A Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker foi anunciada campeã no Great British Beer Festival

Depois de mais de um ano de painéis de degustação locais e regionais que antecederam a final, a Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) "coroou" a Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker como a Melhor Cerveja da Grã-Bretanha no Great British Beer Festival, em Londres, nesta terça-feira, 12 de agosto. A campeã suprema superou outras finalistas em sete categorias (Bitters, Best Bitters, Strong Bitters, Golden Ales, Milds, Winter Beers e Speciality class), incluindo candidatas de micro a grandes cervejarias regionais. 

O quadro completo de medalhas

PRINCIPAL

Ouro – Timothy Taylors, Boltmaker
Prata – Oakham, Citra
Bronze – Salopian, Darwin’s Origin

Mild

Ouro – Bank Top, Dark Mild
Prata – Branscombe Vale, Mild
Bronze – Castle Rock, Black Gold

Bitters

Ouro – Timothy Taylor, Boltmaker
Prata – Mighty Oak, Captain Bob
Bronze – Flowerpots, Flowerpots Bitter & Sambrook’s Wandle Ale

Best Bitters

Ouro – Salopian, Darwin’s Origin
Prata – Red Willow, Directionless
Bronze – Purity, Mad Goose & Langton, Inclined plain bitter

Golden Ales

Ouro – Oakham, Citra
Prata – Hawkshead, Cumbrian Five Hop
Bronze – Salopian, Hop Twister

Strong Bitters

Ouro – Church End, Fallen Angel
Prata – Blue Monkey, Ape Ale
Bronze – Loch Ness, HoppyNESS

Speciality Beers
Ouro – Saltaire, Triple Chocoholic
Prata – Offbeat, Way Out Wheat
Bronze – Peak Ales, Chatsworth Gold

"Winter Beer of Britain" (Cerveja de Inverno da Grã-Bretanha)
Cairngorm, Black Gold (Stout)
Dunham Massey, Dunham Porter (Porter)
Exe Valley, Winter Glow (Old Ales & Strong Milds)
Kinver, Over the Edge (Barley Wines & Strong Old Ales)

"Bottled Beer of Britain" (Cervejas de garrafa / com patrocínio de Beer Hawk)
Ouro – Marble, Chocolate Marble
Prata – St Austell, Proper Job
Bronze – Spire, Prince Igor Imperial Russian Stout