Fuller's wins eight medals at International Beer Challenge

30th September 2009, 10:45am

Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C has been awarded eight medals at this year's International Beer Challenge (IBC) competition.

The pub group won a gold medal for Golden Pride, and medals for Discovery, ESB, London Porter, Gales HSB, London Pride, 1845 and Organic Honey Dew.

John Roberts, managing director of The Fuller's Beer Company, said: "2009 has been a great year so far for us, and we are extremely proud to have such a fine range of award winning brands – and for eight of them to win an award in this important competition is proof as to how good our range really is.

"This is an outstanding achievement that no other brewer comes close to. Not only that, but the brands are performing very well in the market place – particularly London Pride, while Organic Honey Dew has grown dramatically and is not only the UK's best selling organic beer, but also joins London Pride as one of the top 20 premium bottled ales in the UK."

He continued: "In addition to the success of our bottled range, Fuller's cask beers are also recording significant growth. I firmly believe that we have by far the strongest ale portfolio in our industry, with a very broad range of extremely interesting beers and styles. With the market in good growth, I think that this is a very exciting time for our industry and to be a brewer of such great ales."

The gold medal winners, including Golden Pride, were subjected to a second round of tasting to determine the seven category winners and the overall champion, which will be revealed at an awards event on October 14.

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