Comments on Pencil and Spoon: The Golden Pints 2011

Mark - Thanks so much. Always nice to get great fe...

2011-12-23T17:44:16.112Z

Mark - Thanks so much. Always nice to get great feedback from people whose opinion you respect. Agree totally re: BBB and B&B. B&B in particular has been excellent since their hiatus.

Matt - It'll be a Septuple IPA, obv. And we di...

2011-12-23T11:19:04.349Z

Matt - It'll be a Septuple IPA, obv. And we did some good drinking this year!

I was impressed by the beer blogs that I have enco...

2011-12-23T06:15:39.720Z

I was impressed by the beer blogs that I have encountered today, I didn't imagine beer writing is really that big. :)

Great list. Mine contains many of the same froeigh...

2011-12-22T16:05:23.036Z

Great list. Mine contains many of the same froeigh beers - the Maharaja and Flower power were amazing. Good call on Adnams and Fullers - consistently producing great beers, old and new. Any thoughts on what your first home brew will be?

Best UK Draught Beer Magic Rock Human Cannonball -...

2011-12-22T12:17:59.893Z

Best UK Draught Beer
Magic Rock Human Cannonball - a keg eureka moment.
Brewsters Hophead and Brodie's Californian worthy of mention too.

Best UK Bottled or Canned Beer
Kernel Centennial 100

Best Overseas Draught Beer
Southern Tier Chokolat - simply stunning

Best Overseas Bottled or Canned Beer
Green Flash Imperial IPA - worth every penny

Best Overall Beer
Southern Tier Chokolat

Best Pumpclip or Label
Magic Rock's range of classy clips

Best UK Brewery
Magic Rock - for arriving on the scene with such a bang and fabulous range

Best Overseas Brewery
Southern Tier - can never pass up the opportunity when on the bar at Craft

Pub/Bar of the Year
Craft, Craft, Craft! What a place!

Beer Festival of the Year
I really haven't been to many this year. GBBF was a disappointment for me.

Supermarket of the Year
Tesco and Waitrose joint 1st.

Independent Retailer of the Year
The Offie, Leicester

Online Retailer of the Year
MyBreweryTap

Best Beer Book or Magazine
Brewing Up A Business - Sam Calagione

Best Beer Blog or Website
Blog: Pencil & Spoon
Website: YourRound.co.uk
App: Dark Star BEERFINDER

Best Beer Twitterer
@Simonhjohnson

Best Online Brewery Presence
BrewDog

Food and Beer Pairing of the Year
Sunday lunch with Sam Smith's Taddy Porter

In 2012 I’m most looking forward to...
Watching the UK craft beer revolution continue and some of my favourite up-and-coming breweries continue to blossom.

Friendliest Brewery
Kent Brewery and Brodie's Beers for immense generosity and sorting me out for my wedding!

Blimey. Thanks for reading!

2011-12-22T11:36:49.343Z

Blimey. Thanks for reading!

Thanks for that Mark and heartily concur on the Tr...

2011-12-22T09:16:26.448Z

Thanks for that Mark and heartily concur on the Tripel, not had it aged but had it in the Rake and it was handsome stuff — look forward to drinking more Camden in 2012…

Hey Mark, thanks for the @caskcrusade mention, it&...

2011-12-22T08:26:33.519Z

Hey Mark, thanks for the @caskcrusade mention, it's good to hear someone still likes to read my boozy ramblings.

And it's good to see we have again a few favorites in common: Dark Star Tripel, 21st Amendment and Fullsteam brandings, and the obsession with Oh Beautiful Beer.

I hard the DarkStar Tripel last year at their Cask...

2011-12-21T23:12:45.677Z

I hard the DarkStar Tripel last year at their Cask & Kitchen meet the brewer night and I have to agree that it's a belter!

Some lovely choices there Mark, Budvar Dark fresh ...

2011-12-21T21:09:21.024Z

Some lovely choices there Mark, Budvar Dark fresh and unfiltered sounds a belter!!! Cheers Phil

I'm originally from Utah so I can appreciate t...

2011-12-21T18:44:56.446Z

I'm originally from Utah so I can appreciate the much needed rebrand of Uinta Brewing Co. Also,
I love what Dark Star is doing as well as Magic Rock, Kernel, and Camden Town.

Envious of your drinking Bitter American on a rooftop in New York and tasting fresh Budvar Dark at the brewery.

After reading this, I have developed a thirst that only an Avery Brown Dredge can quench.

Cheers