Colchester 5th Winter Ale Festival. The best attended winter festival yet - number 5 saw over 2,300 people head through the doors of the Colchester Arts Centre. Between us we supped over 8,000 pints of ale and cider, served up by over 50 different volunteers. We once again ran out of festival glasses even though we ordered loads more than last year.
Thanks to everyone who came to support the festival - on both sides of the bar.
And now... the results have been counted... your ale of the festival, top of the pile out of the 112 that graced the arts centre is....
Mersea Mud from Mersea Island Brewery
A delicous mild - Mark, please brew it more often!
Joint runners up: Old Ipswich Liquor from Dove Street and Black Jack Porter from Cliff Quay
So, three top dark beers at a Winter festival. Some say that's just the way things should be. #chinchin!