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Real Ales and Local Beers

The English Riviera is part of the real ale revolution! Whether you’re looking for craft beer, pale ale or deeply flavoursome dark ale, you’ll find award-winning brews made right here in Torbay. If you’re passionate about your real ale, go direct to the breweries. Or you’ll find these local flavours on the menu in many of our excellent pubs, restaurants and bars. Whatever your favourite tipple, here’s our guide to help you discover your perfect locally made pint.

Bays Brewery

The rolling hills of Paignton, within whiff of the sea, are home to Bays Brewery. This family run business has a wide range of distinctive ales, ciders, and lagers, all lovingly crafted right here in Torbay. Of course, great beers take time to make. Under the watchful eyes of the experienced team, there are five vital stages in the brewing process that help ensure Bays captures the perfect pint. The result? Delicious. But don’t just take our word for it. Bays ales, ciders and lagers have tickled the taste buds of countless judges to win a host of top awards, so you can be sure you’ll love them too. Gold, Topsail, Devon Dumpling and Devon Rock Craft Lager are all winners of top awards at the Taste of the West Awards. And Devon Dumpling has carried off a prestigious CAMRA South West regional award.

Look for Bays’ distinctive bottles in local restaurants, pubs and shops. You can also catch the Bays team at local festivals, including Brixham’s Pirate Festival and Fishstock. Or pop into the brewery for a tasting session to discover your new favourite.

Local Award-Winning Cider too

The full taste of Devon is also on offer accompanied by a choice of local wines, with Sharpham Vineyard near Totnes our local vineyard running tasting tours and vineyard walks operate from March to December and Hunts producing some great local handcrafted Devon cider who have gained a gold award from Food and Drink Devon for their delicious handcrafted Devon cider.

Local wine on the menu too

It’s not just real ale putting this part of Devon on the artisan drinks map. Just up the River Dart from Agatha Christie’s former home Greenway is another imposing riverside house: Sharpham House. When approached via the river, you’ll see the slopes reaching down to the water are neatly lined with the vines of Sharpham Vineyard.

A tally of International Awards confirms Sharpham’s position as one of England's foremost quality wine producers. You can explore the vineyard on a guided tour or sample the delicious, red, white, rose and sparkling wines that are produced here, as well as stock up on some bottles.

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