Gold, silver awards for Farsons in Brussels

Farsons Double Red Strong Ale and Farsons Blue Label Original Amber Ale have won the gold and silver awards at this year's edition of the Brussels Beer Challenge.
The beers, launched under the Farsons Classic Brews range earlier this year, are brewed by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc.
Farsons Double Red was awarded gold in the Pale & Amber Ale: Strong/Extra Special Bitter category while Farsons Blue Label Ale won silver in the Pale & Amber Ale: Best Bitter category.

Present at the awards ceremony held in Brussels yesterday, Eugenio Caruana, Head of Production at the Farsons Brewery, said: “These awards are a significant achievement and evidence of our brewers' dedication to excellence in quality and unwavering dedication and commitment.”The Brussels Beer Challenge is a global beer competition held in Belgium that provides a unique opportunity for beer producers to compete with the best international brewers. It was launched on the initiative of Brusselicious as part of the Gourmet Food Year in Brussels in 2012 and is a point of reference for beer enthusiasts and experts.
Throughout the challenge a tasting panel of 75 international renowned beer connoisseurs tasted 1,100 beers from...