The winners of this year’s Great British Beer Festival were announced yesterday. Here’s the list:
CHAMPION BEERS:
GOLD: Crouch Vale Brewers Gold
SILVER: Harveys Sussex Best Bitter
BRONZE: Triple fff Moondance
CATEGORY WINNERS:
Milds:
- Mighty Oak’s Oscar Wilde Mild (Essex)
- Elgood’s Black Dog (Cambridgeshire)
- Grainstore Rutland Panther (Rutland)
Bitters:
- Elgood’s Cambridge Bitter (Cambridgeshire)
- Acorn Barnsley Bitter (South Yorkshire)
- TIE
- Sharp’s Doombar Bitter (Cornwall)
- Woodforde’s Wherry (Norfolk)
Best Bitters:
- Harveys Sussex Best Bitter (East Sussex)
- Triple fff Moon Dance (Hampshire)
- TIE
- Kelburn, Red Smiddy (East Renfrewshire)
- Surrey Hills Shere Drop (Surrey)
Strong Bitters:
- York Brewery, Centurions Ghost Ale (Yorkshire)
- Thornbridge Jaipur IPA (Derbyshire)
- Weetwood Oasthouse Gold (Cheshire)
Speciality Beers:
- Cairngorm Trade Winds (Highlands)
- Wolf Straw Dog (Norfolk)
- William Brothers Fraoch Heather Ale (Alloa)
Golden Ales:
- Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Essex)
- Hop Back Summer Lightning (Wiltshire)
- Holden’s Golden Glow (West Midlands)
BOTTLED BEER:
- White Shield: White Shield Brewery (Staffordshire)
- Hen’s Tooth: Greene King (Suffolk)
- Titanic Stout: Titanic (Staffordshire)
The scene at this year’s Great British Beer Festival.