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Britain’s best beer revealed in prestigious awards and it’s not a lager or bitter
Check our table below to see how your favourite beer ranks among the winners
THE best beer in Britain has been revealed after a year of judging.
Each year, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) invites nominations from across the country for its prestigious Champion Winter Beer of Britain award.
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Widely regarded as one of the most esteemed and respected beer competitions globally, winning this accolade can catapult a brewery into both national and international prominence.
After more than a year of local blind-tasting panels and rigorous regional heats, the final round of judging was held at the CAMRA Winter Beer Festival, which took place between February 12-15.
All beers must be nominated by individual CAMRA members and evaluated by a tasting panel. This year, entries were judged across seven distinct categories.
These categories included Overall Champions, Barley Wines and Strong Ales, Brown Ales, Red Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds, Session Stouts and Porters, Speciality Beers (including uniquely flavoured or produced brews), and Strong Stouts and Porters.
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Cairngorm's Black Gold emerged as the overall winner following a highly competitive final round of judging.
This Scottish stout, with an ABV of 4.4%, is characterised by its dominant roasted malt profile, complemented by a subtle smokiness in the aroma. Its flavour offers notes of liquorice and blackcurrant, balanced by a gentle underlying sweetness.
Champion Beer of Britain judging panel organiser Christine Cryne described the beer as having a "roasted coffee nose with dark fruits and earthy hops" and made for "very easy drinking".
Reacting to the win, Cairngorm's sales director Merlin Sandbach said: "After winning Champion Beer of Scotland two years consecutively, and four years in total, the team is ecstatic.
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"Our head brewer Liam, Gemma from Productions and I are absolutely over the moon!"
The runners up in the competition were Sarah Hughes Snowflake (8% ABV), which took home Silver, and Grain Slate (6% ABV) which claimed Bronze.
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PINT PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE
The price of a pint has now hit £5.08 on average across the UK, but some brands will set you back far more.
Topping the list of most expensive brands is Beavertown Neck Oil, which will cost you an average of £6.36 a pint, according to a survey by .
The trade mag has analysed the typical costs of over 30 beer brands, spanning categories such as lager, craft, cask, and stout and found the cheapest is Tennent's at £4.02.
Second on the most expensive list was Peroni at £6.08, followed by Asahi at £5.92 and Birra Moretti at £5.82.
At the other end of the scale, BrewDog Punk IPA is the second cheapest pint and will set you back an average of £5.64, followed by Camden Hells at £5.64.
The survey also analysed the most expensive pints by brand for each of the UK's main regions.
In London, Peroni takes the top spot at £6.93, reflecting the capital's higher cost of living.
In the North East, Peroni and Asahi are the priciest options, both averaging £6.15.
Meanwhile, in the North West, Heineken leads at £6.75.
Beavertown Neck Oil dominates as the most expensive pint in several regions, costing £6.58 in the South East, £6.84 in the South West, £6.70 in Scotland, and £6.38 in Wales.
In the East and West Midlands, Beavertown Neck Oil is also the priciest, but at a more modest £5.70.
Overall, 's price pint survey found that the average price of a pint is now 26p higher than the £4.82 reported by the Office for National Statistics in December.
Beer prices have been pushed up due to a perfect storm of rule changes, including increases to taxes on alcohol, packaging and employer costs.
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The trade publication routinely examines pint prices across various regions of the country.
The most expensive region is still London, where a pint costs £6.16 on average, and the cheapest is Midlands at £4.47.
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