Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
13th January
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
11,000 votes sees Beard Friendly Pub of the Year Award go to a pub outside London for first time
The Beard Liberation Front has confirmed the winners of the vote for the annual Beard Friendly Pub of the Year.
The decisive winner in a poll which saw 11,000 votes cast in 10 days is the Bumble Inn micropub in Peterborough
It is the first time a pub outside of London has won the annual award and the campaigners say it reflects the continued growth of beard friendly pubs
There were as usual three categories within the overall poll:
1 Overall Winner & runner-up
The Bumble Inn, Peterborough
The Cock, London,E8
2 London Winner & runner-up
The Cock, London E8
Kernel Brewery Tap,Bermondsey
3 Regional Winner & runners-up
The Bumble Inn, Peterborough
The Stoneworks, Peterborough (tied)
Tom’s Tap & Brewhouse Crewe (tied)
BLF Inspectors surveyed pubs for beard friendliness and finalised a list including several nominations from drinkers.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, congratulations to the winners. Its clear that in 2020 Britain’s pubs are becoming more beard friendly, and that means tolerant and open to all. Not only that, judging by the level of votes beard friendly pubs are more popular than ever as well
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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