Edinburgh & S.E. Scotland Branch Pub of the Year Awards 2011
Because of the size of the branch area, the branch is divided up into City of Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders. There is a winner for each of the three areas, and also an overall winner for Branch Pub of the Year (POTY). This year the overall winner is:
The Bow Bar, Victoria Street, Edinburgh
Photograph courtesy John Pinheiro
This year's overall runner up is:
Staggs (The Volunteer Arms), High Street, Musselburgh
The full list of awards for 2011 is as follows:
| Branch Pub of the Year and overall winner | The Bow Bar, Victoria Street, Edinburgh |
| City of Edinburgh Pub of the Year | The Bow Bar, Victoria Street, Edinburgh |
| City of Edinburgh Pub of the Year (runner up) | Cloisters, Brougham Street, Edinburgh |
| City of Edinburgh Pub of the Year (third place) | Cask & Barrel Southside, West Preston Street, Edinburgh |
| Lothians Pub of the Year | Staggs (The Volunteer Arms), North High Street, Musselburgh |
| Lothians Pub of the Year (runner up) | Nether Abbey Hotel, North Berwick |
| Lothians Pub of the Year (third place) | Volunteer Arms, Dunbar |
| Borders Pub of the Year | Border Hotel, Kirk Yetholm |
| Borders Pub of the Year (runner up) | The Craw Inn, Auchencraw |
| Borders Pub of the Year (third place) | Cobbles Inn, Kelso |
This year, members could vote for up to three outlets in each of the three areas of the branch by expressing a first, second and third preference. The 'hit list' of pubs to be submitted to CAMRA for the following year's Good Beer Guide (2012) was used, as is the case each year.
This, as always, is a long annual journey that has almost reached its end. The last, and in some ways most pleasurable part of the tasks, is to present the Awards. All Awards have now been made, with branch committee and members in attendance. The Awards were handed over either by CAMRA UK Chairman Colin Valentine or Branch Chairman Roger Preece.
Click Here for Awards Photo Album (click on photos to enlarge).