21 Scottish beers make it through to SIBA’s National Beer Competition Final
A total of 21 beers from Scotland have been selected for a place in the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) National finals taking place at BeerX, SIBA’s flagship event.
There will be a total of 8 cask beers, 9 ‘small pack’ (bottled and canned) beers, and 4 craft keg beers in the competition, with the overall Gold Champion winners being announced at the evening awards ceremony on the 16th of March.
“SIBA’s beer competition represents the very best in British brewing across all formats, from traditional cask and bottled beer to the growing number of craft canned and kegged beers. Having made it to the top of their regional competitions these beers are already winners, but the final National judging which takes place at BeerX is designed to find the very best of the best.” Mike Benner, SIBA Managing Director.
The BeerX ‘Festival of Beer’, where the beers in the competition along with many more can be enjoyed by the public, will feature over 300 different beers this year including 20 brand new brewery bars serving craft keg, bottled and canned beer.
Breweries from the region in the running are Born in the Borders Brewery, Drygate Brewing Company, Edinburgh Beer Factory, Fyne Ales, Harviestoun Brewery, Jaw Brew, Knops Beer Company, Loch Lomond Brewery, Strathaven Ales, Swannay Brewery, The Orkney Brewery, Windswept Brewing co, and WooHa Brewing Company
BeerX takes place at iceSheffield in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, from the 16th-19th March, for more information visit beerx.org
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For further information contact SIBA Press Manager Neil Walker via neil.walker@siba.co.uk or call 07493 883273
Representatives from many of the breweries below will be available to speak at BeerX, please call the number above for further information.
Beers from the region through to the National beer competition final at BeerX:
Location Brewery name Beer name ABV
Scottish Borders Born in the Borders Brewery Dark Horse 4.5
Glasgow Drygate Brewing Company Bearface Lager 4.4
Glasgow Drygate Brewing Company Seven Peaks Mosaic IPA 5.0
Edinburgh Edinburgh Beer Factory Paolozzi 5.2
Argyll and Bute Fyne Ales Jarl 3.8
Argyll and Bute Fyne Ales Jarl 3.8
Argyll and Bute Fyne Ales Ragnarok 7.4
Argyll and Bute Fyne Ales Sanda Blonde 5.5
Clackmannanshire Harviestoun Brewery Broken Dial 4.5
Glasgow Jaw Brew Fathom 4.0
Edinburgh Knops Beer Company Black Cork 6.5
West Dunbartonshire Loch Lomond Brewery Bravehop Amber IPA 6.0
West Dunbartonshire Loch Lomond Brewery Kessog Dark Ale 5.2
West Dunbartonshire Loch Lomond Brewery Silkie Stout 5.0
West Dunbartonshire Loch Lomond Brewery Southern Summit 4.0
West Dunbartonshire Loch Lomond Brewery Silkie Stout 5.0
South Lanarkshire Strathaven Ales Craigmill Mild 3.5
Orkney Swannay Brewery Pale Ale 4.7
Orkney The Orkney Brewery Orkney Gold 4.5
Moray Windswept Brewing co Weizen 5.2
Highland WooHa Brewing Company WooHa Wheat 6.4
