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Timothy Taylor wins Best Beer in Britain award at Great British Beer Festival

Published:  13 August, 2014

 

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."

Great British Beer FestivalTimothy Taylor's Boltmaker crowned Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival

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

(Sponsored by Beer Hawk)

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.

Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker crowned Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival

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