Award and Competition Winners
New CAMRA Members' Prize Draw
People who signed up to join CAMRA at the Festival were entered into a prize draw. Prizes were kindly provided by The Baron Cadogan in Caversham. The photo shows Burton from the Baron Cadogan (centre) presenting the winning forms to Quinten Taylor and Phil Gill of Reading CAMRA. Prize winners were as follows.
- Round of drinks worth £15
- Deborah Goodbody from Reading
- Stuart King from Sonning Common
- Meal for two
- Simon Piercy from Three Mile Cross
- Antony Dyson from Oxford
- Nicholas Carrington from Wootton Bassett
- VIP entry to next year's Festival
- Michael Williams from Bishops Stortford
- Paul Bennun from Reading
Ale Trail Prize Winners
Please see our branch website for details of the Ale Trail prize winners.
CAMRA National Cider and Perry Awards
For a list of winners in CAMRA's National Cider and Perry Awards, judged at the Reading Beer and Cider Festival, please visit the CAMRA national website.
The People's Choice
Voting for the People's Choice for Beer of the Festival was inconclusive, therefore no award will be made this year.
Local Beer of the Festival 2008 - Overall Winners
- Gold: West Berkshire - Dr Hexters Healer
- Silver: Butts – Le Biere
- Bronze: Ascot Ales – Anastasia’s Exile Stout
Stout and Porter Category
- Gold: Ascot Ales – Anastasia’s Exile Stout
- Silver: White Horse – Black Horse Porter
- Bronze: Vale - Black Beauty Porter
Speciality Category
- Gold: Butts - Le Biere
(Note only one award was made in the Speciality category)
Premium Bitter Category
- Gold: West Berkshire - Dr Hexters Healer
- Silver: Chiltern – Three Hundreds Old Ale
- Bronze: White Horse – Saracen IPA
Standard Bitter Category
- Gold: West Berkshire – Mr Chubbs Lunchtime Bitter
- Silver: Chiltern – Chiltern Ale
- Bronze: Triple FFF – Alton’s Pride
Best Bitter Category
- Gold: Twickenham – Naked Ladies
- Silver: Appleford – Brightwell Fold
- Bronze: Loddon – Ferrymans Gold
Mild Category
- Gold: Surrey Hills – Hammer Mild
- Silver: West Berkshire – Maggs Magnificent Mild
- Bronze: Twickenham – Gothic Dark