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Oakham Ales is an English brewery now based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, but first established in 1993 in Oakham, Rutland. [1] The original owner, John Wood, left Oakham Ales in 1995.

Its headquarters is the largest brewpub in Europe, The Brewery Tap, [2] which opened in 1998 and is located in the old labour exchange in Westgate, Peterborough. The brewery also owns The Bartons Arms in Aston, Birmingham.

Among awards the beers won have been JHB 3.8% picking up the Supreme Champion Beer Award in 2001 and Attila 7.4% was the National Winter Beers Champion for 2009. [3] [4] Green Devil IPA was the Champion Cask Conditioned Ale at the International Brewing Awards in 2015. [5] [6]

Mark Tetlow was appointed as head brewer in 2022 following the retirement of John Bryan, after 27 years with the company. [7]

Notes

  1. British Guild of Beer Writers
  2. CAMRA Good Beer Guide, 2005
  3. "Champion Winter Beer of Britain - CAMRA". CAMRA. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. Events, Inside Beer: Beer News, Beer Reviews and Beer Tasting. "Classic Beer of the Month January 2014: Oakham JHB, 3.8% - Inside Beer: Beer News, Beer Reviews and Beer Tasting Events". www.insidebeer.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "The International Brewing Awards - Winners of 2015". Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. "World of Beer Craft: International Brewing Awards announce medal winners". 25 February 2015.
  7. Oakhamales.com. Farewell John Bryan. Retrieved 29 March 2023

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