Midlands Best Bottled and Canned Beers Revealed: Just in time for Christmas
The best beers in the Midlands have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s winners in the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2021 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters.
The winning bottled and canned beers from the Midlands will now go forward to fight it out with the best from across the UK in the National finals, taking place in the New Year.
Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes were awarded to breweries from across the region in a variety of beer styles; from hoppy IPAs and Pale Ales, to Lagers, Stouts and even Speciality beers featuring flavours such as amaretto, marshmallow and raspberry.
The SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards 2021 are judged by a fleet of expert judges, who this year conducted the judging sessions live over Zoom, and who mark the beers on appearance, aroma, flavour, aftertaste and saleability.
Neil Walker is SIBA’s Competitions Committee Chair and helped run the two-day judging, “The SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards name the very best craft beers in the region, all from small independent breweries who make quality beers that are full of flavour. With medalists beating competition from across the region I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all of this year’s winners as the qualirty of entries was incredibly high, and encourage anyone looking for a great tasting local beer to enjoy or gift this Christmas to give these breweries a try – you won’t be disappointed.”
SIBA are the voice of British independent brewing and as well as the SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards also run Regional and National competitions for cask and keg beer – all judged by beer sommeliers, experienced beer judges and perhaps most importantly fellow brewers – making these awards very much the ‘brewers choice’ awards for beer in the UK.
SIBA Bottle & Can Beer Independent Beer Awards 2021
Midlands Winners
British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | White Horse Brewery | Dark Blue Oxford University Ale | 4.3 | M |
| SILVER | Windmill Hill Brewing | Porter | 4.0 | M |
| BRONZE | Loose Cannon Brewery | Abingdon Bridge | 4.1 | M |
British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Castle Rock Brewery | Oatmeal Stout | 4.6 | M |
| SILVER | Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. | Roasted Nuts Extra | 5.8 | M |
| BRONZE | Weal Ales Brewery | Centwealial Milk Stout | 4.9 | M |
British Bitters
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | The Chiltern Brewery | Beechwood Best Bitter | 4.3 | M |
| SILVER | Thornbridge Brewery | Lord Marples | 4.0 | M |
| BRONZE | Derby Brewing Co | Business as Usual | 4.4 | M |
Premium Bitters
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Chapel en le frith Craft Brewing | Cracken Edge | 4.6 | M |
| SILVER | Derby Brewing Co | Quintessential | 5.0 | M |
| BRONZE | Milestone Brewery | Little John | 5.0 | M |
Session IPA
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | White Horse Brewery | NZPA | 3.8 | M |
| SILVER | Birmingham Brewing Company | Pale Brummie | 4.0 | M |
| BRONZE | Castle Rock Brewery | Session | 4.0 | M |
Premium PAs
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Alter Ego Brewing Co Ltd | Force Field | 4.5 | M |
| SILVER | Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. | 24 Carat | 5.0 | M |
| BRONZE | Pheasantry Brewery | Excitra | 4.5 | M |
IPA
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Blue Monkey Brewery | Infinity Plus 1 | 5.6 | M |
| SILVER | Chapel en le frith Craft Brewing | Hoppy as Funk | 5.8 | M |
| BRONZE | Big Stone Beer Ltd | Mount Famine | 5.5 | M |
Session Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. | Rebellion Lager | 4.4 | M |
| SILVER | Birmingham Brewing Company | Stirchley Lager | 4.4 | M |
Premium Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Pheasantry Brewery | Pheasantry Pilsner Lager | 5.0 | M |
Speciality Light Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Lincoln Green Brewing Company | Gin and Beer It | 5.0 | M |
| SILVER | Milestone Brewery | Raspberry Wheat Beer | 5.6 | M |
Speciality Mid to Dark Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Alter Ego Brewing Co Ltd | S’more Fire | 5.2 | M |
| SILVER | Blue Monkey Brewery | Guerrilla Chocolate Amaretto | 4.9 | M |
| BRONZE | Lincoln Green Brewing Company | Buttermuch | 5.5 | M |
Strong Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Thornbridge Brewery | Bracia | 10.0 | M |
| SILVER | Mount St Bernard Abbey Brewery | Tynt Meadow | 7.4 | M |
| BRONZE | The Chiltern Brewery | Bodger’s Barley Wine | 8.5 | M |
Sours/Spontaneous
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Thornbridge Brewery | Mothers Ruin | 7.0 | M |
| SILVER | Castle Rock Brewery | Passion Fruit Sour | 4.5 | M |
No/Low Alcohol Beer
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Birmingham Brewing Company | Sober Brummie | 0.5 | M |
