Finalists Announced in 9th Annual Scottish Beer Awards
The anticipation is brewing as finalists for the 9th Annual Scottish Beer Awards have been announced. This prestigious event, a highlight in the Scottish brewing calendar, showcases the best of the nation’s beer industry.
This year’s competition saw over 300 Scottish beers meticulously blind-tasted by a panel of experts at an all-day judging event. The judging process for the Scottish Beer Awards is renowned for its rigour and impartiality. Beers are evaluated on a range of criteria, including appearance, aroma and, most importantly, taste. Each beer was scored by the panel. This year’s diverse selection of entries reflected the creativity and innovation thriving within Scotland’s brewing scene.
The Scottish Beer Awards have become a cornerstone event for the Scottish brewing industry, providing a platform to recognise and celebrate the excellence and innovation of Scotland’s brewers. Winning a medal at these awards is not just a significant accolade but a testament to the quality and craftsmanship of your brew, bringing prestige and recognition to breweries both large and small.
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the 9th Annual Scottish Beer Awards. In addition to the award ceremony, the event will feature a variety of beer bars offering the finest Scottish brews, accompanied by top-notch street food stalls. The event promises a lively atmosphere for celebration and networking. Mark your calendars for the Awards dinner on Wednesday, 11th September 2024, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Glasgow Central.
The Awards celebration is a ticket-only event hosted by Des Clarke. Tickets, which include all beer and food available on the night, can be bought HERE.
The Scottish Beer Awards support The BEN, the Benevolent Society of the Licensed Trade of Scotland via fundraising on the night.
Full List of Finalists
Business Categories:
SCOTTISH BREWERY OF THE YEAR
71 Brewing
Fierce Beer
Loch Lomond Brewery
Stewart Brewing
Williams Bros Brewing Co
SCOTTISH SMALL BREWERY OF THE YEAR, Sponsored by Stainless Steel Vessels Limited
Brew Toon
Closet Brewing
Dookit Brewing
Five Kingdoms Brewery
Jump Ship Brewing
BEST BEER DESTINATION, sponsored by Close Brothers
Bellfield Brewery Taproom
Cold Town House
Fyne Ales Fynefest
Lerwick Brewery
Station Yard Micropub
Stewart Brewing Bar & Pizza Restaurant
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Kegstar
Brew Toon
Cold Town Beer
Fierce Beer
Stewart Brewing
EXCELLENCE IN BRANDING, sponsored by Rankin Brothers & Sons
Belhaven Brewery
Brew Toon
Cold Town Beer
Fierce Beer
Five Kingdoms Brewery
WEST Brewery
Taste Categories:
BEST AMBER OR DARK ALE
71 Brewing - Go On Amber
Bellfield Brewery - Daft Days Porter
Cullach Brewing - Reverb
Fierce Beer - Chippie Export
Stewart Brewing - St Giles
Williams Bros Brewing Co - March Of The Penguins
BEST BARREL AGED BEER
Fierce Beer - 2023 Reserve
Fierce Beer - Very Big Moose : Bourbon Edition
Fierce Beer - Very Big Moose : Rum Edition
Fierce Beer - Very Big Moose : Rye Edition
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Nature's Fire
Fyne Ales - Rum Barrel-Aged Mills & Hills
Stewart Brewing - Coconut Gianduja
Stewart Brewing - Gianduja
The Innis and Gunn Brewing Company - Islay Whisky Cask Beer
BEST BRITISH STYLE ALE
71 Brewing - Heavy Lifting
Belhaven Brewery - Belhaven BEST
Fierce Beer - Chippie Export
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Wee McAsh
Fyne Ales - Jarl
Lerwick Brewery - Lerwick IPA
Loch Lomond Brewery - Bonnie and Blonde
Loch Lomond Brewery - West Highland Way
Outlandish Brewing Company - Sonsie
Stewart Brewing - Stewart's 80/-
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Birds & Bees
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Joker IPA
BEST DOUBLE OR TRIPLE IPA
Cold Town Beer - Twin Peaks DIPA
Five Kingdoms Brewery - The Great Escape
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Double Joker IPA
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Sapien
BEST FRUIT FORWARD
71 Brewing - Hula Hula
71 Brewing - Luminous Fruits - Guava
71 Brewing - Luminous Fruits - Strawberry & Peach
Brew Toon - Chakk De Phatte
Brew Toon - Lemon Dreamola Foam
Brew Toon - Lilt Shake
Brew Toon - Orange Dreamola Foam
Brew Toon - Raspberry Dreamola Foam
Cold Town Beer - Citrus Milkshake Pale
Cold Town Beer - Pornstar Martini Ale
Cold Town Beer - Robert the Juice
Fierce Beer - Banoffee Donut
Fierce Beer - Cerveza
Fierce Beer - Tangerine Haze
Fierce Beer - Tropical Pale
Fyne Ales - Origins Brewing Breac
Fyne Ales - Origins Brewing Nàdar Bramble
Stewart Brewing - Mango & Coconut Sour Lassi
The Innis and Gunn Brewing Company - Tequila Cask Beer
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Che Guava
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Grapefruit Ginger
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Rocka Hula
BEST IPA
71 Brewing - Jute City
71 Brewing - Close Encounters of the Thirst Kind
Bellfield Brewery - Mega City IPA
Durty Brewing - Edge of the World - Filtered
Fierce Beer - Canon Event
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Captain Morrison's
Loch Lomond Brewery - Bravehop
Moonwake Beer Co. - NZ IPA
Stewart Brewing - New Relic
Stewart Brewing - Pacific Breeze
Stewart Brewing - Radical Road
Tennent Caledonian Breweries - Tennents Export IPA
BEST JUICY OR HAZY BEER
71 Brewing - Haze Halo
71 Brewing - Luminous Nights
Brew Toon - Juicy Belter
Brew Toon - M'Ango Unchained
Cold Town Beer - Pure Baltic IPA
Fierce Beer - Cloud Cover
Fierce Beer - Fancy Juice
Fierce Beer - Flintlock
Fierce Beer - Paradigm Shift
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Juicy
Loch Lomond Brewery - Devils Pulpit
Loch Lomond Brewery - Zoom Time
Moonwake Beer Co. - 6 Hop Pale
Moonwake Beer Co. - NZ IPA
Moonwake Beer Co. - XPA
Stewart Brewing - Hazy IPA
Stewart Brewing - Juicy Mosaic
Stewart Brewing - Under & Over
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Juicy Joker
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Magma
Winton Brewery - Mon Then!
BEST LAGER
Bellfield Brewery - Craft Lager
Brew Toon - FreshMex Lime Lager
Brew Toon - Torr Lager
Brew Toon - Weekend Hooker
Closet Brewing - Mieter*innen
Cold Town Beer - Crisp Craft Lager
Cold Town Beer - Vienna Lager
Durty Brewing - Angry Sheep
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Dennett's
Loch Lomond Brewery - High Road
Moonwake Beer Co. - Black Lager
Moonwake Beer Co. - Kölsch
Moonwake Beer Co. - Lager
Stewart Brewing - Oktoberfest Beer
Stewart Brewing - Stewart's Lager
Tennent Caledonian Breweries - Tennents Lager
Tennent Caledonian Breweries - Tennents Gluten Free Lager
The Innis and Gunn Brewing Company - Lager Beer
WEST Brewery - Munich Red
WEST Brewery - St Mungo Lager
WEST Brewery - Wild WEST
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Caesar Augustus
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Craft Lager
Winton Brewery - Taps Aff
BEST LOW ALCOHOL BEER
Brew Toon - Misty Lemon Radler
Brew Toon - St Clements Radler
WEST Brewery - VELO Blood Orange
WEST Brewery - VELO Lemon
BEST NO ALCOHOL BEER
Bellfield Brewery - Cooldown Lager
Bellfield Brewery - Fire Island IPA
Brew Toon - Divernaut
Fierce Beer - Cerveza 0.5
Fierce Beer - Ghost
Fierce Beer - Hometown 0.5
Fierce Beer - Peach Fuzz 0.5
Jump Ship Brewing - Flying Colours Pale Ale
Jump Ship Brewing - Haar New England IPA
Jump Ship Brewing - Stoker's Stout
WEST Brewery - NIX Pale Ale
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Alien Form
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Caesar Augustus AF
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Joker Af
BEST PALE ALE
71 Brewing - Cloud Fall
Brew Toon - Trawlerman
Closet Brewing - Vampire Spa Day
Durty Brewing - Gold Run
Fierce Beer - Go Easy
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Gatsby
Loch Lomond Brewery - Stag Do
Moonwake Beer Co. - XPA
Stewart Brewing - Hollyrood
Stewart Brewing - Ka Pai
Stewart Brewing - Masterplan
WEST Brewery - GPA
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Strata
BEST PILSNER
71 Brewing - 71 Lager
Bellfield Brewery - Bohemian Pilsner
Brew Toon - Pineapple Pils
Brew Toon - Shark Bait
Cold Town Beer - Doddie Beir
Fierce Beer - Czech Yourself
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Renton
Loch Lomond Brewery - Helles Glen
Loch Lomond Brewery - Safe Surfer
Tennent Caledonian Breweries - Tennents 1885 Export Lager
BEST PORTER OR STOUT
71 Brewing - Blackness
Belhaven Brewery - Belhaven Black
Brew Toon - Ultra Black
Dookit Brewing - No Work Today!
Fierce Beer - Cafe Racer (Cairngorm Coffee Edition)
Lerwick Brewery - Tushkar Oatmeal Stout
Loch Lomond Brewery - Silkie Stout
Moonwake Beer Co. - Milk Stout
Stewart Brewing - Edinburgh Black
TWISTED ANKLE Brewing Company - Knife Edge
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Chokka Blokka
BEST SESSION BEER, sponsored by Konvoy
71 Brewing - Hop Rockin Beats
Bellfield Brewery - Lawless Village IPA
Brew Toon - Scurry Island
Cold Town Beer - Session Pale Ale
Cullach Brewing - Tayside IPA
Durty Brewing - Narnia
Fierce Beer - Fierce IPA
Fierce Beer - Go Easy
Fyne Ales - Easy Trail
Loch Lomond Brewery - Lost in Mosaic
Loch Lomond Brewery - Wild Drover
Moonwake Beer Co. - Cold IPA
Moonwake Beer Co. - IPA
Moonwake Beer Co. - Kölsch
Stewart Brewing - Citra Blond
Stewart Brewing - Session IPA
TWISTED ANKLE Brewing Company - Ride the Wave
WEST Brewery - Kolsch Style
WEST Brewery - Heidi-Weisse
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Kolsch Style
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Guapo
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Talking Head
BEST SOUR BEER
71 Brewing - Blackcurrant Apple Crumble
71 Brewing - Strawberry Crush
Brew Toon - Sour to the People
Dookit Brewing - Balla-Mara
Fierce Beer - Key Lime Pie
Fierce Beer - Lemon Meringue
Fierce Beer - Wild Stonefruit Sour
Fyne Ales - Origin Brewing Flùranach
Fyne Ales - Origins Brewing Nàdar Gooseberry
Moonwake Beer Co. - Gose
Stewart Brewing - Key Lime Pie
Stewart Brewing - Mango & Coconut Sour Lassi
Winton Brewery - Oh Ya Bassa
BEST SPECIALITY BEER
Brew Toon - Gingerbready Vedder
Brew Toon - Wired to the Toon
Fierce Beer - Banoffee Donut
Fierce Beer - Cafe Racer (Cairngorm Coffee Edition)
Fierce Beer - Darksynth
Fyne Ales - Origins Brewing Dòideag
Loch Lomond Brewery - Bravehop Dark
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Nollaig
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Ginger
Williams Bros Brewing Co - Orange Ginger
BEST STRONG BEER
71 Brewing - Subtlety In Art
Closet Brewing - Cocoa Cannonball
Closet Brewing - G.O.A.T
Cold Town Beer - Topic Thunder Pastry Stout
Cullach Brewing - Dubh
Fierce Beer - Dark Synth
Fierce Beer - Very Big Dragon
Five Kingdoms Brewery - Dark Storm
Loch Lomond Brewery - Lost Monster