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Pubs of the Year

2003 - Cock, Hemingford Grey

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The Cock pub at Hemingford Grey was selected as the 2003 Pub of the Year. A presentation of a framed certificate to licensee Oliver Thain was made on Friday 24 October 2003.

The Cock used to be a very ordinary village pub, but since its purchase a few years ago it has been transformed into something really special, with a stunningly well presented range of locally produced real ales, unprecedented in Huntingdonshire.

Part of the pub is a fine restaurant with the unusual combination of excellent beer and food. The bar is in complete contrast, and was refurbished to provide a simple but stylish setting and a relaxing atmosphere.

The choice of real cask ales at the Cock includes Elgoods Black Dog from Wisbech, Oakham JHB from Peterborough, Woodforde’s Wherry Bitter from Norfolk and Adnams Bitter from Suffolk. The Cock is now a regular entry in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide.

Real ale is a perishable product and needs to be handled correctly to be in the best form. The Cock never fails to impress with the standard of its beers, and has come to be regarded by CAMRA as one of the most highly regarded pubs in the area. And Oliver’s business has just opened another pub, the Crown and Punchbowl at Horningsea, so we are hoping for similar great things there.