Major CAMRA awards joy for Green Jack Brewery in Lowestoft

Earlier this year Green Jack Brewery in Lowestoft was crowned as one of the best in the country after the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) named it as the joint best in its category at the Great British Beer Festival Winter 2024.

The awards back in February saw Green Jack Brewery's Baltic Trader jointly share the honour of winning CAMRA’s champion winter beer of Britain with West Yorkshire-based Elland Brewery’s 1872 Porter.

Back in February Green Jack Brewery in Lowestoft celebrated Gold for Baltic Trader and Bronze for Ripper at the Great British Beer Festival Winter. Picture: Green Jack Brewery (Image: Green Jack Brewery) And now the brewery based at Argyle Place in Love Road, Lowestoft is tasting yet more national joy - as they proved to be just champion once more.

With the Champion Beer of Great Britain Awards for 2024 held at the Kelham Hall beer and cider festival in Newark, the various winners were unveiled last week.

It comes as judging for the competition takes two years to complete, starting with individual nominations from CAMRA members and tasting panel nominations, then regional competitions.

With each round of judging using a strict blind tasting policy, it culminated in a rigorous and hard-fought final round of judging last week.

Trawlerboys Best Bitter (4.6% ABV) from Green Jack Brewery, Lowestoft won gold in the Premium Bitter category. Picture: Green Jack Brewery (Image: Green Jack Brewery) It led to its Trawlerboys Best Bitter (4.6% ABV) winning gold in the Premium Bitter category and taking bronze overall in CAMRA’s prestigious Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) awards.

Trawlerboys Best Bitter (4.6% ABV) from Green Jack Brewery, Lowestoft took bronze in the overall winners category. Picture: Green Jack Brewery (Image: Green Jack Brewery)

Amarillo by Crouch Vale Brewery in Chelmsford was named the overall winner of the CBOB award, which is one of the most coveted and well-respected cask beer competitions in the world.

Bronze winner Trawlerboys Best Bitter (4.6% ABV) from Green Jack Brewery, Lowestoft, was described by judges as being an "Attractive orangey brown beer with a honey biscuit nose.

Trawlerboys Best Bitter (4.6% ABV) from Green Jack Brewery, Lowestoft. Picture: Green Jack Brewery (Image: Green Jack Brewery)

"Sweet orange marmalade with nutty notes and slight hint of chocolate.

"The finish is fruity and sweet, becoming bitter and dry.

"It’s complex and very drinkable."

Founder of Green Jack Brewery, Tim Dunford, at the awards ceremony. Picture: David Heafield/CAMRA (Image: David Heafield/CAMRA)

Afterwards, founder of Green Jack, Tim Dunford, said: "We are absolutely delighted with another great result for Trawlerboys, now a double champion premium bitter.

"It is down to the dedication and hard work of the amazing team at Green Jack Brewery, that we have also won Champion Strong Stout/Porter with Baltic Trader.

"Two champion beers in the same year is fantastic!"