Champion Beer of Britain/Champion Beer of Scotland Heat Results
Champion Beer of Britain Heats held during 2024
Results of heats held at Larbert Real Ale & Cider Festival on Friday, 29 March | |
IPAs | |
1st | Cromarty Rogue Wave |
2nd | Loch Lomond Bravehop |
3rd | Cromarty Raptor IPA |
4th | Five Kingdoms Bay of Plenty |
Session Stouts and Porters | |
1st | Cairngorm Black Gold |
2nd | Sulwath Black Galloway |
3rd | Arran Clyde Puffer |
4th | Harviestoun Old Engine Oil |
Results of heat held at the Members’ Weekend on Friday, 26 April | |
Session Bitters | |
1st | Loch Lomond West Highland Way |
2nd | Swannay Scapa Special |
3rd | Loch Lomond Bonnie & Blonde |
4th | Orkney red MacGregor |
5th | Black Isle Red Kite |
6th | Orkney Northern Light |
Results of heats held at CAMRA’s Glasgow Real Ale Festival (GRAF) on Friday, 7 June | |
Premium Pale, Blond and Golden Ales | |
1st | Fyne Ales Avalanche |
2nd | Five Kingdoms Prentice |
3rd | Kelburn Jaguar |
4th | Cairngorm Gold |
Speciality Beers – Flavoured | |
1st | Cromarty Brewed Awakening |
2nd | Cairngorm Trade Wids |
3rd | Isle of Skye Gold |
Strong Stouts and Porters | |
1st | Five Kingdoms Dark Storm |
2nd | Loch Lomond Silkie Stout |
3rd | Five Kingdoms Calm Before the Storm |
4th | Cromarty Ghost Town |
Results of heats held at CAMRA’s Ayrshire Real Ale Festival on Friday, 4 October | |
Milds | |
1st | Five Kingdoms McGregor’s Mild |
2nd | Swannay Dark Munro |
Session Pale, Blond and Golden Ales | |
1st | Cromarty Happy Chappy |
2nd | Fyne Ales Jarl |
3rd | Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted |
4th | Loch Lomond Southern Summit |
5th | Five Kingdoms Bright Idea |
Brown and Red Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds | |
1st | Orkney Dark Island |
2nd | Five Kingdoms An Invisible Hand |
3rd | Stewart 80/- |
4th | Broughton Wee Jock |
5th | Arran Dark |
Barley Wines and Strong Ales | |
1st | Black Isle Hibernator |
2nd | Broughton Old Jock |
3rd | Beath Unicorn Invasion of Dundee |
Results of heats held at CAMRA’s Alloa Real Ale & Cider Festival on Friday, 8 November | |
Premium Bitter | |
1st | Cairngorm Wildcat |
2nd | Spey Valley David’s Not So Bitter |
3rd | Fyne Ales Highlander |
Speciality Beers Differently Produced | |
1st | Cromarty Red Rocker |
2nd | Harviestoun Schiehallion |
3rd | Williams Bros Fraoch Heather Ale |
4th | Cromarty Whiteout |
Result of CAMRA’s Session Champion Bottled Beer of Britain (CBBoB) heat, hosted by Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch on Wednesday, 11 December | |
1st | Five Kingdoms Summerisle |
2nd | Five Kingdoms An Invisible Hand |
3rd | Burnside Chain & Anchor |
Result of CAMRA’s Strong Champion Bottled Beer of Britain (CBBoB) heat, hosted by Renfrewshire Branch on Saturday, 14 December | |
1st | Fyne Ales Mills & Hills |
2nd | Five Kingdoms Dark Storm Stout |
3rd | Five Kingdoms The Rum Diary |
The winning beers will now progress to the Champion Beer of Britain category finals in 2025 and the Champion Beer of Scotland final in 2025.
Champion Beer of Britain Heats held during 2023
Results of heats held at Larbert Festival on Friday, 31 March | |
Milds | |
1st | Five Kingdoms McGregor’s Mild |
2nd | Swannay Orkney Mild |
Premium Bitters | |
1st | Alechemy Ten Storey Malt Bomb |
2nd | Cairngorm Wildcat |
Results of heats, held at CAMRA’s Beer Tent at Paisley Food and Drink Festival on Saturday, 22 April | |
Session Pale, Blond and Golden Ales | |
1st | Loch Lomond Southern Summit |
2nd | Fyne Ales Jarl |
3rd | Orkney Island Life |
4th | Cromarty Happy Chappy |
Speciality Flavoured | |
1st | Cromarty Brewed Awakening |
2nd | Spey Valley Stillman’s IPA |
3rd | Cairngorm Trade Winds |
4th | Isle of Skye Skye Gold |
Session Stouts and Porters | |
1st | Cairngorm Black Gold |
2nd | Ayr Rabbie’s Porte |
3rd | Swannay Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout |
4th | Fyne Ales Vital Spark |
Results of heats, held at CAMRA’s Glasgow Real Ale Festival on Friday, 16 June. | |
Session Bitters | |
1st | Kelburn Red Smiddy |
2nd | Ayr Complicated Maisie |
3rd | Swannay Scapa Special |
4th | Orkney Northern Light |
Premium Pale, Blond and Golden Ales | |
1st | Swannay Orkney IPA |
2nd | Fyne Ales Avalanche |
3rd | Five Kingdoms Prentice |
4th | Fyne Ales Hurricane Jack |
Speciality Beers – Differently Produced | |
1st | Cromarty Red Rocker |
2nd | Williams Bros Fraoch Heather Ale |
3rd | Harviestoun Schiehallion |
4th | Arran Blonde |
Results of heats, held at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival on Friday, 6 October. | |
British and New World IPAs | |
1st | Cromarty Raptor IPA |
2nd | Loch Lomond Bravehop IPA |
3rd | Cromarty Rogue Wave |
Strong Stouts and Porters | |
1st | Five Kingdoms Dark Storm Stout |
2nd | Fyne Ales Sublime Stout |
3rd | Loch Lomond Silkie Stout |
Results of heats held at Forth Valley CAMRA’s Alloa Real Ale & Cider Festival on Friday, 10 November. | |
Brown and Red Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds | |
1st | Windswept Wolf |
2nd | Stewart 80/- |
3rd | Orkney Dark Island |
4th | Isle of Skye Skye Black |
Barley Wines and Strong Ales | |
1st | Broughton Old Jock |
2nd | Orkney Skull Splitter |
Result of the heat hosted by CAMRA’s Renfrewshire Branch in the Bull Inn, Paisley, on Saturday, 2 December 2023 | |
Session Bottled Live Beer | |
1st | Five Kingdoms Summerisle |
2nd | Stewart Session IPA |
3rd | Five Kingdoms McGregor’s Mild |
The winning beers will now progress to the Champion Beer of Britain category finals in 2024. They will also progress to the Champion Beer of Scotland final in 2024