The original beer had an alcohol content of 4 percent and the same caffeine content as coffee, and was described as having a "silky, velvety character".[16] It is sold in larger branches of Sainsbury's and in some pubs and clubs. The beverage was one of only two Fairtrade beers available on the UK market until 2006,[17] when a reduction in the proportion of coffee and an increased alcohol content (now 6 percent) cost it its Fairtrade status. It is still made from Maraba beans.[18] It is the only coffee beer available in the British Isles,[16] and it won the Gold medal for the coffee-flavoured beer category at the 2006 Beer World Cup.[19]