Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
8th January
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Peterborough v Hackney in vote for Beard Friendly Pub of the Year 2020
The Beard Liberation Front has said that the vote for the annual Beard Friendly Pub of the Year is open and will close at midday on Sunday 12th January.
With a high level of voting in the first 5 days of the 10-day poll Peterborough’s Bimble Inn micropub and Hackney’s Cock Tavern are splitting hairs for the lead
BLF Inspectors have been surveying pubs for beard friendliness for the past couple of months (criteria below) and have now finalised a list including several nominations from drinkers.
It is obviously not possible to visit every pub and every location and there is a write-in space on the poll. Any pub getting more than 1% of the overall vote will join the poll.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, the Beard Friendly Pub of the Year has run for some years in early January but this is the first time ever that a pub outside of London has contended for the lead. It seems beard friendly drinking is blossoming all over the country in 2020.
The criteria for the Award include:
Beard Friendly Pub: a pub that welcomes the hirsute and often has a significant number of hirsute customers, including but certainly not confined to those with modern styles of beards.
Beard Friendly Ambience: a pub that may have fewer hirsute customers but is welcoming to the hirsute through some bearded bar staff and beard friendly beers, plus has a generally relaxed atmosphere for all.
The campaign group says it welcomes diversity in both appearance and drinking. The truly beard friendly pub will have a genuine mix of customers not just a load of old blokes grumbling about life.
The list includes a range of pubs, bars and tap rooms without attempting to classify into sections
The 2019 winner was the Cock Tavern in Hackney
The Beard Friendly Pub, Bar, Tap of the Year Short List 2020
Bundobust, Manchester/Leeds/Liverpool
Bubs, Cardiff
The Chesham Arms, Hackney
Cock Tavern, Hackney
Hanging Bat, Edinburgh
Mother Kelly’s (Bethnal Green)
Small Bar, Bristol
Stoneworks, Peterborough
Whitelocks/Turks Head, Leeds
Magic Rock Brewery Tap, Huddersfield
Wellington, Birmingham
Tom’s Tap & Brewhouse, Crewe
The Experiment, Hackney
Fell Brewery Taproom, Kendal
High Cross, Tottenham
Bumble Inn, Peterborough
Cloudwater Tap Manchester
Ship & Mitre, Liverpool
Kernel Tap, Bermondsey
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