Brewer at Manchester’s Cloudwater Brewery, Al Wall, is runner-up for Beard of the Year 2018

Beard Liberation Front

Media Release

28th December

Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266

Brewer at Manchester’s Cloudwater Brewery, Al Wall, is runner-up for Beard of the Year 2018

The Beard Liberation Front says that with the winners of the 2018 Beard of the Year Award officially announced on Friday, brewer at leading Manchester craft brewery Cloudwater, Al Wall, has been declared the runner-up.

Brewers have featured prominently in recent Beard of the Year Awards reflecting what some may see as a connection between craft beer and beards but the BLF says that with ever tougher competition Al Wall has done exceptionally well to finish in the runner-up place

First place in the Award was shared between cosmologist Peter Coles, based at Maynooth University, and TV doctor Xand Van Tulleken.

BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Al Wall’s beard is outstanding as of course is the beer he helps to brew. The connection, if any, is probably best reviewed over a glass or two of Cloudwater beer.

Beard of the Year. Recent poll winners

2017 Jeremy Corbyn (Labour leader)

2016 Tim O’Rourke (Howling Hops brewer)

2015 Bryan Spooner (Weird Beard brewer)

2014 Conchita Wurst (singer)

2013 Gareth Malone (Chorister)

2012 Robin Lustig (Broadcaster)