Scotland’s Best Craft Beers Revealed: Just in time for Christmas

December 14, 2022| Neil Walker | Brewery News, Scotland

The best beers in Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Sour and Speciality beers featuring flavours such as raspberry, mango and lime.

This year’s Scottish Gold Award Winning beers, meaning they scored 90+ with the independent awards judging panel, were;

Ferry Brewery – ‘Ferry Pils’ Lager 4.5%, Cold Town Beer – ‘Cold Town Lager’ 4%, Burnside Brewery – ‘Right to Roam’ 0.5%, Iveralmond Brewery – ‘Ossian Golden Ale’ 4.1%, Moonwake Beer Co. – ‘Weissbeer’ 5.0%, Williams Bros Brewing Co. – ‘Talking Head’ Pale Ale 4.4%, Dog Falls Brewing Co. – ‘Split the Tree’ IPA 7.2%, Windswept Brewing Co. – ‘Coastal Haze’ IPA 8%, Williams Bros Brewing Co. – ‘Juicy Joker NEIPA’ 5%, Dargavel Brewery – ‘Moo-lin Rouge’ Red Ale 5%, Campervan – ‘Mimosa’ Sour 4.8%, and Inner Bay – ‘Ruby’ Barrel-Aged Stout 10.7%.

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.

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Gold	Burnside Brewery	Right to Roam	0.5

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Silver	Kelburn Brewing Co Ltd	Goldihops	3.8
Bronze	Cairngorm Brewery/Loch Ness Brewery	stag	4.1
Bronze	Born Brewery	Best Bitter	4.5

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Gold	Williams Bros Brewing Co	Talking Head	4.4
Silver	Loch Lomond Brewery	Southern Summit	4
Bronze	Campervan Brewery	Nelson Haze	4.5
Bronze	Kelburn Brewing Co Ltd	Jaguar	4.5
Bronze	Harviestoun Brewery	Bitter and Twisted	4.2

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Gold	Dog Falls Brewing Co	Split the Tree	7.2
Silver	Stewart Brewing	Radical Road	6.4
Bronze	Five Kingdoms	Captain Morrisons IPA	6.5

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Gold	Dargavel Brewery Ltd	MOO-LIN ROUGE	5
Silver	Arran Brewery	Milestone	6
Silver	Stewart Brewing	Stewart’s 80/-	4.4
Bronze	Sulwath Brewers Ltd	Knockendoch	5

Scotland’s Best Craft Beers Revealed: Just in time for Christmas

Author: Neil Walker

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