How Refreshing – Duvel Voted One of UK’s Coolest Brands for 2013/14

Meaning “Devil”, this bottle-conditioned beauty has frozen out the competition, beating 23 other beer brands in the “Drinks – Beer” category and wooing the expert council vote.

Matthew Willson, General Manager at Duvel Moortgat, comments: “It’s great that so many influential people think Duvel is cool.  It is a truly iconic brand; its taste, colour, billowing head and specially designed glassware all combining holistically to deliver pleasure.”

Duvel’s bouquet is lively and cheekily tickles the nose with some citrus and even a little zesty grapefruit, thanks to the use of only the top quality hop varieties (Saaz-Saaz and Styrian Golding).  This also comes across in the flavour, which is balanced with a sneak of spiciness. Thanks to its naturally high CO2 content, this beer has real roundness in the mouth; a perfect thirst quencher and ideal aperitif.

The CoolBrands® list, now in its twelfth year, follows a vote by a combination of 3,000 consumers and a panel of 37 designers, style experts, media personalities and prominent figures from the worlds of TV, fashion and music. Helping rate coolness this year were the likes of TV Chef, Gizzi Erskine, musicians Laura Mvula and Charli XCX, Bestival founder, Rob da Bank and model, Daisy Lowe.

The results are published every September and Duvel chills out with some of the coolest brands in a luxurious, hardback format book, available from all good bookshops (RRP £55), or which can be ordered by contacting 020 7079 3310 or at CoolBrands.uk.com.

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Notes to Editors:

What is CoolBrands^®?

CoolBrands is an annual initiative to identify and celebrate the UK’s coolest brands. Since 2001 the survey has been canvassing the views of opinion formers and consumers to produce an annual barometer of the nation’s coolest brands. This year’s survey sought the opinion of the independent influencers and 3,000 British consumers.  Brands do not apply or pay to be considered. The results are published every September and a selection of the country’s coolest brands are featured in a luxurious, hardback format book, available from all good bookshops (RRP £55), or which can be ordered by contacting 020 7079 3310 or at CoolBrands.uk.com. You can also stay up-to-date on CoolBrands news at the CoolBrands^® Facebook page and Twitter.com/CoolBrandsUK

What is the CoolBrands selection process?

The UK’s CoolBrands are chosen by an Expert Council of influencers and members of the British public. Brands do not apply or pay to be considered. The entire selection process is independently administered by The Centre for Brand Analysis. The key stages of the selection process are as follows:

A comprehensive database of UK brands was compiled using a wide range of sources, from sector reports to blogs. From the thousands of brands initially identified, approximately 1,200 brands were shortlisted. This shortlist was scored by two separate groups of voters: