Thirteen is unlucky for some, but not for Henley brewery Brakspear.
After winning 12 other beer trophies -- nine of them gold -- the company finished the year winning the Beer and Brewing Award for 2001. It was presented by the British Guild of Beer Writers to chief executive Jim Burrows for "maintaining the company's heritage while adapting to meet the modern market".
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