{"id":1449,"date":"2019-03-06T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T18:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/?page_id=1449"},"modified":"2019-03-06T18:06:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T18:06:14","slug":"pub-of-the-season-year-selection-criteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/index.php\/pub-of-the-season-year-selection-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Pub of the Season &#038; Year selection criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QUALITY OF REAL ALE\/CIDER\/PERRY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Noticeable improvement in the range or quality of the\nreal ale and\/or real cider\/perry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Making a significant contribution to promote real ale\nand\/or real cider\/perry to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Selling real ale and\/or real cider\/perry at a\nconsistently high standard over a period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STYLE, D\u00c9COR, FURNISHING AND CLEANLINESS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The pub\/club should provide a comfortable, pleasant and\nsafe environment throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The pub\/club and glasses should be clean. Toilets\nshould be hygienic and clean with hot water, suitable hand drying facilities\netc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Are the d\u00e9cor and furnishing appropriate to the style\nof pub\/club? Do they suit what it is setting out to be and is the d\u00e9cor in good\norder?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SERVICE, WELCOME AND OFFERING<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Service should be welcoming, friendly, polite and also\nprompt whenever possible. If the pub\/club is busy, a friendly acknowledgement\nof your presence is desirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 You should be treated like a valued customer and made\nto feel at ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Staff should be knowledgeable about and\nenthusiastically promote real ales (and cider and perry if applicable),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Staff should know how to pick up and hold a customer\u2019s\nglass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Do you feel welcome to have a drink without having a\nmeal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Where possible, products from local producers should be\nincluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The pub\/club should be welcoming to all and avoid\ncausing offence to any sections of society. This includes websites and other\naspects of social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Within its limitations, does the pub\/club offer other\nproducts\/services which may enhance a visit: good quality soft drinks, food,\nWi-Fi etc.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ALIGNMENT WITH CAMRA PRINCIPLES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Prices and opening hours should be clearly displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 You should get a full measure or a top up without\nasking. Does the pub\/club use oversized glasses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Is real ale (cider and perry where applicable) promoted\nin a positive way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Real ale, cider or perry should not be sold using\nmisleading dispense methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Real ales should not be served through tight sparklers\nunless brewed to be dispensed in that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/intro-02-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/intro-02-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/intro-02-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/intro-02-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/intro-02-600x426.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eastdorset.camra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/intro-02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUALITY OF REAL ALE\/CIDER\/PERRY \u2022 Noticeable improvement in the range or quality of the real ale and\/or real cider\/perry. \u2022 Making a significant contribution to promote real ale and\/or real [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1449","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pub of the Season &amp; 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