2018
April 26th we awarded the Victorian Craft Beer Cafe the 2018 Pub of the Year. Although featuring in the shortlist of several previous occasions it was undoubtedly a popular choice. Members of the branch turned up in force to help celebrate a pub that has helped put beer at the forefront of the Halifax resurgence.
Richard Lee gave a short speech praising the pub for putting the beer quality at the forefront by continually to put on interesting ales served at their peak.
The banner itself was presented by the previous winner – Hugh Kirby of the Cross Keys and beer drinkers all over Halifax can be assured that such tough competition will ensure that standards are kept high.
The pub is now automatically entered into the next stage of the Regional competition and its hard to think that such an attractive pub hasn’t got something to offer to all. Certainly if the packed nature of the presentation night was anything to go by it has proven itself well capable of offering something for everyone.
2017
On Wednesday 26th March the branch presented The Cross Keys with its Pub of The Year Award. This is their second award in 4 years so the Cross Keys is obviously doing something right.
Hugh and Ruth, joined by their team of Amy, Chloe and H were presented with the certificate by Branch Chair, Peter Judge. In his speech he alluded to the quality of the beer in the Cross Keys but said that in order to be the Pub of the Year the pub itself had to have something that made it that bit special.
The fact that so many people turned out that night was testament to the fact that it wasn’t just CAMRA that thought highly of the pub. Peter also mentioned that not only was it the branch Pub of The Year but now automatically was entered into the competition for Yorkshire Pub of the Year.
