Background to Champion Beer of Britain awards
Good years for Shropshire breweries:
| 2019 Best Bitter | ||
| Gold | Surrey Hills | Shere Drop |
| Silver | Green Jack | Trawler Boys |
| Bronze | Salopian | Darwin’s Origin |
| Castle Rock | Preservation Fine Ale |
| 2018 Golden Ale | ||
| Gold | Salopian | Oracle |
| Silver | Salopian | Hop Twister |
| Bronze | Abbeydale | Moonshine |
| Windsor & Eton | Knight of the Garter |
| 2018 Best Bitter | ||
| Gold | Mordue | Workie Ticket |
| Silver | Bishop Nick | 1555 |
| Bronze | Salopian | Darwin’s Origin |
| St Austell | Tribute |
| 2017 | Golden Ale | Gold – Blue Monkey, Infinity Silver – Fine Ales, Jarl Joint Bronze – Oakham, Citra & Ludlow, Gold |
| 2017 | Strong Bitter | Gold – Greytrees, Afghan Pale Ale Silver – Barngates, Red Bull Terrier Bronze – Salopian, Automaton |
| 2016 | Bitter | Gold – Timothy Taylors, Boltmaker Silver – Tiny Rebel, Hank Joint Bronze – Hawkshead, Bitter & Salopian, Shropshire Gold |
| 2016 | Best Bitter | Gold – Surrey Hills, Shere Drop Silver – Salopian, Darwin’s Origin Joint Bronze – Colchester, Colchester No.1 & Tiny Rebel, Cwtch |
| 2015 | Best Bitter | Gold – Tiny Rebel, Cwtch Silver – Highland, Scapa Special Joint Bronze – Barngates, Tag Lag & Salopian, Darwin’s Origin |
| 2015 | Strong Bitter/Ale | Gold – Dark Star, Revelation Silver – Salopian, Golden Thread Bronze – Grain, India Pale Ale |
| 2014 | Supreme Champion | Gold – Timothy Taylors, Boltmaker Silver – Oakham, Citra Bronze – Salopian, Darwin’s Origin |
| 2014 | Best Bitter | Gold – Salopian, Darwin’s Origin Silver – Red Willow, Directionless Joint Bronze – Purity, Mad Goose & Langton, Inclined Plain Bitter |
| 2014 | Golden Ale | Gold – Oakham, Citra Silver – Hawkshead, Cumbrian Five Hop Bronze – Salopian, Hop Twister |
| 2012 | Bitter | Gold- Purple Moose, Snowdonia Ale (from Porthmadog, Gwynedd) Silver- Tintagel, Castle Gold (from Tintagel, Cornwall) Joint Bronze- Flowerpots, Bitter (from Cheriton, Hampshire) Joint Bronze- Fuller’s, Gale’s Seafarers Ale (from London, W4) Joint Bronze- Salopian, Shropshire Gold (from Shrewsbury, Shropshire) |
| 2012 | Best Bitter | Gold- Green Jack, Trawlerboys Best Bitter (from Lowestoft, Suffolk) Silver, Salopian, Hop Twister (from Shrewsbury, Shropshire) Joint Bronze- Oakwell, Senior Bitter (from Barnsley, South Yorkshire) Joint Bronze- Milton, Pegasus (from Milton, Cambridgeshire) |
| 2012 | Golden Ale | Gold- Dark Star, American Pale Ale (from Horsham, West Sussex) Silver- Cumbrian Legendary Ales, Langdale (from Hawkshead, Cumbria) Bronze- Hobsons, Town Crier (from Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire) |
| 2012 | Mild | Gold- Rudgate, Ruby Mild (from York, North Yorkshire) Silver- Hobsons, Hobsons Mild (from Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire) Bronze- Son of Sid, Muckcart Mild (from Little Gransden, Bedfordshire) |
| 2011 | Supreme Champion | Mighty Oak, Oscar Wilde (Gold) Marble, Chocolate (Silver) Salopian, Shropshire Gold (Bronze) |
| 2011 | Bitter | Salopian, Shropshire Gold (Gold) Teignworthy, Reel Ale (Silver) Triple fff, Altons Pride & Potton, Shannon IPA (Joint Bronze) |
| 2007 | Supreme Champion | Hobsons Mild (Gold) Mighty Oak Maldon Gold (Silver) Green Jack Ripper (Bronze) |
| 2007 | Mild | Hobsons Mild (Gold) Nottingham Rock Mild (Silver) Brain’s Dark (Bronze) |
| 2005 | Strong Bitter/Ale | Hanby Nutcracker (Gold) Bullmastiff Son of a Bitch (Silver) Fullers ESB (Bronze) |
| 1999 | Bottle-conditioned Beers | Young’s Special London Ale (Gold) Salopian Entire Butt (Silver) Hampshire Pride of Romsey (Bronze) |
| 1999 | Stout and Porter (CWBOB) | Salopian Ironbridge Stout (Gold) |
| 1997 | Supreme Champion | Mordue Workie Ticket (Gold) Bateman’s Dark Mild (Silver) Hobson’s Best Bitter (Bronze) |
| 1997 | Bitter | Hobsons Best Bitter (Gold) Ruddles Best Bitter (Silver) Goddards Special & Hydes Bitter (Bronze) |
Campaign for Real Ale - Shrewsbury and West Shropshire Branch 