CAMRA reveals Champion Beer of Scotland 2011

17th June 2011, 11:22am

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has announced that the Isle of Skye brewery's Cuillin Beast has been crowned 'Champion Beer of Scotland' for 2011 at the Scottish Real Ale Festival, Adam House, Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

The Festival began yesterday (16 June) and runs until Saturday (June 18th).

Cuillin Beast is described in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide as a 'winter warmer; sweet and fruity, and much more drinkable than the strength would suggest. Plenty of caramel throughout with a variety of fruit on the nose.'

Runner up in this year's competition was the Cairngorm brewery's (of Aviemore, Highlands) Black Gold, while third place went to the Houston brewery's (of Houston, Renfrewshire) Peter's Well.

Judging the final entrants this year were a panel of CAMRA members, brewers, publicans and beer writers. Judges noted the difficulty in choosing between the sheer quality of all the entrants on show this year.

Angus MacRuary, managing director of Isle of Skye Brewing Company, said: "We're absolutely knocked-out.  As one of the earlier new Scottish Brewers, we've come close to winning on a number of occasions and couldn't be more delighted to win this year."

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