A THWAITES beer has won a gold award at the European beer show.
Lancaster Bomber is the best ale in England according to judges at the European Beer Star 2007 event, who gave Thwaites' national premium ale top marks for its full-flavoured taste.
It is the first time the Blackburn brewer has received the English style ale gold award and bosses said they will produce commemorative labelling for all bottles from January 2008.
Thwaites marketing manager Lee Williams said: "Lancaster Bomber has always been a great beer with a great reputation. This award means so much to us and underlines what an excellent ale it is.
"Customers place a heavy significance on beers that have won awards, so we always move heaven and earth to win them wherever possible."
The 2007 European Beer Star Awards is now the world's third largest beer competition with 575 beers from 28 countries.
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