Greene King & Belhaven Steal the Show

Greene King and Belhaven’s unique portfolio of fantastic beers further enhanced their reputation by winning no fewer than seven medals at the recent World Beer Awards. 

PRIOR LIFE – GOLD & COUNTRY WINNER – SESSION IPA 

OLD SPECKLED HEN – SILVER WINNER – PALE AMBER BEER 

OLD CRAFTY HEN – SILVER WINNER – DARK BEER 

LEVEL HEAD – BRONZE WINNER – SESSION IPA 

BELHAVEN BEST – BRONZE WINNER – PALE BEER (BITTER UP TO 4.5%) 

BELHAVEN BLACK – BRONZE WINNER – STOUT & PORTER

The World Beer Awards recognise the very best in all internationally recognised styles and selects country and world winners as well as awarding gold, silver and bronze awards in each style category. Among the winners was new Prior Life which secured not only a Gold award in the Session IPA category, it was also named Country Winner – remarkable achievements for a beer that was only launched earlier this year. 

Old Speckled Hen, Old Crafty Hen, Level Head, Belhaven Best and Belhaven Black also claimed medals on what was a spectacularly successful night for Greene King and Belhaven, and testament to the skill, passion and heritage that gets poured into creating every pint. 

To further add to the good news, Belhaven Brewery collected two more trophies. Belhaven Black secured the award for the Best Porter or Stout at the Scottish Beer Awards while the Brewery’s Visitor Experience secured Highly Commended status at the Icons of Beer Awards. 

OLD BUT GOLD! 

Old Crafty Hen and Old Master Hen, both part of the Old Speckled Hen brand, have both secured prestigious medals at the Great Taste Awards this year following tough competition. Old Crafty Hen was awarded 2-star status in its category, an accolade only awarded to around 10% of all entrants, while Old Master Hen was awarded a star. 

The Great Taste Awards feature a panel of over 500 experts who can confer a 1-, 2- or 3-star accolade to products deemed to have met the high standards required of winners.

David Spencer, Head of Marketing for the Old Speckled Hen range, said: “We are delighted to have received such brilliant results for our beers with Great Taste this year. We are passionate about making great beer and these results are an exemplification of our brewers and their skills in creating the delicious range that we have.”