Two women-led breweries have taken the top honours in CAMRA’s Champion Bottled Beer of Britain 2025 competition, announced at the Great British Beer Festival.
Georgina Young (left) and Su Stafford, of St Austell Brewery, with the award for Proper Job
The award recognises the best bottle-conditioned beers available in the UK. The competition involves rigorous blind tastings and nominations, spanning two years of regional heats and national rounds.
St Austell Proper Job, brewed under the guidance of brewing director Georgina Young, claimed the gold medal this year.
“We are very honoured and delighted to be recognised in this category with our amazing Proper Job IPA, which was first brewed in 2004, created using original new style hops made with Chinook and Cascade,” said Georgina. “It’s incredibly rewarding to see it still standing out two decades later.”
Silver was awarded to Monty’s Mischief, designed by brewery co-founder Pam Honeyman in Powys. Bronze went to Imperial Brown Stout, by The Kernel Brewery.
CAMRA’s people director, and an advisory panel member for Women on Tap, Laura Emson, said: “Winning awards for producing excellent beer is just one way to help shake the perception that the industry isn’t for women.
“Pioneers like Georgina and Pam have followed in the footsteps of generations of women making beer, and are inspiring a new generation. Hopefully, their success will spark others’ interest and have more breweries benefit from the talent out there waiting to be tapped into.”
