Champion Beer of Britain (By Class)

Hampshire Ale is Best In Britain. 5/08/08

Alton's Pride is named Champion Beer of Britain 2008 at the Great British Beer Festival.

Champion Beer of Britain is affectionately known as CBOB. CBOB is normally judged at the Great British Beer Festival in August but the nomination process is almost an ongoing task.

The finalists for the Champion Beer of Britain are chosen on a regional basis via local tasting panels and regional beer judging competitions. This ensures a good geographical spread for the finalists of this pretigious award.

Results:

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Supreme Champions

2008	Triple FFF Alton's Pride (Gold) Beckstones Black Dog Freddy (Silver) Wickwar Station Porter (Bronze)
2007	Hobsons Mild (Gold) Mighty Oak Maldon Gold (Silver) Green Jack Ripper (Bronze)
2006	Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Gold) Harveys Sussex Best Bitter (Silver) Triple FFF Moon Dance (Bronze)
2005	Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Gold) Grainstore Rutland Panther (Silver) Woodfordes Wherry Best Bitter (Bronze)
2004	Kelham Island Pale Rider (Gold) Greene King IPA (Silver) Hampshire Ironside (Bronze)
2003	Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted (Gold) Brains Dark (Silver) Bazens Black Pig (Bronze)
2002	Caledonian Deuchars IPA (Gold) RCH East Street Cream (Silver) Triple fff Moondance (Bronze)
2001	Oakham JHB (Gold) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Silver) Brains Dark (Bronze)
2000	Moorhouse's Black Cat (Gold) Hogs Back TEA (Silver) York Yorkshire Terrier Bitter (Bronze)
1999	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Oakham Jeffrey Hudson Bitter (Silver) Caledonian Deuchars IPA (Bronze)
1998	Coniston Bluebird Bitter (Gold) Mordue Radgie Gadgie (Silver) Moorhouse's Black Cat (Bronze)
1997	Mordue Workie Ticket (Gold) Bateman's Dark Mild (Silver) Hobson's Best Bitter (Bronze)
1996	Woodforde's Wherry Best Bitter (Gold) Cheriton Digger's Gold (Silver) Butterknowle Banner Bitter (Bronze)
1995	Cottage Norman's Conquest (Gold) Harvey 's Porter (Silver) Hadrian Centurian (Bronze)
1994	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Coachhouse Blunderbus (Silver) Woodforde's Headcracker (Bronze)
1993	Adnams Extra (Gold) Taylor Best Bitter (Silver) Woodforde's Headcracker (Bronze)
1992	Woodforde's Norfolk Nog (Gold) Timothy Taylor Landlord (Silver) Bateman's Salem Porter (Bronze)
1991	Mauldon Black Adder (Gold) Fuller's ESB (Silver) Brains Dark (Bronze)
1990	Ind Coope Burton Ale (Gold) Timothy Taylor Landlord (Silver) Robinson Old Tom (Bronze)

Bitter Class

2008	Triple FFF Alton's Pride (Gold) Lees Bitter (Silver) Jarrow Rivet Catcher & Surrey Hills Ranmore Ale (Bronze)
2007	Castle Rock Harvest Pale (Gold) Twickenham Crane Dancer (Silver) Surrey Hills Ranmore Ale & Fyne Pipers Gold (Bronze)
2006	Elgood Cambridge Bitter (Gold) Acorn Brewery Barnsley Bitter (Silver) Sharps Doom Bar & Woodforde Wherry (Bronze)
2005	Woodforde's Wherry Best Bitter (Gold) Holdens Black Copuntry Bitter (Silver) RCH PG Steam & Belvoir Star (Bronze)
2004	Greene King IPA (Gold) Oakham JHB (Silver) Triple FFF Alton Pride & Whim Hartington Bitter (Bronze)
2003	Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted (Gold) Daleside Bitter (Silver) Triple fff Alton Pride & Caledonian Deuchars IPA (Bronze)
2002	Caledonian Deuchars IPA (Gold) Rudgate Viking (Silver) RCH Hewish IPA & Oakham JHB (Bronze)
2001	Oakham JHB (Gold) Adnams Bitter (Silver) Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted & Barge and Barrel Bargee (Bronze)
2000	Bullmastiff Gold & Brakspears Bitter (Gold) Oakham JHB & Harviestoun Biter and Twisted (Bronze)
1999	Oakham JHB (Gold) Caledonian Deuchars IPA (Silver) Goddards special & Woodforde's Wherry (Bronze)
1998	Coniston Bluebird Bitter (Gold) Oakham JHB (Silver) Dent Aviator & Itchen Valley Godfathers (Bronze)
1997	Hobsons Best Bitter (Gold) Ruddles Best Bitter (Silver) Goddards Special & Hydes Bitter (Bronze)
1996	Woodforde's Wherry (Gold) Caledonina R&D Deauchers IPA (Silver) Butcombe Bitter & Big Lamp Bitter (Bronze)
1995	Cheriton Pots Ale (Gold) Everards Beacon (Silver) Oakham JHB (Bronze)
1994	Everards Beacon (Gold) Caledonian R&D Deuchars IPA (Silver) Judge's Barrister Best (Bronze)
1993	Timothy Taylor Best Bitter (Gold) Caledonian R&D Deuchars IPA (Silver)
1992	Ridley's IPA (Gold) Butterknowle Bitter (Silver) Plassey Bitter (Bronze)
1991	Cain's Traditional Bitter (Gold) Stones Best Bitter (Silver) Youngs Bitter (Bronze)
1990	Adnams Bitter (Gold) Youngs Bitter (Silver) Butcombe Bitter (Bronze)
1989	Fuller's Chiswick (Gold) Butcombe Bitter (Silver) Golden Hill Exmoor Ale (Bronze)
1988	Tetley Bitter (Gold) King & Barnes Sussex (Silver) Hook Norton Bitter (Bronze)
1987	King & Barnes Sussex (Gold) Thwaites Bitter (Silver) Young's Bitter (Bronze)
1986	Brakspear PA (Gold) Youngs Bitter (Silver) Gales BBB (Bronze)
1985	Gale's BBB (Gold) Brakspears Bitter (Silver) Burton Bridge Bitter (Bronze)
1984	No Event
1983	Burton Bridge Bitter (Gold) Shepherd Neame Bitter (Silver) Youngs Bitter (Bronze)
1982	Clarke's Wakefield (Gold) West riding Bitter (Silver) Tetley Bitter (Bronze)
1981	West Riding Tyke (Gold) Shepherd Neame (Silver)
1980	Exmoor Ale (Gold) Archers Bitter (Silver) Young's Bitter (Bronze)
1979	Fullers London Pride (Gold) Wadworth 6X (Silver) Sam Smiths Old Brewery Bitter (Bronze)
1978	Ridleys Bitter (Gold)

Best Bitter Class

2008	Skinner's Betty Stogs (Gold) Highland Scapa Special (Silver) Cairngorm Nessies Monster Mash & Timothy Taylor Landlord (Bronze)
2007	Purple Moose Glasyn Ale (Gold) George Wright Pipe Dream (Silver) Fullers London Pride, Nethergate Suffolk County & Station House Buzzin' (Bronze)
2006	Harveys Sussex Best Bitter (Gold) Triple fff Moon Dance (Silver) Kelburn Red Smiddy & Surrey Hills Shere Drop (Bronze)
2005	Harveys Sussex Bitter (Gold) Mighty Oak Burntwood Bitter (Silver) Timothy Taylor Landlord & Olde Swan Entire (Bronze)
2004	Hampshire Ironside (Gold) Hook Norton Generation (Silver) Nottingham Extra Pale Ale & Woodfordes Nelson's Revenge (Bronze)
2003	Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Gold) West Berkshire Full Circle (Silver) Slaters Supreme & Roosters Hooligan (Bronze)
2002	Triple fff Moondance (Gold) Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Silver) Orkney Red McGregor & Fullers London Pride (Bronze)
2001	RCH Pitchfork (Gold) Woodforde's Nelson's Revenge (Silver) Goddards Special & Hog's Back TEA (Bronze)
2000	Hogs Back TEA (Gold) York Yorkshire Terrier Bitter (Silver) Timothy Taylor Landlord & Houston St Peter's Well (Bronze)
1999	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Harveys Aramada (Silver) Jennings Cocker Hoop & Tomos Watkin OSB (Bronze)
1998	RCH Pitchfork (Gold) Adnams Extra (Silver) Timothy Taylor Landlord & Fuller's London Pride (Bronze)
1997	Mordue Workie Ticket (Gold) Cottage Golden Ale (Silver) Whitbread Castle Eden & Concertina Bengal Tiger (Bronze)
1996	Butterknowle Banner Bitter (Gold) Camerons Strongarm (Silver) Brains SA & Plassey Bitter (Bronze)
1995	Fuller's London Pride (Gold) Hog's Back TEA & Otter Ale (Silver)
1994	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Fuller's London Pride (Silver) Concertina Band Club KW Special Pride (Bronze)
1993	Adnams Extra (Gold) Timothy Taylor Landlord (Silver)
1992	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Butterknowle Concilliation Ale (Silver) Exe Valley Dob's Bitter (Bronze)
1991	Batham Best Bitter (Gold) Marstons Pedigree Bitter (Silver) Timothy Taylor Landlord (Bronze)
1990	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Fuller's London Pride (Silver) Wadworth 6X (Bronze)
1989	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Batham Bitter (Silver) Marston Pedigree (Bronze)
1988	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Wadworth 6X (Silver) Fuller's London Pride (Bronze)

Premium Bitter Class

1986	Bateman's XXXB (Gold) Fullers London Pride (Silver) Timothy Taylor (Bronze)
1985	Young's Special (Gold) Marstons Pedigree (Silver) Timothy Taylor Landlord (Bronze)
1984	No Event
1983	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Youngs special (Silver) Marstons Pedigree (Bronze)
1982	Timothy Taylor Landlord (Gold) Marstons Pedigree (Silver) West Riding Tyke Bitter (Bronze)

Special Bitter Class

1990	Ind Coope Burton Ale (Gold) Greene King Abbot (Silver) Adnams Broadside (Bronze)
1989	Bateman's XXXB (Gold) Moorhouses Pendle Witches Brew (Silver) Young's Special (Bronze)
1988	Bateman's XXXB (Gold) Young's Special (Silver) Holdens HSB (Bronze)
1987	Bateman's XXXB (Gold) Timothy Taylor's Landlord (Silver) Young's Special (Bronze)

Strong Bitter/Ale Class

2008	Thornbridge Jaipur IPA (Gold) Fuller's ESB (Silver) Highland Orkney Blast (Bronze)
2007	York Centurion's Ghost (Gold) Inveralmond Lia Fail (Silver) Brain's SA (Bronze)
2006	York Centurion's Ghost (Gold) Thornbriadge Jaipur IPA (Silver) Weetwood Oasthouse Gold (Bronze)
2005	Hanby Nutcracker (Gold) Bullmastiff Son of a Bitch (Silver) Fullers ESB (Bronze)
2004	Kelham Island Pale Rider (Gold) Mordue IPA (Silver) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Bronze)
2003	Adnams Broadside (Gold) RCH East Street Cream (Silver) Oakham Bishops Farewell (Bronze)
2002	RCH East Street Cream (Gold) Fullers ESB (Silver) Hogs Back Hop Garden Gold (Bronze)
2001	Hop Back Summer Lightning (Gold) Goacher Gold Star Ale (Silver) Slaters Supreme (Bronze)
2000	Cropton Monkman's Slaughter (Gold) Gales HSB (Silver) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Bronze)
1999	Ballard Nyewood Gold (Gold) Durham White Bishop (Silver) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Bronze)
1998	Mordue Radgie Gadgie (Gold) Dent Kamikaze (Silver) Cheriton Diggers Gold (Bronze)
1997	Bateman XXXB (Gold) Dent Kamikaze (Silver) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Bronze)
1996	Cheriton Diggers Gold (Gold) Bullmastiff Son of a Bitch (Silver) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Bronze)
1995	Hadrian Centurion (Gold) Fuller's ESB (Silver) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Bronze)
1994	Coach House Posthorn (Gold) Moorhouse's Pendle Witches Brew (Silver)
1993	Exe Valley Exeter Old Bitter (Gold) Mauldons White Adder (Silver)
1992	Hop Back Summer Lightning (Gold) Harvey's Armada Ale (Silver) Randall's Best Bitter (Bronze)
1991	Fuller's ESB (Gold) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Silver) Hardys & Hansons Kimberley Classic (Bronze)
1990	Robinson's Old Tom (Gold) Ringwood Old Thumper (Silver) Fuller's ESB (Bronze)
1989	Theakston Old Peculier (Gold) Batemans Victory Ale (Silver) Fuller ESB (Bronze)
1988	Ringwood Old Thumper (Gold) Fuller's ESB (Silver) vGibbs Mew Bishop's Tipple (Bronze)
1987	Fuller's ESB (Gold) Theakston Old Peculier (Silver) Robinsons Old Tom (Bronze)
1986	Theakston Old Peculier (Gold) Ringwood Old Thumper (Silver) Marstons Owd Rodger (Bronze)
1985	Fuller's ESB (Gold) Gales HSB & Theakston Old Peculier (Silver)
1984	No Event
1983	Fuller's ESB (Gold) Gales HSB & Theakston Old Peculier (Silver)
1982	Marston's Owd Roger (Gold) Lees moonraker (Silver) Theakston Old Peculier (Bronze)
1981	Fuller's ESB (Gold) Gales HSB (Silver) Theaskstons Old Peculier (Bronze)
1980	Young's Special (Gold) Gales HSB (Silver) Fullers ESB (Bronze)
1979	Fuller's ESB (Gold) Theakston Old Peculier (Silver) Greene King Abbot Ale (Bronze)
1978	Fuller's ESB (Gold)

Golden Ale Class

2008	Otley O1 (Gold) Loddon Ferryman's Gold (Silver) Skinner's Cornish Knocker Ale (Bronze)
2007	Mighty Oak Malden Gold (Gold) Oak Leaf Hole Hearted (Silver) Otley 01 (Bronze)
2006	Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Gold) Hop Back Summer Lightning (Silver) Holden Golden Glow (Bronze)
2005	Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Gold) Jarrow Rivet Catcher (Silver) Oakham JHB (Bronze)

Mild Class

2008	Beckstones Black Dog Freddy (Gold) Rudgate Ruby Mild (Silver) Rhymney Dark (Bronze)
2007	Hobsons Mild (Gold) Nottingham Rock Mild (Silver) Brain's Dark (Bronze)
2006	Oscar Wilde Mild (Gold) Elgood Black Dog (Silver) Grainstore Rutland Panther (Bronze)
2005	Grainstore Rutland Panther (Gold) Brains Dark (Silver) Elgood's Black Dog (Bronze)
2004	Lees GB Mild (Gold) Brains Dark (Silver) Hardys & Hansons Kimberley Mild (Bronze)
2003	Lidstones Rowley Mild (Gold) Brains Dark (Silver) Bazens Black Pig Mild (Bronze)
2002	Triple fff Pressed Rat & Warthog (Gold) Boat Brewery Man in a Boat (Silver) Moorhouses black Cat (Bronze)
2001	Brains Dark (Gold) Moorhouses Black Cat (Silver) Boat Brewery Man in a Boat (Bronze)
2000	Moorhouise's Black Cat (Gold) Batemans Dark (Silver) Brains Dark (Bronze)
1999	Bateman's Dark Mild (Gold) Elgoods Black Dog Mild (Silver) Cains Dark Mild & St Austell XXXX (Bronze)
1998	Moorhouse's Black Cat Mild (Gold) Elgoods Black Dog Mild (Silver) Harveys Sussex XX Mild (Bronze)
1997	Batemans Dark Mild (Gold) Cains Dark Mild (Silver) Coach House Gunpowder Strong Mild (Bronze)
1996	Tomlinsons Heritage Mild (Gold) Batemans Dark Mild (Silver) Harveys Sussex XX Mild (Bronze)
1995	Ridley Mild (Gold) Hoskins & Oldfield Mild (Silver) Cains Mild (Bronze)
1994	Hoskins & Oldfield Mild (Gold) Coachhouse Gunpowder Strong Mild (Silver) Highgate Dark (Bronze)
1993	Woodforde's Mardlers Mild (Gold) Adnams Mild (Silver)
1992	Taylors Golden Best (Gold) King & Barnes Sussex Mild (Silver) Brain's Dark (Bronze)
1991	Brains Dark (Gold) Gales XXXD (Silver) Guernsey LBA (Bronze)
1990	Harveys Pale Ale (Gold) Batemans Mild (Silver) Timothy Taylor's Golden Best (Bronze)
1989	Taylor Golden Best (Gold) Courage Bitter Ale (Silver) Bateman Mild (Bronze)
1988	Batemans Mild (Gold) M&B; Highgate Mild (Silver) Timothy Taylor Best (Bronze)
1987	Ansells Mild (Gold) Thwaites Best Mild (Silver) Timothy Taylors Golden Best (Bronze)
1986	Thwaites Best Mild (Gold) Highgate Mild (Silver) Hook Norton Mild (Bronze)
1985	Ansells Mild (Gold) Hook Norton Mild (Silver) Adams Mild (Bronze)
1984	No Event
1983	Ansells Mild (Gold) Banks Mild (Silver) Highgate Mild (Bronze)
1982	Tetley Mild (Gold) Thwaites Mild (Silver) West Riding Mild (Bronze)
1981	Bank's Mild (Gold) Tetley Mild (Silver) Thwaites Best Mild (Bronze)
1980	Thwaites Best Mild (Gold) Courage Heavy (Silver) Banks Mild (Bronze)
1979	Hanson's Mild (Gold) Thwaites Mild (Silver)
1978	Thwaites Best Mild (Gold)

Speciality Beer Class

2008	Otley OGarden (Gold) Wentworth Bumble Beer (Silver) Nethergate Umbel Magna (Bronze)
2007	Nethergate Umbel Magna (Gold) Little Valley Hebden Wheat (Silver) St Peter's Grapefruit (Bronze)
2006	Cairngorm Trade Winds (Gold) Wolf Straw Dog (Silver) William Brothers Fraoch (Bronze)
2005	Cairngorm Tradewinds (Gold) Young's Waggledance (Silver) Daleside Morrocco & Ridleys Rumpus (Bronze)
2004	Cairngorm Tradewinds (Gold) Harviestoun Schiehallion (Silver) Titanic Iceberg (Bronze)
2003	Cheriton Village Elder (Gold) Daleside Morocco (Silver) Oakham White Dwarf (Bronze)
2002	Oakham White Dwarf (Gold) Harviestoun Schielhallion (Silver) Nethergate Umbel Magna (Bronze)
2001	Oakham White Dwarf (Gold) Harviestoun Schiehallion (Silver) Cheriton Village Elder (Bronze)
2000	Nethergate Umbel Ale (Gold) Oakham White Dwarf (Silver) Heather Ale Fraoch (Bronze)
1999	Harviestoun Schiehallion (Gold) Nethergate Umbel Magna (Silver) Dark Star Zingibier (Bronze)
1998	Freeminer Shakemantle Ginger Ale (Gold) Dark Horse Fallen Angel (Silver) Daleside Morocco Ale (Bronze)
1997	Harviestoun Schiehallion (Gold) Passageway St Arnold (Silver) Nethergate Umbel Magana (Bronze)
1996	Harviestoun Schiehallion (Gold) Passageway st Arnold (Silver) Brewery on Sea Spinnaker Buzz (Bronze)

New Brewery Class

1990	Woodforde Wherry Best Bitter (Gold) West Coast Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Silver) Yates Premium (Bronze)
1989	Hop Back Summer Lightning (Gold) Whitby's Own Force Nine (Silver) Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (Bronze)
1988	Banks & Taylor SOS (Gold) Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby (Silver) Wooodfordes Wherry (Bronze)
1987	Pitfield Dark Star (Gold) Old Mill Bullion (Silver) Banks & Taylor SOS (Bronze)
1986	Pitfield Dark Star (Gold) Old Mill Bullion (Silver) Banks & Taylor SOS (Bronze)
1985	Old Mill (Gold) Mauldons (Silver) Ringwood (Bronze)

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