John Tiner, founder of Salcombe Brewery, comments “This is an amazing tribute to the creativity and technical prowess of our brilliant young brewers’ led by Sam Beaman, in just our third full year of operation.”
Sam Beaman, head brewer at the South Devon-based Salcombe Brewery, adds: “Our Speyside barrel-aged porter has picked up Gold in both the regional and national competitions, making it the best beer in its category in the UK. This would be great news for the brewery at any point in time but especially poignant during this challenging period.”
The brewery’s popular golden ale, Shingle Bay, was also recognised by being awarded a silver in the regional awards. The 2020 judging sessions took place via Zoom, with each judging ‘table’ captained by a trained beer sommelier, following internationally recognised guidelines around beer style, colour, aroma and flavour.
James Calder, SIBA’s chief executive, explains: “The Digital Beer Awards are a landmark competition in the UK and open to all independent breweries, many of whom have massively increased the amount of beer they put into bottles and cans as a result of pubs being closed during the coronavirus lockdown.”
James continues: “Even as pubs are reopening, it is unclear when beer competitions and judging sessions will be able to take place, so we have worked tirelessly to deliver a modern and safe way to find the very best craft beers in the UK.”
Salcombe Brewery’s range of barrel-aged porter ales is the latest development from the dynamic young brewery. Sam Beaman explains: ”We are very excited about our new range of barrel-aged porter ales. We decided to age our Island Street Porter in three different types of barrel: a Speyside whisky barrel, a bourbon barrel and a Madeira cask. The idea is that the wood in each barrel exudes different flavours, which balance well with our porter.”
He continues: “We leave the barrels in our cellar for six months for these flavours to develop, then the aged porter is hand-bottled in numbers limited to 200 bottles per barrel and sold individually or as a pack of three. Porters are different from stout, they have a slightly sweeter finish and they are not quite as heavy or full bodied, making them more session-able than stouts. British maltsters are working hard to develop more roasted malts and I think that will play a part in the resurgence of more traditional dark beers.”
Salcombe Brewery’s new Barrel Aged Island Street Porters will be sold as unique gifts in presentation sets and will be launched in the autumn in good time for Christmas.
Shingle Bay (4.2 % ABV) is a delightfully easy drinking golden ale that has a pleasant fruity aroma and a subtle crisp bite. The use of the pacific gem hop adds a complexity to the aroma with notes of blackberry and spiced fruit .
*Shingle Bay is available in cases of 8 x 500ml bottles with RRP £17.00 and can be purchased from selected retail outlets, directly from the brewery or online at www.salcombebrewery.com. It can also be enjoyed in pubs, bars and restaurants across the country. Barrel Aged Island Street Porter presentation sets will be available from autumn 2020.
For further information on Salcombe Brewery Co. please visit www.salcombebrewery.com email contact@salcombebrewery.com or call 01548 854888. Follow Salcombe Brewery Co. on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Notes to Editor
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Salcombe Brewery Co. was founded by John and Gerry Tiner in September 2016. After 35 years of fun-filled family holidays nearby, John and Gerry moved to the area and soon discovered that the local area’s favourite beer, Shingle Bay, might be under threat, so they decided to set up a new brewery and acquire the recipe.
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John and Gerry had a vision to create a company ethos of an eco-friendly, locally supportive brewery making a rich variety of mouth-watering beer. They secured investment both nationally and internationally by shareholders who shared the same sense of belief in the high quality of the beer.
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The seahorse logo behind the brand of Salcombe Brewery Co. is representative of the fact that the Salcombe estuary is one of the few places in the UK you can find the rarer of the two species of seahorse. Inspired by local surroundings, Salcombe Brewery Co. takes pride in its local roots, which is reflected in the branding. Unique, fresh and contemporary, the seahorse is a seal of high quality represented by the beers.
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SIBA award winning Island Street Porter is a hand crafted, sumptuous porter. Its blend of eight malts produce hints of dark chocolate, coffee and black cherry which, combined with British hops, creates an aroma reminiscent of Black Forest gateaux (ABV 5.9%, 330ml bottles).
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Salcombe Pale Ale is a fresh, full-bodied and powerfully hopped pale ale. Its orange, pink grapefruit and anise flavour raises a glass to Salcombe’s 19th century fruit trade. Dry hopped with Summit and Simcoe for a robust, complex beer that’s bursting with flavour (ABV 4.6%, 330ml bottles).
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Devon Amber is an amber coloured classic best bitter from Devon. This easy drinking malt driven bitter has a dry, yet sweet aftertaste (ABV 3.8%, 9,18 & 36 pint bag-in boxes and 500ml bottles).
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Seahorse is an amber ale with a name which reflects the fact that the Salcombe estuary is a breeding ground for two species of seahorse. This sweet and smooth ale has a gentle spicy hop character with hints of burnt toffee, caramel and a smoked malty finish (ABV 4.4%, 9,18 & 36 pint bag-in boxes and 500ml bottles).
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Lifesaver is a tasty bronze coloured ale that has a pleasant malty flavour with a smack of citrus and orange peel. The initial citrus flavour gently fades into a subtle liquorice and toffee character with a floral finish (ABV 4.8%, 9,18 & 36 pint bag-in boxes and 500ml bottles).
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Shingle Bay is a delightfully easy drinking golden ale that has a pleasant fruity aroma and a subtle crisp bite. The use of the pacific gem hop adds a complexity to the aroma with notes of blackberry and spiced fruit (ABV 4.2%,9,18 & 36 pint bag-in boxes and 500ml bottles).
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Salcombe Gold is a light harvest gold ale with a long hoppy finish. Using some of the best hops the USA has to offer in Citra, Amarillo and Chinook. These hops result in a citrus driven aroma and flavour supported by hints of melon, apricot and peach (ABV 4.2%, 9,18 & 36 pint bag-in boxes).