Year-round activities: beer scoring and reporting All year round we encourage our members to visit pubs and score cask beers in them. This also includes encouraging members to visit pubs that have a new licensee, are infrequently visited or are only a few scores away from being considered for a GBG entry,

October: letting branch members know • We let members know that a shortlist of GBG-eligible pubs will be presented at the November meeting. These will be selected based on the scores submitted in the previous 12 months. • We then encourage members to visit and score in pubs that are just below the threshold for consideration.

November: GBG nominations • Shortlisting: We produced a shortlist based on the previous 12 month’s scores. We then remove pubs with disqualifying factors (e.g. unknown licensee, uncertain future) after discussing at the meeting. • Nominations: We review the top scoring pubs, removing any that don’t meet criteria to be considered for an entry. • We then encourage members to visit and score the GBG candidates between the November and February meetings.

February: final GBG selection • Final GBG selection: We present an updated list of candidates. We select pubs based on their ranking until the quota is filled or our minimum score threshold is reached. We might also pick reserve pubs.

March: review and publish the GBG selection process • We review and, if necessary, update our selection process.

Notes:
To be considered for entry, a pub must:
1. Have received the minimum number of scores from the minimum number of scorers during the previous year.
2. Have one of the highest average scores for the year that meets the minimum acceptable score threshold.
3. Have been scored in each quarter or the previous six months of the year.
4. Not have changed owner or management during the previous six months, unless the owner/manager/cellar manager has a good reputation for keeping and serving cask beer.
5. Have had its scores checked for inaccurate and/or suspicious scores.
6. Not be deselected by majority vote at the final GBG selection meeting (voters must have visited the pub in the past year).