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Rebel Brewery, Penryn Distance no object – at least when it comes to presenting awards for Beer of the Festival for Tamworth Beer Fest. And we certainly surpassed ourselves in late February, with a 300-mile trip down to Cornwall to present the Gold award! The worthy winners in this case were Rebel Brewing of Penryn, whose Sail Ale took first place. When the beer appeared at Tamworth last year, it was supposed to be a limited edition beer to mark the Tall Ships Regatta in Falmouth, but it has proved popular enough to become part of the regular portfolio. Nice to know that the drinking public agrees with our assessment! On a sunny Saturday we were met at the brewery by Ryan Read and Peter Thomas, sales and general managers respectively. The brewery is now four and a half years old, but moved to the current spacious location in September 2011. Ryan gave us a tour of the brewery, which is itself due to expand from a 5 to a 15 barrel plant to increase capacity and efficiency. The company certainly does a good range of cask ales, which also go into bottle and are joined by a range of specialist beers, from chocolate vanilla stout to Belgian spiced wheats. The brewery was founded by Rob Lowe, who fortunately turned up towards the end of our visit. 
The brewery had thoughtfully laid on some ale for us to sample, most notably the Sail Ale. Golden in colour, it’s 4%, and a marvellously balanced beer – smooth and grainy with a lemony hoppiness tempered by just the right amount of sweetness. This got us into just the right mood for presenting the award as pictured above, with branch members George and Ian (outer left and right) toasting Peter and Ryan (inner left and right). We wish this excellent brewery all success. |
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