Leicester Beer Festival 2006

Harry Cragg "Beer of the Festival"

For the second year running, we opened the Leicester Beer Festival on Wednesday evening to CAMRA Members and trade guests. This year saw a significant increase in attendance with 292 visitors.

Once again, the opportunity was taken to judge the Harry Cragg “Beer of the Festival” by using a mixture of experienced tasters and volunteers. This year the tasters were split over nine tables and tasted 8 beers each totalling 72 beers. All beers tasted conform to the Champion Beer of Britain criteria for nomination through the Branch.

Congratulations to all the winners, we will try and arrange presentations over the next few months for as many as we can.

Winners

Gold:                    POTBELLY               BEIJING BLACK

Silver:                  EDALE                      VINCENT BLACK STOUT

Bronze:               GRAINSTORE          TEN FIFTY

 

Individual category winners
 

Mild

1^st                           POTBELLY                                 BEIJING BLACK

2^nd                          BELVOIR                                    STAR MILD

3^rd  Joint                 CAMBRIDGE MOONSHINE          HARVEST MOON

3^rd  Joint                 NOBBYS                                     TRESSLER’S

Bitter

1^st                          WICKED HATHERN                      EARL OF HARRINGTON

2^nd                          FUNFAIR                                     GALLOPERS

3^rd                          RAMSBURY                                 BITTER

Best Bitter

1^st                          STEAMIN BILLY                           STEAMIN BILLY BITTER

2^nd                          BUNTINGFORD                           ROYSTON PALE ALE

3^rd                          WINDSOR CASTLE                      HAREY ALE

Strong Bitter

1^st                          GRAINSTORE                             TEN FIFTY

2^nd   Joint                DOWBRIDGE                             FOSSE ALE                   

2^nd   Joint                BELLS                                        VULCAN

Porter/Stout

1^st                          EDALE                                        VINCENT BLACK STOUT

2^nd         Joint           FAT CAT                                     STOUT CAT                      

2^nd      Joint             OLDERSHAW                             GRANTHAM STOUT

Golden Ale

1^st                                TOWER                                      SPRING EQUINOX

2^nd                          POTBELLY                                 INNER DAZE

3^rd                          TEME VALLEY                            SPRINGS FIRST

Speciality Beers

1^st                          TIPPLES                                     GINGER

2^nd                          EVERARDS                                SUNCHASER

3^rd  Joint                 FAT CAT                                     MAD CAT

3rd  Joint                 GREEN JACK                             HONEY BUNNY  

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