Wales & West’s Best Bottled and Canned Beers Revealed: Just in time for Christmas
The best beers across Wales and the West of England have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s winners in the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2021 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters.
The winning bottled and canned beers from Wales & West will now go forward to fight it out with the best from across the UK in the National finals, taking place in the New Year.
Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes were awarded to breweries from across the region in a variety of beer styles; from hoppy IPAs and Pale Ales, to Lagers, Stouts and even Speciality beers featuring flavours such as Coffee, Apple and Juniper.
The SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards 2021 are judged by a fleet of expert judges, who this year conducted the judging sessions live over Zoom, and who mark the beers on appearance, aroma, flavour, aftertaste and saleability.
Neil Walker is SIBA’s Competitions Committee Chair and helped run the two-day judging, “The SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards name the very best craft beers in the region, all from small independent breweries who make quality beers that are full of flavour. With medalists beating competition from across the region I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all of this year’s winners as the qualirty of entries was incredibly high, and encourage anyone looking for a great tasting local beer to enjoy or gift this Christmas to give these breweries a try – you won’t be disappointed.”
SIBA are the voice of British independent brewing and as well as the SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards also run Regional and National competitions for cask and keg beer – all judged by beer sommeliers, experienced beer judges and perhaps most importantly fellow brewers – making these awards very much the ‘brewers choice’ awards for beer in the UK.
SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards 2021
Wales & West Winners
British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Gower Brewery Company Limited | Black Diamond | 4.2 | WW |
| SILVER | The Hop Shed | Redcap Ruby Ale | 4.2 | WW |
| BRONZE | Mumbles Brewery | Oystermouth Stout | 4.4 | WW |
British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Goffs Brewery | Black Knight | 5.3 | WW |
| SILVER | Clun Brewery | Social Bubble | 6.4 | WW |
| BRONZE | Hobsons Brewery | Postman’s Knock | 4.8 | WW |
British Bitters
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Bewdley Brewery Ltd | Teddy Beer | 3.8 | WW |
| SILVER | Salopian Brewing Co Limited | Darwins Origin | 4.3 | WW |
| BRONZE | Clavell & Hind | Blunderbuss | 4.2 | WW |
Premium Bitters
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Salopian Brewing Co Limited | Golden Thread | 5.0 | WW |
| SILVER | Bragdy Lleu | Gwydion | 4.7 | WW |
| BRONZE | Gwaun Valley Brewery | Pembrokeshire Best Bitter | 4.5 | WW |
Session IPA
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Brew61 | Greenfields Gold | 3.8 | WW |
| SILVER | Wild Horse Brewing Co | Nokota | 3.8 | WW |
| BRONZE | Bewdley Brewery Ltd | Baldwin IPA | 4.2 | WW |
Premium PAs
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Goffs Brewery | Cheltenham Gold | 4.5 | WW |
| SILVER | Wild Horse Brewing Co | Cadence | 4.5 | WW |
| BRONZE | Bragdy Lleu | Bendigeidfran | 5.0 | WW |
IPA
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Salopian Brewing Co Limited | New Danger | 6.1 | WW |
| SILVER | Bragdy Cybi Ltd | 6 Sitra | 6.0 | WW |
| BRONZE | Gloucester Brewery LTD | American Pale Ale | 6.4 | WW |
Imperial IPA
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Clun Brewery | Unk IPA | 7.5 | WW |
Session Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Clavell & Hind | C&H Cotswold Pilsner | 4.0 | WW |
Premium Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Purple Moose Brewery Ltd | Mwsh | 4.7 | WW |
| SILVER | Cold Black Label | Lithic Pilsner | 4.5 | WW |
| BRONZE | Gloucester Brewery LTD | Lager | 4.5 | WW |
Amber to Dark Lager
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Geipel Brewing | Golden Gate | 5.0 | WW |
| SILVER | Zerodegrees Cardiff | The Beast Black Lager | 4.6 | WW |
| BRONZE | Zoo Brew | Towy Tiger | 5.0 | WW |
Speciality Light Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Gwaun Valley Brewery | Cwrw Gwyn | 5.7 | WW |
| SILVER | Bragdy Cybi Ltd | Cwrw’r Bae | 5.6 | WW |
| BRONZE | Clun Brewery | Solar | 4.3 | WW |
Strong Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Bluestone Brewing Company | Stardust | 9.0 | WW |
Sours/Spontaneous
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| GOLD | Cold Black Label | Lithic Lemon Lime and Sea Salt Sour | 3.9 | WW |
