Elland 1872 Porter wins the champion winter beer of Britain 2010

21st January 2010, 8:49am

1872 Porter from the Elland Brewery, West Yorkshire, has been crowned the Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2010 by a panel of judges at the National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester.

The 6.5% abv porter is described in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide as a 'creamy, full-flavoured porter, with rich liquorice flavours with a hint of chocolate from roast malt, and a soft but satisfying aftertaste of bittersweet roast and malt.'

Graham Donning, National Winter Ales Festival organiser, praised the Champion Winter beer for its quality. He said: "A timeless classic well worthy of this accolade. It has won many awards at CAMRA beer festivals in the past, and it's great to see this small brewer achieving such success. A perfect winter warming remedy to the snowy weather in recent weeks!"

Dave Sanders, head brewer at Elland, was elated to hear of the brewery's success. He added: "It absolutely brilliant; we came second last year and I am thrilled to finish on top in 2010. We originally started brewing this beer at the West Yorkshire brewery, so there's quite a history behind this Victorian recipe."

Also in the overall awards, silver went to Breconshire's Ramblers Ruin, whilst the bronze medal went to Acorn's Gorlovka Imperial Stout.

The Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition is sponsored by JD Wetherspoon.

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