2021

SIBA North East Independent Beer Awards

Friday 27th August 2021

Gateshead Rugby Club

Overall Champion of the Cask Competition

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Metalhead Brewery	Pretty Vacant	3.8
	Silver	Revolutions Brewing Co.	Swoon – Chocolate Fudge Milk Stout	4.5
	Bronze	Ainsty Ales	Cool Citra	4.4

Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Metalhead Brewery	Best Mate	4.2
Silver	Wensleydale Brewery	Black Dub	4.4
Bronze	Cullercoats Brewery Limited	Polly Donkin	4.2

Cask British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Simpsons Malt Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Leeds Brewery	Midnight Bell	4.8
	Silver	Daleside Brewery Ltd	Monkey Wrench	5.3
	Bronze	Three Brothers Brewing Company	S’more porter	4.8

Cask British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Old Mill Brewery	Styrian Wolf	4.2
	Silver	Ilkley Brewery Co	Mary Jane	3.5
	Bronze	Cullercoats Brewery Limited	Lovely Nelly	3.9

Cask Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Harrogate Brewing Company	Harrogate Best	4.5
	Silver	Firebrick Brewery	Elder Statesman	4.5
	Bronze	Cullercoats Brewery Limited	Jack The Devil	4.5

Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Kegstar		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Metalhead Brewery	Pretty Vacant	3.8
	Silver	Cullercoats Brewery Limited	Shuggy Boat Blonde	3.8
	Bronze	Ilkley Brewery Co	Pale	4.2

Cask Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by Rastal GmbH & Co KG		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Ainsty Ales	Cool Citra	4.4
	Silver	Yorkshire Heart Brewery	1K IPA	5
	Bronze	Saltaire Brewery	Amarillo	4.5

Cask IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Ilkley Brewery Co	Lotus	5.5
	Silver	Ainsty Ales	Californication	5.5
	Bronze	Saltaire Brewery	Unity	6

Cask Speciality Light Beers

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Roots. Rock. Reggae.	6.4
	Silver	Pennine Brewing	life’s a lemon	3.9
	Bronze	Metalhead Brewery	Coconut Shy	4.3

Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Revolutions Brewing Co.	Swoon – Chocolate Fudge Milk Stout	4.5
	Silver	Bridgehouse Brewery	Baltic Rum Porter	6
	Bronze	Maxim Brewery	Raspberry Porter	5

Cask Strong Beers 6.5% and over

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Yorkshire Heart Brewery	Heart Ten	7

Overall Champion of the Bottle/Can Competition

Sponsored by Beer Box Shop		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Swaddle Micro Brewery Ltd	Pilsner	4.1
	Silver	Three Brothers Brewing Company	S’more porter	4.8
	Bronze	Saltaire Brewery	Imperial Triple Choc	7.4

Bottle/Can British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Pennine Brewing	Black forest	4
Silver	Wensleydale Brewery	Black Dub	4.4
Bronze	Bradfield Brewery	Farmers Brown Cow	4.2

Bottle/Can British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Simpsons Malt Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Three Brothers Brewing Company	S’more porter	4.8
	Silver	First & Last Brewery	CCL	5.6
	Bronze	Acorn Brewery	Gorlovka Stout	6

Bottle/Can British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Cullercoats Brewery Limited	Lovely Nelly	3.9
Silver	Ossett Brewery	Silver King	4.3
Bronze	First & Last Brewery	Equinox	4.1

Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Lallemand UK Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Ainsty Ales	Flummoxed Farmer	4
	Silver	Wensleydale Brewery	Semer Water	4.1
	Bronze	GNEB	Metro	4.2

Bottle/Can Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Swaddle Micro Brewery Ltd	Session Storm	4.6
Silver	Ossett Brewery	Excelsius	5.2
Bronze	Saltaire Brewery	Full Tilt	5.2

Bottle/Can IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Premier Systems Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	GNEB	Dunston Rocket	6
	Silver	Swaddle Micro Brewery Ltd	IPA	5.5
	Bronze	Saltaire Brewery	Unity	6

Bottle/Can Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Ossett Brewery	SALT Ikat	8
Silver	Twice Brewed Brew House	Virtus	6.7
Bronze	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Strength In Numbers	7

Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsners

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Swaddle Micro Brewery Ltd	Pilsner	4.1
Silver	Firebrick Brewery	Giuseppe	4.3
Bronze	Twice Brewed Brew House	Vulcan	4.1

Bottle/Can Premium Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Trade Mark Owners Association		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Saltaire Brewery	Helles	5
	Silver	Swaddle Micro Brewery Ltd	Helles	5
	Bronze	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Pilsnear	4.8

Bottle/Can Amber to Dark (up to 6.4%)

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Twice Brewed Brew House	Coria	4.6

Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	NORTH YORKSHIRE BREWERY	LEAP OF FAITH	6.2
Silver	Swaddle Micro Brewery Ltd	Saison in Shields	6.3
Bronze	Saltaire Brewery	Zipwire	4.5

Bottle/Can Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Saltaire Brewery	Imperial Triple Choc	7.4
Silver	Maxim Brewery	Raspberry Porter	5
Bronze	Daleside Brewery Ltd	Morocco Ale	5.5

Bottle/Can Sours/Spontaneous

Sponsored by Vigo Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Wild Wild Life	7.4

Bottle/Can Strong Beers 6.5% and over

	Brewery	Product	ABV
Gold	Ossett Brewery	SALT Tram	8
Silver	Three Brothers Brewing Company	DIPA	7.8
Bronze	Black Sheep Brewery	Hazelnut & Salted Caramel Imperial Stout	7.2

Bottle/Can No/Low Alcohol Beers (up to 0.5%)

Sponsored by Muntons plc		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Saltaire Brewery	Northern Light	0.5
	Silver	Ilkley Brewery Co	Virgin Mary	0.5