Leicester Beer Festival 2005

Beer of the Festival

This year saw  “Beer of the Festival” judged by tasting panels made up of Leicester CAMRA members, brewers, trade and invited guests. The judging was done on the Wednesday prior to the festival opening to the public. The trial was deemed a total success and will now become a regular part of the festival.

The purpose of the trial was to have a “Beer of the Festival” that would be eligible for “Champion Beer of Britain” rather than some of the one-offs that have won on previous years and do not count based on the laid down CAMRA criteria.

The Head Brewer from Everards, along with brewers from Full Mash, Langton and Pot Belly, to name a few, were present.

Thanks go to the volunteers who served the tables and Lisa Sales for providing an impressive buffet afterwards.
 

Winners

Gold                Oakham                      Gravity

Silver              Green Jack                  Orange Wheat

Bronze            Newby Wyke               Kingston Topaz
 

Individual category winners

Mild

1^st        Grainstore                   Rutland Panther

2^nd       Shardlow                     Cavendish Dark

3^rd        Church End                 Gravediggers

Bitter

1^st        Langton                       Caudle

2^nd       Belvoir                         Star Bitter

3^rd        Peak Ales                    Swift Nick

Best Bitter

1^st        Newby Wyke               Kingston Topaz

2^nd       Grainstore                   Springtime

3^rd        Kinver                          Edge

Premium Bitter

1^st        Windsor Castle            IPA

2^nd       Nottingham                  Bullion

3^rd        Bells                            Dreamcatcher

Strong Bitter

1^st        Oakham                      Gravity

2^nd       Blencowe                    Boys With Attitude

3^rd        Everards                     Original

Porter/Stout

1^st        Bartrams                     Captains Stout

2^nd       North Cotswold           Hung Drawn & Portered

3^rd        Oldershaws                Grantham Stout

Speciality Beers

1^st        Green Jack                  Orange Wheat

2^nd
joint     Hoskins Brothers         White Dolphin

            Newby Wyke               Red Squall

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