Bedlam & Hammerton Brewery named best in the South East at SIBA Independent Beer Awards
Bedlam Brewery’s ‘Phoenix’ and Hammerton Brewery’s ‘CRUNCH’ have been named the top beers in the SIBA South East Independent Beer Awards.
Bedlam took home Overall Gold in the cask competition with their American hopped ‘Phoenix’ Pale Ale, whereas it was Hammerton’s ‘CRUNCH’ Peanut Butter milk stout that beat the competition to be named the Overall Gold in the Bottle & Can competition.
“The SIBA South East Independent Beer Awards are a highlight of the calendar for brewers in the region – taking home overall Gold in these ‘brewers choice’ competition is extremely tough and something that the winners should be hugely proud of. I’d like to congratulate all the winners and in particular Bedlam and Hammerton who won with two fantastic modern beers.” Guy Sheppard, SIBA Competitions Chairman
The awards are held prior to the opening of the SIBA South East Beer Festival at Tonbridge Rugby Club, which continues today. ‘Crunch’ by Hammerton Brewery was entered into the Specialty Dark Beers category of the Bottle & Can competition, then went on to beat off the competition from every other category. According to the brewer it’s a beer which was perfected over an unusually long period of time.
“It feels really great to win – getting the recognition for Crunch. This beer is the result of 37 different experiments on our pilot brewing kit over the course of 3 months, in an effort to get it right and it’s great that all of that effort has come off. We’ve always wanted to do a specialty stout as we’ve always been a fan of this style – which is why we put so much effort into getting this right.” Joshua Drake, Hammerton Brewery.
Overall Champion of the Cask Beer Awards
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Bedlam Brewery | Bedlam Phoenix | 3.9 | |
| Silver | Andwell Brewing Company | King John | 4.2 | |
| Bronze | Whitstable Brewery | Pearl of Kent | 4.5 |
Cask British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | West Berkshire Brewery | Maggs’ Magnificent Mild | 3.8 | |
| Silver | Long Man Brewery | Old Man | 4.3 | |
| Bronze | Bowman Ales Limited | Meon Valley Bitter | 3.9 |
Cask British Dark Beers (4.5% to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Bedlam Brewery | Bedlam Porter | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Brumaison Ltd | 1770 London Porter | 4.7 | |
| Bronze | Tonbridge Brewery | Firebrick | 4.5 |
Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%)
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Andwell Brewing Company | King John | 4.2 | |
| Silver | Ramsgate Brewery Ltd | Gadds’ No5 | 4.4 | |
| Bronze | Tonbridge Brewery | Countryman | 4.0 |
Cask British Premium Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Whitstable Brewery | Pearl of Kent | 4.5 | |
| Silver | New River Brewery Ltd | Isle of Rye | 5.2 | |
| Bronze | Langham Brewery | Langham Special Draught | 5.2 |
Cask Session IPA (up to 4.3%)
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Bedlam Brewery | Bedlam Phoenix | 3.9 | |
| Silver | The Wimbledon Brewery | SW19 Summer Ale | 4.0 | |
| Bronze | Redemption Brewing Company | Rock the Kazbek | 4.0 |
Cask Premium PAs (4.4% to 5.4%)
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Bedlam Brewery | Bedlam Amagansett | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Hammerton Brewery | N7 | 5.2 | |
| Bronze | One Mile End | Juicy 4pm | 4.9 |
Cask IPA (5.5% to 6.4%)
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Tap East | IPA | 6.0 | |
| Silver | The Wimbledon Brewery | Quartermaine IPA | 5.8 | |
| Bronze | Holler Brewery | Loot | 5.5 |
Cask Speciality Light Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Windsor and Eton Brewery | Molotov | 4.0 | |
| Silver | Signature Brew | Festival Saison | 4.5 | |
| Bronze | Flack Manor Brewery | Romsey Gold | 4.0 |
Cask Speciality Mid to Dark Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Hammerton Brewery | CRUNCH | 5.4 | |
| Silver | Tap East | Smokestack Porter | 6.0 | |
| Bronze | Brewhouse and Kitchen Portsmouth | Flaming Cow | 5.0 |
Cask Strong Beers (6.5% and Over)
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | The Wimbledon Brewery | XXXK Vintage Ale | 10.0 | |
| Silver | Gun Brewery | Zamzama | 6.5 | |
| Bronze | Signature Brew | Anthology | 10.0 |
Overall Champion of the Bottle/Can Competition
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Hammerton Brewery | CRUNCH | 5.4 | |
| Silver | Zerodegrees | Time Warp Session IPA | 4.3 | |
| Bronze | Signature Brew | Backstage IPA | 5.6 |
Bottle/Can British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Reunion Ales | Pia | 4.4 | |
| Silver | Gun Brewery | Parabellum | 4.1 | |
| Bronze | Hammerpot Brewery | Red Hunter | 4.3 |
Bottle/Can British Dark Beers (4.5% to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | East London Brewing Company Ltd. | Quadrant Oatmeal Stout | 5.8 | |
| Silver | Red Cat Brewing | Murmuration | 6.0 | |
| Bronze | Andwell Brewing Company | Porter | 5.2 |
Bottle/Can British Bitter (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Long Man Brewery | Copper Hop | 4.2 | |
| Silver | East London Brewing Company Ltd. | Peacock | 4.2 | |
| Bronze | Old Dairy Brewery | Copper Top | 4.1 |
Bottle/Can British Premium Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)
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Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Bowman Ales Limited | Quiver Bitter | 4.5 | |
| Silver | Whitstable Brewery | Kentish Reserve | 5.0 | |
| Bronze | The Crafty Brewing Company | Laughing Wolf | 4.5 |
Bottle/Can Session IPA (up to 4.3%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Zerodegrees | Time Warp Session IPA | 4.3 | |
| Silver | Truman’s Brewery | Pale Ale | 4.1 | |
| Bronze | Reunion Ales | Jump-start | 4.0 |
Bottle/Can Premium PA (4.4% to 5.4%)
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Beatson Clark Ltd |
Brewery | Product | ABV | |
| Gold | Old Dairy Brewery | Blue Top | 4.8 | |
| Silver | One Mile End | Juicy 4pm | 4.9 | |
| Bronze | Long Man Brewery | Wild Man | 5.2 |
Bottle/Can IPA (5.5% to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Signature Brew | Backstage IPA | 5.6 | |
| Silver | CRATE Brewery | CRATE IPA | 6.0 | |
| Bronze | Arundel Brewery | Uptown NEIPA | 6.2 |
Bottle/Can Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Brick Brewery | DIPA | 8.6 | |
| Silver | Gun Brewery | Zamzama | 6.5 | |
| Bronze | The Five Points Brewing Company | Five Points IPA | 7.1 |
Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsner (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Fourpure Brewing Company | Indy Lager | 4.4 | |
| Silver | By The Horns Brewing Co. | Lager | 4.0 | |
| Bronze | Holler Brewery | Bunko | 4.2 |
Bottle/Can Premium Lager & Pilsner (4.5% to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Upham Brewery | UB5 | 5.0 | |
| Silver | Brick Brewery | Peckham Pils | 4.8 | |
| Bronze | Fourpure Brewing Company | Pils Lager | 4.7 |
Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Flack Manor Brewery | Romsey Gold | 4.5 | |
| Silver | Windsor and Eton Brewery | Uprising’s White Riot | 5.5 | |
| Bronze | Red Cat Brewing | Art of T | 3.6 |
Bottle/Can Speciality Mid to Dark Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | Hammerton Brewery | CRUNCH | 5.4 | |
| Silver | Sambrook’s Brewery | Battersea Rye | 5.8 | |
| Bronze | Tap East | Coffee In The Morning | 5.6 |
Bottle/Can Sours/Spontaneous
| Brewery | Product | ABV | |||
| Gold | Brick Brewery | Citrus Sour | 4.3 | ||
Bottle/Can Strong Beers (6.5% and Over)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | ||
| Gold | The Wimbledon Brewery | XXXK Vintage Ale | 10.0 | |
| Silver | Loud Shirt Brewing Co Ltd | Ecstasy Stout | 6.6 | |
| Bronze | By The Horns Brewing Co. | Russian Imperial Stout | 10.5 |
