Coniston’s heavy water takes gold at CAMRA Beer Olympics 2012!
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
Forget the stuff going on down the road at Stratford – the REAL Olympics were held by CAMRA today, when the annual Great British Beer Festival opened at… Olympia!
And it was the Cumbrians of Coniston Brewing Company who wowed a packed hall by being named as the Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) with a very “heavy” Coniston Water… No 9 weighs in at a hefty 8.5 per cent ABV!
The classic, stong, golden ale is brewed only once a year – and its long maturation period creates what Coniston – and, obviously, the CBOB judges – think is “a delightful sipping beer”.
Large amounts of Goldings hops contribute to its “marzipan, herbal hoppiness with Cognac overtones” – and as the brewery reckon the only place to savour it is the Black Bull Inn at Coniston, the Lake District is set to become even busier!
Full coverage and results are HERE
Hand-Pumped link:
http://gbbf.org.uk
