National Winter Ales Festival, Jan 2008
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The National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester has closed its doors for another
year.
The National Winter Ales Festival was organised by CAMRA to showcase a wide range of beer
styles, particularly those winter warmers which are so popular with beer drinkers during the
winter months. With a selection of 200 beers, real ale in a bottle, ciders and perrys there
was something that suited everyone's tast.
Last Thursday Wickwar Station Porter was announced the overall winner of the
Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition! Runners up included Robinson's Old Tom (silver)
and Hop Back Entire Stout (bronze).
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Winners of the smaller categories include:
- Purple Moose, Dark Side of the Moose (Old Ales & Strong Milds)
- Hop Back, Entire Stout (Stouts)
- Wickwar, Station Porter (Porters)
- Robinson's, Old Tom (Barley Wines)
For the full list of results, including the runners up in the smaller categories, please
see the press release ‘Station
Porter' steams in to be voted Best Winter Beer In The Land! 17/01/08.
Please visit the National Winter Ales Festival website at www.alefestival.org.uk/winterales/ to read more from
the event.
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