The finalists in the sixth annual Scottish Beer Awards have been announced.
In total, 28 breweries and 233 beers all brewed in Scotland have progressed to the finals of the Scottish Beer Awards, which is sponsored by Aldi.
The awards programme is the largest independent assessment of the Scottish brewing sector ever created and the results provide an important indicator into the quality of Scottish beer and the financial performance of Scotland’s booming brewing businesses.
306 beers were marked across a range of quality standards as part of a wide-ranging blind tasting assessed by 34 judges.
The judging day event, which took place in Edinburgh, was managed by the international sensory management consultancy, Cara Technology.
Stewart Brewing has 23 beers in the finals, while Aberdeen’s Fierce Beer has 21 beers and Williams Bros Brewing has 18 beers in the final line up. All the winners will be announced at an event in Glasgow in October.
The Scottish Beer Awards programme is chaired by Hilary Jones, former Quality Director of S&N.
She said: “To make it to the finals of any beer awards which are conducted as blind tasting is a huge achievement.
"Beers must be marked consistently highly, and I'm delighted to say that around 60 per cent of the beers entered this year were scored very highly indeed.
"This percentage has risen year on year since the competition began in 2016, and, complemented by the business awards, shows clearly the strength and health of the brewing industry in Scotland.
"This is particularly impressive considering what the whole industry has been through in the last couple of years.”
Graham Nicolson, group buying director of Aldi Scotland, who sponsor the awards added: “Despite the challenges of the last year, The Scottish Beer Awards proves that Scotland’s beer industry continues to thrive.
"We are very proud at Aldi to support brewers and their continued success particularly after the challenges of the last year.
"The quality of the beer produced in Scotland is world class and will continue to dominate our selection, particularly as part of our regular Scottish Beer Festivals. We wish all the finalists the very best of luck in this year’s competition.”
All medal winners and business award winners will be announced at an industry event and beer-paired dinner on Friday 8 October at the Glasgow Doubletree by Hilton hotel.
Tickets cost £120.00 + VAT per person or £1,200.00 + VAT for a table of 10.
Digital tickets to watch the event live from home are also available.
For full details visit the Scottish Beer Awards website.
Bellfield Brewery
Cold Town Beer
Drygate Brewing
Fierce Beer
Tennent Caledonian
Windswept Brewing Co.
Euan MacEachren, Loch Lomond Brewery
Peter Sansom, Drygate Brewing
Trevor Sproul, Brew Toon
Bellfield Brewery, Marzen Festival Lager
Bellfield Brewery, Craft Lager
Brew Toon, Weekend Hooker
Drygate Brewing, Bearface Lager
Innis & Gunn, Innis & Gunn Lager
Loch Lomond Brewery, Helles Glen
Stewart Brewing, Stewarts Lager
Tennent Caledonian, Tennents Lager
Tennent Caledonian, Tennents Light lager
Top Out Brewery, Kellerbier
WEST, St. Mungo
WEST, Munich Red
WEST, WEST 4
WEST, DRK
Williams Bros, Caesar Augustus
Cross Borders Brewing, Braw
Dog Falls Brewing Co, Inside Line
Dookit Brewing Co, Southside Pale
Fyne Ales, Avalanche
Loch Lomond Brewery, Southern Summit
Six°North, Echelon
Stewart Brewing, Ka Pai
Stewart Brewing, Small Giant
Stewart Brewing, Hollyrood
The Ferry Brewery, Ferry Pale
Top Out Brewery, Gipfel
WEST, GPA
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Talking Head
Winton Brewery, Barryswally
Aldi, Aldi’s Anti Establishment IPA
Bellfield Brewery, Jex-Blake Mosaic IPA
Bellfield Brewery, Lawless Village IPA
Bellfield Brewery, Rational Creatures IPA
Born Brewery, Born Brewery IPA
Cross Borders Brewing, India Pale Ale
Dog Falls Brewing Co, Resinate
Drygate Brewing Co, Gladeye IPA
Drygate Brewing Co, Crossing the Rubicon
Fierce Beer, Fierce IPA
Fyne Ales, Workbench IPA
Loch Lomond Brewery, Lost in Mosaic
Stewart Brewing, New Relic
Stewart Brewing, Masterplan
Stewart Brewing, Radical Road
The Ferry Brewery, West Coast
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Tin Man
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Ten Cents
Winton Brewery, Peelywally
Cross Borders Brewing, Wee Braw
Dog Falls Brewing Co, Colloidoscope
Drygate Brewing Co, Seven Peaks
Fierce Beer, Field of Simcoe
Fierce Beer, Heffen Heff
Innis & Gunn, Session IPA
Loch Lomond Brewery, Zoom Time
Six°North, Omnium
Stewart Brewing, Session IPA
The Ferry Brewery, Dunkelweizen
The Ferry Brewery, 3 Bridges
WEST, Heidi-Weisse
Windswept Brewing Co, Hurricane
Bellfield Brewery, Bohemian Pilsner
Bellfield Brewery, Three Rivers Pils
Cold Town Beer, Cold Town Lager
Drygate Brewing Co, Kelvin Pilsner
Harviestoun Brewery, Schiehallion
Six°North, Peloton Pilsner
The Ferry Brewery, Ferry Pils
WEST, Feirerabend
Brew Toon, Juicy Belter
Brew Toon, Mayday!
Cold Town Beer, New England IPA
Cross Borders Brewing, Oatmeal Pale Ale
Dog Falls Brewing Co, Split the Tree
Drygate Brewing Co, Unsmashable
Fierce Beer, Late Shift
Fierce Beer, Stuff and Nonsense
Fierce Beer, Fierce Hazy IPA
Overtone Brewing Co, Mosaic Oat Cream
Overtone Brewing Co, Ella-Mentary
Six°North, Crab With The Golden Claw
Stewart Brewing, Clara Rosa
Stewart Brewing, Skeleton Blues
Stewart Brewing, Hazy IPA
The Ferry Brewery, SunKiss
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Juice Tiger
Winton Brewery, Mon Then!
Drygate Brewing Co, Double Disco
Fierce Beer, Fancy Juice 4
Overtone Brewing Co, Heavy Pop
Overtone Brewing Co, PLUR
Six°North, Arenberg
The Ferry Brewery, Ferry Juice Double IPA
Up Front Brewing, Mosaic And Strata Nectar IPA
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Sapien
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Double Joker IPA
Born Brewery, Born Brewery Dark
Cross Borders Brewing, What the FX! Export Ale
Cross Borders Brewing, Heavy
Fyne Ales, Hurricane Jack
Harviestoun Brewery, Bitter & Twisted
Innis & Gunn, Inveralmond Ossian
Isle of Arran Brewery, Arran Blonde
Stewart Brewing, St Giles
Stewart Brewing, Edinburgh Gold
Stewart Brewing, Stewarts 80/-
The Ferry Brewery, 40/- Fine
WEST, G40
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Fraoch
Windswept Brewing Co, Wolf
Windswept Brewing Co, Blonde
Born Brewery, Born Brewery Amber
Brew Toon, The J’Ale
Dog Falls Brewing Co, Red Hook
Fyne Ales, Vital Spark
Top Out Brewery, Altbier
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Pavlov's Dog
Bellfield Brewery, Daft Days Porter
Dookit Brewing Co, Beelzebub
Fierce Beer, Café Racer
Stewart Brewing, Gallus Porter
The Ferry Brewery, Milkshake Porter
The Ferry Brewery, Sugar Bush, Maple Porter (John Martine Series)
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Midnight Sun
Windswept Brewing Co, Clavie
Drygate Brewing Co, Coco Noco
Drygate Brewing Co, Orinoco
Fierce Beer, Moose Mousse
Loch Lomond Brewery, Silkie Stout
Loch Lomond Brewery, Mocha Doodle Dhu
The Ferry Brewery, Oatmeal Stout
Williams Bros Brewing Co, March Of The Penguins
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Chokka Blokka
Windswept Brewing Co Ltd, 1806
Windswept Brewing Co Ltd, Witch Pricker
Cross Borders Brewing, Bier Gegen Profitgier $E£
Drygate Brewing Co, Nightmare of Cake 2021 Edition
Fierce Beer, Big Chomp
Fierce Beer, Very Big Moose
Fierce Beer, Big Night In Part 1
Fierce Beer, Big Night In Part 2
Fyne Ales, Mills & Hills
Glasgow Beer Works, Jaggery Imperial Stout
Innis & Gunn, The Original
Loch Lomond Brewery, Waiting for the Rain
Six°North, Chapeau
The Ferry Brewery, Marty, Imperial Milk Porter (John Martine Series)
The Ferry Brewery, Big John, Imperial Nut Porter (John Martine Series)
Brew Toon, Sour House
Fierce Beer, Dark Amber Sour
Fierce Beer, Lots of Nelson
Fyne Ales Origins Brewing, Home 2019
Fyne Ales Origins Brewing, Nàdar Celeia
Fyne Ales Origins Brewing, Nàdar Jester
Brew Toon, Dark Fruit
Brew Toon, Sour to the People
Brew Toon, Cherry Crush
Drygate Brewing Co, Analogue Rock Watermelon and Basil
Drygate Brewing Co, Trinitone Blast Calamansi
Fierce Beer, All Gose South
Fierce Beer, Wild Stone Fruit Sour
Top Out Brewery, First Ascents - Scarlet Sour
Top Out Brewery, Triple Lemon Sour
Up Front Brewing, DAS IST TECHNO SEX
Up Front Brewing, Scottish Blackcurrants
Up Front Brewing, Imperial Passionfruit And Kalamansi Gose
Windswept Brewing Co, SUMMIT SOUR
Winton Brewery, OH YA CAN'T (make a cherry sour this guid!)
Winton Brewery, OH YA BASSA
Aldi, Aldi’s Memphis Boulevard
Brew Toon, Mango Unchained
Brew Toon, Raspberry Carronade
Brew Toon, Pineapple Pils
Cold Town Beer, Pornstar Martini Ale
Drygate Brewing Co, Rancho Rosa
Drygate Brewing Co, Jammy Bastart
Drygate Brewing Co, Disco Forklift Truck
Drygate Brewing Co, Orange Gates of the West
Fierce Beer, Cranachan Killer
Fierce Beer, Fierce Rhubarb
Loch Lomond Brewery, Exiting Piers
Six°North, Framboise
Six°North, Maglia Rosa
Stewart Brewing, Island Getaway
Stewart Brewing, Bellini Brut
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Paolo
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Roisin
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Rubus
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Che Guava
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Otis
Windswept Brewing Co Ltd, Citrus Tsunami
Harviestoun Brewery, Wheesht
Jump Ship Brewing, Yardarm
Jump Ship Brewing, Flying Colours
Jump Ship Brewing, Goosewing IPA
Tennent Caledonian, Tennent’s Zero
WEST, Nix
Cross Borders Brewing, Liberté, Égalité, Pas de Frais Cachés!
Dog Falls Brewing Co, Awaroa
Drygate Brewing Co, Dessert Menu: Christmas Pudding
Drygate Brewing Co, Big Dumb Object
Six°North, Brevet
Six°North, Hopclassic
Stewart Brewing, First World Problems
The Ferry Brewery, Belgian Saison
Williams Bros Brewing Co, Ginger
Drygate Brewing Co, Crimson Corsair
Drygate Brewing Co, Can I Just Shock You?
Fierce Beer, B.A Maple VBM
Fierce Beer, B.A Imperial Café Racer
Fyne Ales, Deep Space Echo
Fyne Ales, Cognac Barrel-Aged Mills & Hills
Fyne Ales, Moscatel Barrel-Aged Mills & Hills
Glasgow Beer Works, Ex-Bourbon Whisky Cask Aged Jaggery Imperial Stout
Glasgow Beer Works, Glenfarclas Cask Aged Jaggery Imperial Stout
Innis & Gunn, VP05
Innis & Gunn, Caribbean Rum Cask
Innis & Gunn, Islay Whisky Cask Laphroaig
Isle of Arran Brewery, Milestone - Special Reserve
Overtone Brewing Co, Twisted Sense
The Ferry Brewery, Black Bourbon (John Martine Series)
Windswept Brewing Co, Wolf of Glen Moray
Windswept Brewing Co, Bear
Bellfield Brewery and Tap Room
Cold Town House
WEST on the Green
Winton Brewery Tap Room
Bellfield Brewery
Cold Town Beer
Dookit Brewing Co.
Glasgow Beer Works
JUMP SHIP BREWING LTD
Overtone Brewing Co.
Six°North
Stewart Brewing
The Ferry Brewery
Top Out Brewery
Brew Toon
Cold Town Beer
Dog Falls Brewing Co
Fyne Ales
Harviestoun Brewery
WEST
Windswept Brewing Co Ltd
Cold Town Beer
Cross Borders Brewing Company
FIERCE BEER
Loch Lomond Brewery
Stewart Brewing
Williams Bros Brewing Co
Aldi
Bellfield Brewery
Brew Toon
Cold Town Beer
Arran Brewery
Tennent Caledonian Breweries
