Champion Winter Beer of Britain
About the Award
The Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition marks the first day of the Great British Beer Festival Winter. It provides an opportunity to showcase the best traditional winter brews in the country, out of categories such as barley wines, strong old ales and stouts.
Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2024 Announced
CAMRA can proudly announce that Sarah Hughes Brewery’s Snowflake barley wine has won the overall Gold Champion Winter Beer of Britain.
The category winners from the Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition will be entered into the overall Champion Beer of Britain competition later this year.
Sarah Hughes Brewery’s ‘Snowflake’
Sarah Hughes Brewery has scooped Gold in CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer of Britain (CWBOB) competition with their Snowflake, a 8% ABV amber barley wine.
Judges described the beer as “A beautiful amber barley wine. The fruity, slightly spiced nose invited the drinker to indulge. The rich, smooth, sweet palate had orange spicy notes balanced by a growing bitterness, leading to a spicy dry bitterness. Remarkably moreish.”