Pub has a 'real buzz' after helping set Guinness World Record
The Douglas Bader, in The Square in Martlesham Heath, has joined Heineken and 113 other pubs and breweries across the UK to set the a world record for the most people pulling a pint at exactly the same time.
It was called the 'Big Pour' and took place on Monday, April 7.
In just 10 seconds, the world-record attempt saw 114 pubs across the country pour pints of Heineken 0.0 and regular Heineken - simultaneously and in perfect sync.
Harriet Coomber runs the Douglas Bader pub (Image: Sonya Duncan)
Harriet Coomber, the landlady at the Douglas Bader, said: "I'm so proud to have been a part of this huge achievement for Heineken and excited to share the news with our lovely community here.
"It's amazing to say I hold a World Record - it's brought a real buzz to the pub. I'm very excited to get our official plaque to display. "
Harriet Coomber, the landlady, during 'The Big Pour' (Image: The Douglas Bader pub) This was made possible through online video technology, as 114 pub managers from Scotland to Surrey joined the Martlesham pub on a mass video call to pull their pints together in real time.
It was all done under the eyes of an official Guinness World Records adjudicator.
The 'Big Pour' was done to celebrate the installation of Heineken 0.0's 1,000th tap.
Heineken said this is a milestone in making alcohol-free beer more accessible and offering choice for customer preferences.
Harriet Coomber was delighted to be a world record holder (Image: The Douglas Bader pub) Lawson Mountstevens, managing director of Star Pubs at Heineken UK, said: 'Part of the ritual of going to the pub is watching your pint being freshly poured from the tap- the tilt of the glass, the smooth cascade, and mouth watering anticipation of the first sip.
The Douglas Bader pub in Martlesham (Image: The Douglas Bader Pub)
"This draught experience is central to pub culture, and for non- alcoholic beer to become truly mainstream, it needs to be part of that experience. It needs to be poured from the tap like any other pint, not just another option in the fridge.
"That's why we're committed to getting 0.0 on draught in pubs everywhere, because everyone deserves a proper pint, with or without alcohol.'
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