| Brewery | Beer | ABV (%) | Tasting Notes |
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| Adnams | Southwold, Suffolk | Broadside | 4.7 | 2003 strong bitter winner; good flavour of fruit, malt & hops |
| Anglo Dutch | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | Ghoule & Ghost | 5.2 | Pale gold bitter with hoppy aroma |
| Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | 2 Crosses Challenge | 4 | New brew to commemorate charity walk |
| Bank Top | Bolton, Greater Manchester | The Haka | 4.2 | Fine bitter brew made with New Zealand hops |
| Barngates | Ambleside, Cumbria | Cat Nap | 3.6 | Pale bitter with hop aroma & fruity zesty character |
| Batemans | Wainfleet, Lincolnshire | Hop Bine Bitter | 3.6 | Full bodied amber bitter, well hopped |
| Bazens' | Salford, Manchester | Black Pig Mild | 3.6 | Award winning mild; rich and flavoursome |
| Bazens' | Salford, Manchester | Pacific Bitter | 3.8 | Complex light-amber beer; maltiness leads to dry bitter finish |
| Belhaven | Dunbar, East Lothian | Fruity Partridge | 5.2 | Seasonal ale from the Dunbar brewery |
| Blindmans | Frome, Somerset | Golden Spring | 4 | Golden brew with flowery aroma |
| Blindmans | Frome, Somerset | Mine Beer | 4.2 | New beer from the Somerset brewery |
| Bowland | Clitheroe, Lancashire | AONB Bitter | 3.7 | Golden session beer; challenger & brambling cross |
| Bowland | Clitheroe, Lancashire | Stout | 6 | Classic imperial stout; pure, wicked and satanical |
| Bryson's | Heysham | Shrimpers Stout | 4.7 | Chocolate and black malts give the dark colour & rich flavour |
| Bryson's | Heysham | Wammellers Wheat | 4 | Very pale lightly hopped English wheat beer |
| Burtonwood | Warrington, Cheshire | Bitter | 3.7 | Refreshing malty beer with dry, hoppy finish |
| Burtonwood | Warrington, Cheshire | Black Parrot | 4 | Rare brew; dark but heavily dry hopped |
| Burtonwood | Warrington, Cheshire | Top Hat | 4.8 | Soft, nutty, malty and pleasantly sweet |
| Cains | Liverpool, Merseyside | 2008 Ale | 5 | Brewed for the City of Culture award |
| Cains | Liverpool, Merseyside | Dr Duncan IPA | 3.5 | Full-flavoured quaffable session ale; subtle hop aroma |
| Cains | Liverpool, Merseyside | Dragon Heart | 5 | Strong brown ale that is complex & fruity in character |
| Caledonian | Edinburgh | Deuchars IPA | 3.8 | Champion Beer of Britain 2002; flavoursome & refreshing |
| Cheriton | Alresford, Hampshire | Green Light | 3.3 | Pale and hoppy; lots of flavour for its gravity |
| Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Burns Aulde Sleekit | 5.5 | Burns Night special; rich and warming |
| Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Ginger Nut Premium | 5 | Uncompromising strong ginger-ale |
| Coach House | Warrington, Cheshire | Gunpowder Strong Mild | 3.8 | Dark brown, lightly hopped, malty mild |
| Coniston | Coniston, Cumbria | Bluebird Bitter | 3.6 | Champion Beer of Britain 1998; golden hoppy beer with bitter-sweet finish |
| Cottage | Castle Cary, Somerset | Normans Conquest | 5 | Champion Beer of Britain 1995; dark, strong and fruity |
| Crouch Vale | Chelmsford, Essex | Brewer's Gold | 4 | 2003 Best Bitter Winner; grapefruit and hoppy taste |
| Darwin | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear | Durham Light | 4 | Strongly citrus hopped pale ale with fruit aroma |
| Darwin | Sunderland, Tyne & Wear | Ghost Ale | 4.1 | New brew |
| Dent | Sedbergh, Cumbria | Aviator | 4 | Medium bodied amber ale with citrus hop aroma |
| Eastwood & Sanders | Elland, West Yorkshire | 1872 Porter | 6.5 | Rich and fruity like Christmas pudding |
| Eastwood & Sanders | Elland, West Yorkshire | Bargee | 3.8 | Pale bitter with malt, fruit and hoppy character |
| Elgoods | Wisbech, Cambridgeshire | Thin Ice | 4.7 | Hop and orange aroma leads to a good bitter finish |
| Elland | Elland, West Yorkshire | Beyond the Pale | 4.2 | Pale golden bitter with intense citrus flavour |
| Exe Valley | Exeter, Devon | Devon Dawn | 4.5 | Brewed to meet the Dawn of the New Year |
| Exmoor | Taunton, Somerset | Exmoor Gold | 4.5 | Yellow/gold, sweet and hoppy; a BBBB favourite |
| Facer's | Salford, Manchester | Crabtree | 4.3 | Golden yellow with a rich smooth full-fruit palate |
| Goose Eye | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Balm Pot | 3.8 | Golden, citrus-hoppy quaffing ale with a dry finish |
| Grainstore | Oakham, Rutland | Ten Fifty | 5 | Full bodied, tawny brew that is hoppy and fruity to the end |
| Grainstore | Oakham, Rutland | Winter Nip | 7.2 | Winter ale from the Oakham brewery |
| Hambleton | Ripon, North Yorkshire | Nightmare | 5 | Highly regarded strong, roast-malt flavoured brew |
| Harviestoun | Alva, Clackmannanshire | Bitter and Twisted | 4.2 | Reigning 2003 Champion Beer of Britain; pale, hoppy with citrus bite |
| Harviestoun | Alva, Clackmannanshire | Schiehallion | 4.8 | Scottish cask lager; floral hoppiness with malty/bitter taste |
| Hawkshead | Kendal, Cumbria | Best Bitter | 4.2 | Malty, full-bodied English bitter ale with spicy aroma |
| Hawkshead | Kendal, Cumbria | Red | 4.6 | Red, rich, malty and dry |
| Hesket Newmarket | Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria | Doris' 90th | 4.3 | Golden brown with barley-sugar and caramel |
| Hesket Newmarket | Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria | Helvellyn Gold | 4.1 | New mountainous beer |
| Hook Norton | Banbury, Oxfordshire | Best Bitter | 3.4 | Epitome of a session beer; hoppy and distinctive |
| Hook Norton | Banbury, Oxfordshire | Double Stout | 4.8 | Dark red-brown with masses of roast malt flavour |
| Hop Back | Salisbury, Wiltshire | Summer Lightning | 5 | Fresh, hoppy aroma with intense bitterness; a classic |
| Hydes | Salford, Greater Manchester | Hunky Dory | 4.8 | Warming premium ale with floral after palate |
| Isle of Skye | Portree, Isle of Skye | Hebridean Gold | 4.3 | Superb golden beer, brewed with oats |
| J.W. Lees | Middleton, Manchester | Moonraker (Cask) | 6.5 | Reddish brown strong beer with strong malty, fruity aroma |
| J.W. Lees | Middleton, Manchester | Vulcan | 4.1 | Sparkling, clear wheat beer with a hint of spice; named after the bomber |
| Jarrow | Jarrow, Tyne & Wear | Venerable Beade | 4.5 | New brew from the Robin Hood Inn |
| Jennings | Cockermouth, Cumbria | Cumberland Ale | 4 | Creamy, amber, malty brew |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Black Cat | 3.4 | Champion Beer of Britain 2000 (the only mild to win); dark, rich and tasty |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Fawcetts Favour | 3.5 | New beer named after last Moorhouse family member |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Pendle Witches Brew | 5.1 | Sweetish beer with a dry bitter finish; a BBBB favourite |
| Moorhouses | Burnley, Lancashire | Pride of Pendle | 4.1 | Well balanced with a dry satisfying finish |
| Mordue | North Shields, Tyne & Wear | Workie Ticket | 4.5 | Champion Beer of Britain 1997; complex tasty beer with lots of malt |
| Oakham | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | JHB | 3.8 | Champion Beer of Britain 2001; bold, floral, grassy-hop, kiwi fruit taste |
| Oakleaf | Gosport | Squirrels Delight | 4.4 | Mid-coloured bitter; easy drinking and moreish |
| Orkney | Stromness, Orkney | Skull Splitter | 8.5 | Champion Beer of Britain (Winter) 2001; intense velvet malt with nutmeg and spice |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Arizona | 4.1 | Yellow colour with fruit and citrus hop; short dry aftertaste |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Navvy | 3.8 | Full malty brew with a delicate hop flavour |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | White Monk | 4.5 | Very pale, very hoppy with great mouthfeel and delicious finish |
| Phoenix | Heywood, Greater Manchester | Wobbly Bob | 6 | BBBB classic; red/brown with malty, fruity aroma and flavour |
| Robinsons | Stockport, Cheshire | Old Tom | 8.5 | Former Winter Champion Beer of Britain; rich ale with malt fruit and chocolate |
| Sarah Hughes | Dudley, West Midlands | Dark Ruby Mild | 6 | Classic dark ruby strong mild; enjoy |
| St Peters | Bungay, Suffolk | Elderberry Fruit | 4.7 | Rare English fruit beer on wheat base |
| St Peters | Bungay, Suffolk | Organic Best Bitter | 4.1 | Made with Chariot malted barley and Hallertauer hops |
| Theakston | Masham, North Yorkshire | Old Peculier | 5.7 | Full-bodied dark-brown strong ale |
| Timothy Taylor | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Landlord | 4.3 | Champion Beer of Britain 1994 & 1999; classic pale ale with dry finish |
| Timothy Taylor | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Porter | 3.8 | Sweet caramel flavour balanced by fruity bitterness |
| Wensleydale Lidstones | Leyburn, North Yorkshire | Rawlpindi IPA | 5 | Citrus flavour dominates both aroma and palate |
| Wensleydale Lidstones | Leyburn, North Yorkshire | Rowley Mild | 3.2 | Voted best mild in 2003; chocolate and toffee lead to rich taste |
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