Castle Rock Wins Unique Beer Championship

Castle Rock brewery in Nottingham won a unique prize in the Champion Beer of Britain competition - it's the second time it has won the championship with Harvest Pale but in two different categories. In 2007 it won in the Bitter category and this year it entered in the new category of Golden Ale.

Castle Rock's win comes just two weeks before it opens a new brewery that will triple annual production to 20,000 barrels. The company, founded by former CAMRA chairman Chris Holmes, is breathing life back into a city ravaged by the closure of Hardys & Hansons, Home and Shipstones. Right: Roger presents the trophy.

The results

Mild Gold: Surrey Hills Hammer Mild. Silver: Greene King XX Mild. Bronze: Golcar Dark Mild & Nottingham Rock Ale Mild Bitter Gold: RCH PG Steam Silver: Moor Revival Bronze: Orkney Raven & Purple Moose Snowdonia Ale Best Bitter Gold: Timothy Taylor Landlord Silver: St Austell Tribute Broze: Great Oakley Gobble Golden Ale Gold: Castle Rock Harvest Pale Silver: Marble Manchester Bitter Bronze: St Austell Proper Job Strong Bitter Gold: Thornbridge Jaipur IPA Silver: Fuller's Gales HSB Bronze: Beckstones Rev Rob Speciality Beer Gold: Amber Chocolate Orange Stout Silver: O'Hanlon's Port Stout Bronze: Breconshire Ysbrid y Ddraig Champion Bottle Beer Gold: St Austell Admiral's Ale Silver: Pitfield 1850 London Porter Bronze Great Oakley Delapre Dark Overall winners Champion Beer of Britain: Castle Rock Harvest Pale Silver: Timothy Taylor Landlord Bronze: Surrey Hills Hammer Mild