Bragdy Twt Lol and Bragdy Cybi beers named best in Wales at inaugural Indie Beer Cymru Awards
Bragdy Twt Lol (The Trefforest Brewery) and Bragdy Cybi have taken home the two Overall Golds in the inuagural Indie Beer Cymru Awards respective cask and keg competitions.
Twt Lol won the Overall Gold in the cask beer competition with their ‘Pretty Fly for a Magpie’ IPA, described as a ‘very hoppy, bitter but smooth IPA with an incredible amount of aroma’. Bragdy Cybi won the Overall Gold in the seperate keg beer competition with ‘6 Sitra’, which contains six varieties of hops including the American Citra hop, which impressed judges with a ‘fruit salad of flavours and fruity citrus undertones’.
The Indie Beer Awards are organised by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) and took place ahead of the opening of the first ever Indie Beer Cymru festival, which begins in Haverfordwest today. SIBA competitions chair Anneli Baxter helped run the awards and was on hand to congratulate the winners;
“The quality of beers across the competition was incredibly high so huge congratulations to all the great breweries named winners in their style category – with so many great beers in the running you should be truly proud of taking home the win. But I want to give particular praise to our two Overall Gold winners who were named the ‘best of the best’ in our final round judging – huge congratulations to Bragdy Twt Lol and Bragdy Cybi.” said Anneli Baxter, SIBA
All of the winners from the Indie Beer Awards Cymru will be on sale today at the first ever Indie Beer Cymru festival in Haverfordwest, featuring a huge range of beers from independent breweries from across Wales in a broad range of styles: From traditional cask bitters and stouts, to modern keg beers, IPAs and lagers.
Indie Beer Cymru starts today (Friday 19th) and continiues tomorrow (Saturday 20th) and is organised by Welsh brewers from the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates, building on the success of the hugely popular Indie Beer Scotland event in Glasgow – which took place a few weeks ago. The festival is the latest from the Indie Beer campaign, which seeks to highlight genuinely independent breweries across the UK.
Winners from the Indie Beer Cymru Awards will be served at the festival and go on to the National UK-wide Finals early next year.
View the full winners below (click here).
Indie Beer Cymru
Beer list: Click here to view (PDF)
Venue: Haverhub, 12 Quay Street, Haverfordwest, SA61 1BG
Sessions:
Session 1 : Friday 19th Sept, 12pm – 5.30pm
Session 2 : Friday 19th Sept, 6pm – 11pm
Session 3 : Sat 20th Sept, 12pm – 5.30pm
Session 4 : Sat 20th Sept, 6pm – 11pm
Tickets: siba.thundertix.com/events/indiebeercymru
(£5 including souvenir festival glass)
Beer priced at £4 / pint, £2 / half pint
Full Winners List
Indie Beer Cymru, Haverfordwest, 18th September 2025
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Award | ||
| Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Competition | |||||
| Sponsored by RLBS | Bragdy Twt Lol – The Trefforest Brewery | Pyncio Pioden IPA ~ Pretty Fly for a Magpie | 5.0 | GOLD | Champion |
| Gower Brewery Co LTD | Gower Power | 5.5 | SILVER | ||
| Magic Dragon Brewing | House of Coffee | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Harbwr Brewery Tenby | Best You Best | 4.4 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Purple Moose Brewery Ltd | Glaslyn | 4.2 | GOLD | ||
| Bragdy Twt Lol – The Trefforest Brewery | Glog | 4.0 | SILVER | ||
| Weird Dad Brewery | Welsh Bitter | 4.2 | SILVER | ||
| S A Brains & Co | SA | 4.2 | SILVER | ||
| Cardigan Brewery | Sunny Dai | 4.3 | BRONZE | ||
| GBC Brewery Ltd | Cwrw Gorslas | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Weird Dad Brewery | CAMRA man | 4.2 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Cardigan Brewery | Seafire | 4.4 | SILVER | ||
| Gwaun Valley brewery | Cwrw melyn | 4.0 | SILVER | ||
| Cwrw Otley Brewing Co | Otley O1 | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| The Felinfoel Brewery Co Ltd | Hoppylicious | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Bluestone Brewing Company | Stone Cold | 4.2 | BRONZE | ||
| Harbwr Brewery Tenby | Pia Whanga | 4.2 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask Pale Ales (4.4 to 5.5%) | |||||
| Sponsored by GEA | Bragdy Twt Lol – The Trefforest Brewery | Pyncio Pioden IPA ~ Pretty Fly for a Magpie | 5.0 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Magic Dragon Brewing | Dolphin | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Left Bank Brewery | Zhyto-Rhyg Rye IPA | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Gower Brewery Co LTD | Gower Gold | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Gwaun Valley brewery | Simcoe 6 | 5.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Cwrw Otley Brewing Co | Oxymoron | 5.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Harbwr Brewery Tenby | Heist | 5.0 | BRONZE | ||
| GBC Brewery Ltd | Jemima’s Pitchfork | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask British Best Bitter (4.5 to 6.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Gower Brewery Co LTD | Gower Power | 5.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| The Felinfoel Brewery Co Ltd | Dragons Heart | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Cask IPA (5.6 and over) | |||||
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Left Bank Brewery | Rodeo IPA | 7.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Cask Speciality Light Beers | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Core Of The Poodle | Crypt | 7.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Bragdy Twt Lol – The Trefforest Brewery | Blŵbri | 4.6 | SILVER | ||
| Bragdy Tanat | Braggot | 5.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask Session Dark Beers (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Murphy & Son | Gwaun Valley brewery | Nutty | 4.2 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Monty’s Brewery | Gwyn a Du | 4.0 | SILVER | ||
| Bragdy Tanat | Mynder Maldwyn Mild | 4.3 | BRONZE | ||
| Magic Dragon Brewing | Old Magic | 3.6 | BRONZE | ||
| Cask British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Crisp Malt | Purple Moose Brewery Ltd | Dark Side of the Moose | 4.6 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Cask Speciality Amber to Dark Beer | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Magic Dragon Brewing | House of Coffee | 4.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Bragdy Tanat | Rev. Kit Carter Cask Edition | 4.8 | BRONZE | ||
| Cwrw Otley Brewing Co | Llaeth | 5.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Overall Champion of the Keg Beer Competition | |||||
| Sponsored by RLBS | Bragdy Cybi | 6 Sitra | 6.0 | GOLD | Champion |
| Bluestone Brewing Company | Ogham | 4.1 | SILVER | ||
| Bluestone Brewing Company | Al fresco | 4.3 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Non-Alcoholic & Low ABV | |||||
| Sponsored by Core Equipment Ltd | Geipel Brewing | Zeppelin | 2.8 | SILVER | Category Champion |
| Keg Pale Ale (4.5% – 5.5%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Bulk Systems | Wild Horse Brewing Co | Quarry of Colour | 4.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Harbwr Brewery Tenby | Viking Saga | 5.3 | SILVER | ||
| Misfit Brewing Company | Astro Zombie IPA | 4.8 | SILVER | ||
| Dog’s Window | Silent Whistle | 5.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Monty’s Brewery | Hazy IPA | 4.6 | BRONZE | ||
| The Coach Brewing Co | NEIPA | 5.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Premium Lager (4.5% to 6.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | Geipel Brewing | Pilsner | 4.6 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Gower Brewery Co LTD | Lighthouse | 4.5 | GOLD | ||
| GBC Brewery Ltd | Welsh lager | 4.5 | SILVER | ||
| Magic Dragon Brewing | Hufen | 4.8 | SILVER | ||
| Bluestone Brewing Company | Preseli Pils | 4.7 | BRONZE | ||
| Bragdy Cybi | Lager Lawd | 4.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Wild Horse Brewing Co | Tudno Pils | 5.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Zerodegrees Cardiff | The Bohemian Czech Pilsner | 4.8 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg IPA (5.6% to 7.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by Charles Faram | Magic Dragon Brewing | Necteron | 5.6 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Dog’s Window | 24 in Dog Years | 4.7 | SILVER | ||
| Keg Amber, Brown & Red Ale (up to 6.4%) | |||||
| Bragdy Cybi | Môrish | 4.5 | SILVER | Category Champion | |
| Geipel Brewing | Golden Gate | 5.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Continental Style Beer | |||||
| Dog’s Window | Play Dead | 9.4 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Zerodegrees Cardiff | The Beast Black Lager | 4.6 | GOLD | ||
| Keg British Ales (up to 6.4%) | |||||
| Bragdy Cybi | 6 Sitra | 6.0 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Keg Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Bluestone Brewing Company | Al fresco | 4.3 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Cardigan Brewery | Hazy Dai | 4.0 | SILVER | ||
| Wild Horse Brewing Co | Nokota | 3.8 | SILVER | ||
| Magic Dragon Brewing | DR G | 4.2 | SILVER | ||
| Zerodegrees Cardiff | Sunset Calling Pale | 4.3 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Stout & Porter (6.4% and under) | |||||
| Bluestone Brewing Company | Ogham | 4.1 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Dog’s Window | Old dog, new tricks | 6.0 | SILVER | ||
| S A Brains & Co | BLACK | 4.1 | BRONZE | ||
| Core Of The Poodle | Unity | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Magic Dragon Brewing | Obsidian | 4.2 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Imperial & Strong Ale (6.5% and over) | |||||
| Sponsored by Bulk Systems | Geipel Brewing | Bock | 6.5 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Core Of The Poodle | Town Crier | 11.5 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Session Lager (up to 4.4%) | |||||
| Sponsored by UB Plastics | S A Brains & Co | Bayside Lager | 4.3 | GOLD | Category Champion |
| Weird Dad Brewery | Socks & Sandals | 4.2 | SILVER | ||
| Geipel Brewing | Aloha from Bala | 4.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Bragdy Twt Lol – The Trefforest Brewery | Pilsen Ponty Pils | 4.4 | BRONZE | ||
| Gower Brewery Co LTD | Riptide | 4.0 | BRONZE | ||
| Keg Speciality IPA | |||||
| Purple Moose Brewery Ltd | High Hops | 5.4 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| Keg Speciality & Flavoured Beer | |||||
| Misfit Brewing Company | Trash panda | 4.7 | GOLD | Category Champion | |
| The Coach Brewing Co | Rupert Holmes | 5.0 | BRONZE | ||
To access images of the awards presentation and judging please click here
