BRANCH Pub of the YEAR 2025

During 2024 we identified five contenders for our branch Pub of the Year. It is now time to find the winner, which will be crowned our 2025 POTY.

We use the National Judging Guidance and Judging Form because our winning branch pub will go forward to Regional and National level judging where use of these forms is compulsory. You can log in and download the form at our page here:
POTY - Pub of the Year
Please note that completed Judging Forms must be returned no later than the 28th February 2025.

Weds 19th-Fri 21st Feb. or until sold out.
Ale in the Orangery Festival
The Imperial, Exeter
Theme: 12 London Beers

Ale in the Orangery 2025 - London Edition - PDF
Ale in the Orangery 2025 - London Edition - DOC

Next Branch meeting:

Weds 12th March, 19:30
The Brunswick Arms, Dawlish

102nd edition of Exe Ale, Winter 2024

Exe Ale 102 (Winter 2024) - PDF download pp1-19
Exe Ale 102 (Winter 2024) - PDF download pp20-32

Branch members at the presentation of Regional Cider Pub Of The Year (CPOTY) 2024 to The Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton. on Saturday 27th July.
The Tom Cobley has an impressive record; Branch CPOTY six times, Regional CPOTY twice and currently CAMRA’s National CPOTY! They were also CAMRA's National Pub of the Year 2006 and a finalist in 2012 and are the only pub in the UK to ever win both Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year, a unique achievement! They now progress once again into the national round of the CPOTY competition, the winner of which is announced in October at the start of CAMRA’s Cider Month. Fingers crossed they do as well as they did last year!

Ray H. and Branch visitors to The Turk's Head, Exeter, 23rd Oct. 2023
present Brewster, Tilly with CAMRA Pub Design Certificate for
2023 Winner of Conversion to Pub Use Award
Turk's Head CAMRA News

Branch visitors to The Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton, 6th Oct. 2023
National Cider Pub of the Year 2023
Listen to BBC John Acres interview
Real Cider & Perry