North West beers amongst best in the UK as award-winners revealed just in time for Christmas
Some good news for those looking for the perfect gift for the beer lover in your life, as the best beers in the North East have been revealed just in time for Christmas.
The results of the UK’s biggest judging of beers from independent breweries are in, with a number of North West breweries taking home silverware with Bronze, Silver, Gold and ‘Category Champion’ awards being given in a broad range of beer style catgeories.
The Indie Beer Awards are organised by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) and judged by expert beer judges, beer sommeliers, master brewers, and beer industry professionals – with medals awarded to beers for their appearance, aroma, flavour and overall quality. SIBA Head of Comms & Marketing Neil Walker, who is also a Beer Sommelier, ran the judging and had this to say on this year’s winners;
“The Indie Beer Awards name the very best beers in a wide range of categories; from modern pale ales, lagers and IPAs, to traditional stouts, porters and bitters, as well as speciality and international-styles. All the beers in the competition come from genuine independent breweries and medals are only awarded to beers of the very highest quality – with Category Champions being the very best of best, and a ‘must buy’ for the beer lover in your life. So with Christmas just around the corner why not support local and buy a champion independent beer this festive season.”
All of the winners from the Indie Beer Awards will now go forwards to the UK Finals early next year in Liverpool.
North West Winners
| BREWERY | BEER | ABV | CLASS | AWARD | |
| Farm Yard Brew Co | Float ON | 0.5 | Bottle & Can Non-Alcoholic & Low Abv | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Bowness Bay Brewing | Swan Free | 0.5 | Bottle & Can Non-Alcoholic & Low Abv | SILVER | |
| Wild Boar Brewery | Hog’s 54 | 5.5 | Bottle & Can Pale Ale (4.5% to 5.5%) | SILVER | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Moorhouse’s Brewery TA Squawk | MALLARD | 4.5 | Bottle & Can Pale Ale (4.5% to 5.5%) | BRONZE | |
| Neighbourhood Brew Co | Damn Good Lager | 4.0 | Bottle & Can Session Lager (up to 4.4%) | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Crooked River Brewing Co Ltd | Gluten Free Helles Lager | 4.5 | Bottle & Can Premium Lager (4.5% to 6.4%) | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Weetwood Ales Limited | Vienna Lager | 4.8 | Bottle & Can Premium Lager (4.5% to 6.4%) | SILVER | |
| Vocation Brewery | Love & Hate | 7.2 | Bottle & Can IPA (5.6% to 7.4%) | SILVER | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Crooked River Brewing Co Ltd | West Coast IPA | 5.6 | Bottle & Can IPA (5.6% to 7.4%) | BRONZE | |
| Jennings Brewery | Sneck Lifter | 5.1 | Bottle & Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale (up to 6.4%) | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Bowness Bay Brewing | Raven Red | 4.2 | Bottle & Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale (up to 6.4%) | SILVER | |
| Keswick Brewing Co Ltd | Dark Hose | 6.0 | Bottle & Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale (up to 6.4%) | SILVER | |
| Southport Brewery | Dark Night | 3.9 | Bottle & Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale (up to 6.4%) | BRONZE | |
| Bowland Brewery | Bowland Bumble | 4.0 | Bottle & Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| RedWillow Brewery Ltd | Breakfast Stout | 5.6 | Bottle & Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer | SILVER | |
| Bank Top Brewery | Port O’Call | 5.0 | Bottle & Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer | SILVER | |
| Vocation Brewery | Naughty & Nice White Chocolate & Raspberry | 6.6 | Bottle & Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer | BRONZE | |
| Colbier Brew Co. | Pansori | 4.0 | Bottle & Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer | BRONZE | |
| Neighbourhood Brew Co | Far From Home | 4.2 | Bottle & Can Sour & Wild Ale | SILVER | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Crooked River Brewing Co Ltd | Pacific Ale | 4.2 | Bottle & Can Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Neighbourhood Brew Co | High Dive | 4.0 | Bottle & Can Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | BRONZE | |
| Wild Boar Brewery | Mad Pig | 4.0 | Bottle & Can Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | BRONZE | |
| Spitting Feathers Brewery | Thirst Quencher | 3.9 | Bottle & Can Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | BRONZE | |
| HUSH Brewing Co. | Forgot You Were here | 4.4 | Bottle & Can Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | BRONZE | |
| Bowland Brewery | Bowland Black | 4.1 | Bottle & Can Stout & Porter (6.4% and under) | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Jennings Brewery | Cumberland Ale | 4.0 | Bottle & Can British Ales (up to 6.4%) | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Weetwood Ales Limited | Old Dog | 4.5 | Bottle & Can British Ales (up to 6.4%) | GOLD | |
| Colbier Brew Co. | Molto | 5.2 | Bottle & Can British Ales (up to 6.4%) | BRONZE | |
| Gan Yam Brewery | TAR | 7.0 | Bottle & Can Imperial & Strong Ale (6.5% and over) | SILVER | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
| Marble Brewery | Earl Grey IPA | 6.8 | Bottle & Can Speciality IPA | GOLD | CATEGORY CHAMPION |
Regional Winners & Combined Results: Click here
