Colchester CAMRA

There are beer festivals, socials and events going on in and around the branch area during February: facebook.com/share/p/1CC2ch… A full list of events, as always, can be found on our calendar: colchestercamra.org.uk/calendar/month

Sunday Beers at The Magnet 🧲 @tindallbrewery • Mild (3.7%) 🐦 @AbbeydaleBeers X @tickingclockbc • It’s always sunny in Shireoaks (4.2%) 🛶 @AbbeydaleBeers • Magnolia (3.9%)🪻 #MagnetMicropub | #MicroPub | #TindallBrewery | #AbbeyDaleBrewery | #TickingClockBrewery

Saturday Beers at The Magnet 🧲 @BradfieldBrew • Farmers Milk Stout (4.1%) 🐄 @AmpersandBrewCo • Citra (4.3%) 🍻 @alldaybrewing • Eroica (4.2%) 👩‍💼 #MagnetMicropub | #MicroPub | #BradfieldBrewery| #AmpersandBrewCo | #AllDayBrewing

City Pub of the Year 2026 and Overall Pub of the Year, going forward to the Essex heats of the national competition: The Ale House Colchester #camra #poty

Rural Pub of the Year 2026 Ye Olde Albion Pub, Rowhedge #camra #poty

Overall Cider Pub of the Year 2026 Victoria Inn Colchester #camra #poty #cider

Runner Up Cider Pub of the Year 2026 The Live and Let Live, Stanway #camra #poty #cider

Highly Commended Cider Pub of the Year 2026 The Ale House, Colchester #camra #poty #cider

City Runner Up Pub of the Year 2026 The Victoria Inn, Colchester #camra #poty

Rural Runner Up Pub of the Year 2026 The Courtyard Tap, Halstead #poty #camra

City Highly Commended Pub of the Year 2026 The Odd One Out, Colchester #poty #camra

Rural Highly Commended Pub of the Year 2026: The Hare & Hounds, Layer Breton #poty #camra

We also recognise pubs serving Real Cider and Perry with your top three winners in the Cider Pub of the Year category. #camra #poty #colchester

The overall champion from the Rural and City Winners goes through to the Essex round of the CAMRA Pub of the Year competition - and possibly beyond, up to National Pub of the Year.

Pub of the Year Klaxon! Votes are in, counted and verified and we're delighted to announce this year's winners. To recap, we award 6 Pub of the Year titles, Winner, Runner Up and Highly Commended in both City and Rural categories.

Saturday Beers at The Magnet 🧲 @LaconsBrewery • Brewers Series (3.8%) 🏭 @wintersbrewery • Evolution (4.0%) 🦁 @alldaybrewing • Good Heavy Gun (4.8%) 🔫 #MagnetMicropub | #MicroPub | #LaconsBrewery | #WintersBrewery | #AllDayBrewing

Sunday Beers at The Magnet 🧲 @monkeybrewhouse • Tollhouse (3.8%) 🏡 @wyldeskybrewing • IPA (3.8%) 🍻 @LaconsBrewery • Brewers Series (3.8%) 🏭 #MagnetMicropub | #MicroPub | #MonkeyBrewhouse | #WyldeSkyBrewing | #LaconsBrewery

Saturday Beers at The Magnet 🧲 @PennineBrewing • Scapegoat (4.2%) 🐐 @PurpleMooseBrew • Snowdonia (3.6%) 🫎 @MagpieBrewery • Raven Stout (4.4%) 🐦‍⬛ #MagnetMicropub | #MicroPub | #PennineBrewingCo | #PurpleMooseBrewery | #MagpieBrewery

Thank you to everyone who voted for their beer and cider of the 17th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. You voted and we counted. The winners are: BEER OF THE FESTIVAL - Orion's Belt by @GruffBrewery (photo is of the brewer/beer) CIDER OF THE FESTIVAL - Scrummage by @harrys_cider

More than 80 Real Ales and more than 20 ciders on offer at Essex festival ift.tt/2X5BG8L