At London Olympia on August 2005 and again in August 2006, Harveys mainstay beer was awarded the GOLD MEDAL in this most prestigious category by the judges of the Champion Beer of Britain Competition.

These accolades are, arguably, the top honours a British brewer can achieve and are certainly the most popularly recognised awards among beer drinkers and the general public receiving a great deal of media attention.

Beer Guru, writer and founder member of CAMRA, Roger Protz announced the winner saying "A richly deserved award because it is one of the classic beers of Britain"

Armada Ale Alcohol 4.5% vol.

At the hop industry's annual challenge 2004 inviting brewers to produce beers which utilise English hops to best effect, Harveys have taken the Gold Award in two of the three categories.

Armada Ale was the outright winner from twenty-two entries in the challenge to produce a balanced beer with a good hop character using one old and one new hop variety. It had been brewed using Fuggles and a new 'dwarf' variety of hop, TA200
 

XX Mild Ale Alcohol 3.0% vol.

This dark traditional mild ale, brewed all year round to an original gravity of 1028° -1032° is a well balanced beer with a soft, slightly sweet palate.

Old Ale (xxxx) Alcohol.4.3% vol. (October To May)

A dark seasonal drink brewed from October to May. The advent of ‘Old’ is eagerly awaited by its devotees. Reminiscent of the mild ales produced during the early part of this century, it is brewed to an original gravity of 1040° -1044° using a high percentage of crystal malt and black sugars. The result is a soft, full beer with a nutty palate which has been awarded First Prize at the International Brewers’

Harveys first brewed and bottled Bonfire Boy as a tribute to the emergency services, following the fire in July 1996 which destroyed the brewery shop and offices. Bonfire Boy on draught is now established as part of our "seasonal brews" and is available every November. As well as providing a continuing tribute to the emergency services the name of the brew and timing of its availability provide a close link with the extensive bonfire celebrations which take place in Sussex in the Autumn. A strong ale brewed to an original gravity of 1066° give an alcohol by volume of 5.8%. The brew has a subtle smoky character.

Copperwheat Brew Alcohol 4.8% vol. (June)

Inspired by SIBA's Wheat Beer challenge in 2001 we produced a 4.8% ABV beer using 40% Wheat Malt and 60% Malted Barley. To underline the continental heritage of this beer we uncharacteristically, brewed with choicest Hallertau hops from Germany. This award winning brew has been described as 'wheat and sweet'. It is light in colour with a morish dry palate.

This brew celebrates the time of year that historically has been associated with the gathering in of the harvest and the celebration of the seasons bounty. Southdown Harvest Ales is brewed to an original gravity of 1050 degrees to give an alcohol by volume of 5.0%. It is an "all malt" single hop brew using freshly harvested Sussex Fuggles , which together with our own spring water will combine to give a "taste of the South Downs".