Check out the best shots and winning beers from the Palace Beer Fest here!

<html><head></head><body><p>The event saw SE25 play host to a wide variety of breweries and brews, with south Londoners enjoying great food and an enthralling Play With Legends clash hosted by the Palace for Life Foundation.</p>
<p>The match included faces such as Clinton Morrison, Andrew Johnson and Dean Austin battle it out before meeting fans at the festival itself.</p>
<p>They were joined by Neil Morrissey, Stephen Browett and Doc Brown, who opened the packed event.</p>
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<p>Former Palace co-chairman Browett said: &#34;Many thanks to Mark Russell of our sponsors The Cronx Brewery who did a sensational job in assembling a stunning range of craft beers and ciders from our local area and further afield. <br/><br/>&#34;There were some truly superb beers on offer - many of which had never been seen in South London before today.&#34;</p>
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<p>He picked out his winning beers from a range of categories and an overall winner, too. Check them out below! </p>
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<li>Best Stout: &#39;Quadrant&#39; from East London Brewery, Leyton</li>
<li>Best Porter: &#39;Stay Puft&#39; from Tiny Rebel Brewery, Newport, Wales</li>
<li>Best Keg Beer: &#39;Baller&#39; from Gipsy Hill Brewing Company, West Norwood</li>
<li>Best Pale Ale: &#39;Field Haze&#39; from The Park Brewery, Kingston on Thames</li>
<li>Best Blonde Ale: &#39;Bonnie &amp; Blonde&#39; from Loch Lomond Brewery, Scotland</li>
<li>Best IPA: &#39;We Bring Scientists, You Bring a Rockstar&#39; from Wild Weather Ales, Silchester in collaboration with Staggeringly Good Brewery, Portsmouth</li>
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<p>The overall winner - drumroll please - was &#39;Bonnie and Blonde&#39;: a light, golden coloured ale with a grassy, floral aroma and a bright palate with citrus notes and a refreshing, crisp bitter finish. </p>
<p>Check out the best shots from the Festival by clicking through the gallery above!</p>
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The 2019 Crystal Palace Beer Festival was a huge success, with over 2,300 attendees enjoying a range of 200+ beers, ales and ciders as well as a fantastic collection of entertainment on a balmy Saturday afternoon.

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