The Lord Mayor should serve Cullingworth Beer not Tetleys

Cullingworth, as befits its nature, has a brewery - Old Spot - rather controversially located at Manor Farm on Station Road. Now I think this is a good thing and that we should be encouraging craft brewers with the same enthusiasm as we encourage web designers, e-commerce start-ups and fair trade coffee bars. We don't and this is illustrated by the catering department at Bradford's City Hall.

Every year we install a Lord Mayor and on this occasion alcohol is served to Councillors and their guests (the only time this happens in the year). What an opportunity to showcase Bradford's brewers! And Bradford's butchers. And vegetable growers. And bakers.

So do Bradford Council serve Old Spot, Timothy Taylors, Saltaire Brewery or Goose Eye beers? No we get tins of Tetley's and Carlsberg lager. Not good enough.

Update: Have missed off Salamander from the Bradford Beer list (thanks IdleSi)