Beard Liberation Front
Press release 25th June contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Five Points , Hackney Brewer, named Beard Friendly Employer of the Year
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that Five Points Brewery has been named Beard Friendly Employer of the Year 2021
The campaigners say that Five Points that has recently moved to a new brewery and taproom site on Mare St in Hackney is noted for being a socially conscious brewery, paying the Living Wage. Its Managing Director and Head Brewer are both usually hirsute, and while there is a diverse workforce, most of the male employees have been pictured with beards.
Past winners of the accolade in recent times have ranged from the BBC and the Church of England to the craft brewer Beavertown Brewery.
The campaigners say that Five Points is noted for its beard friendly cask and craft keg beers but the Beard Friendly Employer Award is more focused on an employer that promotes a diverse workforce and decent working conditions.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, 2021 has been a difficult year for craft beer not just because of the pandemic but also because it has become apparent that the progressive ideals sometimes associated with the industry are not always also actually practiced. In giving the Beard Friendly Employer of the Year Award to Five Points we hope to underline that a unity of theory and practice can be achieved in respect of a diverse workforce.
National Beard Week 2021
Monday 21st June: Hirsute Personality of the Year: the beard wearer who has made the positive public impact during the year. 2021 winner Gareth Southgate
Tuesday 22nd June: Beard Friendly Sandwich of the Year: the sandwich that goes in the mouth not the beard. 2021 winner: fish finger
Wednesday 23rd June: Hirsute Broadcaster of the Year: the broadcaster whose beard has had the most public impact. 2021 winner Michael Rosen
Thursday 24th June: Pogonophobe of the Year: the most notorious beard hater of the year; 2021 winner: Boris Johnson
Friday 25th June: Beard Friendly Employer of the Year: the field grows wider each year 2021 Five Points Brewery
Saturday 26th June: Beard of Summer 2021: the third of the four quarterly seasonal Awards 2021 TBA
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