CAMRA Champion Beer of Wales 2009 - 12/06/2009
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Press Release
CAMRA Champion Beer of Wales 2009
Issued: Friday 12 June 2009
Status: For immediate use
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A brewery from Porthmadog has today won the prestigious Champion Beer of Wales Competition, held at the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival (June 11th-13th), Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff. The Festival is organised by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.
The Purple Moose Brewery, or Mws Piws in Welsh, beat 40 other breweries from across Wales to win the award, with a panel of beer experts judging its Snowdonia Ale as the best beer in Wales.
Laurence Washington, Purple Moose head brewer, said:
'It is a great honour to win this award and be known as the brewer who brews the best beer in Wales. I have previously been a runner-up in the awards and this is just fantastic news as it coincides with our fourth anniversary and 500th brew.'
Purple Moose Snowdonia Ale is a golden hoppy ale, with a refreshing bite, easy drinking with a strength of 3.6% ABV and a bitter aftertaste.
Second and third places in the Champion Beer of Wales Competition went to the Otley Brewery of Pontypridd, with their OG Bitter finishing second, and their Porter in third.
The Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival is the biggest beer festival in Wales and is open until 11pm on Saturday June 13th. The Festival features over 150 real ales and 70 ciders and perries.
ENDS
For further information:
John Lamb, CAMRA 0797 965 7091
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