Artefact Brewing and Chevallier Brewing take home the top beer awards at Indie Beer Awards East
The results are in at the Indie Beer Awards East, with breweries from across the East of England battling it out to be named the best across a range of awards categories in seperate cask and keg beer competitions. Taking home the two overall top spots were Artefect Brewing who were named Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Awards with their ‘Mild’, and Chevallier Brewing who won Overall Champion in keg for their ‘Pressburger Pils’ lager.
Artefact’s dark mild is a long-standing customer favourite and is the first beer they released back in May 2020. The team had this to say on their win “Our first time entering cask beers in the Indie Beer Awards and we won two Golds and overall champion of the competition! Speechless hardly covers it.”
The awards, which were judged and presented at the Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival, 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.
Chief Executive of SIBA Andy Slee helped present the awards and had this to say; “First of all huge congratulations to all of our winners, this was a big competition which brought together the region’s very best beers in cask and keg, across a huge range of styles – so just to win your beer category is a massive achievement. Particular plaudits must however go to our two Overall Champions Artefact and Chevallier, who then went upp against all of the other category winners to be named the ‘best of the best’ in the awards.
I’d also like to thank local MPs Andrew Pakes and Sam Carling who not only came along to join the awards to support their constituency brewers but also took the time to hand out awards and congratulate many of them on their wins. Hugely appreciated by SIBA and by the brewers themselves.”
The Indie 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.
Full Results
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Award | ||
| Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Competition | |||||
| Artefact Brewing | Dark Mild | 3.2 | GOLD | Champion | |
| Oakham Ales | Green Devil IPA | 6.0 | SILVER | ||
| Briarbank Brewing Company | Peach Pale | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask Session Dark Beers (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Artefact Brewing | Dark Mild | 3.2 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Briarbank Brewing Company | Cobnut | 4.2 | BRONZE | ||
| Leigh on Sea Brewery | McFadden Mild | 3.9 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%) | |||||
| 8 Sail Brewery | Black Widow | 5.5 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Moon Gazer | Skiddadler | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Oakham Ales | Kingdom Stout | 5.0 | SILVER | ||
| Tring Brewery | Colley’s Dog | 5.2 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Nene Valley Brewery | Simple Pleasures | 3.6 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Burwell Brewery Limited | Beer Fuggled | 4.0 | SILVER | ||
| 8 Sail Brewery | Windmill Bitter | 3.8 | SILVER | ||
| Lacons Brewery Ltd | Falcon | 4.2 | SILVER | ||
| Wylde Sky Brewing Ltd | Wylde Sky Gold | 4.0 | SILVER | ||
| Cask British Best Bitter (4.5 to 6.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Artefact Brewing | Finally an ESB | 5.6 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Wylde Sky Brewing Ltd | Wylde Sky Best | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Woodforde’s Brewery | Nelson’s Revenge | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Other Monkey Brewing | Ten Thousand Lies | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co. | Bull Run | 4.8 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Lacons Brewery Ltd | Encore | 3.8 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Oakham Ales | Inferno | 4.0 | SILVER | ||
| Bruha Brewing | Niksun Pale | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| 8 Sail Brewery | Froglet | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Tring Brewery | Liberator | 4.1 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask Pale Ales (4.4 to 5.5%) | |||||
| Sponsored by GEA | Adnams | Ghost Ship Pale Ale | 4.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Grain Brewery | Sky P.A. | 4.7 | SILVER | ||
| Leigh on Sea Brewery | Crowstone | 5.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Moon Gazer | Cheeky Jack | 5.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Tydd Steam | Candy Krush | 4.6 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask IPA (5.6 and over) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Oakham Ales | Green Devil IPA | 6.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Milton | Prometheus | 6.0 | SILVER | ||
| Cask Speciality Light Beers | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Briarbank Brewing Company | Peach Pale | 4.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Brewsters Brewery | Weizen Up | 5.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask Speciality Amber to Dark Beer | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Grain Brewery | Slate | 6.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Moon Gazer | Stotart | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Cask Imperial and Strong (6.5% and over) | |||||
| Sponsored by Bulk Systems | Tring Brewery | Death or Glory | 7.2 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Lacons Brewery Ltd | Penny Black Porter | 8.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Overall Champion of the Keg Beer Competition | |||||
| Bruha Brewing TA Chevallier Brewing | Pressburger Pils | 4.8 | GOLD | Champion | |
| Brentwood Brewing Company | Porter | 4.8 | SILVER | ||
| Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co. | Landlady X | 8.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Non-Alcoholic & Low ABV | |||||
| Adnams | Ghost Ship Alcohol Free Pale Ale | 0.5 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Woodforde’s Brewery | Volt 0.5 | 0.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Session Lager (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Brewsters Brewery | Helles | 4.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Nene Valley Brewery | Heisenberg | 4.4 | SILVER | ||
| Bruha Brewing TA Chevallier Brewing | Temple Helles | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Lacons Brewery Ltd | LGR | 4.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Premium Lager (4.5% to 6.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Ampersand Brew Co | Camphillsner | 5.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Other Monkey Brewing | Torn From The Morning | 5.2 | SILVER | ||
| Bruha Brewing TA Chevallier Brewing | Suffolk Blonde | 4.8 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg British Ales (up to 6.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Crisp Malt | Brentwood Brewing Company | Lumberjack | 5.2 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Keg Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Brewpoint | Foghorn Hazy Session IPA | 4.3 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Nene Valley Brewery | Business Time | 4.3 | SILVER | ||
| Brentwood Brewing Company | Gold | 4.3 | SILVER | ||
| Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co. | Acoustic Landlady | 3.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Barsham Brewery | Hazy Pale | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Lacons Brewery Ltd | Encore | 3.8 | BRONZE | ||
| 8 Sail Brewery TA Hop Fen Brewing Company | Horizon | 4.3 | BRONZE | ||
| Brewsters Brewery | Pacific Pale | 4.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Pale Ale (4.5% – 5.5%) | |||||
| Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co. | Undertow | 4.8 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Brentwood Brewing Company | Falcon Punch | 5.1 | GOLD | ||
| Woodforde’s Brewery | Hazy IPA | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Grain Brewery | Sky P.A. | 4.7 | SILVER | ||
| Other Monkey Brewing | Great Journey Begins | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Six Hills Brewing | Pining for the Fjords | 5.2 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg IPA (5.6% to 7.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Charles Faram | Ampersand Brew Co | Field Capacity | 6.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Leigh on Sea Brewery | Cockle Row Spit | 5.6 | SILVER | ||
| Bruha Brewing TA Chevallier Brewing | Cornwallis EyePA | 5.6 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Double & Triple IPA (7.5% and over) | |||||
| Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co. | Landlady X | 8.0 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Keg Speciality IPA | |||||
| Leigh on Sea Brewery | Crowstone | 5.5 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Keg Stout & Porter (6.4% and under) | |||||
| Brentwood Brewing Company | Porter | 4.8 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Moon Gazer | Skidaddler | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| 8 Sail Brewery TA Hop Fen Brewing Company | Grainstorm | 5.3 | SILVER | ||
| Ampersand Brew Co | Runner | 4.1 | SILVER | ||
| Barsham Brewery | Dark Hour | 4.6 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Imperial & Strong Ale (6.5% and over) | |||||
| Brentwood Brewing Company | Chockwork Orange | 6.5 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Keg Continental Style Beer | |||||
| Bruha Brewing TA Chevallier Brewing | Pressburger Pils | 4.8 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Brewsters Brewery | Weizen Up | 5.0 | SILVER | ||
| Six Hills Brewing | Moving The Goalposts | 5.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Speciality & Flavoured Beer | |||||
| Grain Brewery | Slate | 6.0 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Artefact Brewing | Jasmine Blonde | 4.4 | SILVER | ||
| Moon Gazer | Stotart | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
