Great British Beer Festival - Hobsons Mild Voted Best Beer in Britain

Great British Beer Festival - Hobsons Mild Voted Best in Britain

Today marks the end of the 30th Great British Beer Festival at Earl's Court where Hobsons Mild from Hobsons Brewery in Shropshire was voted the Best Beer in Britain.

The 2007 Good Beer Guide, published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) describes it as: "A classic mild. Complex layers of taste come from roasted malts that predominate and give lots of flavour."

For more news items from the event and a complete list of the winners, click on Great British Beer Festival winners.

Today's pub walk: The Victory Inn in Hamble, Hampshire.

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Value For Money More Important than Quality of Pub Food?

According to a new study of eating habits by the British Pig Executive (anyone heard of them?), value for money is the main factor for 25% of consumers when they choose a pub to eat at. The Publican covers the story and says that quality of the food is a lower priority at 18%.

It is interesting that the report, ‘Pork in Foodservice’, highlights convenience or location as the primary factor for eating out generally (rather than for pubs specifically) and this is thought to be due to time pressures.

It leads me to wonder whether pub walkers would place a greater emphasis on the location, or should I say walk, rather than elements of the pub. Certainly I would but maybe this could be an interesting survey to carry out later ...

Today's pub walk: Ye Olde Whyte Harte in Hamble, Hampshire.

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