Beard Liberation Front
1st October
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Bradford on Avon pub voted most Beard Friendly of Summer 2020
The Beard Liberation Front has said that the vote for Beard Friendly Pub of Summer 2020 has concluded with the Three Horseshoes in Bradford on Avon shaving the Cock Tavern in Hackney in an on-line vote for the coveted title. Tom’s Tap & Brew in Crewe was third
The last days of the poll saw enthusiastic voting by supporters of the pubs but the Three Horseshoes had a clear winning margin of over 200 votes when the poll closed at midnight on Wednesday.
The on-line poll featured ten of the most beard friendly pubs and bars and the order of appearance on the poll was determined by the number of nominations each had received during August.
The Beard Friendly Pub of the Year is an annual feature in January each year and the vote will run as usual in January 2021.
However in the extraordinary circumstances of summer 2020, the Beard Liberation Front decided to run a one-off additional vote to find the Beard Friendly Pub of the Summer.
The decisive winner in the Beard Friendly Pub of the Year 2020 poll which saw 11,000 votes cast in 10 days was the Bumble Inn micropub in Peterborough. The runner up was the Cock Tavern in Hackney
Both of these pubs were automatically on the poll.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, its Cask Ale Week and competition for the most Beard Friendly Pub of Summer bristled. Of course it’s a bit of fun but in these tough times a reminder that good pubs are not only a safe place to go but also welcoming to all including beard wearers. Congratulations to the Three Horseshoes, the Cock Tavern and Tom’s Tap & Brew.
The criteria for the Award included:
A safe environment for all. Hand Sanitiser, Customer details taken for track and trace, socially distanced seating, safe serving methods, safe toilet facilities
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.
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