This website is currently in beta. If you wish to go back to the current site please click here. To provide feedback or find out more about this site, please click here.

About

Who we are Our Awards What we stand for Promotional Campaigns Our Leadership Our Regional Leaders Our staff Contact us / FAQs Feedback & Complaints Media Centre

Pubs and wellbeing Clubs Our Regions Learn and Discover What's Brewing Podcast Books Shop Volunteer Job opportunities

Beer Magazine

BEER magazine is CAMRA’s award-winning quarterly magazine. Published four times a year it features some of the best-known beer, cider and pub writers.

Find a place to visit

With over 220 CAMRA branch locations to enjoy beer, pubs or meet new people.

Membership

Member Benefits Membership Rates Gift Memberships Partner Benefits Find discount Scheme Pubs Find Voucher scheme Pubs & clubs FAQs Young members Find a CAMRA Festival

Join Now

CAMRA Member Benefits

Access incredible value through our member benefits

CAMRA Discount Scheme

The Real Ale Discount Scheme offers CAMRA members discounts at over 3,500 of pubs across the UK

CAMRA Voucher Scheme

The Real Ale ider & Perry Vouchers are redeemable at over 1,200 of pubs across the UK.

Pubs & Clubs

Search Pub Campaigning Good Beer Guide Historic pub interiors Family Friendly

Tamworth Tap, Tamworth

29 Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LR

Marden Village Club, Marden

Albion Road, Marden, TN12 9DT

Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton

Spreyton, EX17 5AL

Find out more

One of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world.

Champion Beer of Britain Winner

Elland, 1872 Porter

Units 3-5, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Heathfield Street, Elland, HX5 9AE

Champion Beer of Britain Silver

Greene King, Abbot

Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT

Find real cider and perry producers

In order to be real, cider and perry should never be concentrated then diluted – either in terms of the juice used, or the alcohol content.

Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton

Spreyton, EX17 5AL

Frequently asked questions

Understand more about real Cider and Perry

Submit Producer

Let us know if you think we've missed a real cider or perry maker. This information will be displayed publicly.

Save your local pub

Has your local pub closed, or is threatened with closure?

Additional resources

Our campaign resources aim to provide you with a wide range of information and materials you’ll need to become a fantastic campaigner for pubs, beer and cider!

Political Campaigning

The Budget - Act Now! General Election 2024 Beer Tax Business Rate Reform Pubs Code Adjudicator High Street Rental Auctions Small Brewers Relief Cider Tax Labelling

Community Action

Public transport National Beer Scoring System Handpump hijack

Tamworth Tap, Tamworth

29 Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LR

Marden Village Club, Marden

Albion Road, Marden, TN12 9DT

Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton

Spreyton, EX17 5AL

Featured Events Featured Events

Members' Weekend AGM & Conference

Riviera Centre, Torquay

11-13 April 2025

Great British Beer Festival Winter 2025

Magna Science Adventure Centre, Magna Way, Templeborough , Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1FD

12-15 February 2025

Find out more

One of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world.

Elland, 1872 Porter

Units 3-5, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Heathfield Street, Elland, HX5 9AE

Greene King, Abbot

Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT

Find real cider and perry producers

In order to be real, cider and perry should never be concentrated then diluted – either in terms of the juice used, or the alcohol content.

Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton

Spreyton, EX17 5AL

Frequently asked questions

Understand more about real Cider and Perry

Submit Producer

Let us know if you think we've missed a real cider or perry maker. This information will be displayed publicly.

Beer Magazine

BEER magazine is CAMRA’s award-winning quarterly magazine. Published four times a year it features some of the best-known beer, cider and pub writers.

Find a place to visit

With over 220 CAMRA branch locations to enjoy beer, pubs or meet new people.

Save your local pub

Has your local pub closed, or is threatened with closure?

Additional resources

Our campaign resources aim to provide you with a wide range of information and materials you’ll need to become a fantastic campaigner for pubs, beer and cider!

CAMRA Member Benefits

Access incredible value through our member benefits

CAMRA Discount Scheme

The Real Ale Discount Scheme offers CAMRA members discounts at over 3,500 of pubs across the UK

CAMRA Voucher Scheme

The Real Ale ider & Perry Vouchers are redeemable at over 1,200 of pubs across the UK.

Description

Set up in 2012 by three friends, Tom Knox, Roger Clark and Andy Bone, using the double drop process. Popular during the early 20th century this process requires additional brewing vessels in a two-tier system resulting in clean beer with pronounced flavours.

42 Regularly Produced Beers

Colchester - Table Ale

Produced: Apr-Jul

Wakes Colne

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.6%

Colchester - Metropolis

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Wakes Colne

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 3.9%

Colchester - Red Diesel

Produced: Oct-Feb

Wakes Colne

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.2%

Colchester - AKA Pale

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Wakes Colne

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 3.7%

Colchester - Mild Ale

Produced: Feb-Dec

Wakes Colne

Strong Mild

ABV: 4.5%

Colchester - Double Brown Ale

Produced: Nov-Feb

Wakes Colne

Strong Mild

ABV: 4.6%

Colchester - Anne Downes

Produced: Aug-Oct

Wakes Colne

Premium Bitter

ABV: 4.4%

Colchester - Trinovantes Gold

Produced: May-Jul

Wakes Colne

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.3%

Colchester - Old King Coel London Porter

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Wakes Colne

Strong Porter

ABV: 5%

Colchester - Cat's Whiskers

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Wakes Colne

Session Stout

ABV: 4.8%

Colchester - Braggot

Produced: Mar-Jul

Wakes Colne

Flavoured Speciality Beers

ABV: 4%

Colchester - Romani ite Domum

Produced: Jan-Jun

Produced: May-Jun

Produced: Regularly Brewed

Wakes Colne

Session Bitter

Wakes Colne

ABV: 4.8%

Selected Beer - Colchester - Table Ale

Colchester - Table Ale

Diesel rebranded. A cracking session bitter, rich amber in colour. Packed with flavour, fuggles and goldings are blended traditionally for freshness and finish.

Bitter Amber Rich Session

Produced: Apr-Jul

Vegan No

Gluten Free No

Style: Session Bitter | ABV: 3.6 | Colour: View Beer

Champion Beer Of Britain Award

The Champion Beer of Britain is one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world. It is the ultimate honour for UK brewers and has helped put many into the national spotlight.

Nominations are now Open

Join CAMRA to choose Britain’s Champion Beer!

Become a member

Tours

Colchester - Brewery Tour

On open days or occasionally by prior arrangement.

Nearby Breweries

WHARF

Upp Hall Farm, Salmons Lane, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1RY

WHARF Brewery was founded in 2023 with the merger of three breweries, Red Fox, Harwich Town and With...

More info

White Hart

15 High Street, Halstead, CO9 2AP

Brewing began in 2017 in old stables at the back of the White Hart. Both the brewery and pub are own...

More info

Courtyard

Gosfield Cottage, The Street , Gosfield, CO9 1TP

Courtyard Brewery uses a six-barrel plant designed to perfectly fit into a 19th century coach house...

More info

St Botolphs

8 Gladwin Road, Colchester, CO2 7HS

Brewing began in 2014. Its Belgian-style bottled beers can be found in pubs, farm shops, specialist...

More info

Other Monkey

5-6 St Nicholas Street, Colchester, CO1 1LB

Other Monkey is located in the rear portion of Other Monkey Taproom and is visible to users of the p...

More info

Join CAMRA to support the campaign to access more features plus access to a range of different benefits.

Become a member