Champions
Winning beers and ciders are voted for by you, the punters, who come and enjoy your favourite tipple.
Voting slips are on the bar and will be brought around before the end of each session just add your favourite beer/cider and brewer/squidger. We tot up the votes from every session and present the certificates to the champions at a celebratory lunch when the chosen good causes receive their awards.
Slaphead Shield
The Slaphead Shield is awarded to the favourite cask beer of the festival. Dedicated to John Bodiam, an Alton man who played a significant part in the revival of Real Ale in Alton.
Award Winners 2025
2025 Summer Champion Cask Beers
Gold (winner of the Slaphead Shield):
Triple fff Brewery - Sundown
Silver:
Alfred's Brewery - Fyrd
Bronze (joint):
Black Iris Brewery - Nail in the Coffin
Steam Town Brew Co - Steam Stout Cherry
2025 Summer Champion Craft Beers
Gold:
Ten Tun Brew House - Freak on a Quiche
Silver:
Mysterious Brewing Company - Triangle Mosaic
Bronze (joint):
Ten Tun Brew House - Bouquet of Heads
Mysterious Brewing Company - Hu Hu
2025 Summer Champion Ciders
Gold (joint):
Farmer Jim's - Apple Red
Snails Bank Cider - Rhubarb
Bronze (joint):
SeaCider - Blood Orange
SeaCider - White Peach
Award Winners 2024
2024 Autumn Champion Cask Beers
Gold (winner of the Slaphead Shield):
Steam Town Brew Co - Stoke
Silver:
Steam Town Brew Co - Reefer
Bronze:
Mysterious Brewing Company - Peel of Fortune
2024 Autumn Champion Craft Beers
Gold:
Ten Tun Brew House - Temples of Idaho-7
Silver:
Ten Tun Brew House - Which is Witches
Bronze :
Ten Tun Brew House - Megaheffe
2024 Autumn Champion Ciders
Gold:
SeaCider - Blood Orange
Silver (joint):
Blackmore - Black Cherry
Farmer Jim's - Apple Red
SeaCider - Passion Fruit
Sheppy's Cider - Raspberry
2024 Spring Champion Cask Beers
Gold (winner of the Slaphead Shield):
Indigenous Brewery - Geronimo
Silver:
Stonehenge Ales - Sign of Spring
Bronze:
Titanic Brewery - Plum Porter
2024 Spring Champion Keg
Gold:
Ten Tun Brew House - Thunders of Darkness
Silver:
Maverick Brewing Co. - We Did A Thing (Collaboration brew with Cassidy's)
Bronze (joint):
Firebird Brewing - Work Ethic
Ten Tun Brew House - Temples of Bru. 1
2024 Spring Champion Ciders
Gold (joint):
Farmer Jim's - Apple Red
Sails Bank Cider - Rhubarb
Silver:
Thistly Cross - Jaggy Thistle
Champions 2023
2023 Spring Champion Beers
Gold (winner of the Slaphead Shield):
Indigenous Brewery - Silly Moo
Silver:
Triple fff - Coronation Ale
&
SeaCider - Black Cherry
Bronze:
Steam Town Brew Co. - Steam Stout
2019 Winter Champion Beers:
Gold (winner of the Slaphead Shield):
Indigenous Brewery - Moonstruck Porter
Silver:
Crafty Brewing - Loxhill Biscuit
Holler Brewery - Hazy Pale
Triple fff - Goldfffinger
Bronze:
Chiltern Brewery - 300's Old Ale in Oak
Fallen Acorn - Fake News
Award Winners 2019
2019 Summer Champion Beers:
Gold (winner of the Slaphead Shield):
Indigenous Brewery - Black Ram Lager
Silver:
Red Cat Brewing - Mr M's Porter
Bronze:
Triple fff - Goldfffinger