SIBA Beer Competitions

SIBA announced the winners of its National Beer Competition on Friday 5^th 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 56 finalist cask and seven bottled beers, served in perfect condition.

And the winners were …

Supreme Champion of the Year

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	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Saltaire Brewery Ltd	Triple Chocoholic	4.8
Silver	Wye Valley Brewery	Dorothy Goodbody’s Country Ale	6.0
Bronze	Bank Top Brewery	Dark Mild	4.0

Champion Milds  (Up to 4.0%)

Sponsored by Label Apeel

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Bank Top Brewery	Dark Mild	4.0
Silver	St Austell	Black Prince	4.0
Bronze	Hobson’s Brewery & Co Ltd	Hobson’s Mild	3.2

Champion Bitters & Pale Ales  (Up to 4.0%)

Sponsored by Crisp Malting Group

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Thornbridge Brewery	Lord Marples	4.0
Silver	Milk Street	Funky Monkey	4.0
Bronze	Ilkley Brewing Company	Mary Jane	3.5

Champion Best Bitters  (4.1 – 4.5%)

Sponsored by SPA-soft Ltd

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Salopian Brewing Co Ltd	Darwins Origin	4.3
Silver	Cairngorm Brewery Co Ltd	Trade Winds	4.3
Bronze	Triple FFF Brewing Company	Moondance	4.2

Champion Premium Bitters  (4.6 – 4.9%)

Sponsored by Warminster Maltings Ltd

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Saltaire Brewery Ltd	Cascade Pale Ale	4.8
Silver	Highland Brewing Co Ltd	Orkney IPA	4.8
Bronze	RCH	East Street Cream	5.0

Champion Strong Bitters  (5.1 – 5.5%)

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Greenmill Brewery	Big Chief Bitter	5.5
Silver	Highgate Brewery Ltd	Old Ale	5.3
Bronze	Cairngorm Brewery Co Ltd	Wild Cat	5.1

Champion Strong Ales  (Over 5.6%)

Sponsored by Lallemand

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Wye Valley Brewery	Dorothy Goodbody’s Country Ale	6.0
Silver	Batemans Brewery	Victory Ale	5.9
Bronze	Highland Brewing Co Ltd	Orkney Blast	6.0

Champion Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales & Stouts

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	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Blue Monkey Brewing Ltd	Guerrilla	4.9
Silver	Ascot Ales	Anastasia’s Imperial Stout	8.0
Bronze	Buffys	Mucky Duck	4.5

Champion Speciality Beers

Sponsored by Muntons Plc

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Saltaire Brewery Ltd	Triple Chocoholic	4.8
Silver	Cotswold Spring Brewery Ltd	Honey Bear	5.2
Bronze	Sinclair Breweries Ltd	Wayfarer	4.4

Champion Bottled Beers

Sponsored by ALL BEER

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	St Austell	Proper Job	5.5
Silver	Salopian Brewing Co Ltd	Darwins Origin	4.3
Bronze	Chiltern	Glad Tidings Winter Stout	4.6