On Saturday 24 February 2024 members of Cornwall Branch gathered at the Royal Inn at Par for two important jobs. The first was to select the pubs for the next Good Beer Guide in 2025

The weather was kind and the trains were running. We received a warm welcome at the Royal, and we were provided with a light lunch. Thanks very much! We tucked into the beers especially the Castle Cornish Best Bitter which was a pleasant surprise as we don't often see Castle beers on the bar. The Sharp's Doom Bar was good too.

The first and bigger task was to assess the surveys carried out by members on pubs that had been nominated as candidates for the 2025 Good Beer Guide. Vigorous debate ensued but we eventually chose our 62 pubs plus seven reserves for the 2025 Good Beer Guide.

The second task was to vote on the Branch Pub of the Season - Winter - from those pubs that had been nominated by the members. The winner is the Hole in the Wall, Bodmin! Because we started the scheme last summer, in this first year we have Pubs of the Season for Summer, Autumn and Winter. We are now embarking on clandestine visits to those pubs to score for the Pub of the Year which will have the highest overall scores.

Cheers, Steve Barber