Congratulations to Kissingate Brewery and Twickenham Fine Ales. At Kissingate's
Spring Festival yesterday, they were presented with three awards and four certificates between them.
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| Gary & Bunny from Kissingate, R&H branch chair Charles |
I was there with Richmond & Hounslow CAMRA to see Kissingate head brewer Gary receive the Beer of the Festival certificate from our most recent
Twickenham Beer & Cider Festival for its Six Crows stout.
However, our chairman had also been tasked with making a second award – the Silver in the London and South East regional Champion Beer of Britain golden ales category went to Twickenham Fine Ales for its Naked Ladies bitter.
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| Stuart & Gary accept the Nooksack award |
Why was Twickenham's head brewer Stuart at Kissingate yesterday? Well, the two breweries collaborated a few months back on Nooksack American Pale Ale, and yesterday they also received a shared Beer of the Festival award for this from the recent
Sussex Beer & Cider Festival.
And yes, it was a classic English spring day – scattered sun to start, then came a mighty rainstorm to wash everyone indoors and under cover (hence the awards being done in a jam-packed brewery tasting gallery, rather than out in the air), and finally more sun so the Morris dancers could at last do their stuff.
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