The Robin Hood, Shripney, has become one of just a handful of pubs in the UK to win a Platinum Beautiful Beer award.

General Manager, Jason Lloyd, and his team were presented with their distinctive Beautiful Beer Platinum plaque and certificate recently by Trevor Fulcher from British Beer & Pub Association.

The Beautiful Beer Awards are open to applicants from pubs across the country. The Platinum award, presented to The Robin Hood is the higher of the two awards in the scheme, and has been achieved by only a dozen or so pubs nationally.

To win the Platinum Award, the Punch Pub Company pub had to demonstrate a ‘passion for beer’ by offering a wide range of beers on draught and in bottles, by knowing about their beers’ taste and being able to recommend them to customer, or by offering a beer list or a menu matching beers with food. And of course, they have to serve the highest quality beer.

Specially trained inspectors carried out a thorough audit of the pub, from the storage of beer in the cellar through to the pouring of the beer behind the bar, to the bar staff’s knowledge of beer. To pass the inspection pubs have to score 95 out of a possible 100 points on three separate sections of the audit.

Jason Lloyd comments, ‘‘we are passionate about beer in The Robin Hood, so it’s great to receive this external recognition. The Beautiful Beer Platinum plaque on the wall tells customers that when they come into our pub, they are guaranteed not only great quality beer, but a variety of beer styles, staff who are passionate about beer and beers that match our food menu. In short , a memorable ‘beer experience’ that will appeal not only to beer fans, but to anyone who’s interested in discovering new tastes and flavours.

“We have been Cask Marque accredited for the last five years, and two years ago we received a Gold Beautiful Beer Award. Having this Platinum Award completes the set and proves that we serve some of the very best beer around!’’

David Butcher, the Beautiful Beer assessor who inspected The Robin Hood pub, said, ‘‘It takes up to four hours to carry out a Beautiful Beer Platinum assessment, so it’s very thorough and the pub has to meet high standards to pass. Jason and his team should be proud of their achievement.’’

The Robin Hood in Shripney serves food all day every day with open fires, candle lit tables and the warmest of welcomes. The pub is currently offering a two course lunch offer for £6.95 and fixed price offers or two of three courses for £10.00 or £12.00 accordingly.