The Champion Beer of Britain is one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world. It is the ultimate honour for UK brewers and has helped put many into the media spotlight.
Judging for the competition takes two years to complete, starting with nominations from individual CAMRA members and Tasting Panels, then area competitions.
All the judging adheres to a strict blind tasting policy.
First, we need to know how the beer is brewed - so the brewery and beer data given to us has to be correct. Updates can be submitted for the selected brewery and core beers via the CAMRA Brewery Liaison Officer on our website.
It needs to be a cask-conditioned beer (or for the Champion Bottled Beer of Britain categories, bottle-conditioned) and be brewed regularly, with the exact availability dependent on the style.
Only CAMRA members or a CAMRA Tasting Panel can make a nomination.
All the rounds of judging are judged blind - nobody knows which beers they are tasting. Nominations and judging takes place across 12 style categories (plus two bottled-conditioned categories).
Nominations are judged in nine area competitions, with the top scoring beers moving on to UK-wide final judging rounds.
An overview of the judging process Learn about our new beer stylesMild by Penzance brewery has been crowned CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain 2025 at the Great British Beer Festival, NEC Birmingham, today.
Twelve amazing finalists were whittled down to the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners by an expert judging panel.
Christine Cryne, Champion Beer of Britain Judging Coordinator described Mild as:
“The aroma of this classic dark mild has all the enticing aromas one would expect. Chocolate and sweet cocoa on the nose. Chocolate, sultanas and dry roast on the palate where the gentle pleasant sweetness is balanced by a roasty, subtle, dry bitterness. Packs a lot of flavour for a 3.6% beer!”
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