Saltaire brewery wins national award (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Saltaire brewery wins national award

2:23pm Tuesday 17th March 2009 in

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A speciality ale brewed in Bradford with coffee and nut flavours has added to its string of accolades with a national award from the Society of Independent Brewers.

Saltaire Brewery’s hazelnut coffee porter was up against entries from 450 breweries at the championships and gained a silver medal. The ale has already been judged the best speciality beer in the North.

Tony Gartland, head brewer, said, “We are thrilled at the national recognition of our achievements, but more important is the fact that local drinkers are drinking more and more Saltaire beers.”

Managing director Paul Simpson said “We are developing a reputation for pushing the boundaries of conventional brewing with a series of new and innovative beers.

“Although we produce a wide range of successful traditional brews, our brew house team are always challenging the drinker to try new flavours and styles of beer. Recently we have produced a range of fruit flavoured beers, a chocolate beer and a hot spicy ginger beer.”

The brewery now produces 12,000 casks of beer a year which is equivalent to nearly a million pints.