Windswept Brewing Co and Cairngorm Brewery win overall Golds at the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards

Windswept Brewing Co and Cairngorm Brewery have taken home the two top spots at the coveted SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards 2019.

The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and this year hosted by Arran View Brewery in Dreghorn, are judged in a blind tasting by brewers and beer experts and seen very much as the brewers’ choice awards in the industry.

Windswept Brewing Co in Lossiemouth took home the overall Gold in the cask beer competition with Wolf – a dark and strong Scottish ale named after the Wolf of Badennoch, infamous for burning down Elgin cathedral in 1390.

Nigel Tiddy, Managing Director of Windswept said:

“We’re overjoyed to win this prestigious award for our Wolf beer at the Scottish independent beer awards. It’s great to get this recognition and see our beers doing so well and it’s great for the guys who brew our beer to such a high quality and consistency. Being awarded the overall champion shows we are doing the right thing and providing a quality product that people enjoy drinking.”

Cairngorm Brewery based in Aviemore swept the competition with seven awards including the overall Gold in the Bottle and Can competition with Black Gold – a stout with a smooth sweetness and a dry finish.

David Dingwall, Head of Sales at Cairngorm Brewery accepted the award,

“We are over the moon to receive this coveted award for Black Gold and see our beers receive seven awards at the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards. At Cairngorm Brewery our fantastic team works hard to produce high quality beers and we are thrilled to see our beers recognised in this way.”
SIBA’s Competitions Chairman Guy Sheppard was on hand to present the awards and had this to say on the quality of entries this year,

“All the beers entered into the Scottish independent beer awards this year were of immense quality and there was tough competition for the top awards. Congratulations to all our winners and in particular Windswept and Cairngorm who managed to take Gold.”

SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards 2019

Overall Champion of the Cask Competition

 

Sponsored by Murphy & Sons Ltd

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd  Wolf 6
Silver  SULWATH BREWERS LTD  Black Galloway 4.4
Bronze  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd  Hurricane 4.5

Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

 

 

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  SULWATH BREWERS LTD Black Galloway 4.4
Silver  Merchant City Brewing Unit 1 Red Ale 4
Bronze  Cairngorm Brewery Black Gold 4.4

Cask British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

 

 

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd Wolf 6
Silver  Kelburn Brewery Cart Noir 4.8
Bronze  Merchant City Brewing Chocolate Stout 4.5

Cask British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

 

Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co Ltd

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Cairngorm Brewery Stag 4.1
Silver  Orkney Brewery Red MacGregor 4
Bronze  Swannay Brewery Scapa Special 4.2

Cask Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)

 

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Strathaven Ales  Claverhouse 4.5
Silver  Kelburn Brewery  Fly Half 4.6
Bronze  Fyne Ales  Avalanche 4.5

Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

 

Sponsored by Rastal GmbH & Co KG

  Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Swannay Brewery Banyan 3.9
Silver  Stewart Brewing Ltd Jack Back 3.7
Bronze  Consolidated Craft Breweries Charisma 3.7

Cask Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by Bulk Storage & Process Systems   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd Hurricane 4.5
Silver  Fyne Ales Hurricane Jack 4.4
Bronze  Consolidated Craft Breweries Stillman’s IPA 4.6

Cask IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Swannay Brewery Orkney Blast 6
Silver  Arran Brew Arran Brewery Dug 5.5
Bronze  Loch Lomond Brewery Bravehop 6

Cask Speciality Light Beers

 

 

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd  Weizen 5.2
Silver  Ride Brewing  Idaho 7 5.3
Bronze  Cairngorm Brewery  Trade Winds 4.3

Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

 

 

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Merchant City Brewing Vienna Lager 5
Silver  Loch Lomond Brewery Lost Monster 10
Bronze  Consolidated Craft Breweries Sailor Terry 6.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cask Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Ride Brewing  Tropical DIPA 7.4
Silver  Orkney Brewery  Skullsplitter 8.5
Bronze  Swannay Brewery  Orkney Porter 9

 

 

 

 

Champion Bottle/Can Beers

 

 

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Cairngorm Brewery  Black Gold 4.4
Silver  Dog Falls Brewing Co.  Split the Tree 6.8
Bronze  Stewart Brewing Ltd  Not Your Buddy, Guy! 6.8

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

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Cairngorm Brewery Black Gold 4.4
Silver  Merchant City Brewing Unit 1 Red Ale 4
Bronze  Swannay Brewery Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout 4.2


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

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Consolidated Craft Breweries  Stout Keith 5
Silver  Orkney Brewery  Dark Island 4.6
Bronze  Loch Lomond Brewery  Silkie Stout 5

Bottle/Can British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Strathaven Ales Old Mortality 4.2
Silver  Orkney Brewery Red MacGregor 4
Bronze  Cairngorm Brewery Stag 4.1

Bottle/Can Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Fyne Ales Avalanche 4.5
Silver  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd APA 5
Bronze  Strathaven Ales Claverhouse 4.5

Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

 

 

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Loch Lomond Brewery Southern Summit 4
Silver  Fyne Ales Easy Trail 4.2
Bronze  Atlas Brewing Company Latitude 3.9

Bottle/Can Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

 

Sponsored by Beatson Clark

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Atlas Brewing Company Nimbus 5
Silver  Stewart Brewing Ltd Cascadian East 5.4
Bronze  Fyne Ales Hurricane Jack 4.4

Bottle/Can Can IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Fyne Ales Workbench 5.5
Silver  Stewart Brewing Ltd Radical Road 6.4
Bronze  The Ferry Brewery FNIPA 6.3

Bottle/Can Can Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Dog Falls Brewing Co. Split the Tree 6.8
Silver  Fyne Ales Superior 7.1
Bronze  Swannay Brewery Muckle 6.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsners

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Merchant City Brewing Pilsner 4
Silver  Stewart Brewing Ltd Stewart’s Lager 4
Bronze  Loch Lomond Brewery Electric Cafe 4

Bottle/Can Premium Lager & Pilsners

 

 

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Consolidated Craft Breweries Larger Keith 4.5
Silver  Merchant City Brewing Vienna Lager 5
Bronze  Cairngorm Brewery Cairngorm Gold 4.5

Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers

 

 

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Loch Lomond Brewery Come on Pilgrim 5
Silver  Lennox Brewery Cranachan Ale 4.5
Bronze  Strathaven Ales Usquebae 7

Bottle/Can Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Stewart Brewing Ltd Not Your Buddy, Guy! 6.8
Silver  Loch Lomond Brewery Lost Monster 10
Bronze  Harviestoun Brewery Ola Dubh 12year old 8

 

Bottle/Can Sours/Spontaneous

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Fyne Ales Origins Brewing – Acres 7
Silver  Ride Brewing Mojito Sour 4.7
Bronze  Edinburgh Beer Factory Slow Jazz 6.5

 

Bottle/Can Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Harviestoun Brewery  Old Engine Oil Engineers Reserve 9
Silver  Windswept Brewing Co Ltd  Bear 10.5
Bronze  Inner Bay Brewery Ltd  Jet 9

 

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