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Champion Winter Beer Of Britain
...The Champion Winter Beer of Britain is an award presented by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) at its annual Great British Beer Festival Winter. The award is similar to the Champion Beer of Britain which is presented at the Great British Beer Festival.
Qualification and judging
As for Champion Beer of Britain, beers can qualify in three ways:
- CAMRA tasting panels judge the beers in their geographic area of the UK. The recommendations of these panels are put forward to 6 regional panels, with the winners of these qualifying for the finals in August.
- Votes from CAMRA members via a form in What's Brewing, the CAMRA newsletter.
- Winning one of the 150 Beer of the Festival awards from CAMRA beer festivals held throughout the year
Nominated beers are then grouped into categories and go through several rounds of blind tasting at the Great British Beer Festival Winter. Category winners are then re-judged to determine the supreme champion — the Champion Winter Beer of Britain.
Categories
Beers are split into categories depending on their style or strength with Speciality ale categories joining in 2023 from the main Champion Beer of Britain competition.
- Old Ales & Strong Milds
- Barley Wines
- Session Porters and Stouts
- Strong Porters and Stouts
- Speciality Differently Produced Ales
- Speciality Flavoured Ales
Results
There were two National Winter Ales Festivals in 1997. The first one at the beginning of the year presented the 1996/7 awards and the other, at the end of the year, presented the 1997/8 awards. There was no festival in 1998, the next one being in January 1999.
- Key
- Blue background indicates beers that were named Supreme Champion after winning in their category.
- Green background indicates beers that were named Supreme Winter Beer but not Supreme Champion.
Supreme Winter Beer of Britain category
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996/7 | Hambleton, Nightmare | Branscombe Vale, Yo Ho Ho | Theakston, Old Peculier |
| 1997/8 | Nethergate, Old Growler | Shepherd Neame, Original Porter | Daleside, Monkey Wrench (Yorkshire) |
| 1999 | Dent, T'Owd Top | Woodforde's, Norfolk Nog | Daleside, Monkey Wrench (Yorkshire) |
| 2000 | Robinson's, Old Tom (Stockport) | Theakstons, Old Peculier | Wye Valley, Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout |
| 2001 | Orkney, Skullsplitter | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby Mild | O'Hanlon's, Port Stout |
| 2002 | Wye Valley, Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout | Bath Ales, Festivity | Robinsons, Old Tom |
| 2003 | Nethergate, Old Growler | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | Wentworth, Oatmeal Stout |
| 2004 | Moor, Old Freddy Walker | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | Shepherd Neame, Original Porter |
| 2005 | Robinsons, Old Tom | Bath Ales, Festivity | Woodforde's, Headcracker |
| 2006 | Hogs Back, A Over T (Surrey) | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | Goff's, Black Knight |
| 2007 | Green Jack, Ripper | Fuller's, London Porter | Orkney, Skullsplitter |
| 2008 | Wickwar, Station Porter (Gloucestershire) | Robinson's, Old Tom | Hop Back, Entire Stout |
| 2009 | Oakham, Attila (Cambridgeshire) | Elland, 1872 Porter (West Yorkshire) | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby Mild |
| 2010 | Elland, 1872 Porter (West Yorkshire) | Breconshire, Ramblers Ruin | Acorn's, Gorlovka Imperial Stout |
| 2011 | Hop Back, Entire Stout | Marble, Chocolate | Dow Bridge, Praetorian Porter |
| 2012 | Driftwood, Alfie's Revenge (St Agnes, Cornwall) | Cairngorm, Black Gold (Aviemore, Highlands) | Coniston, No. 9 Barley Wine (Coniston, Cumbria) |
| 2013 | Elland Brewery, 1872 Porter (West Yorkshire) | Bartrams Brewery, Comrade Bill Bartram's EAISS (Suffolk) |
Kelburn Brewing, Dark Moor (East Renfrewshire) |
| 2014 | Dunham Massey, Porter (Greater Manchester) | Cairngorm, Black Gold (Aviemore, Highlands) | Exe Valley, Winter Glow (Devon) |
| 2015 | Elland Brewery, 1872 Porter (West Yorkshire) | Purple Moose, Darkside of the Moose | Dancing Duck, Dark Drake |
| 2016 | Marble, Chocolate Marble | Elland, 1872 Porter (West Yorkshire) | Plain Ales, Inncognito Stout |
| 2017 | Moor, Old Freddy Walker | Sulwath Brewers, Black Galloway | Magic Rock, Dark Arts |
| 2018 | Green Jack, Ripper | Siren Craft, Broken Dream Breakfast Stout | Cairngorm, Black Gold |
| 2019 | Lacons, Audit Ale | Calverley's, Porter | Harviestoun, Old Engine Oil |
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2023 | Elland Brewery, 1872 Porter (West Yorkshire) [1] | Robinsons Brewery, Old Tom (Cheshire) | Dancing Duck’s, Dark Drake (Derbyshire) |
| Source: Champion Winter Beer of Britain Results | |||
Old Ale category
- 1991: Old Ales & Strong Milds
- 1994–1995: Old Ales & Strong Ales
- 1996 onwards: Old Ales & Strong Milds
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Theakston, Old Peculier | King & Barnes, Old | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby Mild |
| 1992 | Woodforde's, Norfolk Nog (Norfolk) | Theakston, Old Peculier | Young's, Winter Warmer |
| 1993 | Sarah Hughes, Original Mild | King & Barnes, Old Ale | n/a |
| 1994 | Hadrian, Emperor | Summerskill, Indiana Bones | Young's, Winter Warmer |
| 1995 | Theakston, Old Peculier | Orkney, Dark Island | King & Barnes, Old |
| 1996 | No event was held this year | ||
| 1997 | Branscombe, Vale Yo Ho Ho | Theakston, Old Peculier | n/a |
| 1998 | Daleside, Monkey Wrench (Yorkshire) | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby Mild; King & Barnes, Old Ale |
Gales, Festival Mild (London) |
| 1999 | Daleside, Monkey Wrench (Yorkshire) | n/a | n/a |
| 2000 | Theakston, Old Peculier | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | n/a |
| 2001 | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby Mild | Orkney, Dark Island | n/a |
| 2002 | Bath Ales, Festivity | Rudgate, Ruby Mild | Beartown, Black Bear |
| 2003 | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby Mild | Woodforde's, Norfolk Nog |
| 2004 | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | n/a | n/a |
| 2005 | Bath Ales, Festivity | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | Theakston, Old Peculier |
| 2006 | Gales, Festival Mild (London) | Goff's, Black Knight | Orkney, Dark Island |
| 2007 | B&T, Black Dragon Mild | Orkney, Dark Island | Rudgate, Ruby Mild |
| 2008 | Purple Moose, Dark Side of the Moose | West Berkshire, Maggs Magnificent Mild | Highland, Dark Monroe |
| 2009 | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby | Bryncelyn, Buddy Marvellous | Orkney, Dark Island; Theakston, Old Peculier |
| 2010 | Breconshire, Ramblers Ruin | Leeds, Midnight Bell | Beartown, Black Bear |
| 2011 | Marble, Chocolate | King's, Old Ale | Beowulf's, Dark Raven |
| 2012 | Driftwood, Alfie's Revenge (Cornwall) | Nant, Mwnci Nell (Conwy); Brunswick, Black Sabbath (Derbyshire) |
Beowulf, Dark Raven (Staffordshire) |
| 2013 | Kelburn Brewing, Dark Moor (East Renfrewshire) | Jennings, Sneck Lifter (Cumbria) | Purple Moose, Dark Side of the Moose (Gwynedd) |
| 2014 | Exe Valley, Winter Glow (Devon) | Beowulf, Dark Raven (Staffordshire) | Grainstore, Rutland Beast (Rutland) |
| 2015 | Purple Moose, Dark Side of the Moose (Gwynedd) | Ulverston, Fra Diavolio | Castle Rock, Midnight Owl |
| 2016 | Old Dairy, Snow Top; Marble, Chocolate |
Beowulf, Dark Raven; Parmers, Tally Ho! |
Adnams, Old Ale; Brampton, Mild |
| 2017 | Grainstore Brewery | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby Mild | Adnams, Old Ale Old Dairy, Snow Top |
| 2018 | Tintagel, Excalibur | Untapped, Ember | Jennings, Sneck Lifter |
| 2019 | Tintagel, Excalibur [2] | Harvey, Old Ale | Brampton, Mild |
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2023 | Brampton, Mild [1] | Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby | Great Corby, Fox Brown Ale |
| Source: Champion Winter Beer of Britain Results | |||
Barley Wines category
Barley Wines category (1992-2014)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Gibbs Mew, Bishops Tipple | Woodforde's, Headcracker (Norfolk) | Lees, Moonraker (Manchester) |
| 1993 | Woodforde's, Headcracker (Norfolk) | Marston's, Owd Rodger (Burton upon Trent) | n/a |
| 1994 | Woodforde's, Headcracker (Norfolk) | Robinsons, Old Tom (Stockport) | Gibbs Mew, Bishops Tipple |
| 1995 | Cottage, Norman Conquest (Somerset) | Woodforde's, Headcracker (Norfolk) | Pilgrim, Conqueror |
| 1996 | No event was held this year | ||
| 1997 | McMullen's, Stronghart | Robinsons, Old Tom (Stockport) | n/a |
| 1998 | Lees, Moonraker (Manchester) | Robinsons, Old Tom (Stockport) | Marston's, Owd Rodger (Burton upon Trent) |
| 1999 | Cottage, Norman's Conquest | n/a | n/a |
| 2000 | Robinsons, Old Tom (Stockport) | Burton Bridge, Old Expensive | n/a |
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