Brewery Background/
Awards

Bazens’ Brewery was set up in Salford in July 2002 by award-winning brewer Richard Bazen and his wife Jude (hence Bazens’ and not Bazen’s!).

Before setting up Bazens’, Richard spent two years as Head Brewer at Phoenix, Heywood and before that was Brewer for Bridgewater Ales in Salford, and Holt, Plant and Deakin in the West Midlands.

The Bazens’ Awards

January 2008
Knoll Street Porter wins Bronze in the Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales & Stouts at the SIBA Northern Beer Competition

July 2007
Pacific Bitter wins Beer of the Festival at Battersea.

May 2006
Special award at Great Harwood Beer Festival for also winning 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th places out of 45 beers in the blind tasting competition

May 2006
On Goldings Pond wins Beer of the Festival at the Royal Hotel in Great Harwood

January 2006
Knoll Street Porter wins Gold at the National Winter Ales Festival in the Stouts and Porters category

January 2006
Knoll Street Porter wins Silver in the Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales & Stouts at the SIBA Northern Beer Competition

May 2005
eXSB wins Beer of the Festival at the Royal Hotel in Great Harwood

June 2004
20 Not Out - Category winner (Bitter of the festival), Stockport Beer Festival

May 2004
Bazens’ Flatbac - Class 2 Bronze award in the International cask-conditioned ale competition, the Brewing Industry International Awards 2004

November 2003
Bazens’ Black Pig Mild - Best Mild of the Festival at Woking

August 2003
Bazens’ Black Pig Mild - Bronze Award in the Mild Category of the Champion Beer of Britain Awards, Olympia

June 2003
Bazens’ Flatbac - Overall Beer of the Festival, Stockport

September 2002
Bazens’ Navigator - Beer Monster Cask Ale of the Month. (CAMRA Opening Times) - Now renamed Pacific Bitter

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