News / Beer
Bristol brewer named UK’s best
The owner and head brewer of Moor Beer has been named brewer of the year at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ awards.
Justin Hawke was recognised for his standing in the industry, his contribution to brewing and approach to making natural, unfined beer.
Hawke said: “To be recognised as brewer of the year at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ awards is a massive achievement, given that there are now around 2,000 breweries in the UK thanks to the craft beer movement.
is needed now More than ever
“Moor Beer has been in business for over a decade. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to create the best quality, full-flavoured unfined beers. This approach, we call ‘modern real ale’.”
Justin at one of the bars within the brewery during
Moor celebrated its tenth birthday in June with a party at their brewery in St Phillip’s.
The company reported record turnover results in the summer and this year have worked on projects, such as the Fuller’s and Friends collaboration where Moor was trusted to remake the brewery giant’s flagship ale, ESB.
The British Guild of Beer Writers chairman Tim Hampson said: “Justin delivers flavourful, high quality beers time after time, combining innovation in beer packaging – which has seen their ‘canbulance’ take their canned beers on the road – with classic flavours that show just what can be done with the four core ingredients of beer. Moor Beer is always modern, but with an eye to the history of beer and brewing.”
Moor is soon set to open a new bar within a railway arch in Bermondsey in London, close to other breweries including Brew By Numbers and Anspach & Hobsday.
Read more: Justin Hawke: ‘We do what we want to do’
Our top newsletters emailed directly to you
