Winners
SIBA announced the 10 winners of its National Beer Competition today, Friday 6th March, at the close of its annual conference in Stratford-on-Avon.
The winners were selected last month at a judging day at the Canalhouse pub in Nottingham, where the panel tasted the 55 finalist cask and seven bottled beers, served in perfect condition. Commenting on this year’s competition, SIBA chairman Peter Amor commented, “The standard of entries for our National Beer Competition is higher every year, which makes it harder for our judges to select the category and overall champion winners.
“With this focus on quality, taste and provenance, it is no surprise that the smaller breweries are bucking the greater market trend and growing sales volumes.”
And the winners were …
Supreme Champion of the Year
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Cairngorm Brewery Co Ltd |
Black Gold |
4.4 |
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Silver |
Arundel Brewery Ltd |
Sussex Mild |
3.7 |
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Bronze |
Oakham Ales |
Bishop's Farewell |
4.6 |
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Bronze |
Castle Rock Brewery |
Screech Owl |
5.5 |
Champion Milds (Up to 4.0%)
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Arundel Brewery Ltd |
Sussex Mild |
3.7 |
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Silver |
Prospect Brewery Ltd |
Nutty Slack |
3.9 |
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Bronze |
Castle Rock Brewery |
Black Gold |
3.8 |
Champion Bitters & Pale Ales (Up to 4.0%)
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Yeovil Ales |
Star Gazer |
4.0 |
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Silver |
Purity Brewing Co |
Pure Gold |
3.8 |
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Bronze |
Oakham Ales |
Inferno |
4.0 |
Champion Best Bitters (4.1 - 4.5%)
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Purity Brewing Co |
Mad Goose |
4.2 |
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Silver |
Brewster's Brewing Co Ltd |
Decadence |
4.4 |
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Bronze |
Celt Experience |
Celt Golden |
4.2 |
Champion Premium Bitters (4.6 – 4.9%)
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Oakham Ales |
Bishop's Farewell |
4.6 |
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Silver |
Corvedale Brewery |
Dark & Delicious |
4.6 |
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Bronze |
Millstone Brewery Ltd |
True Grit |
5.0 |
Champion Strong Bitters (5.1 - 5.5%)
Sponsored by SPAsoft Ltd
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Castle Rock Brewery |
Screech Owl |
5.5 |
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Silver |
Ossett Brewing Co Ltd |
Excelsior |
5.2 |
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Bronze |
Stonehenge Ales Ltd |
Danish Dynamite |
5.0 |
Champion Strong Ales (Over 5.6%)
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Highland Brewing Co Ltd |
Orkney Blast |
6.0 |
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Silver |
Westerham Brewery Co Ltd |
Audit Ale |
6.2 |
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Bronze |
Green Jack Brewing Co Ltd |
Ripper |
8.5 |
Champion Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales & Stouts
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Cairngorm Brewery Co Ltd |
Black Gold |
4.4 |
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Silver |
Bartrams Brewery |
Comrade Bill Bartram's Egalitarian Anti-Imperialist Soviet Stout |
6.9 |
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Bronze |
Lancaster Brewery |
Lancaster Black |
4.6 |
Champion Speciality Beers
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Dark Star Brewing Co Ltd |
Espresso |
4.2 |
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Silver |
Saltaire Brewery Ltd |
Hazelnut Coffee Porter |
4.6 |
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Bronze |
Cotswold Spring |
Honey Bear |
5.2 |
Champion Bottled Beers
Sponsored by Moravek International Ltd
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Brewery |
Product |
ABV |
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Gold |
Oakleaf Brewing Co Ltd |
Hole Hearted |
4.7 |
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Silver |
Broughton Ales Ltd |
Champion Double Ale |
5.5 |
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Bronze |
Cheddar Ales |
Totty Pot Porter |
4.7 |
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