SIBA National Beer Competitions Winners from

SIBA's Independent Beer Awards are the UK's biggest independent craft beer competition - featuring cask, craft keg, and small pack (bottle and canned) beers.

Having won their regional competitions, the breweries featured here are the winners of our National competition which took place at BeerX UK, where beers from across the UK go head to head to be crowned the overall Champion across a wide variety of styles.

National Beer Competitions Cask

Overall Winner of the Cask Competition

Sponsored by: Close Brothers Brewery Rentals

G GOLD: Harviestoun Brewery Schiehallion 4.8% S Silver: Navigation Brewery American 5.2% B Bronze: Revolutions Brewing Co. Swoon - Chocolate

Fudge Milk Stout 4.5%

Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by: Rankin Brothers & Sons

Cask British Dark Beers (4.5-6.4%)

Sponsored by: Murphy & Son Ltd

G Gold: Metalhead Brewery Best Mate 4.2% S Silver: Littleover Brewery The Panther Stout 4.2% B Bronze: Cairngorm Brewery Company black gold 4.4%

Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by: Thomas Fawcetts & Sons Ltd

G Gold: Fyne Ales Hurricane Jack 4.4% S Silver: Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd West Coast 4.1% B Bronze: Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd Overthrow 4.3% G Gold: Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd Oatmeal Chocolate

Stout 6.4% S Silver: Dancing Duck Brewery Dark Drake 4.5% B Bronze: Leeds Brewery Midnight Bell 4.8%

Cask British Premium Bitter (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Charles Faram & Co Ltd

G Gold: Harrogate Brewing Company Harrogate Best 4.5% S Silver: Five Kingdoms Brewery Wee McAsh Bitter 4.5% B Bronze: Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd Kiwi 5.0%

Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by: Premier Systems Ltd

G Gold: Dancing Duck Brewery DCUK 4.3% S Silver: Hawkshead Brewery Windemere Pale 3.5% B Bronze: Metalhead Brewery Pretty Vacant 3.8%

Cask Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by: Rankin Brothers & Sons

G Gold: Navigation Brewery American 5.2% S Silver: Weetwood Ales Jester 4.8% B Bronze: Ainsty Ales Cool Citra 4.4%

Cask IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Murphy & Son Ltd

G Gold: Ilkley Brewery Co Lotus 5.5% S Silver: Blue Monkey Brewery Infinity Plus 1 5.6% B Bronze: Liverpool Brewing Co IPA 5.7%

Cask Speciality Light Beers

Sponsored by: Rankin Brothers & Sons

G Gold: Harviestoun Brewery Schiehallion 4.8% S Silver: Rooster's Brewing Co. Roots. Rock. Reggae. 6.4% B Bronze: Beartown Brewery Kahuna 4.5%

Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers

Sponsored by: Willis Publicity Ltd

G Gold: Revolutions Brewing Co. Swoon - Chocolate Fudge

Milk Stout 4.5% S Silver: Blue Monkey Brewery Guerrilla Chocolate

Amaretto 4.9% B Bronze: Hophurst Brewery Ltd Irish Cream

Porteresque 5.5%

Cask Strong Beers (6.5% and over)

Sponsored by: Rankin Brothers & Sons

G Gold: Ardgour Ales Ltd Gobhar Reamhar 6.5% S Silver: Yorkshire Heart Brewery Heart Ten 7.0% B Bronze: Hophurst Brewery Ltd Love is Noise 8.0%

National Beer Competitions Bottle & Can

Overall Winner of the Bottle/Can Competition

Sponsored by: Cottage Delight

G Gold: Lakes Brew Co NE Session IPA 4.7% S Silver: Weetwood Ales Oregon Pale 4.3% B Bronze: Twice Brewed Brew House Coria 4.6%

Bottle/Can British Dark Beer

(up to 4.4%) Sponsored by: Moorgate Finance

G Gold: Pennine Brewing Black forest 4.0% S Silver: Brimstage Brewery Oystercatcher Stout 4.4% B Bronze: Gun Brewery Limited Parabellum Milk Stout 4.1%

Bottle/Can British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by: Cottage Delight

G Gold: Weetwood Ales Oregon Pale 4.3% S Silver: Bewdley Brewery Ltd Teddy Beer 3.8% B Bronze: Brewsters Brewing Co Ltd Aromantica 4.2%

Bottle/Can British Dark Beers

(4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Corosys Beverage Technology

G Gold: Castle Rock Brewery Oatmeal Stout 4.6% S Silver: Windswept Brewing Co Ltd Wolf 6.0% B Bronze: Turpin's Brewery Cambridge Cambridge

Black Stout 4.6%

Bottle/Can British Premium Bitter

(4.5 to 6.4%) Sponsored by: Beatson Clark Plc

G Gold: SaltRock Brewing Company Limited Red Wagon 4.7% S Silver: Elgood and Sons Ltd Warrior 5.5% B Bronze: Elusive Brewing Ltd Level Up (Level 25: Centennial and Citra) 5.0%

Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by: Framax UK Ltd

G Gold: Hand Brew Co Shaka 4.0% S Silver: Dog Falls Brewing Co Colloidoscope 4.3% B Bronze: Eight Arch Brewing Co. Square Logic 4.2%

Bottle/Can Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)

Sponsored by: William Croxson & Son Ltd

G Gold: Lakes Brew Co NE Session IPA 4.7% S Silver: Alter Ego Brewing Co Ltd Force Field 4.5% B Bronze: Hop Kettle Brewery Cosmic Shake 4.4%

Bottle/Can IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Beer Box Shop

G Gold: Quantock Brewery Unclear Progression 6.3% S Silver: Salopian Brewing Co Limited New Danger 6.1% B Bronze: 4T's Brewhouse Ltd Tripwire 5.5%

Bottle/Can Imperial IPA

(6.5% and over)

Sponsored by: Murphy & Son Ltd

G Gold: RedWillow Brewery Ltd Perceptionless 6.6% S Silver: Ossett Brewery SALT Ikat 8.0% B Bronze: Artefact Brewing Kveik Black IPA 6.5%

Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsner

(up to 4.4%) Sponsored by: Crisp Malting Group

G Gold: Clavell & Hind C&H Cotswold Pilsner 4.0% S Silver: Brewsters Brewing Co Ltd Helles Lager 4.0% B Bronze: Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. Rebellion Lager 4.4%

Bottle/Can Premium Lager

& Pilsner (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Saxon Packaging

G Gold: Duration Brewing Ltd Doses 5.1% S Silver: Cheddar Ales Ltd Continental Drift 5.0% B Bronze: Pheasantry Brewery Pheasantry Pilsner

Lager 5.0%

Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beer

Sponsored by: Vale Labels Ltd

G Gold: The Wild Beer Co Ltd Ninkasi 9.0% S Silver: Hophurst Brewery Ltd Milkshake IPA 6.0%

B Bronze: Lincoln Green Brewing Company Limited

Gin and Beer It 5.0%

Bottle/Can Sours/Spontaneous

Sponsored by: Anton Paar Ltd

G Gold: Loch Lomond Brewery Pretty in Pink 10.0% S Silver: Thornbridge Brewery Mothers Ruin 7.0% B Bronze: Rooster's Brewing Co. Wild Wild Life 7.4%

Bottle/Can Speciality Medium to Dark Beers

Sponsored by: Clearmark Solutions Ltd

G Gold: Briarbank Brewing Company Mocha Porter 4.5% S Silver: Alter Ego Brewing Co Ltd S'more Fire 5.2% B Bronze: Exale brewing Deep Dark Oyster,

Black pepper & seaweed stout 8.6%

Bottle/Can Strong Beers

(6.5% and over) Sponsored by: Beer Box Shop

G Gold: Thornbridge Brewery Bracia 10.0% S Silver: Ossett Brewery SALT Tram 8.0% B Bronze: Inner Bay Brewery Ltd Jet 9.0%

Bottle/Can Amber to Dark Lager

Sponsored by: Core Equipment Ltd

Bottle/Can No/Low Alcohol Beer

Sponsored by: Vigo Ltd

G Gold: Twice Brewed Brew House Coria 4.6% S Silver: Duration Brewing Ltd Harvest Bier 5.5% B Bronze: The Park Brewery Schone Eiche 5.0% G Gold: Birmingham Brewing Company Sober Brummie 0.5% S Silver: Saltaire Brewery Northern Light 0.5% B Bronze: Nethergate Brewery Venture Point 5 0.5%

National Beer Competitions keg

Keg British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by: IGC Engineering Ltd

G Gold: Acorn Brewery Old Moor Porter 4.4% S Silver: Bewdley Brewery Severnside Stout 4.3% B Bronze: Anspach & Hobday London Black 4.4%

Keg British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by: Bulk Storage & Process Systems

G Gold: Hophurst Brewery Ltd Cosmati 4.2% S Silver: Lacons Brewery Encore 3.8% B Bronze: Hollow Stone Brewing Co Kazumura 3.4%

Overall Winner of the keg Competition

Sponsored by: Kegstar

G Gold: RedWillow Brewery Perceptionless 6.6% S Silver: Gloucester Brewery Craft Lager 4.5%

B Bronze: The Gipsy Hill Brewing Co

Squashed - Blueberry & Cranberry 6.5%

Keg British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Murphy & Son Ltd

G Gold: The Wild Beer Co Millionaire 4.7% S Silver: Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd. Black 5.2% B Bronze: Hophurst Brewery Ltd Porteresque 5.5%

Keg British Premium Bitter (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Willis Publicity

G Gold: The Cambridge Brew House Rye Aye Man 4.5% S Silver: Windswept Brewing Co. APA 5.0% B Bronze: Goddards Brewery Fuggle Dee Dum 4.8%

Keg Session IPA (up to 4.3%)

Sponsored by: Close Brothers Brewery Rentals

G Gold: Bedlam Brewery Limited Phoenix 3.9% S Silver: Quantock Brewery QPA 4.0% B Bronze: Mad Squirrel Hopfest GF 3.8%

Keg Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%%)

Sponsored by: Muntons

G Gold: Hophurst Brewery Ltd APA 5.2% S Silver: Hop Kettle Brewery Cosmic Shake 4.4% B Bronze: Rooster's Brewing Co. Thousand Yard Stare 5.4%

Keg IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: LemonTop Ltd

G Gold: Full Circle Brew Co Looper IPA 6.4% S Silver: The Gipsy Hill Brewing Co Rabble 5.6% B Bronze: King Street Brew House White Trash 5.8%

Keg Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)

Sponsored by: Norriq Ltd

G Gold: RedWillow Brewery Perceptionless 6.6% S Silver: Mad Squirrel Roadkill 6.5% B Bronze: Dog Falls Brewing Co Split the Tree 7.2%

Keg Session Lager & Pilsner (up to 4.4%)

Sponsored by: Brewers Select

G Gold: Adnams Dry Hopped Lager 4.2% S Silver: Cellar Head Brewing Company Cold Call 4.3% B Bronze: Bewdley Brewery Laxford Lager 4.2%

Keg Premium Lager & Pilsner (4.5 to 6.4%)

Sponsored by: Kegstar

G Gold: Gloucester Brewery Craft Lager 4.5% S Silver: Orbit Brewing Ltd Nico 4.8%

B Bronze: Utopian Brewing Limited

British Premium Lager 4.7%

Keg Speciality Light Beer

Sponsored by: Hypro EU Limited

Keg Speciality Medium to Dark Beers

Sponsored by: Moorgate Finance

G Gold: Dog Falls Brewing Co Awaroa 6.8% S Silver: Wild Weather Ales Ltd John Peel 5.5% B Bronze: Liverpool Brewing Co Tropical 4.2% G Gold: Loch Lomond Brewery Lost Monster 10.0% S Silver: Mad Squirrel Carachino 9.0% B Bronze: Thornbridge Brewery Cocoa Wonderland 6.8%

Keg Sours/Spontaneous

Sponsored by: Lallemand UK Ltd

G Gold: The Gipsy Hill Brewing Co Squashed - Blueberry &

Cranberry 6.5% S Silver: Twice Brewed Brew House Feria 6.0% B Bronze: Elgoods Brewery Coolship Fruit 5.0%

Keg Amber to Dark Lager

Sponsored by: Moorgate Finance

G Gold: Twice Brewed Brew House Juno Black 4.7% S Silver: Grain Brewery Ltd Munich Dunkel 4.8% B Bronze: The Park Brewery Schöne Eiche Märzen 5.0%

Keg Strong Beers (6.5% and over)

Sponsored by: Breww Ltd

G Gold: Loose Cannon Brewery Reunion Tripel 8.5% S Silver: Padstow Brewing Co Cold Desert 8.5% B Bronze: Orkney Brewery Skull Splitter 8.5%

Keg No/Low Alcohol Beer

Sponsored by: Norriq Ltd

G Gold: Hammerton Brewery ZED 0.5% S Silver: Saltaire Brewery Northern Light 0.5% B Bronze: Birmingham Brewing Company Sober Brummie 0.5%