Gloucester, Swannay, and Wibblers Brewery take overall UK Gold

SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2019

Gloucester Brewery and Swannay Brewery have taken home Overall Champion Gold in the Cask and Keg Awards at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2019, with Wibblers Brewery being named the best bottled or canned beer.

Judged by brewers and industry experts and organised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) at their flagship BeerX UK event in Liverpool, the awards run across a huge range of beer style categories in cask, craft keg, bottle and can.

The Overall Champion Cask beer is Gloucester Brewery’s 9% ABV ‘Imperial Stout’ – a punchy beer described as ‘rich, smooth, and warming, with aromas of roasted coffee and sultanas.’

In the craft keg competition it was Scottish brewery Swannay that took home the Overall Gold with their ‘Muckle IPA’, explained by the brewers as such ‘Muckle means big and this is one mighty IPA, breathe in the hops!’.

In the can and bottle competition it was Wibblers Brewery’s ‘Port Infused Imperial Stoat’ which like the cask winner is another big and bold imperial stout, this time infused with the flavours of port, and also 9% abv.

Jared Brown, Founder of Gloucester Brewery accepted the award along with his team at BeerX UK,

“It means a lot to win this award amongst so many fantastic breweries and where the standard has been so high. Even to get [category] Gold was enough, but then to go on and win the overall Gold is amazing. It’s a really complex beer and at nine per cent you can really pack in loads of flavour and make the beer deep and complex.”

John Middleton was collecting the award on behalf of the Wibblers Brewery team, “To get two golds including the overall champion is a massive achievement and the team will be delighted. It’s got a really complex recipe of malts which contribute hugely to it’s flavour – it’s a really superb beer.”

The SIBA Independent Beer Awards at BeerX UK are the trade association’s National finals and in order to earn a place at the competition brewers must first win at their regional competition – making these overall Champions very much the ‘best of the best’ when it comes to British independent craft beer.

SIBA Competitions Chair Guy Sheppard, a brewer himself at Exe Valley in the South West, congratulated the winners on their huge achievement:

“The SIBA Independent Beer Awards represent the culmination of a year’s worth of regional awards in the run up to the National Finals held here at BeerX UK in Liverpool. These really are the best of the best independent craft beers in cask, keg, bottle and can, and I would like to congratulate all of the winners and in particular our overall golds. Very well done!”

 

Full Winners List
Overall Champion of the Cask Competition

Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Gloucester Brewery  Imperial Stout 9.0
Silver  Loch Lomond Brewery  Lost in Mosaic 5
Bronze  Shiny Brewery  Wrench 4.4

Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by IC Filling Systems Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Shiny Brewery  Wrench 4.4
Silver  West Berkshire Brewery  Maggs’ Magnificent Mild 3.8
Bronze  Brewster’s Brewery  Aromatic Porter 4.4

Cask British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Rankin Bros & Sons Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Weal Ales Brewery  Centwealial Milk Stout 4.9
Silver  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd  Wolf 6
Bronze  Green-Jack Brewing Co.  lurcher 4.8

Cask British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Fyne Ales Ltd  Hurricane Jack 4.4
Silver  The Earl Soham Brewery Ltd  Albert Ale 4.4
Bronze  Prescott Ales  Hill Climb 3.8

Cask Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%) 

Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Great Oakley Brewery  Gobble 4.5
Silver  Whitstable Brewery  Pearl of Kent 4.5
Bronze  Milton Brewery  Minerva 4.6

Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Quantock Brewery  QPA 4.0
Silver  Loch Lomond Brewery  Southern Summit 4
Bronze  Great Oakley Brewery  Tiffield Thunderbolt 4.2

Cask Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by Crisp Malting Group Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Loch Lomond Brewery  Lost in Mosaic 5
Silver  Ainsty Ales  Cool Citra 4.4
Bronze  Bedlam Brewery  Bedlam Amagansett 5.0

Cask IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Rankin Bros & Sons Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Oakham Ales  Green Devil IPA 6.0
Silver  Loch Lomond Brewery  Bravehop 6
Bronze  Saltaire Brewery  Unity 6

Cask Speciality Light Beers

Sponsored by Rankin Bros & Sons Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Avid Brewing Co Limited  Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream Pale 4.6
Silver  Moor Beer Company  Do It Together 5.2
Bronze  Ferry Ales Brewery Ltd  Farmhouse Ale 5.0

Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

Sponsored by NFU Mutual Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Gloucester Brewery  Imperial Stout 9.0
Silver  Hammerton Brewery  CRUNCH 5.4
Bronze  RedWillow Brewery Ltd  Smokeless 5.7

Cask Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Sponsored by Bulk Storage & Process Systems Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Loch Lomond Brewery  Outlander 6.5
Silver  Exmoor Ales  Exmoor Beast 6.6
Bronze  Bowland Brewery  Dragonglass 7.4

Overall Champion of the Bottle/Can Beers

Sponsored by Schoeller Allibert Limited Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Wibblers Brewery (Farms) Ltd  Port infused Imperial Stoat. 9.0
Silver  The Sheffield Brewery Company  Berlin Black 5.7
Bronze  Sonnet 43 Brew House  Miss Scarlets Revolver Toasted Coconut Mocha Porter 6.8

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

Sponsored by Norriq Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Wolf Brewery  Sirius Dog Star 4.4
Silver  Stonehouse Brewery Limited  Ballast 4.4
Bronze  Cullercoats Brewery Limited  Polly Donkin 4.3


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

Sponsored by Cask Brewing Systems Inc Brewery Product ABV
Gold  The Sheffield Brewery Company  Berlin Black 5.7
Silver  Electric Bear Brewing Company  Inspector Remorse 4.7
Bronze  East London Brewing Company Ltd.  Quadrant Oatmeal Stout 5.8

Bottle/Can British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Napthens Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Liberation Brewery  Liberation Ale 4.0
Silver  Loddon Brewery  Night Of The Stag 4.4
Bronze  Acorn Brewery of Barnsley Ltd  Yorkshire Pride 3.7

Bottle/Can Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Beatson Clark Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Wold Top Brewery  Wold Gold 4.8
Silver  Cheddar Ales Ltd  Karst 4.9
Bronze  Fyne Ales Ltd  Highlander 4.8

Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Rastal GmbH X Co KG Brewery Product ABV
Gold  RedWillow Brewery Ltd  Weightless 4.2
Silver  Gun Dog Ales  Jack’s Spaniels 3.8
Bronze  Calvors Brewery Limited  Calvors Session ipa 4.2

Bottle/Can Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by Core Equipment Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Zerodegrees Cardiff  Downtown Pale Ale 4.6
Silver  Brewhouse and Kitchen Ltd Bournemouth  Yankee Hack 4.8
Bronze  north brewing  Sputnik 5

Bottle/Can IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Vigo Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Eight Arch Brewing Co.  Corbel 5.5
Silver  Wye Valley Brewery Ltd  Glorious IPA 6.0
Bronze  Dhillons Brewery  Red IPA 6.2

Bottle/Can ImperialIPA (6.5% & Over)

Sponsored by Saxon Packaging Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Allendale Brewery  Wilderness 6.5
Silver  Swannay Brewery  Muckle 6.6
Bronze  The Loose Cannon Brewing Company Ltd  Double IPA 7.5

Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Premier Systems Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Beer Monkey Brew Co.  Evolution Pilsner 4.3
Silver  Thornbridge Brewery  Lukas 4.2
Bronze  By The Horns Brewing Co.  Lager 4.0

Bottle/Can Premium Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Makro Labelling UK Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Harbour Brewing Company  Pilsner Lager 5.0
Silver  Calvors Brewery Limited  Calvors Premium Pilsner 5.0
Bronze  Hawkshead Brewery  Hawkshead Lager 5.0

Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers 

Sponsored by Vale Labels Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Inner Bay Brewery Ltd  Pearl 6
Silver  Elgood & Sons Ltd  Cherry Wheat Beer 3.6
Bronze  Stonehouse Brewery Limited  Witbier 4.2

Bottle/Can Speciality Mid to Dark Beers 

Sponsored by Rastal GmbH & Co KG Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Wibblers Brewery (Farms) Ltd  Port infused Imperial Stoat. 9.0
Silver  Hawkshead Brewery  Tiramisu Imperial Stout 10.0
Bronze  Thornbridge Brewery  Coco Cocoa 5.5

Bottle/CanSours/Spontaneous

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Elgood & Sons Ltd  Coolship Mango 5.0
Silver  Brew York  Goose Willis 5.3
Bronze  Thornbridge Brewery  Tart 6.0

Bottle/Can Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Sonnet 43 Brew House  Miss Scarlets Revolver Toasted Coconut Mocha Porter 6.8
Silver  Fyne Ales Ltd  Mills & Hills 9.5
Bronze  Moor Beer Company  Old Freddy Walker 7.3

Overall Champion of the Keg Beers

Sponsored by Kegstar Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Swannay Brewery  Muckle IPA 6.6
Silver  Otter Brewery  Tarka Four 4.0
Bronze  Orkney Brewery  Skullsplitter 8.5

Keg British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Muntons plc Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Neckstamper Brewing  Bonebox Cooler London Porter 4.4
Silver  Stonehouse Brewery  Ballast 4.4
Bronze  Joseph Holt Ltd  Black 3.4


Keg British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Pentair Food & Beverage Solutions Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Padstow Brewing Co  The Smoke 5.5
Silver  Dovedale Brewing Company  Stout 4.6
Bronze  Windswept Brewing Co  Wolf 6.0

Keg British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Schafer Container Systems Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Rooster’s Brewing Co.  Yankee 4.3
Silver  Gloucester Brewery  Gloucester Gold 3.9
Bronze  Wily Fox Brewery  Fox Hat 4.2

Keg Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Anton Paar Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  RedWillow Brewery  Wreckless 4.8
Silver  Signature Brew  Progressive Bitter 4.7
Bronze  Butcombe Brewing Co.  Original 4.5

Keg Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Zoedale Brewery Product ABV
Gold  salopian  Auric 4.0
Silver  Leigh on Sea Brewery  Legra Pale 3.8
Bronze  Barngates Brewery  Pale 3.3

Keg Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Quantock Brewery  Titanium 5.1
Silver  Keith Brewery Ltd.  Pale Keith 5.0
Bronze  Love Lane Brewery  Love Lane Pale Ale 4.5

Keg IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Love Lane Brewery  Love Lane Double Dry Hopped IPA 6.1
Silver  Rooster’s Brewing Co.  Baby-Faced Assassin 6.1
Bronze  Tap East  IPA 6.0

Keg Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)

Sponsored by Flextech Hose Solutions Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Swannay Brewery  Muckle IPA 6.6
Silver  Brecon Brewing  Mind Bleach 10.0
Bronze  Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd  DIPA 8.0

Keg Session Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by SPAsoft Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Otter Brewery  Tarka Four 4.0
Silver  The Norfolk Brewhouse  DewHopper 4.0
Bronze  Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd.  Lager 4.4

Keg Premium Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Keg Logistics UK Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Wye Valley Brewery 1985 4.5
Silver  Woodforde’s Brewery  Conquest 4.5
Bronze  Barngates Brewery  Vienna 5.2

Keg Speciality Light Beers 

Sponsored by Festival Glass Ltd Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Big Smoke Brew Co  Cold Spark 3.6
Silver  Stonehouse Brewery  Witbier 4.2
Bronze  Tring Brewery  Earl Grey Pale Ale 4.5

Keg Speciality Mid to Dark Beers 

Sponsored by Muntons plc Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Hammerton Brewery London  Crunch 5.4
Silver  Elgood & Sons Ltd  Cherry Wheat 3.6
Bronze  Wily Fox Brewery  Dark  flagon 5.0

Keg Sours/Spontaneous

Sponsored by Lallemand UK Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Hawkshead Brewery  Solar Sour 3.3
Silver  Elgood & Sons Ltd  Coolship Mango 5.0
Bronze  Purity Brewing Company  Farmhouse Ale 6.0

Keg Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Sponsored by Napthens Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Orkney Brewery  Skullsplitter 8.5
Silver  salopian  polygraph 7.4
Bronze  Signature Brew  Anthology 10.0

 

 

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