Loch Lomond sweep the board at SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards
Loch Lomond Brewery have swept the board at the SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards, taking home overall Gold in both the cask and small pack (bottle and can) competitions – the first time ever in the competition’s history.
The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) prior to the “C>SK : 17” beer festival, held at the Drygate Brewery and Taproom in Glasgow, are judged by brewers and beer experts and seen very much as the ‘brewers choice’ awards in the industry.
Loch Lomond Brewery’s Outlander took home the overall Gold in the cask competition and their Silkie Stout was named overall small pack (bottle and can) winner, but the prizes didn’t stop there, with Loch Lomond winning a total of 10 awards across the competition including 7 Golds.
Commenting on the competition was SIBA Competitions Committee Chair Guy Sheppard, who presented the awards,
“Scottish beer continues to go from strength to strength and these awards really were a representation of the very best independent craft beers the country has to offer – the standard was especially high. Massive congratulations to all of the winners and particularly Loch Lomond Brewery who should be very proud of being named the best of the best at these prestigious awards – it’s the first time ever a Scottish brewer has taken home Overall Gold in both categories. All the winning beers will now be served at the C>SK beer festival from tomorrow – giving beer lovers the first chance to try the best beers in Scotland”
Collecting the award was Fiona MacEachern of Loch Lomond who had this to say on their win,
“This means the absolute world to us, this rewards everything we do and we couldn’t be more proud to win not only with one of long-running beers, Silkie Stout, but also a brand-new one too with Outlander.”
Their winning cask beer Outlander is a 6.5% Scotch Ale described by the brewer as having ‘deeply rich and slightly sweet malt flavours’, whereas their Silkie Stout, the winner in the bottle and can competition is a 5% ‘traditional stout, with a full bodied mouthfeel and smooth, balanced finish’.
“C>SK : 17” beer festival held at the Drygate Brewery and Taproom in Glasgow features over a hundred different independent craft beers as well as DJs and live music across two sessions.
The beer festival comprises of three ‘sessions’: 5pm until midnight Friday 8th September, 12 noon until midnight Saturday 9th, and 12 midday until 5pm Sunday 10th. Tickets are available for £6 on the door or £5 in advance via the Drygate website: https://www.drygate.com/whats-on/events/csk17
Full Winners List
Overall Champion of the Cask Competition
| Sponsored by Brewers Select Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Outlander | 6.5 | |
| Silver | Swannay Brewery | Pale Ale | 4.7 | |
| Bronze | Loch Lomond Brewery | Out of Range | 5.9 |
Cask Standard Mild Ales & Brown Ales
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Jaw Brew | Fathom | 4.0 | |
| Silver | Williams Bros Brewing Co | Williams Black | 4.2 | |
| Bronze | Orkney Brewery | Dragonhead | 4.0 |
Cask Standard Bitters & Pale Ales
| Sponsored by Murphy & Son Limited | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Fyne Ales | Jarl | 3.8 | |
| Silver | Orkney Brewery | Raven Ale | 3.8 | |
| Bronze | Jaw Brew | Hardtack | 2.2 |
Cask Best Bitters & Pale Ales
| Sponsored by Charles Faram & Co Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Strathaven Ales | Old Mortality | 4.2 | |
| Silver | Williams Bros Brewing Co | Pavlov’s Dog | 4.3 | |
| Bronze | Born in the Borders Brewery | Gold Dust | 4.3 |
Premium Bitters & Pale Ales
| Sponsored by Bulk Storage and Process Systems Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Swannay Brewery | Pale Ale | 4.7 | |
| Silver | Cairngorm Brewery | Cairngorm Gold | 4.5 | |
| Bronze | Spey Valley Brewery | Stillman’s IPA | 4.6 |
Cask Strong Bitters & Pale Ales
| Sponsored by Kemtile Limited | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Cairngorm Brewery | Wildcat | 5.1 | |
| Silver | Arran Brewery | Arran Blonde | 5 | |
| Bronze | Swannay Brewery | Duke IPA | 5.2 |
Cask Premium Strong Beers
| Sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Outlander | 6.5 | |
| Silver | Orkney Brewery | Skull Splitter | 8.5 | |
| Bronze | Fyne Ales | Superior IPA | 7.1 |
Cask Porters, Stouts, Old Ales, Strong Milds & Strong Brown Ales
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Windswept Brewing Co | Wolf | 6.0 | |
| Silver | Spey Valley Brewery | Spey Stout | 5.4 | |
| Bronze | Drygate Brewing Company | Dark Skies Stout | 5.0 |
Cask Speciality Light Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Out of Range | 5.9 | |
| Silver | Harviestoun | Schiehallion | 4.8 | |
| Bronze | Jaw Brew | Wave | 4.6 |
Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Orkney Brewery | Dark Island Reserve | 10 | |
| Silver | Strathaven Ales | Usquebae | 7 | |
| Bronze | Windswept Brewing Co | Werewolf | 6 |
Champion Small Pack Beers
| Sponsored by Croxsons | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | SilkieStout | 5 | |
| Silver | Loch Lomond Brewery | Bravehop Amber | 6 | |
| Bronze | Windswept Brewing co | Bear | 10.5 |
Small Pack Standard Mild Ales & Brown Ales
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Inner Bay Brewery | Jasper | 3.9 | |
| Silver | Jaw Brew | Fathom | 4 | |
| Bronze | Orkney Brewery | Dragonhead | 3.8 |
Small Pack Standard Bitters & Pale Ales
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Southern Summit | 4 | |
| Silver | Williams Bros Brewing Co | Pavlovs Dog | 4.3 | |
| Bronze | Born in the Borders Brewery | Rebel Yell | 3.5 |
Small Pack Premium Bitters & Pale Ales
| Sponsored by Beatson Clark Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Strathaven Ales | Claverhouse | 4.5 | |
| Silver | Orkney Brewery | St Magnus 900 | 4.5 | |
| Bronze | Cairngorm Brewery | Cairngorm Gold | 4.5 |
Small Pack Strong Bitters & Pale Ales
| Sponsored by Rastal GmbH & Co KG | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Bravehop Amber | 6 | |
| Silver | Orkney Brewery | Nimbus | 5 | |
| Bronze | Stewart Brewing | Radical Road | 6.4 |
Small Pack Premium Strong Beers
| Sponsored by Label Apeel Ltd | Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Knops Beer Company | Black Cork | 6.5 | |
| Silver | Windswept Brewing Co | Tornado | 6.7 | |
| Bronze | Orkney Brewery | Skull Splitter | 8.5 |
Small Pack Standard Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Stewart Brewing | Franz | 4 | |
| Silver | Williams Bros Brewing Co | Caesar Augustus | 4.1 | |
| Bronze | Orkney Brewery | Latitude | 3.9 |
Small Pack Pre
mium Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Harviestoun | Schiehallion | 4.8 | |
| Silver | Jaw Brew | Spinnaker | 4.7 | |
| Bronze | Edinburgh Beer Factory | Paolozzi | 5.2 |
Small Pack Porters, Stouts, Old Ales, Strong Milds & Strong Brown Ales
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Loch Lomond Brewery | Silkie Stout | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Cairngorm Brewery | Black Gold | 4.4 | |
| Bronze | Barney’s Beer Ltd | Capital Porter | 5.0 |
Small Pack Speciality Light Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Strathaven Ales | Duchess Anne | 3.9 | |
| Silver | Knops Beer Company | 1505 | 3.9 | |
| Bronze | Loch Lomond Brewery | Out of Range | 5.9 |
Small Pack Speciality Mid to Dark Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Windswept Brewing co | Bear | 10.5 | |
| Silver | Orkney Brewery | Dark Island Reserve | 10 | |
| Bronze | Williams Bros Brewing Co | Midnight Sun | 5.6 |
