Another Award for Beowulf!
Phil Bennett has collected another award at the 2010 NationalWinter Ales Festival held in Manchester with Dragon Smoke Stout scooping the Silver award in the Stouts category.
National Winter Ales Festival 2010- Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2010- Winners List
Old Ales and Strong Milds category-
Gold- Breconshire, Ramblers Ruin (Brecon, Powys)
Silver- Leeds, Midnight Bell (Leeds, West Yorkshire )
Bronze- Beartown, Black Bear (Congleton, Cheshire )
Porters category-
Gold- Elland, 1872 Porter (Elland, West Yorkshire )
Silver- Sulwath, Black Galloway (Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway)
Bronze- RCH, Old Slug Porter (Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset )
Stouts category-
Gold- Acorn, Gorlovka Imperial Stout (Barnsley, South Yorkshire )
Silver- Beowulf, Dragon Smoke Stout (Brownhills, Staffordshire)
Bronze- Wapping, Stout ( Liverpool , Merseyside)
Barley Wines category-
Gold- Robinsons, Old Tom (Stockport, Cheshire )
Silver- Kinver, Over the Edge (Kinver, Staffordshire)
Bronze- Otley, O8 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan)
OVERALL result
Gold- Elland, 1872 Porter (Elland, West Yorkshire )
Silver- Breconshire, Ramblers Ruin (Brecon, Powys)
Bronze- Acorn, Gorlovka Imperial Stout (Barnsley, South Yorkshire )
Beowulf Brewery wins West Midlands Beer of the Year
At the recent West Midlands Beer of the Year awards, Phil Bennett of Beowulf Brewery picked up a hatful of awards.
Having already won the awards for the Best Porter at Coventry Beer Festival with Finns Hall Porter, the Best Old Ale/Strong Mild at Stoke Beer Festival with Dark Raven and 3rd place in the Stout category judged at Birmigham Beer Festival with Dragon Smoke Stout, he went on to collect both first and second places in the overall competition with Finns Hall Porter and Dark Raven respectively
Backyard Brewhouse wins award
The Backyard Brewhouse from Brownhills has recently brewed a new traditional IPA called East India which has seen it win 2 awards at the Nottingham Beer Festival. The new brew has taken home the Gold Medal for Strong Ales (Over 5.6%) and is the Silver Medal Winner for overall Champion of SIBA Midlands Regional Beer Competition 2009. Congratulations to Austen & his team.
Adrian Hyde
It is with regret that we report the demise of Adrian Hyde, a long-time stalwart of Dudley Branch. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Hippo Logo is named!
At last Wednesday's Branch Meeting, following a competition in 'Kils and Kins', the Branch Logo was named as Beertrice. The successful entrant will receive a case of beer at the Branch AGM in October.
New Socials Page!
Visit our new Socials Page for details of forthcoming trips.
Manor Arms voted best canalside pub in the UK!
CAMRA announce early success for 'LocAle'