Champion Beer of Britain 2006 announced

Brewers Gold from Crouch Vale in Essex has been crowned the 2006 Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) for the second year running.

The beer beat off stiff competition from contenders from all over the country to gain the prestigious title, which was judged by a panel of expert judges including Caroline Nodder, editor of The Publican and John Porter, The Publican's Pub Food editor.

Harveys Sussex Best Bitter was awarded second place and Triple FFF's Moondance came third in the closely-fought blind-tasted competition.

The GBBF runs until Saturday at Earl's Court in London.

CATEGORY WINNERS ​

Milds ​

Gold Mighty Oak's Oscar Wilde Mild (Essex)

Silver Elgood's Black Dog (Cambridgeshire)

Bronze Grainstore Rutland Panther (Rutland)

Bitters ​

Gold Elgood's Cambridge Bitter (Cambridgeshire)

Silver Acorn Barnsley Bitter (South Yorkshire)

Joint Bronze Sharp's Doombar Bitter (Cornwall) & Woodforde's Wherry (Norfolk)

Best Bitters ​

Gold Harveys Sussex Best Bitter (East Sussex)

Silver Triple fff Moon Dance (Hampshire)

Joint Bronze Kelburn, Red Smiddy (East Renfrewshire) & Surrey Hills Shere Drop (Surrey)

Strong Bitters ​

Gold York Brewery, Centurions Ghost Ale (Yorkshire)

Silver Thornbridge Jaipur IPA (Derbyshire)

Bronze Weetwood Oasthouse Gold (Cheshire)

Speciality Beers ​

Gold Cairngorm Trade Winds (Highlands)

Silver Wolf Straw Dog (Norfolk)

Bronze William Brothers Fraoch Heather Ale (Alloa)

Golden Ales​

Gold Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (Essex)

Silver Hop Back Summer Lightning (Wiltshire)

Bronze Holden's Golden Glow (West Midlands)

In CAMRA's Good Bottled Beer Competition, sponsored by The Guardian Newspaper, the awards went to:​

Gold: White Shield - White Shield Brewery (Staffordshire)

Silver: Hen's Tooth - Greene King (Suffolk)

Bronze: Titanic Stout - Titanic (Staffordshire)