August 6, 2003 -- The Champion Beer of Britain has been announced at the Great British Beer Festival in London, and for the second year in a row, the winner is a Scottish brew. Bitter & Twisted, an ale brewed by Harviestoun of Dollar in Clackmannanshire, was judged the best beer in Britain by a panel of brewers, beer writers and journalists.

(World of Beer readers may recall that another of the Harviestoun ales, Ptarmigan, was lauded here in the spring of last year. Please see http://www.worldofbeer.com/features/feature-200204.html for more on that.)

This Scottish success follows on last year's victory by Deuchars IPA by the Caledonia Brewery of Edinburgh.

In the CAMRA press release touting the news, Ken Brooker, the owner of Harviestoun, is quoted as saying: "I’m overjoyed. It really proves that Scottish brewers are leading the way on tasty and distinctive beers. I am pleased that all the hard work from the team at Harviestoun has paid off. It’s a great way to launch our new brewery building."

The complete list of winners follows:

Champion Beer of Britain

Gold - Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted

Silver - Crouch Vale Brewer's Gold

Bronze - Lidstones Rowley Mild

Milds

Gold - Lidstones Rowley Mild

Silver - Brains Dark

Bronze - Bazens Black Pig Mild

Bitters

Gold - Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted

Silver - Daleside Bitter

Bronze - Triple FFF Alton Pride and Caledonian Deuchars IPA

Best Bitters

Gold - Crouch Vale Brewer's Gold

Silver - West Berkshire Full Circle

Bronze - Slaters Supreme and Roosters Hooligan

Strong Bitters

Gold - Adnams Broadside

Silver - RCH East Street Cream

Oakham Bishops Farewell

Speciality Beers

Gold - Cheriton Village Elder

Silver - Daleside Morocco

Bronze - Oakham White Dwarf

Guardian/CAMRA Bottle-Conditioned Beers

Gold - O'Hanlons Original Port Stout

Silver - Fuller's 1845 Celebration Ale

Bronze - RCH Old Slug Porter

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