Champions 2009

To decide the Champion beers of the festival all of the beers are tasted the day before the festival opens in order to determine a Festival Champion.

Beers are tasted by their style initially such as Stouts, Session Bitters, Premium Bitters, milds and so on, to determine a winner of each style, see the Champions 2009 PDF for the full list of winners

The winning style beers are then tested by a final panel - often including local celebrities to arrive at an overall Festival Winner, the overall winner then has a good chance of being shortlisted for the Champion Beer of Britain held annually in London.

The Rotherham Oakwood Real Ale and Music Festival 2009 was a roaring success with a great time enjoyed by all, the overall champions for the 2009 festival were:

Champion Beer of the Festival

Abbeydale - Black Mass

Silver

Thornbridge - Jaipur

Bronze

Little Valley - Fair Trade Ginger

For a full list of all the winners please click here to download our a PDF of all the winners or click the image below.