Winners Announced in 7th Annual Scottish Beer Awards
The national awards programme for Scottish brewing has revealed the names of the best beers brewed in Scotland this year as part of its annual competition.
The 7th annual Scottish Beer Awards, sponsored by Aldi, has named 17 gold medal winning beers as the highest rated beers in Scotland, according to 48 expert tasters who participated in a wide-ranging blind tasting competition. 17 beer style categories with marks awarded for quality, appearance, and flavour without judges having any information on brewers, branding or labels.
The ultimate award of the competition, Scottish Brewery of the Year, went to Williams Bros. Brewing Co who collected 7 medals including 4 gold medals.
Barney’s Beer have won Scottish Small Brewery of the Year as well as 4 medals including 1 Gold Medal for Best Pilsner. In addition, Andrew Barnett from Barney’s Beer was awarded Scottish Brewer of the Year last night.
Graham Nicolson, Group Buying Director, ALDI Scotland, said:
“We’re very proud to sponsor the Scottish Beer Awards as part of our long running commitment to Scottish brewing. We work with numerous Scottish breweries through our regular Scottish Beer Festivals and it is fantastic to see so many high quality and popular beers win awards this year. Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to seeing the medals on proud display in the months ahead.”
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BUSINESS CATEGORIES:
SCOTTISH BREWERY OF THE YEAR sponsored by Aldi
Williams Bros. Brewing Co
SCOTTISH BREWER OF THE YEAR sponsored by Close Brothers
Andrew Barnett (Barney’s Beer)
SCOTTISH SMALL BREWERY OF THE YEAR sponsored by Stainless Steel Vessels Limited
Barney’s Beer
BEST NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Moonwake Beer Company
BEST TAP ROOM
The Bellfield
CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD
Cold Town Beer
EXCELLENCE IN BRANDING sponsored by Rankin Bros
Brewgooder
EXCELLENCE IN DIGITAL CONTENT
Cold Town Beer
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM sponsored by Muntons
Stewart Brewing
TASTE CATEGORIES:
BEST LOW OR NO ALCOHOL
The Gold Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Very Small Moose
The Silver Medal WINNER: Barney’s Beer – Faux
The Brown Medal WINNER: Jump Ship Brewing – Yardarm Lager
BEST AMBER OR DARK ALE
The Gold Medal WINNER: Williams Bros Brewing Co – Pavlov’s Dog
The Silver Medal WINNER: Drygate Brewing Co – Astro Zombies
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Simple Things Fermentations – Collaborate Rauchbier
BEST BRITISH STYLE ALE
The Gold Medal WINNER: 71 Brewing – Heavy Lifting
The Silver Medal WINNER: St Andrews Brewing Company – Tom Morris Scotch Ale
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Windswept Brewing Co – Wolf
BEST STOUT OR PORTER
The Gold Medal WINNER: Williams Bros Brewing Company – Chokka Blokka
The Silver Medal WINNER: Drygate Brewing Co – Orinoco
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Café Racer
BEST STRONG BEER
The Gold Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Very Big Moose
The Silver Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Hokey Pokey
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Brew Toon – Imperial Knight
BEST SPECIALITY
The Gold Medal WINNER: Drygate – Inemuri
The Silver Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Coconut VBM
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Very Big Flapjack
BEST SOUR
The Gold Medal WINNER: Holy Goat Brewing Limited – Honeybucket
The Silver Medal WINNER: Fyne Ales – Origins Brewing – Home 2022
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Barney’s Beer – Post Mortem #2 Pinot Noir 2021 Vintage
BEST FRUITED SOUR
The Gold Medal WINNER: 71 Brewing – Fruition - Blackcurrant Apple Crumble
The Silver Medal WINNER: Up Front Brewing – Scottish Blackcurrants
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Fyne Ales – Origins Brewing – Nadar Blackcurrant
BEST FRUIT FORWARD
The Gold Medal WINNER: Brew Toon – Raspberry Carronade
The Silver Medal WINNER: Brewgooder – Tropical Pale Ale
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Cold Town Beer – Pornstar Martini Ale
BEST JUICY OR HAZY
The Gold Medal WINNER: 71 Brewing – Haze Halo
The Silver Medal WINNER: Up Front Brewing – Nectar IPA V2
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Late Shift
BEST BARREL AGED
The Gold Medal WINNER: Up Front Brewing – Volodymyr
The Silver Medal WINNER: Brew Toon – Bourbon Imperial Knight
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Innis and Gunn – The Original
BEST SESSION sponsored by Konvoy Kegs
The Gold Medal WINNER: St Andrews Brewing Company – St Andrews Brewing Company IPA
The Silver Medal WINNER: Williams Bros Brewing Co – Che Guava
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Fyne Ales – Hurricane Jack
BEST PALE ALE sponsored by Kegstar
The Gold Medal WINNER: 71 Brewing – Cloud Fall
The Silver Medal WINNER: Barney’s Beer – Kvltvre
The Bronze Medal WINNER: St Andrews Brewing Company - Pale Ale
BEST IPA
The Gold Medal WINNER: Williams Bros Brewing Company – Tin Man
The Silver Medal WINNER: Stewart Brewing – New Relic
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Moonwake Beer Co – IPA
BEST DOUBLE OR TRIPPLE IPA
The Gold Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer – Fancy Juice 5
The Silver Medal WINNER: Six North – Under Duress
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Fierce Beer / Northern Monk – Distant North
BEST PILSNER
The Gold Medal WINNER: Barney’s Beer Ltd – Stone’s Throw
The Silver Medal WINNER: Drygate Brewing – Kelvin Pilsner
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Williams Bros Brewing Co – El Perro Negro
BEST LAGER
The Gold Medal WINNER: Williams Bros Brewing Co – Caesar Augustus
The Silver Medal WINNER: Tennent Caledonian Breweries – Tennents Gluten Free Lager
The Bronze Medal WINNER: Moonwake Beer Co – Vienna Lager