Congratulations are in order to both of our excellent Rutland breweries who have achieved great success at this week’s SIBA BeerX awards.
Nip the 7.3% premium strong ale from the Grainstore was awarded a silver in the Overall Cask Champion category after winning gold in the Cask Imperial & Strong Ale category. A fantastic achievement.
It was multiple golds for Baker’s Dozen with Undertow winning back to back gold awards in the Keg Pale Ale category.
Bull Run was awarded a gold in the British Best Bitter category making it the first Baker’s Dozen cask bitter to make the National awards. There was also a bronze for 12 Second Panda in the Keg IPA category.

These are outstanding results and a tribute to the skill and hard work of our two great breweries.
Full list of awards here
SIBA Beer X Awards 2025

Many congratulations to Pete, Hayley & the team on the Plough being named as our Winter Pub of the Season.
We’ll be presenting the award 7:30pm Thursday 6th March.
All welcome to attend and some may enjoy staying on for the Plough’s weekly quiz starting at 8pm.
In a high scoring vote and turnout (Well Done! to those members) The Plough was voted our Pub of the Season from another high quality shortlist also featuring Uppingham’s Exeter Arms and The Vaults.
Commiserations to both our worthy runners up.
We wish The Plough well as it now goes forward to our Pub of the Year contest.

Campaign’s New Look
A brand-new look for the Campaign for Real Ale has been revealed, encouraging more people with a passion for pubs and pints to become part of the 147,000 strong CAMRA family.
At the very heart of CAMRA’s ethos is that the pub is more than just a place to enjoy a drink; it’s an experience to enjoy and to savour with friends.

CAMRA is now urging people who see the pub as a place to spend quality time with friends to join up and enjoy the experience with like-minded people.
Whether that is visiting festivals, loving your local or being passionate about pubs, CAMRA wants to welcome you.
The brand-new look follows 18-months of in-depth research and development, revealing an untapped group of people who want to explore different beer styles.
The campaigning organisation wants to welcome new people who can help to protect pubs at the heart of the community, while importantly enjoying quality beer and a rich social experience, with like-minded people.
As one of Europe’s biggest and most successful consumer organisations, current and new members can work side-by-side. Helping to protect our wonderful pubs, clubs and taprooms for generations to come and making sure they are front and centre in all our communities.
Welcoming the change, Dean Barrett, CAMRA’s Commercial Director, said:
“Our members are the beating heart of our organisation and by growing our membership we can achieve more together.
“With a rich history spanning more than half a century, we want to celebrate CAMRA’s successful campaigning which changed the beer and pub landscape phenomenally, while looking forward to another successful 50 years.
“This change is all about bringing like-minded people together, with a social setting being front and centre. Whether that is visiting pubs, scoring beer, taking part in a campaign or visiting a CAMRA festival, these all bring people together as one.”

Congratulations to
The Exeter Arms, Uppingham
The Plough, Greetham &
The Vaults, Uppingham
who as a result of achieving the highest average beer scores for the period October to December are shortlisted for our seasonal award.
Beer scores were recorded in 45 pubs across Rutland during the period so to make the top three is a great achievement by each of our contenders.
Rutland CAMRA members are encouraged to vote for their Winter Pub of the Season by emailing ku.gro.armac.dnaltur@yraterces with the name of their chosen pub and their membership number.
Voting closes midnight Sunday 2nd February.

For full details please use the link below :
https://rutland.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=228638

Congratulations once again to Dean and Jill of Baker's Dozen on achieving further success for their beers in recent CAMRA and SIBA competitions.

Full details in the press release here Baker's Dozen Press Release 28/10/24