Santa’s Brew is now available to buy for the second year running. Brewed as a speciality beer for the festive period. Santa’s Brew is a bronze coloured Christmas beer with a fruity flavour and dry, hoppy finish. Santa’s Brew can be ordered by contacting Paul on:  07748 387 652 or by emailing : southportbrewery@fsmail.net

Goldens Sands, Old Shrimper and Natterjack are also available in bottles from the following local retail outlets :

• Lancashire Heroes (Shakespere St, Southport)
• The Inn Beer Shop (657 Lords St, Southport)
• Portland Wines (Portland St, Southport)
• Home Farm Shop (Eagle & Child, Bispham Green)
• Source the Deli-kitchen, (Wheatsheaf Walk, Ormskirk)

 As you can imagine 2009 has been an eventful and rewarding year for Southport Brewery. Collecting Best Bitter in Britain is a huge achievement. We are grateful to all who have supported us through this year and hope you continue to enjoy real ales, throughout the Festive period and on into 2010. Below are a few highlights from the year.

If you attended Southport’s annual Beer festival at the Arts Centre I am sure you’ll agree it was a good weekend. Many of the regions brewers attended, not only by the beers they brew, but also by the brewers and colleagues in person. Giving the drinking public a chance to meet and talk to the men and women behind the beers they drink.

 Amongst the many beers on offer from around the country were three beers from Southport brewery :

• Sandgrounder - 3.8%
• Carousel - 4.0%
• Golden sands - 4.0%

Next years festival is not at the Arts Centre as it is being modernised. A new venue will be announced for the 2010 Southport Beer Festival.

Southport Brewery was represented by Golden Sands at the Great British Beer Festival, held at Earls Court, London, August 2009.

Golden Sands, entered in to the Best Bitter category, earned its place at the festival after successfully winning a number of local and regional competitions. The final at the Great British Beer Festival was the last round of competition, bringing together beers from around the country for judgement ahead of announcing the overall Festival winner and category winners.

We at Southport Brewery are very pleased to announce that Golden Sands triumphed at the event, not only being a huge success with the drinking public but also the judges who voted Golden Sands to take top position in its class at this prestigious event.

 Final Result : Best Bitter Category

 1^st – Gold - Golden Sands, Southport Brewery
2^nd – Silver - Britannia, Buntingford Brewery
3^rd – Bronze – Cwrw, Evans and Evans, Lord Marples Vale, Thornbridge.

Congratulations are passed on to all at Yorkshire based brewer Rudgate’s who scooped the overall top award of Champion Beer of Britain 2009 with their renowned Rudgate Mild.

The award ceremony is being held at Thornbridge House, the home of Thornbridge Brewery in Derbyshire on the 10th of October.

Last year at the Small Independent Brewers Association regional competition Golden Sands came second in ‘class’ at the Scarisbrick Hotel, Lord Street, Southport. This year Golden Sands went one better and came first in the catergory of bitter and pale ales, before being entered into the ‘grand final’ and winning Champion beer of the festival. From this competition Golden Sands is entered into the National Championship to compete against six other brewers from different regions of the UK.