in the cellar for a couple of years and see how it ages.

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  27. Pub/Bar of the Year: The Yorkshire House, Lancaster
    Supermarket of the Year: ASDA
    Independent Retailer of the Year: The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    Best Beer Twitterer: @TheWineyard
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To: Learn to love whisky, & drink more real ale
    Open Category: Best Use of Social Media - @TheWineyard

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  28. I'm not even judging it as an IPA Mark, I'm just considering it as a beer in general - I can't find anything at all to enjoy about it. It's bland and boring every time I taste it.

    I've put some away in a dark drawer to see what happens, but I'm not holding out much hope anymore. Other people have told me they don't 'get' White Shield either. Just not my cup of tea I guess! :)

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  29. Fair enough, Ben. With age it does take on different characters, so it'll be interesting to see what you think. I've got a case at home to see what happens up to about 5 years.

    For me White Shield is complex if you want it to be or it's simple if you don't; there's bitterness but it's not over-whelming and it's backed up with a solid malt body. It's not one to make us jump up and down with excitement like some of these US or extreme bottles do, but I still find it interesting. Have you had a P2 from the same brewery? That's DEFINITELY one to look for!

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  30. A few days late, but here's our thoughts for the Golden Pints..!

    Best UK Draught Beer – Fyne Ales Avalanche
    Best UK Bottled Beer – Kernel IPA C.S.C.
    Best Overseas Draught Beer – Mikkeller/BrewDog I Hardcore You
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer – Westvleteren 12
    Best Overall Beer – van Steenberge Tripel de Garre
    Best Pumpclip or Label – Odell Levity Amber, BrewDog Atlantic IPA
    Best UK Brewery – Kernel Brewery
    Best Overseas Brewery – Odell
    Pub/Bar of the Year – The Blue Bell, York
    Beer Festival of the Year – SRAF Edinburgh
    Supermarket of the Year – Waitrose
    Independent Retailer of the Year – Appellation, Cornelius, Vino Wines
    Online Retailer of the Year – Beers of Europe
    Best Beer Book or Magazine – BEER
    Best Beer Blog or website – The Daily Pull
    Best Beer Twitterer – @baron_orm
    Best Brewery Online – BrewDog
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year – Tripel de Garre and cheese
    In 2011 I’d most like to brew a collaboration beer, everyone else is..!
    Open Category – Best canned beer – Caldera IPA

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  31. Best UK Draught Beer: Oakham Ales, Attila
    Best UK Bottled Beer: Brewdog, Hardcore IPA
    Best Overseas Draught Beer: Hofbrauhaus Dunkel
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Goose Island, Bourbon County Stout
    Best Overall Beer: Goose Island, Bourbon County Stout
    Best Pumpclip or Label: Harviestoun Ola Dubh- simple and classy
    Best UK Brewery: Brewdog
    Best Overseas Brewery: Het Anker, Belgium
    Pub/Bar of the Year: Yorkshire House, Lancaster
    Beer Festival of the Year: Hawkshead for the beers, Oktoberfest for sheer craziness
    Supermarket of the Year: Booths
    Independent Retailer of the Year: The Wineyard, Morecambe
    Best Beer Book or Magazine: Camra Beer magazine
    Best Beer Blog or Website: Cooking Lager
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… Brew more unusual beers
    Open Category: Biggest Pile of Bull: The government tax review *shakes fist*

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  32. I can see where Ben is coming from with White Shield. I have been drinking this on and off for years now and while it is pleasant enough, I too have struggled to see what all the fuss is about.

    Indeed White Shield can be terrifically dull - perhaps the low point came at a Pete Brown hosted tasting in Manchester a year or so ago. After he had waxed lyrical the bottles were duly opened and it was quite amusing to see him continue to try and big up the glasses of dull brown glop we were then presented with.

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  33. I was rather impressed with it in bottle recently at a do in London.

    Less so - much less so on cask in Manchester last week.

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  34. I may have bastardized the Golden Pint into a Belgian version... The Golden Goblet. Hopefully I can get some interaction with some fellow belgian-beery types. http://smokingbottle.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/another-2010-list/

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  35. I may have bastardized the Golden Pint into a Belgian version... The Golden Goblet. Hopefully I can get some interaction with some fellow belgian-beery types. http://smokingbottle.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/another-2010-list/

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  36. Manchester Bitter / Marble Brewery
    Best UK Bottled Beer - Manchester Bitter / Marble Brewery
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Goose Island IPA
    Best Overall Beer - Goose Island IPA
    Best Pumpclip or Label - Flying Dog Gonzo porter
    Best UK Brewery - Brewdog
    Best Overseas Brewery - Brooklyn Brewery
    Pub/Bar of the Year - Grove Inn, Huddersfield
    Supermarket of the Year - Morrisons
    Online Retailer of the Year - myBreweryTap
    Best Beer Blog or Website - Pencil & Spoon
    Best Beer Twitterer - @markdredge
    Best Brewery Online - Left Hand Brewing
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… - Sample more Beers

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  37. Best UK Draught Beer - Brewdog Punk X, Gadds Oatmeal Stout runner up
    Best UK Bottled Beer - Kernel Pale Ale(s), Brewdog I HardCore You
    Best Overseas Draught Beer - Odell IPA, Matushka Raptor
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Bear Republic Racer 5, Green Flash West Coast IPA runner up
    Best Overall Beer - Brewdog Punk X
    Best UK Brewery - Marble, Gadds runner up
    Best Overseas Brewery - Oskar Blues, Odell runner up
    Pub/Bar of the Year - The Lifeboat in Margate, Southampton Arms in Kentish Town runner up
    Beer Festival of the Year - Planet Thanet, GBBF runner up
    Supermarket of the Year - Morrisons
    Independent Retailer of the Year - Kris Wines in Camden, City Wines in Shoreditch
    Best Beer Blog or Website - Pencil and Spoon, Beerbirrabier runner up
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - Walnuts and Gadds Oatmeal Stout, Pizza and Camden Pale Ale
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… See more Lovibonds, Camden Town, Kernel and Gadds
    Open Category: Most Overpriced - End of History, Brew Wharf, The Rake

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  38. StevanEgg said...

    Best UK Draught Beer - Enville Ale
    Best UK Bottled Beer - Black Sheep Rigweltter
    Best Overseas Draught Beer
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer
    Best Overall Beer - Enville Ale
    Best Pumpclip or Label- Hobgoblin New Pump
    Best UK Brewery - Ironbridge Brewery
    Best Overseas Brewery
    Pub/Bar of the Year - Fighting Cocks, Oakengates
    Beer Festival of the Year - Wetherspoons
    Supermarket of the Year - None
    Independent Retailer of the Year - mybrewerytap.com
    Online Retailer of the Year - mybrewerytap.com
    Best Beer Book or Magazine
    Best Beer Blog or Website - yourround.co.uk
    Best Beer Twitterer - Threetunsbrewer
    Best Brewery Online - Black Sheep
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… Keep Ale Real

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  39. Kept meaning to spend some time over the past few days considering these questions and giving my measured answers for the year, but hadn't got round to it, so what the hell, will give it a shot off the cuff!

    Best UK Draught Beer - Oakham Citra (runners up, Thornbridge Kipling, Thornbridge Murmansk)
    Best UK Bottled Beer - BrewDog Hardcore/Tesco DIIPA (runner up, Saltaire Triple Choc)
    Best Overseas Draught Beer - Paulaner Weiss (runners up, Achouffe McChouffe, Porterhouse Oyster Stout)
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer - Odell IPA (runners up, Het Anker Gouden Carolus Noel, Weihenstephaner Kristall Weiss)
    Best Overall Beer - Oakham Citra
    Best Pumpclip or Label - Kernel labels, for their neat simplicity. DFH for same reason.
    Best UK Brewery - Thornbridge - they're the ones that have brought me the most amount of joy over several months of the year!
    Best Overseas Brewery - Dogfish Head (runner up, Cantillon)
    Pub/Bar of the Year - Sheffield Tap (runner up, Barton Arms)
    Beer Festival of the Year - Leicester (runner up, Tamworth)
    Supermarket of the Year - Waitrose
    Independent Retailer of the Year - Stirchley Wines & Spirits - now stocking an amazing range of really good beers meaning I'm constantly laden down with goodies after every visit, and often have to bring an accomplice just to help me carry!
    Online Retailer of the Year - myBrewerytap
    Best Beer Book or Magazine - Beers of the World (haven't had ANY beer books in my possession this year for some reason)
    Best Beer Blog or Website - hmm don't think I've read any consistently enough to have a favourite, but @rhodeshannah looks like one to watch
    Best Beer Twitterer - @BeerReviewsAndy, but also a thanks @MikeMcGWirral and anyone who has taken time out to answer questions and help educate me where it's been needed
    Best Brewery Online - Thornbridge
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year - personal favourite, is Baers Camembert with Truffle Butter, paired with something from Cantillon or Oud Geuze from Drei Fonteinen. More generally, US IPA-style with Mexican food
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To…finally get my hands on Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast!
    Open Category: Most improved English pub chain - Nicholsons (part of M&B) - greatly improved beer list & guest ale availability!

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  40. Pub/Bar of the Year - The Sun Inn, Lancaster
    Independent Retailer of the Year - The Wineyard & Deli, Morecambe
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… Drink more coffee and single malt - not at the same time of course

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  42. I tried to post this yesterday but my computer got the better of me.

    Best UK Draught Beer: the cask of Ola Dubh 30 they had at The Rake at £3 a half - bargain. (special mention for the Dark Star Green Hopped IPA - how can this be 6.5%?)

    Best UK Bottled Beer: It's a cheat really as it's a collaboration but it is bottled in the UK - Mikkeller BrewDog I Hardcore You. Such a fantastic exercise in dry hopping, exotic fruits and complexity.

    Best Overseas Draught Beer: Probably Stone Ruination IPA in that the half I bought at The Rake, for the eye-watering amount of £4.50, lasted about 5 mins as it was so good.

    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. Though Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale lead me to explore so many more beers this year, I think on that of all the beers I've had I was most taken aback by the madness of BCS.

    Best Overall Beer: I Hardcore You - I'd drink it every day if I could.

    Best Pumpclip or Label: Bashah Reserve by Johanna Basford - the detail is stunning yet simple

    Best UK Brewery: The Kernel - S.C.A.NS IPA, Pale Ale Nelsin Sauvin, London Export 1890, Baltic Porter - all great beers and I still haven't tried the Imperial Russian.

    Best Overseas Brewery: Stone Brewing Co. but if he had a brewery Mikkeller.

    Pub/Bar of the Year: The Cask Pub & Kitchen. Great staff, takeout offers and what a selection.

    Beer Festival of the Year: Didn't attend any but will rectify next year (I have good excuses for missing them - honest)

    Supermarket of the Year: by price - Asda, by selection - Waitrose, by individual line - Tesco's for Tesco's Finest American Double IPA 3 for £4

    Independent Retailer of the Year: Utobeer for choice, Mr Lawrence's for convenience (and for stocking, amongst others, The Kernel, Marble, Thornbridge & Dark Star)

    Online Retailer of the Year: Dead heat between beermerchants.com and mybrewerytap.com

    Best Beer Book or Magazine: The Flavour Thesaurus(this was my choice before I read your post Mark). It's not about beer but great to help understand what flavours work together. It also gives real insite into what things actually taste of. Buy it.

    Best Beer Blog or Website: Are You Tasting the Pith?

    Best Beer Twitterer: TheBeerCast, it's about beer

    Best Brewery Online: BrewDog - their website is pretty much what you need, info, blog & shop

    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year: Thomas Hardy Ale and Gu chocolate souffle pudding. Special mention to The Draft House burger with foie gras, cheese and bacon paired with DFH 90 minute IPA.

    In 2011 I’d Most Like To…: get a blog up and running

    Open Category: You Choose

    Best Brewer: Mikkel Borg Bjergsø - some of my most memorable beer moments this year have come from drinking Mikkeller beer and he doesn't really fit into your categories. US Alive, Black, Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Bourbon, the six different available on draught at The Cask at the end of November, Santa's Little Helper 2009. Seriously clever beer and always challenging your perceptions of what you like in beer.
    Best venue for beer & food: The Draft House. Great food, amazing selction of beer on draught and by bottle and really good staff.

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  43. Though I'm from Denmark, I can do most of these. I haven't been to Britain in 2010, so my choice for UK draught is from a limited range. But a good range.

    Best UK Draught Beer: Marble Special (runner up: Harvey Georgian Dragon)
    Best UK Bottled Beer: Thomas Hardy Ale 1982 (Moor Fusion)
    Best Overseas Draught Beer: De Ranke Pere Noël (Indslev Hvede IPA)
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Amager Hr. Frederiksen Portvinslagret (Jolly Pumpkin Baudelaire EYO Saison)
    Best Overall Beer: Närke Stormaktsporter Kaggen (revisited in 2010)
    Best Pumpclip or Label: Beer Here Hoptilicus
    Best UK Brewery: Harveys
    Best Overseas Brewery: Amager
    Pub/Bar of the Year: Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa
    Beer Festival of the Year: Boreft
    Best Beer Blog or Website: Martyn Cornell
    Best Brewery Online: Mikkeller
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year: Mussels with blue cheese, bacon and Saison

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  44. Better late than never...

    Best UK Draught Beer: Dark Star's Over The Moon
    Best UK Bottled Beer: The Kernel's IPA
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Goose Island's IPA
    Best Pumpclip or Label: Definitely not Brew Dog… I like The Kernel's simple style. St Peter's too.
    Best UK Brewery: Dark Star
    Best Overseas Brewery: Haven't tried many, but do enjoy Goose Island
    Pub/Bar of the Year: The Rum Puncheon, Gravesend. Crappy town, great pub
    Beer Festival of the Year: Only made it to the GBBF unfortunately
    Supermarket of the Year: Waitrose
    Independent Retailer of the Year: Utobeer, just for the tagline "the hip hop"
    Best Beer Book or Magazine: Am enjoying Pete Brown's Hops and Glory
    Best Beer Twitterer: Only just discovered her, but she's clearly devoted - @realalegirlshea
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… drink more. 500 beers in a year?
    Open Category: You Choose --> Pub to watch in 2011? The Dean Swift, Shad Thames.

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  45. http://www.reluctantscooper.co.uk/2010/12/golden-pint-awards-2010.html

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  46. Not quite late to the party!

    Online Retailer of the Year - Ales by Mail

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  47. Best UK Draught Beer: HAWKSHEAD BRODIE’S PRIME or WINDERMERE PALE
    Best UK Bottled Beer: THE KERNEL - S.C.A.NS and MARBLE DOBBER
    Best Overseas Draught Beer: DOGFISH HEAD - 90 MIN IPA and LEIFMANS CUVEE-BRUT
    Best Overseas Bottled Beer: SAISON DU BUFF and JEVER PLISENER
    Best Overall Beer: THE KERNAL - S.C.A.NS IPA
    Best Pumpclip or Label: MOOR BREWERY BOTTLE LABELS
    Best UK Brewery: HAWKSHEAD BREWERY
    Best Overseas Brewery: DOGFISH HEAD
    Pub/Bar of the Year: THE SHEFFIELD TAP
    Beer Festival of the Year: OTLEY BEER FESTIVAL (didn’t attend many this year)
    Supermarket of the Year: I rarely buy beer from supermarkets
    Independent Retailer of the Year: BEER RITZ, LEEDS
    Online Retailer of the Year: BEER MERCHANTS & MYBREWERYTAP
    Best Beer Book or Magazine: 500 BEERS by ZAK AVERY
    Best Beer Blog or Website: BEER REVIEWS – ANDY MOGG
    Best Beer Twitterer: @PINTSOFVIEW
    Best Brewery Online: THORNBRIDGE
    Food and Beer Pairing of the Year: ANYTHING WITH PORK SCRATCHINGS
    In 2011 I’d Most Like To… MORE COLABORATIONS
    Open Category: You Choose: Best Pub Company: MARKET TOWN TAVERNS

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  48. Here's my votes -> http://beer.bobarnott.com/2010/12/31/the-golden-pints-2010/

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