National & Regional Beer Competitions

2023

SIBA Wales & West Independent Beer Awards

11th May 2023

Ludlow Rugby Club, The Linney, Ludlow, SY8 1EE

Overall Champion of the Cask Competition

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold Vale of Glamorgan Brewery Ltd Jedi Order 8.4
Silver NORTH COTSWOLD BREWERY HUNG, DRAWN ‘N’ DOUBLE PORT 6.1
Bronze Vale of Glamorgan Brewery Ltd Cheers Butt 6.2

Cask Session Dark Beer

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Category  Three Tuns Brewery Stout 4.4
Gold  Gower Brewery Company Limited Black Diamond 4.2
Silver  Mumbles Brewery Oystermouth Stout 4.4
Bronze  Core of the Poodle Dark Coast 3.5
Bronze  Ludlow Brewery Best 3.7

Cask British Dark Beer

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Purple Moose Brewery Ltd Dark Side of the Moose 4.6
Silver  Wye Valley Brewery Wholesome Stout 4.6
Silver  Glamorgan Brewing Company Thunderbird 4.5
Silver  Cotswold Lion Brewery Drovers Return 5.0
Bronze  Ludlow Brewery Red Dawn 4.5

Cask British Bitter

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Category  NORTH COTSWOLD BREWERY FALSTAFF’S FOLLY 4
Gold  Salopian Brewery Darwins Origin 4.3
Silver  Glamorgan Brewing Company Cwrw Gorslas 4.0
Silver  Wye Valley Brewery Wye Valley Bitter 3.7
Silver  Brewhouse & Kitchen Gloucester Stevedore 4
Silver  Teme Valley Brewery Talbot Blonde 4.4
Bronze  Purple Moose Brewery Ltd Whakahari 4.3
Bronze  Three Tuns Brewery Best 3.8

Cask British Best Bitter

Sponsored by Murphy & Son   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Salopian Brewery Golden Thread 5
Silver  Mumbles Brewery Lifesaver 4.9
Bronze  Goffs Brewery White Knight 4.7
Bronze  NORTH COTSWOLD BREWERY SHAKESPEARE INDIA PALE ALE 6

Cask Session Pale Ale

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Cetegory  Bewdley Brewery Sunshine 3.8
Gold  Stonehouse Brewery Limited Pig Iron 4.3
Gold  Rowton Brewery Ironbridge Gold 4.4
Silver  Mumbles Brewery Mumbles Gold 4.3
Silver  Woodcote Brewing Co Ltd XPA 3.9
Silver  Magic Dragon Brewing Green One 4.2
Silver  Hobsons Brewery Twisted Spire 3.5
Bronze  Wye Valley Brewery Hopfather 3.9
Bronze  Bragdy Twt Lol ~ The Trefforest Brewery Tŵti Ffrŵti 4
Bronze  Ludlow Brewery Blonde 4

Cask Pale Ale

Sponsored by Murphy & Son   Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Category  Salopian Brewery Paper Planes 4.6
Gold  Stroud Brewery Budding 4.5
Silver  NORTH COTSWOLD BREWERY CAMEO IPA 5.5
Silver  Gloucester Brewery Session IPA 4.5
Silver  Rowton Brewery Area 51 5.1
Bronze  Bewdley Brewery Worcestershire Sway 5
Bronze  Woodcote Brewing Co Ltd Crusade 4.5

Cask IPA

Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Vale of Glamorgan Brewery Ltd Cheers Butt 6.2

Cask Speciality Light Beer

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Category  Goffs Brewery Jester Brew 6 – Mango IPA 5
Gold  Tomos & Lilford Tropic Of Jones 4.5
Bronze  Purple Moose Brewery Ltd High Hops 5.4

Cask Speciality Amber to Dark Beer

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  NORTH COTSWOLD BREWERY HUNG, DRAWN ‘N’ DOUBLE PORT 6.1
Silver  Vale of Glamorgan Brewery Ltd Sith Order 8.4
Silver  Ludlow Brewery Derailed Brewing Co. Silent Knight 4.5

Cask Imperial & Strong Beer

Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Vale of Glamorgan Brewery Ltd Jedi Order 8.4

 

 

 

 

Overall Champion of the Bottle & Can Competition

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Geipel Brewing Bock 6.5
Silver  Gloucester Brewery NEIPA 5.2
Bronze  Dog’s Window Brewery Old Dog, New Tricks 6

Bottle & Can Session Lager

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Stroud Brewery Light Organic Lager 4.0
Silver  Stonehouse Brewery Limited Shark Beach 4.0

Bottle & Can Premium Lager

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Geipel Brewing Pilsner 4.6
Silver  Gower Brewery Company Limited Lighthouse 4.5
Bronze  Wye Valley Brewery 1985 4.5
Bronze  Zerodegrees Cardiff The Bohemian Czech Pilsner 4.8

Bottle & Can British Ale

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Gower Brewery Company Limited Gower Gold 4.5
Silver  Teme Valley Brewery That 4.1
Silver  Salopian Brewery Darwins Origin 4.3
Silver  Woodcote Brewing Co Ltd Crusade 4.5
Bronze  Bewdley Brewery Old School Bitter 3.8

Bottle & Can Session Pale Ale

Sponsored by Murphy & Son   Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Category  Bewdley Brewery Wild River Brew Co Sabrina Not-England IPA 4
Gold  Brew 61 Greenfields Gold 3.8
Silver  Hobsons Brewery Mad As Hops 4.1
Silver  Stonehouse Brewery Limited Into The Wild 4
Silver  Woodcote Brewing Co Ltd SPA 4.2
Silver  Old Farmhouse Brewery Bwdi Bay 3.9
Bronze  Teme Valley Brewery Hop Nouvelle 4.1
Bronze  Salopian Brewery Oracle 4

 

 

Bottle & Can Pale Ale

Sponsored by Murphy & Son   Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Category  Gloucester Brewery NEIPA 5.2
Gold  Stroud Brewery Hop Drop 4.5
Silver  Wild Horse Brewing Co Fatlamp 5.4
Silver  Ludlow Brewery Stairway 5
Bronze  Copper Beech Brewing Company Family Tree 5.5
Bronze  Bewdley Brewery Sir Keith Park 4.5
Bronze  Wye Valley Brewery Fandango 4.8

Bottle & Can IPA

Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Wild Horse Brewing Co Tramcar 6.5
Silver  Gloucester Brewery American Pale 6.4
Silver  Dog’s Window Brewery Send the NEIPA 5.7
Silver  Stroud Brewery IPA 5.6
Bronze  Copper Beech Brewing Company I Left My Heart in NYC 6.4
Bronze  Zerodegrees Cardiff Clone Wars IPA 5.6
Bronze  Clun Brewery Citadel 5.9
Bronze  Mumbles Brewery Albina 5.7

Bottle & Can Speciality IPA

Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Purple Moose Brewery Ltd High Hops 5.4

Bottle & Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Geipel Brewing Golden Gate 5
Silver  The Hop Shed Redcap 4.2
Silver  Brew 61 BDA (Bromsgrove Dark Ale) 4
Bronze  Ludlow Brewery Red Dawn 4.5

Bottle & Can Stout & Porter

Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons   Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Dog’s Window Brewery Old Dog, New Tricks 6
Silver  Brew Monster Black Widow 5.4
Silver  Three Tuns Brewery Stout 4.4
Silver  Purple Moose Brewery Ltd Black Rock Stout 4.2
Bronze  Bragdy Twt Lol ~ The Trefforest Brewery Glo in the Dark 4.5

Bottle & Can Imperial & Strong Ale

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold – Best in Category  Geipel Brewing Bock 6.5
Gold  Vale of Glamorgan Brewery Ltd Jedi Order 8.4
Silver  Gower Brewery Company Limited Super Gold 7

Bottle & Can Sour & Wild Ale

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Brew Monster Draugr 6
Silver  Zerodegrees Cardiff Taste Elevator Gose 4.9

Bottle & Can Continental Style Beer

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Wild Horse Brewing Co The Serpent & The Worm 5
Silver  Purple Moose Brewery Ltd Mwsh 4.7
Silver  Zerodegrees Cardiff The Beast Black Lager 4.6
Silver  Brew Monster Drude 5.2
Silver  Geipel Brewing Hefeweizen 5.2

Bottle & Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Montys Brewery Imperial Stout 9
Silver  Vale of Glamorgan Brewery Ltd Sith Order 8.4
Silver  Brew Monster Kakamora 4.3
Bronze  Dog’s Window Brewery IUt’s a Crossbreed 6

Bottle & Can Non Alcoholic and Low ABV

    Brewery Product ABV
Gold  Geipel Brewing Zeppelin 2.8
Silver  Gloucester Brewery Zero Gravity 0.5

 

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