Timothy Taylor's Botlmaker beer has been named the 'Best Beer' in Britain at the Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London.
Timothy Taylor's Botlmaker beer has been named the 'Best Beer' in Britain at the Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London.
The Yorkshire brewery walked away with the biggest prize at this year's festival and was picked out as Supreme Champion across seven different beer categories (Bitters, Best Bitters, Strong Bitters, Golden Ales, Milds, Winter Beers, and the Speciality class).
The competition, organised by CAMRA, the campaign for real ale, is open to both large regional and small micro breweries.
The Silver award went to Oakham Citra, and the Bronze to Salopian, Darwin's Origin.
Nik Antona, Champion Beer of Britain director, said of Timothy Taylor's winning beer: "This full flavoured bitter is a modern classic that is as impressive today as the day it was first brewed."
Charles Dent, Timothy Taylor's managing director, said of its win: "We're absolutely delighted. It's our favourite, it's the brewers favourite, it's the beer that you drink if you're drinking with us and it's named after one of our favourites pubs - The Boltmakers."
Peter Eells, Timothy Taylor's head brewer, added: "I'm speechless. We work very hard to produce great beers and we really believe this is the best beer we can brew - so to have it acknowledged in such an important competition is absolutely fantastic."
Other category winners included:
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
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Gold - Marble, Chocolate Marble
Silver - St Austell, Proper Job
Bronze - Spire, Prince Igor Imperial Russian Stout
The Great British Beer Festival is taking place this week at London OIympia between August 12-16.