Two West Midlands breweries have taken home major awards at CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain 2025, revealed at the Great British Beer Festival in Birmingham.
Sarah Hughes Brewery in Sedgley claimed Silver with their barley wine Snowflake, while Church End Brewery near Nuneaton earned Bronze for its Fallen Angel pale ale.
The Champion Beer of Britain awards are among the most respected in the beer world, taking two years of independent blind tastings and judging to complete. Finalists are chosen from regional winners submitted by CAMRA members and tasting panels across the country.
Snowflake, brewed by Sarah Hughes, was praised by judges as:
“A gorgeous barley wine and a classic example of the style. The flavour is complex, with sweet bitter marmalade on a smooth palate.”
Meanwhile, Church End’s Fallen Angel was described as:
“A sweet honey toast, butterscotch aroma with a little spice. It’s a rich pale ale with bitter spicy hops that are balanced by notes of honey.”
CAMRA Awards Director, Gary Timmins, said:
“"From CAMRA members nominating their favourites, through to those tough regional rounds, to the final panel of judges, this is a vigorous and fiercely independent competition.
“I hope everyone will join me on the Great British Beer Festival floor where you can try all our final twelve beers, each one is top quality, and each brewer deserves a congratulations in their own right.”
ENDS
Notes to editors:
Gold, Silver and Bronze winners
Silver: Sarah Hughes, Snowflake
Bronze: Church End, Fallen Angel
Category winners
Mild
Session Bitter
Premium Bitter
IPAs
Session Pale, Blond and Golden Ales
Premium Pale, Blond and Golden Ales
Brown and Red Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds
Session Stouts and Porters
Strong Stouts and Porters
Specialty, Differently Flavoured
Siren, Broken Dream Breakfast Stout
Specialty, Differently Produced
Barely Wines and Strong Old Ales
