GOLDMARK
From Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September, Goldmark and Draft Pick spent the Horsham Tap & Vine Takeover at The Beer Mine on the Carfax, sharing the taps with our friends at Firebird Brewing of Rudgwick. Goldmark cask was on the bar all weekend, and it was the weekend Lenson, the first Draft Pick beer, was officially launched. All three of us were there for it.
What is the Tap & Vine Takeover?
It's Horsham's weekend celebration of Sussex beer, wine and cider, now in its second year. Venues across the town pour local drinks, and you collect a stamp in your Tap & Vine passport for each featured drink you buy. It's organised by Firebird Brewery, Horsham District Council, Your Horsham and Visit Horsham.
Lenson, officially launched
Lenson is a 4.2% New England IPA, hopped with Idaho 7, Citra and Nectaron for mango, passionfruit and soft stone fruit. It's named after Leonard and Benson, the two brewery dogs, and it's the beer we built Draft Pick around. Pouring it for the first time in front of Horsham drinkers was the moment we'd been working towards, and we had our own Draft Pick cups made exclusively for the weekend.
Goldmark on the bar all weekend
Alongside Lenson, three Goldmark beers were served over the weekend:
- Wah Wah, a 5.0% IPA, dry hopped with Mosaic and Citra for mango, papaya, tangerine and blueberry
- Dave Best, a 3.8% session bitter: clean and malty, with a biscuity, hedgerow-fruit finish
- American Pale, a 4.8% hop-forward American pale ale
Saturday: Meet the Brewer
On Saturday, Goldmark hosted a Meet the Brewer session with Ethan, our Head Brewer, talking through how the beers are made and answering questions from the bar. The whole team was on hand.
Sunday: Hops & Hoops
Sunday was the Draft Pick takeover, which we called Hops & Hoops. There was a basketball shootout competition for juniors and adults. The winning junior took home a trophy, and the winning adult won a brew day with Goldmark and Draft Pick at the brewery.
Congratulations to Aidan, our junior champion, and to Tom, who won the adult shootout and has a brew day to look forward to.
Thank you
Thanks to Sam Clayton and The Beer Mine for having us, to Glenn for looking after us behind the bar, to Firebird for sharing the taps, and to everyone who came along, stamped a passport or picked up a ball.
Want to try what we poured? See the Draft Pick beers and the Goldmark beers. Running a bar or an event? Talk to us about trade.
Photos
The team on Goldmark Saturday, with Leonard. 
Glenn and a Lenson in our exclusive event cup. 
Family who came to support. 
Family and friends on the Carfax. 
With Sam Clayton of The Beer Mine and The Anchor Tap. 
Hops & Hoops guests taking a breather. 
The Hops & Hoops shootout. 
Aidan, our junior champion.
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