Navigation & Thornbridge Brewery named best brewers in Midlands at Independent Beer Awards

Navigation Brewery in Nottingham and Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell have taken home the two top spots at the SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards, taking home overall Gold in the cask and small pack competitions respectively.

The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), held at Nottingham Rugby Club prior to their beer festival, are judged by brewers and beer experts and seen very much as the ‘brewers choice’ awards in the industry.

Navigation Brewery’s ‘Saviour’ took home the overall Gold in the cask competition and Thornbridge brewery’s ‘Melba’ was named overall bottle and can winner.

Commenting on the competition was SIBA Chief Executive Mike Benner, who presented the awards,

“I’d like to congratulate all of this year’s winners and in particular Navigation and Thornbridge, who beat stiff competition to be named the best brewers in the Midlands. These breweries are at the top of their game and should be very proud of their achievement in winning these prestigious awards.” 

Collecting the award for Navigation Brewery was Head Brewer Dominic Flynn,

“It says a lot about the British beer community when beers of this style are getting more recognition. People’s tastes are changing. A few year’s ago a grapefruity American IPA people weren’t ready for, but it’s great people are enjoying these awesome beers now. We took an American style and brewed it for the British market – with a cask serve and fuller mouthfeel – and it’s a beer that has really struck a chord with drinkers.”

Navigation Brewery’s beer ‘Blonde’ also took home the overall Silver in the cask competition, with Titanic Brewery’s Plum Porter taking the Bronze.

Collecting the award for Thornbridge brewery, whose ‘Melba’ peach IPA was named the top bottled or canned beer, was Marvyn White who said,

“This means a lot, it brings out the hard work everyone at the brewery does to make our beers the absolute best they can be. It’s a beer we’re very proud of as it is just a mouthful of flavour, it’s packed full of peach flavour but it still drinkable and the hop flavour comes through too – it’s a really interesting beer.”

The competition took place immediately before the opening of the SIBA Midlands Beer Festival 2018, taking place at Nottingham Rugby Club, which continues today and saturday from 12 noon until 11pm. For more information visit www.nottinghamrugby.co.uk

 

Date : 28th June 2018

Overall Champion of the Cask Competition

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Brewery Product ABV
Gold Navigation Brewery Saviour 5.5
Silver Navigation Brewery Blonde 5.0
Bronze Titanic Brewery Plum Porter 4.9

Cask

Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

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Simpson Malt

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Shiny Brewery Wrench 4.4
Silver Fownes Brewing Company Korvak’s Saga: Chapter II – Burden 4.4
Bronze The Grainstore Brewery Rutland Panther 3.4

 

Cask British Dark Beers (4.5% to 6.4%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Weal Ales Brewery Centwealial Milk Stout 4.9
Silver The Grainstore Brewery Rutland Beast 5.3
Bronze Froth Blowers Brewing Co. Riverside Stout 4.8

 

Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

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Rastal GmbH & Co. KG

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Purity Brewing Company Mad Goose 4.2
Silver Great Oakley Brewery Egret 3.8
Bronze The Chiltern Brewery Beechwood Bitter 4.3

 

Cask British Premium Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)

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Rankin Brother & Sons

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Great Oakley Brewery Gobble 4.5
Silver Castle Rock Brewery Elsie Mo 4.7
Bronze Titanic Brewery Captain Smiths 5.2

 

Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Great Oakley Brewery Tiffield Thunderbolt 4.2
Silver Purity Brewing Company Bunny Hop 3.5
Bronze Dancing Duck Brewery Ay Up 3.9

Cask Premium PAs (4.4% to 5.4%)

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Murphy & Son Ltd

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Thornbridge Brewery Crackendale 5.2
Silver Charnwood Brewery American Pale Ale 4.8
Bronze The Backyard Brewhouse Ltd Gold 4.5

Cask IPA (5.5% to 6.4%)

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Charles Faram & Co. Ltd

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Navigation Brewery Saviour 5.5
Silver Derby Brewing Company You Had Me At IPA 6.0
Bronze Loddon Brewery Forbury Lion IPA 5.5

 

Cask Speciality Light Beers

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Brewology

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Navigation Brewery Blonde 5.0
Silver Milestone Brewery Raspberry wheat beer 5.6
Bronze Derventio Brewery Cleopatra 5.0

 

Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Titanic Brewery Plum Porter 4.9
Silver Old Sawley Brewing Company Plummeth The Hour 4.5
Bronze Milestone Brewery Chocoholic 4.8

 

Cask Strong Beers (6.5% and Over)

Sponsored byBulk Storage & Process Systems Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold The Grainstore Brewery Nip 7.3
Silver Birmingham Brewing Company Strong Brummie 7.2
Bronze Fownes Brewing Company Hand of Doom 8.2

Overall Champion of the Bottle/Can Competition

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NFU Mutual

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Thornbridge Brewery Melba 5.2
Silver Thornbridge Brewery Coco Cocoa 5.5
Bronze The Chiltern Brewery Bodger’s Barley Wine 8.5

Bottle/Can British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

   Brewery Product ABV
Gold Great Oakley Brewery Welland Valley Mild 3.6
Silver Shiny Brewery Wrench 4.4
Bronze Brampton Brewery Impy Dark 4.3

Bottle/Can British Dark Beers (4.5% to 6.4%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Loddon Brewery Hocus Pocus 5.0
Silver Derby Brewing Company Midnight Raven 4.8
Bronze Brampton Brewery Brampton Mild 4.9

Bottle/Can British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Loddon Brewery Night Of The Stag 4.4
Silver The Backyard Brewhouse Ltd blonde 4.1
Bronze The Chiltern Brewery Gold 3.8

Bottle/Can British Premium Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)

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Saxon Packaging

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Great Oakley Brewery Gobble 4.5
Silver Navigation Brewery Rebel 4.7
Bronze Rebellion Beer Company Red 4.5

Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

 Sponsored by

Simpson Malt

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Gun Dog Ales Jack’s Spaniels 3.8
Silver Shiny Brewery Fallout 4.2
Bronze Slater’s Ales Top Totty 4.0

Bottle/Can Premium PA (4.4% to 5.4%)

 Sponsored by

Beatson Clark Ltd

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Shiny Brewery Disco Balls 5.3
Silver Great Oakley Brewery Tailshaker 5.0
Bronze Weal Ales Brewery Weller Weal 4.6

Bottle/Can IPA (5.5% to 6.4%)

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Beer Box Shop

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Dhillons Brewery Red IPA 6.2
Silver Navigation Brewery Saviour 5.5
Bronze Brampton Brewery Speciale 5.8

Bottle/Can Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold The Loose Cannon Brewing Company Ltd Double IPA 7.5

 

Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsner (up to 4.4%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Thornbridge Brewery Lukas 4.2
Silver Birmingham Brewing Company Stirchley Lager 4.4
Bronze Charnwood Brewery Liska 4.0

Bottle/Can Premium Lager & Pilsner (4.5% to 6.4%)

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Purity Brewing Company Lawless Lager 4.5
Silver Freedom Brewery Freedom Organic Helles Lager 4.8
Bronze The Loose Cannon Brewing Company Ltd Oxford PILS 5.0

Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Thornbridge Brewery Melba 5.2
Silver Milestone Brewery Raspberry Wheat Beer 5.6
Bronze Navigation Brewery Font Craftworks GPA – Grapefruit Pale Ale 4.0

Bottle/Can Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Thornbridge Brewery Coco Cocoa 5.5

 

Bottle/Can Sours/Spontaneous

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Thornbridge Brewery Tart 6.0

 

Bottle/Can Strong Beers (6.5% and Over)

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold The Chiltern Brewery Bodger’s Barley Wine 8.5

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