Bedlam & Hammerton Brewery named best in the South East at SIBA Independent Beer Awards

Bedlam Brewery’s ‘Phoenix’ and Hammerton Brewery’s ‘CRUNCH’ have been named the top beers in the SIBA South East Independent Beer Awards.

Bedlam took home Overall Gold in the cask competition with their American hopped ‘Phoenix’ Pale Ale, whereas it was Hammerton’s ‘CRUNCH’ Peanut Butter milk stout that beat the competition to be named the Overall Gold in the Bottle & Can competition.

“The SIBA South East Independent Beer Awards are a highlight of the calendar for brewers in the region – taking home overall Gold in these ‘brewers choice’ competition is extremely tough and something that the winners should be hugely proud of. I’d like to congratulate all the winners and in particular Bedlam and Hammerton who won with two fantastic modern beers.” Guy Sheppard, SIBA Competitions Chairman

The awards are held prior to the opening of the SIBA South East Beer Festival at Tonbridge Rugby Club, which continues today. ‘Crunch’ by Hammerton Brewery was entered into the Specialty Dark Beers category of the Bottle & Can competition, then went on to beat off the competition from every other category. According to the brewer it’s a beer which was perfected over an unusually long period of time.

“It feels really great to win – getting the recognition for Crunch. This beer is the result of 37 different experiments on our pilot brewing kit over the course of 3 months, in an effort to get it right and it’s great that all of that effort has come off. We’ve always wanted to do a specialty stout as we’ve always been a fan of this style – which is why we put so much effort into getting this right.” Joshua Drake, Hammerton Brewery.

 

Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Awards

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SPASoft

Ltd

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Bedlam Brewery Bedlam Phoenix 3.9
Silver Andwell Brewing Company King John 4.2
Bronze Whitstable Brewery Pearl of Kent 4.5

Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

   Brewery Product ABV
Gold West Berkshire Brewery Maggs’ Magnificent Mild 3.8
Silver Long Man Brewery Old Man 4.3
Bronze Bowman Ales Limited Meon Valley Bitter 3.9

 

Cask British Dark Beers (4.5% to 6.4%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Bedlam Brewery Bedlam Porter 5.0
Silver Brumaison Ltd 1770 London Porter 4.7
Bronze Tonbridge Brewery Firebrick 4.5

 

Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

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Rastal GmbH & Co. KG

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Andwell Brewing Company King John 4.2
Silver Ramsgate Brewery Ltd Gadds’ No5 4.4
Bronze Tonbridge Brewery Countryman 4.0

 

Cask British Premium Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)

 Sponsored by

Rankin Brother & Sons

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Whitstable Brewery Pearl of Kent 4.5
Silver New River Brewery Ltd Isle of Rye 5.2
Bronze Langham Brewery Langham Special Draught 5.2

 

Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

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QCL Scientific

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Bedlam Brewery Bedlam Phoenix 3.9
Silver The Wimbledon Brewery SW19 Summer Ale 4.0
Bronze Redemption Brewing Company Rock the Kazbek 4.0

Cask Premium PAs (4.4% to 5.4%)

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Murphy & Son Ltd

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Bedlam Brewery Bedlam Amagansett 5.0
Silver Hammerton Brewery N7 5.2
Bronze One Mile End Juicy 4pm 4.9

Cask IPA (5.5% to 6.4%)

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Charles Faram & Co. Ltd

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Tap East IPA 6.0
Silver The Wimbledon Brewery Quartermaine IPA 5.8
Bronze Holler Brewery Loot 5.5

 

Cask Speciality Light Beers

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Windsor and Eton Brewery Molotov 4.0
Silver Signature Brew Festival Saison 4.5
Bronze Flack Manor Brewery Romsey Gold 4.0

 

Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Hammerton Brewery CRUNCH 5.4
Silver Tap East Smokestack Porter 6.0
Bronze Brewhouse and Kitchen Portsmouth Flaming Cow 5.0

 

Cask Strong Beers (6.5% and Over)

 Sponsored by

Crisp Malting Group

Brewery Product ABV
Gold The Wimbledon Brewery XXXK Vintage Ale 10.0
Silver Gun Brewery Zamzama 6.5
Bronze Signature Brew Anthology 10.0

Overall Champion of the Bottle/Can Competition

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Croxsons

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Hammerton Brewery CRUNCH 5.4
Silver Zerodegrees Time Warp Session IPA 4.3
Bronze Signature Brew Backstage IPA 5.6

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

   Brewery Product ABV
Gold Reunion Ales Pia 4.4
Silver Gun Brewery Parabellum 4.1
Bronze Hammerpot Brewery Red Hunter 4.3

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

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold East London Brewing Company Ltd. Quadrant Oatmeal Stout 5.8
Silver Red Cat Brewing Murmuration 6.0
Bronze Andwell Brewing Company Porter 5.2

Bottle/Can British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Long Man Brewery Copper Hop 4.2
Silver East London Brewing Company Ltd. Peacock 4.2
Bronze Old Dairy Brewery Copper Top 4.1

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

 Sponsored by

Saxon Packaging

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Bowman Ales Limited Quiver Bitter 4.5
Silver Whitstable Brewery Kentish Reserve 5.0
Bronze The Crafty Brewing Company Laughing Wolf 4.5

Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Zerodegrees Time Warp Session IPA 4.3
Silver Truman’s Brewery Pale Ale 4.1
Bronze Reunion Ales Jump-start 4.0

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

 Sponsored by

Beatson Clark Ltd

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Old Dairy Brewery Blue Top 4.8
Silver One Mile End Juicy 4pm 4.9
Bronze Long Man Brewery Wild Man 5.2

Bottle/Can IPA (5.5% to 6.4%)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Signature Brew Backstage IPA 5.6
Silver CRATE Brewery CRATE IPA 6.0
Bronze Arundel Brewery Uptown NEIPA 6.2

 

 

Bottle/Can Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Brick Brewery DIPA 8.6
Silver Gun Brewery Zamzama 6.5
Bronze The Five Points Brewing Company Five Points IPA 7.1

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

     Brewery Product ABV
Gold Fourpure Brewing Company Indy Lager 4.4
Silver By The Horns Brewing Co. Lager 4.0
Bronze Holler Brewery Bunko 4.2

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

Brewery Product ABV
Gold Upham Brewery UB5 5.0
Silver Brick Brewery Peckham Pils 4.8
Bronze Fourpure Brewing Company Pils Lager 4.7

Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Flack Manor Brewery Romsey Gold 4.5
Silver Windsor and Eton Brewery Uprising’s White Riot 5.5
Bronze Red Cat Brewing Art of T 3.6

Bottle/Can Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Hammerton Brewery CRUNCH 5.4
Silver Sambrook’s Brewery Battersea Rye 5.8
Bronze Tap East Coffee In The Morning 5.6

Bottle/Can Sours/Spontaneous

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold Brick Brewery Citrus Sour 4.3

Bottle/Can Strong Beers (6.5% and Over)

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold The Wimbledon Brewery XXXK Vintage Ale 10.0
Silver Loud Shirt Brewing Co Ltd Ecstasy Stout 6.6
Bronze By The Horns Brewing Co. Russian Imperial Stout 10.5

 

 

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