26 North East beers make it through to SIBA’s National Beer Competition Final
A total of 26 beers from the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) North east region have been selected for a place in the National finals taking place at BeerX, SIBA’s flagship event.
There will be a total of 8 cask beers, 8 ‘small pack’ (bottled and canned) beers, and 10 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 Allendale Brewery, Bad Seed Brewery, Brass Castle Brewery Ltd, Cullercoats Brewery Limited, Elland Brewery Ltd, Great Heck Brewing Co Ltd, Hambleton Ales, Ilkley Brewery, Leeds Brewery, Mordue Brewery, Ossett Brewing Co Ltd, Revolutions Brewing Company, Rudgate Brewery, Saltaire Brewery, Settle Brewing Company, Small World Beers Ltd, Sonnet 43 Brew House, Tyne Bank Brewery, Vocation Brewery Limited, York Brewery, and Timothy Taylors.
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
Northumberland Allendale Brewery Pennine Pale 4.0
North Yorkshire Bad Seed Brewery Hefeweizen 5.1
North Yorkshire Brass Castle Brewery Ltd Helles Lager 4.4
Northumberland Cullercoats Brewery Limited Jack the Devil 4.5
West Yorkshire Elland Brewery Ltd 1872 Porter 6.5
West Yorklshire Elland Brewery Ltd 1872 Porter 6.5
North Yorkshire Great Heck Brewing Co Ltd Black Jesus 6.5
North Yorkshire Great Heck Brewing Co Ltd Shankar IPA 5.9
North Yorkshire Hambleton Ales Thoroughbred IPA 5.0
West Yorkshire Ilkley Brewery The Mayan 6.5
West Yorkshire Leeds Brewery Gathering Storm 4.4
Tyne and Wear Mordue Brewery Ipa 5.1
Tyne and Wear Mordue Brewery Allelic Drift 5
West Yorkshire Ossett Brewing Co Ltd Ratsputin 7.4
West Yorkshire Revolutions Brewing Company Ltd Sanctuary Pale Lager 5.0
West Yorkshire Revolutions Brewing Company Ltd Severina Vienna Lager 5.0
North Yorkshire Rudgate Brewery Ruby Mild 4.4
North Yorkshire Rudgate Brewery Ruby Mild 4.4
West Yorkshire Saltaire Brewery Triple Chocoholic 4.8
North Yorkshire Settle Brewing Company Nine Standards No4 Amber Ale 3.7
West Yorkshire Small World Beers Ltd Thunderbridge Stout 5.2
County Durham Sonnet 43 Brew House Sonnet 43 Bourbon Milk Stout 4.3
Tyne and Wear Tyne Bank Brewery Ltd Summer Breeze 3.9
West Yorkshire Vocation Brewery Limited Heart & Soul 4.4
North Yorkshire York Brewery Otherside IPA 4.5
West Yorkshire Timothy Taylors Boltmaker 4.2
