Finalists Revealed in Champion Beer of Britain Competition
The top IPAs, milds, bitters, blondes, pales and golden beers in the UK that will battle it out for the title of Champion Beer of Britain 2025 have been revealed by CAMRA at the recent Cambridge Beer Festival. They will be joined by the six finalists from the Great British Beer Festival Winter and one will be crowned overall champion at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) to be held at the NEC in Birmingham in August. The winners in the six categories were: MILD: Penzance Mild 3.6% ABV; SESSION BITTER: Butcombe Butcombe Original 4.0%; PREMIUM BITTER: Cairngorm Wildcat 5.1%; IPA: Elusive Oregon Trail 5.8%; SESSION PALE, BLONDE & GOLDEN ALE: Track Sonoma 3.8%; PREMIUM PALE, BLONDE & GOLDEN ALE: Church End Fallen Angel 5.0%. Volunteer tasting panels will judge the 12 beers in the competition in a series of blind tastings at the upcoming GBBF to decide the winner. CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE