Previous Holders
There were two National Winter Ales Festivals in 1997. The first one at the beginning of the year presented the 1996/7 awards and the other, at the end of the year, presented the 1997/8 awards. There was no festival in 1998, the next one being in January 1999.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996/7 | Hambleton Nightmare | Branscombe Vale Yo Ho Ho | Theakston Old Peculier |
| 1997/8 | Nethergate Old Growler | Shepherd Neame Original Porter | Daleside Monkey Wrench |
| 1999 | Dent T'Owd Top | Woodforde's Norfolk Nog | Daleside Monkey Wrench |
| 2000 | Robinson's Old Tom | Theakston Old Peculier | Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout |
| 2001 | Orkney Skullsplitter | Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild | O'Hanlon's Port Stout |
| 2002 | Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout | Bath Ales Festivity | Robinson's Old Tom |
| 2003 | Nethergate Old Growler | Gale's Festival Mild | Wentworth Oatmeal Stout |
| 2004 | Moor Old Freddy Walker | Gale's Festival Mild | Shepherd Neame Original Porter |
| 2005 | Robinson's Old Tom | Bath Ales Festivity | Woodforde's Headcracker |
| 2006 | Hogs Back A Over T | Gale's Festival Mild | Goff's Black Knight |
| 2007 | Green Jack Ripper | Fuller's London Porter | Orkney Skullsplitter |
| 2008 | Wickwar Station Porter | Robinson's Old Tom | Hop Back Entire Stout |
| 2009 | Oakham Attila | Elland 1872 Porter | Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild |
| 2010 | Elland 1872 Porter | Breconshire's Ramblers Ruin | Acorn's Gorlovka Imperial Stout |
| 2011 | Hop Back Entire Stout | Marble Chocolate | Dow Bridge Praetorian Porter |
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