Brewer picks up two World gold medals for beers
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WHEAT BEER
A BREWERY has won two gold medals at the World Beer Awards.
Round Corner Brewing, in Melton, was named the Country Winner for the United Kingdom in the Wheat Beer/Belgian-style Witbier category.
Its Zomba was described as a “hazy lavender witbier”.
The brewery also won in the United Kingdom Milkshake IPA/ New England IPA category with Donkey Jacket. This was described as a “tropical hop bomb”.
Silver medals were presented for Frisby Lager and Follow The Green Line, a limited-release Kiwi Pale Ale.
The brewery also picked up bronze medals for the current reigning International Beer Awards World Champion, Steeplechase Pale Ale, and the Irish Stout, Reverend Hooker.
Round Corner Brewing’s head brewer and co-founder Colin Paige and lead brewer Lara Lopes were both on the judging panel but were excluded from the categories in which their beers were entered.
They were able to collect the awards on behalf of the team at the ceremony in London.
Colin said: “Today’s been a really great day for Round Corner Brewing and we leave London feeling very positive and proud about what we’ve achieved by winning two gold medals.
“With every beer we produce we believe it’s the best it can be and that’s something we hold strong in our beliefs.
“So, when it’s judged that we’ve made the UK’s best wheat beer and also won gold in the best New England IPA category, it shows we’re on the right track.
“Lara and I were invited to take part as judges for these incredible awards and got to judge some incredible beers from around the world.
“Like any awards we weren’t judging our own beers, so had the opportunity to taste some incredible beer and meet some wonderful people.
“Our day’s now been made even better as we leave with two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals.
“It’s something as a team that tells us we’re doing a great job and inspires us to continue to strive for perfection in everything we create.”
Round Corner Brewing’s chief executive and co-founder, Combie Cryan, said: “Winning two gold medals at the World Beer Awards, along with an additional four medals, is just incredible and a true testament to the amazing team we have.
“We have a saying that craft beer is all about the relentless pursuit of perfection and I think once again we’ve shown that we mean it.
“Our brewing team are constantly looking to create some of the best beers in the world, and they’ve done just that again.
“It’s another proud moment for the team and we’ll be smiling about this for a long time.
“However, we won’t stop there as we’re always looking for the next world beater and strive to make more uncommonly good beer.”