Midland’s Best Craft 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 2022 – 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, and more unusual beers such as a whiskey barrel aged thirteen percent stout and a gin-botanical infused ale.
This year’s Midlands Gold Award Winning beers, meaning they scored 90+ with the independent awards judging panel, were;
Thornbridge – ‘Bayern’ Lager 5%, Virtue Brewing – ‘Uber Die Brucke’ Dunkelweizen, Rebellion Beer Co. – ‘Roasted Nuts Extra’ Winter Warmer 5.8%, Green Duck Beer Co. – ‘Remedy’ Pale Ale 4%, Thornbridge – ‘Chiron’ Pale Ale 5%, Attic Brew Co. – ‘Signals’ IP{A 5.6%, Alter Ego Brewing Co. – ‘Disappear Completely’ DIPA 8%, Welbeck Abbey Brewery – ‘Red Feather’ Amber Ale 3.9%, The Collyfobble Brewery – ‘Black Ower Bill’s Mother’s’ Irish Stout 4.8%, Thornbridge – ‘Necessary Evil’ Imperial Stout 13%, and Charnwood – ‘Coffee Cream’ Stout 5.4%.
The SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards 2022 are judged by a fleet of expert judges from across the UK, with beers marked against internationally recognized style guides for the different beer award categories – looking at appearance, aroma, flavour, aftertaste and saleability.
Buster Grant is SIBA’s Competitions Committee Chair and helped run the two-day judging, “The SIBA Independent Beer Awards are one of the largest and most influential beer competitions in the UK, with a rigorous judging system ensuring only the very best beers take home medals. If you’re looking for a local independent craft beer to stock up on this Christmas – or for the perfect present for a beer-loving friend or family member – then look no further.”
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 Midlands Independent Bottle & Can Beer Awards 2022
Bottle & Can Lager
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold | Thornbridge Brewery | Bayern | 5 |
| Silver | The Chiltern Brewery | Chiltern Lager | 3.8 |
| Bronze | Little Ox Brew Ltd | Oxford Pilsner | 5 |
| Bronze | Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. | Rebellion Lager | 4.4 |
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold | Virtue Brewing | Uber Die Brucke | 5.2 |
Bottle & Can Bitter
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold | Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. | Roasted Nuts Extra | 5.8 |
| Silver | Purity Brewing Company Limited | Jimbo Very Best Bitter | 4 |
| Silver | Titanic Brewery | Captain Smiths | 5.2 |
| Silver | Welbeck Abbey Brewery | Hennymoor | 3.7 |
| Silver | Derby Brewing | Business as usual | 4.4 |
| Silver | Woodcote Brewing Co Ltd | Squires Gold | 4.5 |
| Bronze | Chapel En Le Frith Craft Brewing | Cracken Edge | 4.6 |
| Bronze | Charnwood Brewery | Old School | 5 |
Bottle & Can Pale Ale
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold – Best in Category | Green Duck Beer Co | Remedy | 4 |
| Gold | Thornbridge Brewery | Chiron | 5 |
| Silver | Attic Brew Co | Intuition | 4.4 |
| Bronze | Woodcote Brewing Co Ltd | Randan | 5 |
| Bronze | Welbeck Abbey Brewery | Atlas | 5 |
| Bronze | Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. | 24 Carat | 5 |
Bottle & Can IPA
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold | Attic Brew Co | Signals | 5.6 |
| Silver | Blue Monkey Brewery | New Hampshire IPA | 6 |
| Bronze | Peak Ales | IPA | 6 |
Bottle & Can Double & Triple IPA
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold | Alter Ego Brewing Co | Disappear Completely | 8 |
Bottle & Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold | Welbeck Abbey Brewery | Red Feather | 3.9 |
| Silver | Little Ox Brew Ltd | Ox Blood | 4.3 |
| Silver | Woodcote Brewing Co Ltd | Ruby Mild | 4.7 |
Bottle & Can Stout & Porter
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold | The Collyfobble Brewery | Black Ower Bill’s Mother’s | 4.8 |
| Silver | Derby Brewing | Dashingly Dark | 4.8 |
| Bronze | Windmill Hill Brewery | Porter | 4 |
Bottle & Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | |
| Gold – Best in Category | Thornbridge Brewery | Necessary Evil | 13 |
| Gold | Charnwood Brewery | Coffee Cream | 5.4 |
| Silver | Purity Brewing Company | Session IPA | 4.5 |
| Silver | Little Ox Brew Ltd | Redemption | 8.5 |
| Bronze | Lincoln Green Brewery | Gin and Beer It | 5 |
| Bronze | Titanic Brewery | Plum Porter Grand Reserve | 6.5 |
