Tribute takes top brewing medals

ST Austell Brewery’s Tribute has won two medals at the prestigious International Brewing Awards 2024. The brewery’s longstanding flagship pale ale is still making waves in the world of beer, 25 years since it was first brewed. The 4.2% ABV, beer scooped a bronze medal in the cask ale category (3.9%-4.3%) and a silver medal in bottle (2.9%-4.3%).

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Awards – often dubbed ‘the Oscars of the brewing industry’ – mark recognition by fellow professional brewers that a beer is an outstanding commercial example of its style..

Georgina Young, left, brewing director at St Austell Brewery, said: “To win these accolades is a very proud moment for the team and testament to the effort put in to brewing such a timeless, quality beer which can stand up to both old and new beers entering the competition and still hold its own.

“It’s particularly special that both packaged Tribute and cask Tribute have been recognised as best-inclass; we’re proud champions of cask beer and continue to shout about how important it is to British brewing. Tribute is a great example of how brilliant cask beer can really be when it’s brewed and treated with the care and attention it deserves.” Tribute was launched to commemorate the 1999 solar eclipse.

It was originally a one-off special named Daylight Robbery, but proved to be so popular it was reintroduced as Tribute and has since won a number of awards.

The zesty and fresh pale ale brewed with specially sourced ingredients, including Cornish Gold malt and hops from the UK and the USA, is one of the nation’s best loved cask brands, sitting in the top 10 best-selling cask nationally.

Tribute was also the best performing premium ale brand across the Off Trade in 2023.

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