North East’s Best Craft Beers Revealed: Just in time for Christmas

December 14, 2022| Neil Walker | Brewery News, North East

The best beers in the North East have today been revealed with the announcement of this year’s winners in the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2022 – the UK’s leading beer competition judged by brewers, beer sommeliers and expert tasters.

The winning bottled and canned beers from the North East 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, and more unusual beers such as a coriander and salt sour beer and a spiced Elizabethan style ale.

This year’s North East Gold Award Winning beers, meaning they scored 90+ with the independent awards judging panel, were;

Turning Point Brew Co. – ‘Nova’ Lager 4.6%, Rudgate Brewery – ‘Pilsnor’ Lager 4.7%, Twice Brewed Brew Co. – ‘Juno Black’ Lager 4.7%, Abbeydale Brewery – ‘Daily Bread’ Bitter 3.8%, Amity Brew Co. – ‘Waterpistol’ Pale Ale 4.6%, Triple Point Brewing – ‘Flux’ IPA 6.8%, Abbeydale Brewery – ‘Black Mass’ Black IPA 6.6%, Timothy Taylor’s – ‘Poulter’s Porter’ 4.8%, Harrogate Brewing Co. – ‘Kursaal’ Imperial Stout 9%, and Daleside Brewery – ‘Morocco Ale’ 5.5%.

The SIBA Bottle & Can Independent Beer Awards 2022 are judged by a fleet of expert judges from across the UK, with beers marked against internationally recognized style guides for the different beer award categories – looking at appearance, aroma, flavour, aftertaste and saleability.

Buster Grant is SIBA’s Competitions Committee Chair and helped run the two-day judging, “The SIBA Independent Beer Awards are one of the largest and most influential beer competitions in the UK, with a rigorous judging system ensuring only the very best beers take home medals. If you’re looking for a local independent craft beer to stock up on this Christmas – or for the perfect present for a beer-loving friend or family member – then look no further.”

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.

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Gold-Best in Category	Turning Point Brew Co	Nova	4.6
Gold	Rudgate Brewery	Pilsnor	4.7
Silver	Hambleton Brewery	Cavalla	4.6
Silver	Triple Point Brewing	Mardy	4.6
Bronze	Ainsty Ales Brewery	Jewel of York	4.5
Bronze	Ossett Brewery	Yon	4

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Gold	Triple Point Brewing	Flux	6.8
Silver	Full Circle Brew Co	Looper IPA	6.4
Silver	Brass Castle Brewery	Galaxy Crush	6.5
Bronze	Rooster’s Brewing Co.	Baby-Faced Assassin	6.1
Bronze	Wold Top Brewery	Scarborough Fair IPA	6

	Brewery	Beer	ABV
Gold	Timothy Taylor’s	Poulter’s Porter	4.8
Silver	Hadrian Border Brewery	Ouseburn Porter	5.2
Bronze	Acorn Brewery	Old Moor Porter	4.4
Bronze	Rudgate Brewery	York chocolate Stout	5
Bronze	Wold Top Brewery	Marmalade Porter	5

North East’s Best Craft Beers Revealed: Just in time for Christmas

Author: Neil Walker

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