28 July 2010
THORNBRIDGE BREWERY WINS GOLD STAR RATING FROM THE UK’s MOST RENOWNED FOOD AWARDS

Thornbridge Brewery has won a 3 Gold Star Award for its Jaipur IPA from the Great Taste Awards.

It also picked up 2 Gold Star Awards for its Halcyon and Saint Petersburg beers.

Organised by The Guild of Fine Food, the Great Taste Awards is the national, benchmark food awards employing the country’s most rigorous judging system, ensuring the fairest, most accurate and trusted results.

The 2010 GTAs has attracted a record number of entries. In total, 6021 food and drink products were blind-tasted, tested and discussed during two months of intense judging by 350 judges, comprising food writers, chefs, deli and farm shop owners, food producers and buyers.

“We are delighted that Thornbridge’s beers are among the country’s most highly rated”, says, Simon Webster the brewery’s Director “The judges’ comment that they couldn't fault Jaipur in awarding it 3 Gold Stars confirms its place as the most successful modern British beer brand in the UK”.

Food producers across the UK and Southern Ireland are celebrating their star ratings. One, two and three Gold Stars have been handed out to 1,576 deserving products, from the 1,350 small producers who entered this year. The 95 three Gold Star award winners are in the running for the major, regional and national awards. The 2010 Supreme Champion Trophy winner will be announced at the final at Fortnum & Mason in London on September 6th, where the ultimate three star products will be scrutinised by some of the country’s most revered and feared chefs, food critics and as always, a smattering of celebrity!

The Guild of Fine Food’s Bob Farrand commented of this year’s entries “It’s so exciting to see the standards of food and drink in the British Isles go from strength to strength, year after year, proving that for those who enjoy great food - it’s there to be discovered”. Farrand continued, “We have worked hard to ensure our judging process is as robust as possible. Judging teams are balanced in terms of experience, background and even gender and every Gold Award winning entry has been independently proven to be of the highest standard”.



Notes to editors-

• The Gold Star winners can be viewed at- www.greattasteawards.co.uk
• The Great Taste Awards are organised by the Guild of Fine Food
• The awards were established in 1994
• The one, two are three star ratings are established on the premise that a one star is a perfect food or drink, a two star is absolutely sublime and three star is that moment you turn to the person next to you and exclaim ‘ Wow! You must try this, it’s amazing!”






Alex Buchanan
Marketing Manager
Thornbridge
Riverside Brewery, Buxton Road, Bakewell DE45 1GS
www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk
Mob: 07900 416 812
Office: 01629 64 1000