Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch of The Campaign for Real Ale

The Good Beer Guide 2005

The best place to find good pubs and good beer. The Good Beer Guide is more  than just a pub guide. Britain's longest-running and best-selling guide contains Britain's best
pubs for real ale. But for beer lovers it also gives up-to-date information on the country's beers and breweries. It's
compiled by 73,000 dedicated volunteers in the Campaign for Real Ale. There are no fees for listings, and every pub is
checked many times a year.

Roger Protz  Editor

The Good Beer Guide offers:

The best pubs in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, theChannel Islands and the Isle of Man that serve cask-conditionedreal ale in tip-top condition.

Full details of beer, food, entertainment, family facilities, historyand architecture for the pub entries.

The unique Breweries section that lists all the breweries -- micro,regional and national -- that produce cask beer, with tastingnotes compiled by CAMRA-trained tasting teams.

There's alsoinformation about beers suitable for vegetarians and vegans, aswell as the growing number of organic beers.

The Guide lists new breweries, closed breweries, mergers and takeovers, andkeeps track of the new, powerful pub groups.

AND MUCH MORE

CAMRA's listing of pubs of special importance that must be saved for the nation.
The top prize-winning beers of the year.
Beer festivals to visit throughout the country.

Fancy a pint? Don't leave home without the Good Beer Guide!

Published in September 2004

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The Guzzler is grateful for the support of The Three Judges in helping to produce this edition

BEST POURED PINT

Helen McCarroll, Manageress of the Three Judges in Partick, Glasgow, was delighted to receive the Scottish Licensed Trade News Award 2004 for the Best Poured Pint.


Speaking to the Guzzler about the award, she imitated a manager of the Old Firm by punching the air and shouting "Yes!" when she claimed victory over her biggest rival, the Bon Accord which came second in this category, in the Glasgow Real Ale Premiership.


Helen told the Guzzler, "Taste and smell are important when drinking real ale, but the first sense a customer uses is sight. Seeing a properly poured pint sitting on the bar in front of him will stimulate the customer's other senses into action. We take great care to ensure that all new members of staff are given adequate training to pour the perfect pint. This is an award for all my staff."


The Three Judges received a plaque and a corkscrew on a plinth!

This award is a bit of a misnomer, and has nothing whatever to do with pouring beer, which isn't really that hard, but everything to do with pubs which keep and serve excellent beer - consistently well, to the best standards and with the best presentation. The Bon Accord
received a Highly Commended Award in this category and also a Highly Commended in the Malt Whisky category.

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