| |
Great British Beer Festival 2004
by Willard Clarke, 08/04
I was in the thick of the Great British Beer Festival action in London in the first week of August, including Chairing the judges panel for the bottled beer competition. More on that in
the Green King IPA controversy, and several more reports to follow. For now, here is a run down on all the Champion beers from this year's festival.
Mild Category
Gold: Lees GB Mild
Silver: Brains Dark
Bronze: Hardys and Hansons Kimberley Mild
Bitter Category
Gold: Greene King IPA
Silver: Oakham JHB
Joint Bronze: Triple FFF Altons Pride and Whim Hartington Bitter
Best Bitter Category
Gold: Hampshire Ironside
Silver: Hook Norton Generation
Joint Bronze: Nottingham Extra Pale Ale and Woodfordes Nelson's Revenge
Strong Ale Category
Gold: Kelham Island Pale Rider
Silver: Mordue IPA
Bronze: Hop Back Summer Lightning
Speciality Category
Gold: Cairngorm Tradewinds
Silver: Harviestoun Schiehallion
Bronze: Titanic Iceberg
Real Ale in a Bottle category
Gold: Titanic Stout
Silver: Youngs Special London Ale
Bronze: Yates Isle of Wight Special
|
|
