2023
SIBA National Independent Beer Awards 2023
Gold winners from the SIBA Regional Independent Beer Awards, held throughout 2022 in the SIBA regions, are entered into the SIBA National Independent Beer Awards 2023.
Judging will take place on Wednesday 15th March at SIBA BeerX in Liverpool.
SIBA Home Brew Beer Awards 2023
DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 16th March
Overall Champion of the Home Brewer Beer Awards
| Sponsored by Yakima Chief Hops | Home Brew | |
| Gold | Sam Thakker-Jones | |
| Silver | Chris Burrows | |
| Bronze | Neil Werdmuller von Elgg |
SIBA National Independent Beer Awards 2023
DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 16th March
Cask Session Dark Beer
| Sponsored by Pentair Food & Beverage Solutions | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Sulwath Brewers Ltd | The Black Galloway | 4.4 | |
| Silver | The Flower Pots Brewery | Cheriton Porter | 4.2 | |
| Bronze | Three Tuns Brewery | Stout | 4.4 |
Cask British Dark Beer
| Sponsored by
Rankin Brothers & Sons |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Silkie Stout | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Grainstore Brewery | Rutland Beast | 5.3 | |
| Bronze | Brentwood Brewing Company TA Elephant School Brewing Co | My Milk Stout Brings All The Boys To The Yard | 4.5 |
Cask British Bitter
| Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd | West Coast | 4.1 | |
| Silver | The Wimbledon Brewery Ltd. | Common Pale Ale | 3.7 | |
| Bronze | Cairngorm Brewery Company | stag | 4.1 |
Cask British Best Bitter
| Sponsored by Murphy & Son Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Only With Love | Firecracker ESB | 5.2 | |
| Silver | Cairngorm Brewery Company | Wildcat | 5.1 | |
| Bronze | Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd | Blonde | 4.5 |
Cask Session Pale Ale
| Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Moorhouse’s | Moonbeam | 4.3 | |
| Silver | By The Horns Brewing Co. | Hopadelic | 4.3 | |
| Bronze | White Horse Brewery | Pacific Pale | 4.0 |
Cask Pale Ale
| Sponsored byMurphy & Son Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Disruption Is Brewing | Chaos More Chaos | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Hophurst Brewery Ltd | APA | 5.2 | |
| Bronze | White Horse Brewery | West Coast IPA | 4.6 |
Cask IPA
| Sponsored by Bulk Storage & Process Systems | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Windswept Brewing Co | Coastal Haze | 8.0 | |
| Silver | Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd | India | 5.8 | |
| Bronze | Blue Monkey Brewery | Infinity Plus 1 | 5.6 |
Cask Speciality Light Beer
| Sponsored by
Rankin Brothers & Sons |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Rooster’s Brewing Co, | Roots. Rock. Reggae. | 6.4 | |
| Silver | Purple Moose Brewery Ltd | High Hops | 5.4 | |
| Bronze | Bowland Brewery | Bowland Bumble | 4.0 |
Cask Speciality Amber to Dark Beer
| Sponsored by
Rankin Brothers & Sons |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Long Road Home | 12.0 | |
| Silver | Green Jack | Red herring | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | 4T’s Brewery | Chocolate & Fudge Stout Detectives | 5.0 |
Cask Imperial & Strong Beer
| Sponsored by
Rankin Brothers & Sons |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Grainstore Brewery | Nip | 7.3 | |
| Silver | Loch Lomond Brewery | Lost Monster | 10.0 | |
| Bronze | Yorkshire Heart | Hearten | 7.0 |
Bottle/Can Non-Alcoholic & Low ABV
| Sponsored by
Muntons |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Hammerton Brewery | ZED | 0.5 | |
| Silver | Burnside Brewery | Right to Roam | 0.5 |
International Bottle/Can Non-Alcoholic & Low ABV
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Bronze | Hofmeister Brewing Company Limited | Hofmeister Ultra Low | 0.5 |
Bottle/Can Lager
| Sponsored by Framax UK Limited | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | DEYA Brewing Company ltd | Tappy Pils | 4.4 | |
| Silver | Lakes Brew Co | NZ Pilsner | 4.5 | |
| Bronze | Abyss Brewing | Gonzo | 4.6 |
International Bottle/Can Lager
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Silver | Hofmeister Brewing Company Limited | Hofmeister Helles | 5.0 |
Bottle/Can Amber & Dark Lager
| Sponsored by Vale Labels | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Twice Brewed Brew Co. | Juno Black | 4.7 | |
| Silver | Utopian Brewing | Cerne Specialni | 5.9 | |
| Bronze | Inveralmond Brewery. | Ossian Golden Ale | 4.1 |
Bottle/Can Wheat Beer
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Wander Beyond Brewing | Wah Donka | 10.5 | |
| Silver | Moonwake Beer Co. | Weissbier | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | Brew Monster | Drude | 5.2 |
International Bottle/Can Wheat Beer
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Hofmeister Brewing Company Limited | Hofmeister Weisse | 5.1 |
Bottle/Can Bitter
| Sponsored by Saxon Packaging Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Long Man Brewery | Old Man | 4.3 | |
| Silver | Lacons Brewery | Affinity | 4.8 | |
| Bronze | Ramsbury Brewery | Farmer’s Best | 3.6 |
Bottle/Can Pale Ale
| Sponsored by
Premier Systems Ltd |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Amity Brew Co | Waterpistol | 4.6 | |
| Silver | DEYA Brewing Company ltd | Steady Rolling Man | 5.2 | |
| Bronze | Chapter Brewing Company Limited | Teeter | 5.1 |
International Bottle/Can Pale Ale
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Silver | Galway Hooker Brewery | Sixty Knots IPA | 5.5 |
Bottle/Can IPA
| Sponsored by
Croxsons |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Quantock Brewery | We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat | 6.3 | |
| Silver | Triple Point Brewing | Flux | 6.8 | |
| Bronze | Dog Falls Brewing Co | Split the Tree | 7.2 |
Bottle/Can Double & Triple IPA
| Sponsored by
Loughran Brewers Select |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Alter Ego Brewing Co | Disappear Completely | 8.0 | |
| Silver | Brew Monster | Behemoth | 8.0 | |
| Bronze | Windswept Brewing Co Ltd | Coastal Haze | 8.0 |
Bottle/Can Speciality IPA
| Sponsored by
Beer Box Shop |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Abbeydale Brewery | Black Mass | 6.6 | |
| Silver | Williams Bros Brewing Co | Juicy Joker NEIPA | 5.0 |
Bottle/Can Amber, Brown & Red Ale
| Sponsored by
Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Powderkeg Beer | 6ixes & 7evens | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Artefact Brewing Ltd | Heritage Ruby Ale | 4.5 | |
| Bronze | Welbeck Abbey Brewery | Red Feather | 3.9 |
Bottle/Can Stout & Porter
| Sponsored by SEB Brewing & Packaging | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | New Bristol Brewery | Coffee & Biscotti Stout | 5 | |
| Silver | Mumbles Brewery | Oystermouth Stout | 4.4 | |
| Bronze | Hybrid brewing ltd | KONGO | 6.0 |
Bottle/Can Imperial & Strong Ale
| Sponsored by Beatson Clark Plc | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Harrogate Brewing Company | Kursaal | 9.0 | |
| Silver | Adnams | Tally Ho | 7.2 | |
| Bronze | Padstow Brewing Co. | Cold Desert | 8.0 |
Bottle/Can Sour & Wild Ale
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Belschnickel Brewery Limited | Pfaffendorf | 4.1 | |
| Silver | Orbit Beers | Tzatziki Sour | 4.3 | |
| Bronze | CBL – Lithic Brewing | Lemon, Lime & Sea Salt Sour | 3.9 |
Bottle/Can Belgian, French & Abbey Ale
| Sponsored by Fermentis | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Castle Brewery | A New Season | 5.5 | |
| Silver | Wylde Sky Brewing | Saison | 4.8 |
Bottle/Can Speciality & Flavoured Beer
| Sponsored by
Beer Box Shop |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Hammerton Brewery | City Of Cake | 5.5 | |
| Silver | Inner Bay Brewery Ltd | Ruby | 10.7 | |
| Bronze | Thornbridge Brewery | Necessary Evil | 13.0 |
Keg Non-Alcoholic & Low ABV
| Sponsored by
LemonTop Creative |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Neckstamper Brewing | Swakey Swipes | 2.8 | |
| Silver | Butcombe Brewing Co. | Goram IPA Zero | 0.5 | |
| Bronze | Geipel Brewing | Zeppelin | 2.8 |
Keg Lager
| Sponsored by
Konvoy UK |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Geipel Brewing | Pilsner | 4.6 | |
| Silver | Zerodegrees Bristol | The Bohemian | 4.8 | |
| Bronze | Lakes Brew Co | NZ Pilsner | 4.5 |
Keg Amber & Dark Lager
| Sponsored by
IGC Engineering |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Triple Point Brewing | Vienna | 4.9 | |
| Silver | Zerodegrees Cardiff | The Beast Black Lager | 4.6 | |
| Bronze | Zerodegrees Bristol | Cloud Waltz | 4.4 |
Keg Wheat Beer
| Sponsored by Alfa Laval | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Geipel Brewing | Hefeweizen | 5.2 | |
| Silver | Adnams | Bierre Blanche | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | Blackedge Brewing Company Ltd | Schwarze Kante | 5.0 |
Keg Bitter
| Sponsored by
Charles Faram & Co Ltd |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Stonehouse Brewery Ltd | Station Bitter | 3.9 | |
| Silver | Hophurst Brewery Ltd | Winter Warmer | 5.5 | |
| Bronze | Adnams | Ghost Ship | 4.5 |
Keg Pale Ale
| Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Brew Monster | Basilisk | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co. | Undertow | 4.8 | |
| Bronze | Hammerton Brewery | RAM | 5.3 |
Keg IPA
| Sponsored by
Anton Paar Ltd |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Neckstamper Brewing | Mizzle | 6.0 | |
| Silver | Hophurst Brewery Ltd | Arlo | 5.6 | |
| Bronze | Quantock Brewery | We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat | 6.3 |
Keg Double & Triple IPA
| Sponsored by
Breww Ltd |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | SALT | Ikat | 8.0 | |
| Silver | Hackney Church Brew Co | The Last DIPA | 8.0 | |
| Bronze | Hophurst Brewery Ltd | Love Is Noise | 8.0 |
Keg Speciality IPA
| Sponsored by Evolution Cooling | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Hop Union Brewery | Bloody Nora | 4.7 | |
| Silver | Lakes Brew Co | Idaho ho ho 7 | 6.0 | |
| Bronze | Vocation Brewery | Big Squeeze | 4.0 |
Keg Amber, Brown & Red Ale
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Neptune Brewery | Hells Canyon | 5.8 | |
| Silver | Leigh on Sea Brewery | Two Tree Island | 4.5 | |
| Bronze | Dog Falls Brewing Co | Red Hook | 4.8 |
Keg Stout & Porter
| Sponsored by
Crisp Malting Group |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Silkie Stout | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Wye Valley Brewery | Nightjar | 4.6 | |
| Bronze | The Cronx Brewery | Entire | 5.2 |
Keg Imperial & Strong Ale
| Sponsored by
Kegstar |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | LIVERPOOL Brewing Company | Imperial Russian Stout | 8.5 | |
| Silver | Hammerton Brewery | Dont Quit | 9.1 | |
| Bronze | Fownes Brewing Company | Korvak’s Downfall | 9.0 |
Keg Sour & Wild Ale
| Sponsored by
Vigo Ltd |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | North Brewing Co | Triple Fruited Gose: Mango, Guava, Guava | 4.5 | |
| Silver | Holy Goat Brewing | Sunsmasher | 5.8 | |
| Bronze | Firebrand Brewing | Pink Lemon | 6.0 |
Keg Belgian French & Abbey Ale
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Navigation Brewery | Blonde | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Fyne Ales | Whisper | 5.3 | |
| Bronze | Windsor and Eton Brewery | Diablo Rojo | 8.4 |
Keg Speciality & Flavoured Beer
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Rooster’s Brewing Co. | Hello, Dimitri? | 10.4 | |
| Silver | Windsor and Eton Brewery | Uprising Caught By The Fuzz | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | Navigation Brewery | Key Lime Pale | 4.0 |
Overall Champion of the International Brewery Beer Awards
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Hofmeister Brewing Company Limited | Hofmeister Weisse | 5.1 | |
| Silver | Hofmeister Brewing Company Limited | Hofmeister Helles | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | Galway Hooker Brewery | Sixty Knots IPA | 5.5 |
Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Awards
| Sponsored by Close Brothers Brewery Rentals | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Grainstore Brewery | Nip | 7.3 | |
| Silver | Disruption Is Brewing | Chaos More Chaos | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | Only With Love | Firecracker ESB | 5.2 |
Overall Champion of the Bottle/Can Beer Awards
| Sponsored by
Croxsons |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Abbeydale Brewery | Black Mass | 6.6 | |
| Silver | Powderkeg Beer | 6ixes & 7evens | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | New Bristol Brewery | Coffee & Biscotti Stout | 5 |
Overall Champion of the Keg Beer Awards
| Sponsored by
Kegstar |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | North Brewing Co | Triple Fruited Gose: Mango, Guava, Guava | 4.5 | |
| Silver | Neckstamper Brewing | Swakey Swipes | 2.8 | |
| Bronze | Loch Lomond Brewery | Silkie Stout | 5.0 |