Items featured in this episode:
The Great British Beer Festival
CAMRA
Pubs Matter Campaign
Fair Deal For Your Local Campaign
Wibblers Brewery
Dominion Brewery
Tiny Rebel Brewery
Triple fff Brewery
Below is a list of all the categories & winners at the festival, as mentioned in the Podcast:
Overall winners-
Gold – Timothy Taylors, Boltmaker
Silver – Oakham, Citra
Bronze – Salopian, Darwin’s Origin
Mild category-
Gold – Bank Top, Dark Mild
Silver – Branscombe Vale, Mild
Bronze – Castle Rock, Black Gold
Bitters category-
Gold – Timothy Taylor, Boltmaker
Silver – Mighty Oak, Captain Bob
Joint Bronze – Flowerpots, Flowerpots Bitter & Sambrook’s Wandle Ale
Best Bitters-
Gold – Salopian, Darwin’s Origin
Silver – Red Willow, Directionless
Joint Bronze – Purity, Mad Goose & Langton, Inclined plain bitter
Golden Ales-
Gold – Oakham, Citra
Silver – Hawkshead, Cumbrian Five Hop
Bronze – Salopian, Hop Twister
Strong Bitters-
Gold – Church End, Fallen Angel
Silver – Blue Monkey, Ape Ale
Bronze –Loch Ness, HoppyNESS
Speciality Beers-
Gold – Saltaire, Triple Chocoholic
Silver – Offbeat, Way Out Wheat
Bronze – Peak Ales, Chatsworth Gold
Champion Winter Beer of Britain (from category winners announced in January 2014)
Cairngorm - Black Gold (Stouts Category)
Dunham Massey - Dunham Porter (Porter Category)
Exe Valley - Winter Glow (Old Ales & Strong Milds)
Kinver - Over the Edge (Barley Wines & Strong Old Ales)
Champion Bottled Beer of Britain winners
Gold – Marble, Chocolate Marble
Silver – St Austell, Proper Job
Bronze – Spire, Prince Igor Imperial Russian Stout