Champion Beer of Britain
Welcome to the online nominations page for the Champion Beer of Britain.
The nomination period opens on August 31st and runs until October 31st inclusive.
If this is your first time using the site, please read the nomination guide before starting.
About the award
The Champion Beer of Britain is one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world, considered the ultimate honour for UK brewers, it has helped put many into the national spotlight.
The competition starts with individual nominations from CAMRA members and tasting panel nominations, then area competitions.
Final Champion Beer of Britain judging spans cask beers across the categories for Milds, Session Bitters, Premium Bitters, IPAs, Session Pale/Blond/Golden Ales and Premium Pale/Blond/Golden Ales. The winners of these are combined with the Champion Winter Beer of Britain category winners – Session Stouts/Porters, Strong Stouts/Porters, Brown Ales/Red Ales/Black Ales/Old Ales/Strong Milds, Barley Wines/Strong Ales, Speciality Beers (Differently Produced) and Speciality Beers (Flavoured) – to create a list for the final round of judging.
There is also a competition for the Champion Bottled and Canned Beer of Britain with two categories - ABV 4.3% or below and ABV 4.4% or above.
See the previous champions here.
Members
CAMRA members can nominate now for their favourite beers.
If you are not a CAMRA member and would like to get involved, please visit our join online page to find out more.
Eligible beers
To be eligible for CBOB, cask-conditioned beers must conform to CAMRA's availability rules:
7 or more months
Cask-conditioned Session Bitters, Session Pale/Blond/Golden Ales and Premium Pale/Blond/Golden Ales must be available for 7 or more months of the year.
3 or more months
Cask-conditioned Premium Bitters, Session Stouts/Porters Strong Stouts/Porters and Black Ales/Brown Ales/Red Ales/Old Ales/Strong Milds must be available for 3 or more months of the year.
1 or more months
Cask-conditioned Milds and Speciality Beers must be available for 1 or more months of the year.
No availability restriction
There is no availability restriction for regularly-available cask Black, British and New World IPAs, or Barley Wines/Strong Ales.
The ABV and style of cask conditioned beers must conform to a set of style guidelines:
| Style | ABV |
|---|---|
| Milds | 4.0% or below |
| Session Bitters and Session Pale/Blond/Golden Ales | 4.3% or below |
| Premium Bitters and Premium Pale/Blond/Golden Ales | 4.4% to 6.4% |
| Black, British and New World IPAs | 5.5% or above |
| Black Ales, Brown and Red Ales, Old Ales | 6.4% or below |
| Strong Milds | 4.1% to 6.4% |
| Session Stouts and Porters | 4.9% or below |
| Strong Stouts and Porters | 5.0% or above |
| Speciality Beers | Any ABV but the ABV must be defined |
| Barley Wines and Strong Ales | 6.5% or above |
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