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Newport brewery Tiny Rebel has been named one of the top beer makers in the UK.

Tiny Rebel took home the gold in the Best Bitter category and overall bronze winner for its Cwtch red ale, at annual awards at the Great British Beer Festival.

A previous Champion Beer of Britain winner, Tiny Rebel took bronze for the overall winner across all categories.

Another Welsh brewery Cynon Valley-based, Greytrees, was crowned Best Strong Bitter for its Afghan Pale.

The award comes after almost a year of local tasting panels and regional heats resulting in the best beers from across the UK being invited to compete at the Great British Beer Festival.

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Final judging for the competition was held at the beer festival which opened this week and will see more than 50,000 people visit to sample from more than 900 beers, ciders, perries and fine wines – including the chance to try the nation's best beer.

Nick Boley, CAMRA's national director responsible for the competition, said: "Congratulations to both Tiny Rebel and Greytrees for becoming category winners in the Champion Beer of Britain award.

"The awards are part of the highest beer accolade in the country and a huge testament to the fantastic beers coming out of Wales.”

The overall Champion Beer of Britain award this year went to Church End’s Goat’s Milk, while silver has gone to Bishop Nick’s Ridley’s Rite