London’s Signature Brew win the Indie Beer Awards South East 2025
Signature Brew, based in Walthamstow North London, have taken home the Overall Champion at the Indie Beer Awards South East 2025.
The brewery won Gold with their flagship beer ‘Roadie’, a hazy and hoppy pale ale that’s a hit with drinkers of all tastes;
“Ecstatic [to win], we’ve been working so hard in the last year to improve everything we can with our core range – it’s been a main focus for all of the hard-working brewers at Signature, and I think being named Champion here is a testament to how far we’ve come – Roadie is tasting better than ever right now.” Bobby Dennis, R&D Brewer at Signature Brew.
The Indie Beer Awards were judged and presented at Windsor & Eton Brewery Taproom ahead of the Windsor Beer Festival, which starts there today. The awards are judged by beer sommeliers, master brewers and other expert beer judges from across the industry. Organised by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), and formerly called the SIBA Independent Beer Awards, the awards have been renamed the Indie Beer Awards to align with the hugely successful Indie Beer campaign launched last year by the organisation.
“Massive congratulations to Signature Brew, who not only won our biggest and most hotly contested ‘pale ale’ category, but also wernt on to be named the best of the bets in our final round Overall Champions judging. The quality of beers was excellent across the board and all of our winners should be hugely proud of their achievement.” Neil Walker, Indie Beer Awards organiser.
The SIBA Independent Beer Awards included a broad range of beer styles, from pale ales and IPAs to porters, stouts and speciality beer styles. Gold winners from the awards will now go forwards to the National Finals in Liverpool March 2026.
Indie Beer Awards South East – Full Results
| Brewery | Beer | ABV | Award | | |
| Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Competition | | | | | |
| Sponsored by Steiner Hops Ltd | Signature Brew | Roadie | 4.3 | GOLD | Champion |
| | Elusive Brewing | Level Up | 5.0 | SILVER | |
| Redemption Brewing Company | Hopspur | 4.5 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask Session Dark Beers (up to 4.4%) | | ||||
| Sponsored by Core Equipment Ltd | London Brewing Co | Flying the Mags | 3.4 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Bowman Ales Limited | Meon Valley Bitter | 3.9 | BRONZE | | |
| Flower Pots Brewery | Cheriton Porter | 4.2 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%) | | ||||
| Sponsored by Bulk Systems | East London Brewing Co. | Quadrant | 5.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Five Points Brewing Company | Railway Porter | 4.8 | SILVER | | |
| Brockley Brewery | Harcourt Red | 4.8 | SILVER | | |
| Steam Town Brew Co | Steam Stout | 5.0 | BRONZE | | |
| Bexley Brewery | Spike Island | 5.0 | BRONZE | | |
| Pilgrim Brewery (Reigate) Limited | Saracen | 4.5 | BRONZE | | |
| Wantsum Brewery Ltd | Black Pig | 4.8 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%) | | ||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Flower Pots Brewery | Pots Bitter | 3.8 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Pilgrim Brewery (Reigate) Limited | Progress | 4.0 | SILVER | | |
| Crafty Brewing | Loxhll Biscut | 3.6 | SILVER | | |
| Bexley Brewery | Bursted | 3.4 | SILVER | | |
| East London Brewing Co. | Foundation Bitter | 4.2 | SILVER | | |
| London Brewing Co | Beer Street | 4.0 | BRONZE | | |
| Long Man Brewery | Best Bitter | 4.0 | BRONZE | | |
| Windsor and Eton Brewery | Guardsman | 4.2 | BRONZE | | |
| Flack Manor Brewery | Flack’s 15 Anniversary Ale | 4.2 | BRONZE | | |
| Hogs Back Brewery | Tongham TEA | 4.2 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask British Best Bitter (4.5 to 6.4%) | | ||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Redemption Brewing Company | Hopspur | 4.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Pilgrim Brewery (Reigate) Limited | Talisman | 4.9 | GOLD | | |
| Langham Brewery | Southdowns Best Bitter | 4.5 | GOLD | | |
| Three Acre Brewery | Extra Special Best | 5.4 | SILVER | | |
| Powder Monkey Brewing Co | Fuggle Dee Dum | 4.8 | SILVER | | |
| Cask Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | | ||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Signature Brew | Roadie | 4.3 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Stay Wild Brewing Co | Sasquatch | 4.1 | SILVER | | |
| Double-Barrelled Brewery | Skyline | 4.0 | SILVER | | |
| Crafty Brewing | Hop Tipple | 4.2 | SILVER | | |
| Steam Town Brew Co | Stoke | 3.8 | SILVER | | |
| Burning Sky | Plateau | 3.4 | SILVER | | |
| Surrey Hills Brewery | Three Peaks | 3.3 | BRONZE | | |
| Five Points Brewing Company | Five Points XPA | 4.0 | BRONZE | | |
| Hogs Back Brewery | Surrey Nirvana | 4.0 | BRONZE | | |
| Langham Brewery | Hip Hop | 4.0 | BRONZE | | |
| Brolly Brewing | Burble | 3.7 | BRONZE | | |
| Long Man Brewery | Long Blonde | 3.8 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask Pale Ales (4.4 to 5.5%) | | ||||
| Sponsored by GEA | Elusive Brewing | Level Up | 5.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Signature Brew | Haze Machine | 4.8 | SILVER | | |
| Howling Hops | Party wave | 4.5 | SILVER | | |
| Hand Brew Co | Tatchi | 4.6 | SILVER | | |
| Steam Town Brew Co | Journey | 5.2 | SILVER | | |
| Redemption Brewing Company | Big Chief | 5.5 | BRONZE | | |
| Dead Duck Brewery | Colt Pixie | 4.5 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask IPA (5.6 and over) | | ||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | NorthDown Brewery | Squidly Diddly | 5.8 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Wimbledon Brewery Company Limited | Quartermaine India Pale Ale | 5.8 | BRONZE | | |
| Burning Sky | Aurora | 5.6 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask Speciality Light Beers | | ||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Bexley Brewery | Peach Pale | 4.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Stay Wild Brewing Co | Sisimoto | 3.9 | BRONZE | | |
| Cask Speciality Amber to Dark Beer | | ||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Wimbledon Brewery Company Limited | XXXK Armagnac Barrel-Aged & Blended Barley Wine 2025 Vintage | 10.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
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