Results of the judging at the 2025 Northampton County Beer Festival. Well done to all the winners.

Results of the judging at the 2024 Northampton County Beer Festival. Well done to all the winners.

Results of the judging at the 2023 Northampton County Beer Festival. Well done to all the winners.

Session Bitters up to 4.3% Great Oakley Wot’s Occurring 3.9%
Session Pale, Blond and Golden Ales up to and inc 4.3% Digfield Chiffchaff 3.9%
Premium Pale , Blond and Golden Ales 4.4 - 6.4% Great Oakley Gobble 4.5%
Milds up to 4%, Session Stouts and Porters up to and inc 4.9% Nene Valley Egyptian Cream 4.6%
Premium Bitters 4.4 – 6.4% Digfield Mad Monk 4.8%
Red Ales, Brown Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds 4.1 – 6.4% Great Oakley Delapre Dark 4.6%
Strong Stouts and Porters inc Imperial Stouts and Baltic Porters 5% and above Towcester Mill Black Fire 5.2%
Barley Wines and Strong Ales above 6.5% Potbelly Piggin Strong Ale 13%

CHAMPION Beer Towcester Mill Black Fire 5.2%

Cider

WINNER Harefield’s Craft Ciders Coopers Barrel 5.3%
Second Saxby’s Cider Original 5.0%
Third Bad Boy Bad Boy Cider 5.9%

Results of the judging at the 2018 Northampton County Beer Festival. Well done to all the winners.

Bitter, Phipps NBC Midsummer Meadow
Best Bitter, Digfield Shacklebush
Strong Bitter, Frog Island Pond Hop
Porter, Purple Cow Holy Cow
Stout, Phipps NBC Ratliffe’s Celebrated Stout
Golden Ale, Rckingham Hop Devil
Mild, Nobby’s Tressler’s XXX
Old Ales and Strong Milds, Great Oakley Delapre Dark
Barley Wines and Strong Ales, Towcester Mill Big Tun
Overall, Great Oakley Delapre Dark

CIDER
Healy's of Winwick - Just George

Results of the judging at the 2017 Northampton County Beer Festival. Well done to all the winners.

Bitter, Kings Cliffe No 10
Best Bitter, (joint winners) Great Oakley Gobble & Kings Cliffe 66 Degrees
Strong Bitter, Silverstone Classic IPA
Porter, Hart Porter
Stout, Rocket Ales Vostock Stout
Golden Ale, Merrimen Merri-Ness
Mild, Nobby's Tresslers XXX
Old Ale, Great Oakley Delapre Dark
Strong Mild, Hart No 3 Dark Ruby Mild
Barley Wine, Potbelly Saint or Sinner
Speciality, Phipps NBC Becket's
Overall, Silverstone Classic IPA

CIDER
Saxby's Original

Results of the judging at the 2016 Northampton County Beer Festival. Well done to all the winners.

Bitter, Silverstone Pit Stop
Best Bitter, Silverstone Chequered Flag
Strong Bitter, Merrimen Very Merry
Porter, Cotton End Coffee Porter
Stout, Whistling Kite Stout of Order
Golden Ale, Nobbys Claridges Crystal
Mild, Potbelly Ambrosia
Old Ale, Nobbys T'owd Navigation
Speciality, Shoulder of Mutton Stahlstadt
Overall, Potbelly Ambrosia

CIDER
Vale of Welton Poachers
Saxby's Rhubarb