Is Timothy Taylor Boltmakers (aka Best)
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Is Timothy Taylor Boltmakers (aka Best)
and the rest of the winners are:
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
(Sponsored by Beer Hawk)
Gold – Marble, Chocolate Marble
Silver – St Austell, Proper Job
Bronze – Spire, Prince Igor Imperial Russian Stout
- See more at: http://gbbf.org.uk/news/single/timot....yArlPq8x.dpuf
This must be the first time in decades when I've actually tried (or even heard of) the three overall winners.
Wandle??? WTF? Unless it's undergone a dramatic recipe change, injecting some (any!) flavour...
Pleased to see Salopian do well, their beers have been exceptionally tasty over the last couple of years.
Another shocking choice from the guardians of real ale. New drinkers will think if this is the best what are the others like.Self promotion fail?
Amazingly, for once, I've tried all the Gold medal winners, apart from the Strong Bitter. Still quietly stunned about Boltmaker being Champion. Citra would definitely have got the nod from me.