Champion Beers 2007

[BensGrandad]

:Champion Beer of Britain 2007 announced
7 August, 2007

By Michelle Perrett

CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival reveals this year's winner

Hobsons Mild has been crowned the 2007 Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).

The beer beat off stiff competition from contenders from all over the country to gain the prestigious title, which was judged by a panel of expert judges including Hamish Champ, city editor of The Publican and John Porter, The Publican's pub food editor.

Mighty Oak Maldon Gold, winner in the Golden Ales category, was awarded second place overall, and third place went to Green Jack Ripper, which won the Winter Ale category earlier this year.

The GBBF runs until Saturday at Earl's Court in London.


Category winners

Milds

Gold: Hobsons Mild

Silver: Nottingham Rock Mild

Bronze: Brains Dark


Bitters

Gold: Castle Rock Harvest Pale

Silver: Twickenham Crane Sundancer

Joint Bronze: Surrey Hills Ranmore Ale

Joint Bronze: Fyne Piper's Gold


Best Bitters

Gold: Purple Moose Glaslyn Ale

Silver: George Wright Pipe Dream

Joint Bronze: Fuller's London Pride

Joint Bronze: Nethergate Suffolk County

Joint Bronze: Station House Buzzin'



Strong Bitters

Gold: York Centurion's Ghost

Silver: Inveralmond Lia Fail


Bronze: Brains SA Gold


Speciality Beers

Gold: Nethergate Umbel Magna

Silver: Little Valley Hebden Wheat

Bronze: St Peter's Grapefruit


Golden Ales

Gold: Mighty Oak Maldon Gold

Silver: Oak Leaf Hole Hearted

Bronze: Otley 01


Champion Bottled Beer of Britain Competition:

Gold: O’Hanlon’s Port Stout

Joint Silver: Titanic Stout

Joint Silver: Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody’s Wholesome Stout

Bronze: Wapping Baltic Gold

One of my favourites London Pride joint bronze in the Bitters. Unfortrunately nothing for Timothy Taylors Landlord or any Sussex beers.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

i like a drop of london pride, was surprised not to see butcombe, summer lightening or waggledance in there though

 

[Pigsy]

We have Harvest Pale in my local, pleasant enough, not sure it's the beer of the year though.

 

[REDLAND]

Good to see mild making a resurgence. It was dying out due to lazy publicans not wanting to deal with the fact that it doesn't keep well, but it's nice to see some people still prepared to make the effort. Well done them.

 

[Grendel]

We have Harvest Pale in my local, pleasant enough, not sure it's the beer of the year though.

My thoughts exactly. I was at the festival last Tuesday afternoon and sampled the majority of the category winners. I found Harvest Pale to be somewhat lacklustre to say the least. Certainly drinkable, and not unpleasant, but there were far better beers on show to my mind.

 

[Uncle Buck]

What no Harvey's? According to some on here it is the best ever, ever, ever.

 

[Grendel]

What no Harvey's? According to some on here it is the best ever, ever, ever.

Harveys, curiously, didn't exhibit their Best Bitter this year. Mild and Olympia were on offer instead.