2022

SIBA National Independent Beer Awards 2022 Winners

SIBA National Independent Beer Awards 2022

Gold winners from the SIBA Regional Independent Beer Awards 2021, held throughout 2021 in the SIBA regions, were entered into the SIBA National Independent Beer Awards 2022.

Judging took place on Wednesday 16th March at SIBA BeerX in Liverpool.

Overall Champion of the Cask Competition

Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Harviestoun Brewery	Schiehallion	4.8
	Silver	Navigation Brewery	American	5.2
	Bronze	Revolutions Brewing Co.	Swoon – Chocolate Fudge Milk Stout	4.5

Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Metalhead Brewery	Best Mate	4.2
	Silver	Littleover Brewery	The Panther Stout	4.2
	Bronze	Cairngorm Brewery Company	black gold	4.4

Cask British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd	Oatmeal Chocolate Stout	6.4
	Silver	Dancing Duck Brewery	Dark Drake	4.5
	Bronze	Leeds Brewery	Midnight Bell	4.8

Cask British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Fyne Ales	Hurricane Jack	4.4
	Silver	Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd	West Coast	4.1
	Bronze	Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd	Overthrow	4.3

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	Five Kingdoms Brewery	Wee McAsh Bitter	4.5
	Bronze	Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd	Kiwi	5

Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Premier Systems Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Dancing Duck Brewery	DCUK	4.3
	Silver	Hawkshead Brewery	Windemere Pale	3.5
	Bronze	Metalhead Brewery	Pretty Vacant	3.8

Cask Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Navigation Brewery	American	5.2
	Silver	Weetwood Ales	Jester	4.8
	Bronze	Ainsty Ales	Cool Citra	4.4

Cask IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Ilkley Brewery Co	Lotus	5.5
	Silver	Blue Monkey Brewery	Infinity Plus 1	5.6
	Bronze	Liverpool Brewing Co	IPA	5.7

Cask Speciality Light Beers

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Harviestoun Brewery	Schiehallion	4.8
	Silver	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Roots. Rock. Reggae.	6.4
	Bronze	Beartown Brewery	Kahuna	4.5

Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

Sponsored by Willis Publicity Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Revolutions Brewing Co.	Swoon – Chocolate Fudge Milk Stout	4.5
	Silver	Blue Monkey Brewery	Guerrilla Chocolate Amaretto	4.9
	Bronze	Hophurst Brewery Ltd	Irish Cream Porteresque	5.5

Cask Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Ardgour Ales Ltd	Gobhar Reamhar	6.5
	Silver	Yorkshire Heart Brewery	Heart Ten	7
	Bronze	Hophurst Brewery Ltd	Love is Noise	8

Overall Champion of the Bottle/Can Competition

Sponsored by Cottage Delight		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Lakes Brew Co	NE Session IPA	4.7
	Silver	Weetwood Ales	Oregon Pale	4.3
	Bronze	Twice Brewed Brew House	Coria	4.6

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

Sponsored by Moorgate Finance		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Pennine Brewing	Black forest	4
	Silver	Brimstage Brewery	Oystercatcher Stout	4.4
	Bronze	Gun Brewery Limited	Parabellum Milk Stout	4.1

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

Sponsored by Corosys Beverage Technology		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Castle Rock Brewery	Oatmeal Stout	4.6
	Silver	Windswept Brewing Co Ltd	Wolf	6
	Bronze	Turpin’s Brewery Cambridge	Cambridge Black Stout	4.6

Bottle/Can British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Cottage Delight		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Weetwood Ales	Oregon Pale	4.3
	Silver	Bewdley Brewery Ltd	Teddy Beer	3.8
	Bronze	Brewsters Brewing Co Ltd	Aromantica	4.2

Bottle/Can Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Beatson Clark Plc		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	SaltRock Brewing Company Limited	Red Wagon	4.7
	Silver	Elgood and Sons Ltd	Warrior	5.5
	Bronze	Elusive Brewing Ltd	Level Up (Level 25: Centennial and Citra)	5

Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Framax UK Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Hand Brew Co	Shaka	4
	Silver	Dog Falls Brewing Co	Colloidoscope	4.3
	Bronze	Eight Arch Brewing Co.	Square Logic	4.2

Bottle/Can Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by William Croxson & Son Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Lakes Brew Co	NE Session IPA	4.7
	Silver	Alter Ego Brewing Co Ltd	Force Field	4.5
	Bronze	Hop Kettle Brewery	Cosmic Shake	4.4

Bottle/Can IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Beer Box Shop		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Quantock Brewery	Unclear Progression	6.3
	Silver	Salopian Brewing Co Limited	New Danger	6.1
	Bronze	4T’s Brewhouse Ltd	Tripwire	5.5

Bottle/Can Imperial IPA (6.5% & Over)

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	RedWillow Brewery Ltd	Perceptionless	6.6
	Silver	Ossett Brewery	SALT Ikat	8
	Bronze	Artefact Brewing	Kveik Black IPA	6.5

Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Crisp Malting Group		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Clavell & Hind	C&H Cotswold Pilsner	4
	Silver	Brewsters Brewing Co Ltd	Helles Lager	4
	Bronze	Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd.	Rebellion Lager	4.4

Bottle/Can Premium Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Saxon Packaging Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Duration Brewing Ltd	Doses	5.1
	Silver	Cheddar Ales Ltd	Continental Drift	5
	Bronze	Pheasantry Brewery	Pheasantry Pilsner Lager	5

Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers

Sponsored by Vale Labels Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	The Wild Beer Co Ltd	Ninkasi	9
	Silver	Hophurst Brewery Ltd	Milkshake IPA	6
	Bronze	Lincoln Green Brewing Company Limited	Gin and Beer It	5

Bottle/Can Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

Sponsored by Clearmark Solutions Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Briarbank Brewing Company	Mocha Porter	4.5
	Silver	Alter Ego Brewing Co Ltd	S’more Fire	5.2
	Bronze	Exale brewing	Deep Dark Oyster, Black pepper & seaweed stout	8.6

Bottle/Can Sours/Spontaneous

Sponsored by Anton Paar Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Loch Lomond Brewery	Pretty in Pink	10
	Silver	Thornbridge Brewery	Mothers Ruin	7
	Bronze	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Wild Wild Life	7.4

Bottle/Can Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Sponsored by Beer Box Shop		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Thornbridge Brewery	Bracia	10
	Silver	Ossett Brewery	SALT Tram	8
	Bronze	Inner Bay Brewery Ltd	Jet	9

Bottle/Can Amber to Dark Lager

Sponsored by Core Equipment Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Twice Brewed Brew House	Coria	4.6
	Silver	Duration Brewing Ltd	Harvest Bier	5.5
	Bronze	The Park Brewery	Schone Eiche	5

Bottle/Can No/Low Alcohol Beers

Sponsored by Vigo Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Birmingham Brewing Company	Sober Brummie	0.5
	Silver	Saltaire Brewery	Northern Light	0.5
	Bronze	Nethergate Brewery	Venture Point 5	0.5

Overall Champion of the Keg Beers

Sponsored by Kegstar		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	RedWillow Brewery	Perceptionless	6.6
	Silver	Gloucester Brewery	Craft Lager	4.5
	Bronze	The Gipsy Hill Brewing Co	Squashed – Blueberry & Cranberry	6.5

Keg British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by IGC Engineering Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Acorn Brewery	Old Moor Porter	4.4
	Silver	Bewdley Brewery	Severnside Stout	4.3
	Bronze	Anspach & Hobday	London Black	4.4

Keg British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	The Wild Beer Co	Millionaire	4.7
	Silver	Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd.	Black	5.2
	Bronze	Hophurst Brewery Ltd	Porteresque	5.5

Keg British Bitters (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by Bulk Storage & Process Systems		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Hophurst Brewery Ltd	Cosmati	4.2
	Silver	Lacons Brewery	Encore	3.8
	Bronze	Hollow Stone Brewing Co	Kazumura	3.4

Keg Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by Willis Publicity		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	The Cambridge Brew House	Rye Aye Man	4.5
	Silver	Windswept Brewing Co.	APA	5
	Bronze	Goddards Brewery	Fuggle Dee Dum	4.8

Keg Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Bedlam Brewery Limited	Phoenix	3.9
	Silver	Quantock Brewery	QPA	4
	Bronze	Mad Squirrel	Hopfest GF	3.8

Keg Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by Muntons		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Hophurst Brewery Ltd	APA	5.2
	Silver	Hop Kettle Brewery	Cosmic Shake	4.4
	Bronze	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Thousand Yard Stare	5.4

Keg IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by LemonTop		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Full Circle Brew Co	Looper IPA	6.4
	Silver	The Gipsy Hill Brewing Co	Rabble	5.6
	Bronze	King Street Brew House	White Trash	5.8

Keg Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)

Sponsored by Norriq		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	RedWillow Brewery	Perceptionless	6.6
	Silver	Mad Squirrel	Roadkill	6.5
	Bronze	Dog Falls Brewing Co	Split the Tree	7.2

Keg Session Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Brewers Select		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Adnams	Dry Hopped Lager	4.2
	Silver	Cellar Head Brewing Company	Cold Call	4.3
	Bronze	Bewdley Brewery	Laxford Lager	4.2

Keg Premium Lager & Pilsners

Sponsored by Kegstar		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Gloucester Brewery	Craft Lager	4.5
	Silver	Orbit Brewing Ltd	Nico	4.8
	Bronze	Utopian Brewing Limited	British Premium Lager	4.7

Keg Speciality Light Beers

Sponsored by Hypro EU Ltd		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Dog Falls Brewing Co	Awaroa	6.8
	Silver	Wild Weather Ales Ltd	John Peel	5.5
	Bronze	Liverpool Brewing Co	Tropical	4.2

Keg Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

Sponsored by Moorgate Finance		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Loch Lomond Brewery	Lost Monster	10
	Silver	Mad Squirrel	Carachino	9
	Bronze	Thornbridge Brewery	Cocoa Wonderland	6.8

Keg Sours/Spontaneous

Sponsored by Lallemand UK		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	The Gipsy Hill Brewing Co	Squashed – Blueberry & Cranberry	6.5
	Silver	Twice Brewed Brew House	Feria	6
	Bronze	Elgoods Brewery	Coolship Fruit	5

Keg Strong Beers 6.5% and over

Sponsored by Breww		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Loose Cannon Brewery	Reunion Tripel	8.5
	Silver	Padstow Brewing Co	Cold Desert	8.5
	Bronze	Orkney Brewery	Skull Splitter	8.5

Keg Amber to Dark Lager

Sponsored by Moorgate Finance		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Twice Brewed Brew House	Juno Black	4.7
	Silver	Grain Brewery Ltd	Munich Dunkel	4.8
	Bronze	The Park Brewery	Schöne Eiche Märzen	5

Keg No/Low Alcohol Beers

Sponsored by Norriq		Brewery	Product	ABV
	Gold	Hammerton Brewery	ZED	0.5
	Silver	Saltaire Brewery	Northern Light	0.5
	Bronze	Birmingham Brewing Company	Sober Brummie	0.5