SIBA Beer Competitions

DATE – Thursday 9th October 2008

VENUE - Robin Hood CAMRA Beer Festival at Nottingham Castle

Overall Champion of the Competition

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Castle Rock Brewery	Screech Owl	5.5%
Silver	Purity Brewing Co	Mad Goose	4.2%
Bronze	Purity Brewing Co	Pure Gold	3.8%

Milds  (Up to 4.0%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Castle Rock Brewery	Black Gold	3.8%
Silver	Nottingham Brewery	Rock Ale Mild	3.8%
Bronze	Grainstore Brewery	Rutland Panther	3.4%

Bitters & Pale Ales  (Up to 4.0%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Purity Brewing Co	Pure Gold	3.8%
Silver	Rebellion Beer Co	Rebellion IPA	3.7%
Bronze	Chiltern Brewery	Chiltern Ale	3.7%

Best Bitters  (4.1 – 4.5%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Purity Brewing Co	Mad Goose	4.2%
Silver	Black Hole Brewery	Red Dwarf	4.5%
Bronze	Thornbridge Hall Brewery	New World Brown Ale	4.2%

Premium Bitters  (4.6 – 4.9%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Brampton Brewery	Wasp Nest	5.0%
Silver	Grainstore Brewery	Ten Fifty	5.0%
Bronze	Kinver Brewery	Half Centurion	5.0%

Strong Bitters  (5.1 – 5.5%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Castle Rock Brewery	Screech Owl	5.5%
Silver	Grainstore Brewery	Rutland Beast	5.3%
Bronze	Potbelly Brewery	Crazy Daze	5.5%

Strong Ales  (Over 5.6%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Thornbridge Hall Brewery	Jaipur IPA	5.9%
Silver	Derventio Brewery	Vesuvius	6.5%
Bronze	Frog Island Brewery	Croak & Staggered	5.6%

Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales & Stouts

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Kinver Brewery	Sweetheart Stout	5.1%
Silver	Burton Old Cottage Beer Co	Stout	4.7%
Bronze	Derventio Brewery	Barbarian	5.5%

Speciality Beers

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Loddon Brewery	Russet	4.5%
Silver	Milestone Brewery	Raspberry Wheat Beer	5.6%
Bronze	Derventio Brewery	Cleopatra	5.0%

Bottled Beers

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Thornbridge Hall Brewery	Kipling	5.2%
Silver	Vale Brewery	Gravitas	4.8%
Bronze	Highgate Brewery	Old Ember	6.5%