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Beer & Cider Awards Champion Winter Beer of Britain

Champion Winter Beer of Britain

Driftwood brewery’s (of St Agnes, Cornwall) ‘Alfie’s Revenge’ was crowned the Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2012 by a panel of judges at the National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester.

Champion Winter Beer of Britain winners are judged at the National Winter Ales Festival, held each year in January.

Overall Champions:
Gold- Driftwood, Alfie’s Revenge (St Agnes, Cornwall)
Silver- Cairngorm, Black Gold (Aviemore, Highlands)
Bronze- Coniston, No 9 Barley Wine (Coniston, Cumbria)

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YEAR	CLASS	WINNER
2011	Overall Champions	Hop Back's Entire Stout (Gold) Marble's Chocolate (Silver) Dow Bridge's Praetorian Porter (Bronze)
2011	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Marble's Chocolate (Gold) King's Old Ale (Silver) Beowulf's Dark Raven (Bronze)
2011	Barley Wine Class	Holden's Old Ale (Gold) Robinsons' Old Tom (Silver) Black Isle's Hibernator (Bronze)
2011	Stout and Porter Class	Hop Back's Entire Stout (Gold Stout) Hop Star's Smokey Joes Black Beer (Silver Stout) Milton's Nero (Bronze Stout) Dow Bridge's, Praetorian Porter (Gold Porter) Beowulf's Finns Hall Porter (Silver Porter) Red Squirrel's London Porter (Bronze Porter)
2010	Overall Champions	Elland 1872 Porter (Gold) Breconshire's Ramblers Ruin (Silver) Acorn's Gorlovka Imperial Stout (Bronze)
2010	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Breconshire Ramblers Ruin (Gold) Leeds Midnight Bell (Silver) Beartown Black Bear (Bronze)
2010	Barley Wine Class	Robinsons Old Tom (Gold) Kinver Over the Edge (Silver) Otley O8 (Bronze)
2010	Stout and Porter Class	Acorn Gorlovka Imperial Stout (Gold Stout) Beowulf Dragon Smoke Stout (Silver Stout) Wapping Stout (Bronze Stout) Elland, 1872 Porte (Gold Porter) Sulwath Black Galloway (Silver Porter) RCH Old Slug Porter (Bronze Porter)
2009	Overall Champions	Oakham Attila (Gold) Elland 1872 Porter (Silver) Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (Bronze)
2009	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby (Gold) Bryncelyn, Buddy Marvellous (Silver) Joint: Orkney, Dark Island and Theakston, Old Peculier (Bronze)
2009	Barley Wine Class	Oakham Attila (Gold) Hogs Back A Over T (Silver) Otley O8 (Bronze)
2009	Stout and Porter Class	Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout (Gold Stout) Beowulf Dragon Smoke Stout (Silver Stout) Spire Sgt Pepper Stout (Bronze Stout) Elland 1872 Porter (Gold Porter) Joint: Fullers London Porter and Townes Pynot Porter (Silver Porter)
2008	Overall Champions	Wickwar Station Porter (Gold) Robinson's Old Tom (Silver) Hop Back Entire Stout (Bronze)
2008	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Purple Moose, Dark Side of the Moose (Gold) West Berkshire, Maggs Magnificent Mild (Silver) Highland, Dark Monroe (Bronze)
2008	Barley Wine Class	Robinsons Old Tom (Gold) Durham Benedictus (Silver) Mighty Oak Saxon Song (Bronze)
2008	Stout and Porter Class	Hop Back Entire Stout (Gold Stout) Spitting Feathers Old Wavertonian (Silver Stout) Spire Sgt Pepper Stout (Bronze Stout) Wickwar Station Porter (Gold Porter) E&S Elland 1872 Porter (Silver Porter) Acorn Old Moor Porter (Bronze Porter)
2007	Overall Champions	Green Jack Ripper (Gold) Fuller's London Porter (Silver) Orkney Skullsplitter (Bronze)
2007	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	B&T Black Dragon Mild (Gold) Orkney Dark Island (Silver) Rudgate Ruby Mild (Bronze)
2007	Barley Wine Class	Orkney Skull splitter (Gold) Green Jack Ripper (Silver) Durham Benedictus (Bronze)
2007	Stout and Porter Class	Fuller's London Porter (Gold) Cairngorm Black Gold (Silver) St Peter's Old Style Porter (Bronze)
2006	Overall Champions	Hogs Back A over T (Gold) Gales Festival Mild (Silver) Goff's Black Knight (Bronze)
2006	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Gales Festival Mild (Gold) Goff's Black Knight (Silver) Orkney Dark Island (Bronze)
2006	Barley Wine Class	Hogs Back A over T (Gold) Isle of Skye Cullin Beast (Silver) Robinson's Old Tom (Bronze)
2006	Stout and Porter Class	Bazen Knoll Street Porter (Gold) Fuller's London Porter (Silver) Bath Ales Festivity (Bronze)
2005	Overall Champions	Robinsons Old Tom (Gold) Bath Ales Festivity (Silver) Woodfordes Headcracker (Bronze)
2005	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Bath Festivity (Gold) Gales Festival Mild (Silver) Theakston Old Peculier (Bronze)
2005	Barley Wine Class	Robinsons Old Tom (Gold) Wioodforde Headcracker (Silver) Moor Old Freddy Walker (Bronze)
2005	Stout and Porter Class	Bateman Salem Porter (Gold) Big Lamp Summerhill Stout (Silver) Spectrum Old Stoatwobbler (Bronze)
2004	Overall Champions	Moor Old Freddy Walker (Gold) Gales Festival Mild (Silver) Shepherd Neame Original Porter (Bronze)
2004	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Gales Festival Mild (Gold)
2004	Barley Wine Class	Moor Old Freddy Walker (Gold)
2004	Stout and Porter Class	Shepherd Neame Original Porter (Gold)
2003	Overall Champions	Nethergate Old Growler (Gold) Gale's Festival Mild (Silver) Wentworth Oatmeal Stout (Bronze)
2003	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Gale's Festival Mild (Gold) Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (Silver) Woodforde Norfolk Nog (Bronze)
2003	Barley Wine Class	Woodfordes Headcracker (Gold) Harveys Christma Ale (Silver) Robinsons Old Tom (Bronze)
2003	Stout and Porter Class	Nethergate Old Growler (Gold) Wentworth Oatmeal Stout (Silver) RCH Old Slug Porter (Bronze)
2002	Overall Champions	Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout (Gold) Bath Ales Festivity (Silver) Robinsons Old Tom (Bronze)
2002	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Bath Ales Festivity (Gold) Rudgate Ruby Mild (Silver) Beartown Black Bear (Bronze)
2002	Barley Wine Class	Big Lamp Blackout (Gold) Robinsons Old Tom (Silver) Adnams Taly Ho (Bronze)
2002	Stout and Porter Class	Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout (Gold) Ringwood XXXXL (Silver) Banks & Taylor Edwin Taylor Extra Stout (Bronze)
2001	Overall Champions	Orkney Skullsplitter (Gold) Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (Silver) O'Hanlon's Port Stout (Bronze)
2001	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (Gold) Orkney Dark Island (Silver)
2001	Barley Wine Class	Orkney Skull Splitter (Gold) Adnams Tally Ho (Silver)
2001	Stout and Porter Class	O'Hanlon's Port Stout (Gold) Nethergate Old Growler (Silver)
2000	Overall Champions	Robinsons Old Tom (Gold) Theakstons Old Peculier (Silver) Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout (Bronze)
2000	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Theakston Old Peculier (Gold) Gales Festval Mild (Silver)
2000	Barley Wine Class	Robinson's Old Tom (Gold) Burton Bridge Old Expensive (Silver)
2000	Stout and Porter Class	Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout (Gold) High Force Cauldron Stout (Silver)
1999	Overall Champions	Dent T'Owd Top (Gold) Woodforde's Norfolk Nog (Silver) Daleside Monkey Wrench (Bronze)
1999	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Daleside Monkey Wrench (Gold)
1999	Barley Wine Class	Cottage Norman's Conquest (Gold)
1999	Stout and Porter Class	Salopian Ironbridge Stout (Gold)
1998	Overall Champions	Nethergate Old Growler (Gold) Shepherd Neame Original Porter (Silver) Daleside Monkey Wrencht (Bronze)
1998	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Daleside Monkey Wrench (Gold) Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild & King & Barnes Old Ale (Silver) Gales Festival Mild (Bronze)
1998	Barley Wine Class	Lees Moonraker (Gold) Robinson's Old tom (Silver) Marstons Owd Rodger (Bronze)
1998	Stout and Porter Class	Shepherd Neame Original Porter/Nethergate Old Growler (Gold) Wickwar Station Porter (Silver) McGuinness Tommy Todd's Porter (Bronze)
1997	Overall Champions	Hambleton Nightmare (Gold) Branscombe Vale Yo Ho Ho (Silver) Theakston Old Peculier (Bronze)
1997	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Branscombe Vale Yo Ho Ho (Gold) Theakston Old Peculier (Silver)
1997	Barley Wine Class	McMullens Stronghart (Gold) Robinsons Old Tom (Silver)
1997	Stout and Porter Class	Hambleton Hightmare (Gold) Wickwar Station Porter (Silver)
1996	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	No Event
1996	Barley Wine Class	No Event
1995	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Theakston Old Peculier (Gold) Orkney Dark Island (Silver) King & Barnes Old (Bronze)
1995	Barley Wine Class	Cottage Norman Conquest (Gold) Woodforde's Headcracker (Silver) Pilgrim Conqueror (Bronze)
1995	Stout and Porter Class	Harveys Porter (Gold) RCH Old Slug Porter (Silver) Hop Back Entire Stout (Bronze)
1994	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Hadrian Emperor (Gold) Summerskill Indiana Bones (Silver) Young's Winter Warmer (Bronze)
1994	Barley Wine Class	Woodforde Headcracker (Gold) Robinson's Old Tom (Silver) Gibbs Mew Bishops Tipple (Bronze)
1994	Stout and Porter Class	Coach House Blunderbus (Gold) Hambleton Nightmare Porter (Silver) Elgood North Brink Porter
1993	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Sarah Hughes Original Mild (Gold) King & Barnes Old Ale (Silver)
1993	Barley Wine Class	Woodforde Headcracker (Gold) Marstons Owd Rodger (Silver)
1993	Stout and Porter Class	Coach House Blunderbus (Gold) Reepham Velvet Stout (Silver)
1992	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Woodforde Norfolk Nog (Gold) Theakston Old Peculier (Silver) Young's winter Warmer (Bronze)
1992	Barley Wine Class	Gibbs Mew Bishops Tipple (Gold) Woodforde Headcracker (Silver) Lees Moonraker (Bronze)
1992	Stout and Porter Class	Bateman Salem Porter (Gold) Malton Pickwick Porter (Silver) Reepham Velvet Stout (Bronze)
1991	Old Ale/Strong Mild Class	Theakston Old Peculier (Gold) King & Barnes Old (Silver) Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild (Bronze)
1991	Stout and Porter Class	Maulden Black Adder (Gold) Burton Bridge Porter (Silver) West Coast Guiltless Stout (Bronze)
1996	Stout and Porter Class	No Event
2012	Overall Champions	Gold- Driftwood, Alfie’s Revenge (St Agnes, Cornwall Silver- Cairngorm, Black Gold (Aviemore, Highlands) Bronze- Coniston, No 9 Barley Wine (Coniston, Cumbria)