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Indie Beer Awards: Winners

Indie Beer Awards are the UK's leading independent beer competition. They are run by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA). Master brewers, beer sommeliers, and industry experts judge the entries.

Choose a competition to view the overall winners and category results by entry type.

South East Winners

Windsor & Eton Brewery | 24 Jul 2026

Cask Overall Winners

Gold

Bonfire Beer

Three Acre Brewery

Imperial & Strong Beer (6.5% and over)
6.6% ABV

Silver

Guardsman

Windsor and Eton Brewery

British Best Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)
4.2% ABV

Bronze

Parabellum

Gun Brewery

Session Dark Beer (up to 4.4%)
4.1% ABV

Cask Category Results

British Best Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)

Category Winner

Guardsman

Windsor and Eton Brewery

4.2% ABV

Gold

Guardsman

Windsor and Eton Brewery

4.2% ABV

Bronze

Talisman

Pilgrim Brewery

4.9% ABV

British Bitter (up to 4.4%)

Category Winner

Foundry

Field + Theory Brewing Co

4.2% ABV

Gold

Foundry

Field + Theory Brewing Co

4.2% ABV

Silver

Ridgeway Golden Ale

Crafty Brewing TA Ridgeway Brewing

3.6% ABV

Tongham TEA [Traditional English Ale]

Hogs Back Brewery

4.2% ABV

English Bitter

Stardust Brewery

4.0% ABV

Shere Drop

Surrey Hills Brewery

4.2% ABV

Alton's Pride

Triple fff Brewery Limited

3.8% ABV

Dapple

Vibrant Forest Brewery

4.0% ABV

Bronze

Tramshed

Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury

4.0% ABV

Five Points Best

Five Points Brewing Company

4.1% ABV

Best Bitter

Long Man Brewery

4.0% ABV

Progress

Pilgrim Brewery

4.0% ABV

Gadds' No.5

Ramsgate Brewery Ltd

4.4% ABV

Knight's Mild

The Flower Pots Brewery

3.4% ABV

British Dark Beer (4.5% to 6.4%)

Category Winner

Black Drop

Bowman Ales Ltd

4.6% ABV

Gold

Black Drop

Bowman Ales Ltd

4.6% ABV

Silver

Spike Island

Bexley Brewery

5.0% ABV

Harcourt Red

Brockley Brewery

4.8% ABV

Black Pearl Oyster Stout

Ramsgate Brewery Ltd

6.2% ABV

Bronze

Quadrant

East London Brewing Company

5.5% ABV

Black Forest

Vibrant Forest Brewery

4.9% ABV

Imperial & Strong Beer (6.5% and over)

Category Winner

Bonfire Beer

Three Acre Brewery

6.6% ABV

Gold

Bonfire Beer

Three Acre Brewery

6.6% ABV

IPA (5.6% and over)

Category Winner

Squidly Diddly

NorthDown Brewery

5.8% ABV

Gold

Squidly Diddly

NorthDown Brewery

5.8% ABV

Silver

Oregon Trail

Elusive Brewing

5.8% ABV

Bronze

Zamzama

Gun Brewery

6.5% ABV

Thunderbolt

Wantsum Brewery Ltd

6.0% ABV

Pale Ale (4.5% to 5.5%)

Category Winner

Stride APA

Langham Brewery

4.9% ABV

Gold

Stride APA

Langham Brewery

4.9% ABV

Silver

NZPA

Burning Sky

4.5% ABV

Maharaja

Renegade Brewery

5.1% ABV

Bronze

Hop Hearted

Bowman Ales Ltd

4.8% ABV

Cowboy Bongo

Only With Love

5.0% ABV

Session Dark Beer (up to 4.4%)

Category Winner

Parabellum

Gun Brewery

4.1% ABV

Gold

Parabellum

Gun Brewery

4.1% ABV

Bronze

Roots Modern Mild

Field + Theory Brewing Co

2.8% ABV

Black Velvet

Triple fff Brewery Limited

4.2% ABV

Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%)

Category Winner

WPA Zesty Pale

Wimbledon Brewery

4.2% ABV

Gold

WPA Zesty Pale

Wimbledon Brewery

4.2% ABV

Silver

Game Day IPA

The Flower Pots Brewery

4.2% ABV

Leveson Buck

Titsey Brewing Company

3.7% ABV

Bronze

Plateau

Burning Sky

3.4% ABV

Ridgeway Session IPA

Crafty Brewing TA Ridgeway Brewing

4.2% ABV

Larkins Pale

Larkins Brewery

4.2% ABV

Speciality Amber to Dark Beer

Category Winner

Crunch

Hammerton Brewery

5.3% ABV

Gold

Crunch

Hammerton Brewery

5.3% ABV

Speciality Light Beer

Silver

Swifty Session IPA

Jiddler's Tipple

3.4% ABV