Mayfield Depot
Manchester
Judging
19th – 21st March 2024
Medal Announcements
22nd March 2024
Rob McCaig, Chairman of Judging
International Smallpack Lager Competition
(Presented in Bottle, Can, PET or Plastic)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Lager 2.9% – 4.4% ABV
BRONZE – Cisk Excel – Low Carb Lager, Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, Birkirkara, Malta
SILVER – Frisby, Round Corner Brewing Ltd, Melton Mowbray, England
GOLD – Tennents Lager, Tennents Caledonian Breweries, Glasgow, Scotland
Class 2 for Lager 4.5% – 4.9% ABV
BRONZE – Radegast Ratar, Plzensky Prazdroj, a.s, Nosovice, Czech Republic
SILVER – Corona Extra, AB InBev, Leuven, Belgium
GOLD – Schwarzbräu Feines Helles, Schwarzbräu GmbH Zusmarshausen, Bavaria, Germany
Class 3 for Lager 5.0% – 5.4% ABV
BRONZE – Schwarzbräu Exquisit, Schwarzbräu GmbH, Zusmarshausen, Bavaria, Germany
SILVER – Karhu 5,3, Sinebrychoff, Kerava, Finland
GOLD – KIRIN ICHIBAN, Kirin Holdings Company, Tokyo, Japan
Class 4 for Lager 5.5% – 6.9% ABV
BRONZE – Tsingtao Journey of Centennial Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Qingdao, Shandong China
SILVER – Dragon Premium Dark Beer, Vattanac Brewery Phnom Penh, Cambodia
GOLD – Hojun<496>, Spring Valley Brewery, Tokyo, Japan
International Keg Lager Competition
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Lager 2.9% – 4.7% ABV
BRONZE – Tango Lager, Pivovar Elvington Brewery, York, England
SILVER – Original Lager JW Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd, Manchester, England
GOLD – Capital Dry Hopped lager, Windsor and Eton Brewery, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Class 2 for Lager 4.5% – 6.9% ABV
BRONZE – Pure Helles, Purity Brewing Company, Great Alne, Warwickshire, England
SILVER – Mittel Pils, Pivovar Elvington, York, England
GOLD – Joseph Holt (Bootleg) Spin Doctor, Joseph Holt Ltd (Bootleg), Manchester, England
International Smallpack Ale Competition
(Presented in Bottle, Can, PET or Plastic)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Ale 2.9% – 4.4% ABV
BRONZE – Badger Fursty Ferret, Hall & Woodhouse Ltd, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
SILVER – Tribute, St Austell Brewery, St Austell, Cornwall, England
GOLD – Barley Griffin, Bentspoke Brewing Co, Canberra, Australia
Class 2 for Ale 4.5% – 4.9% ABV
BRONZE – Farsons Blue Label – Amber Ale, Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, Birkirkara, Malta
SILVER – Mwsh, Purple Moose Brewery, Porthmadog, Wales
GOLD – Brewgooder x Tiny Rebel Hazy Peach IPA, Brewgooder, Glasgow, Scotland
Class 3 for Ale 5.0% – 5.4% ABV 2 Medals
SILVER – WORK, Forest Road Brewing Company, London, England
GOLD – Pale Ale, Isekado Brewery, Ise City, Japan
Class 4 for Ale 5.5% – 6.9% ABV
BRONZE – Tsingtao IPA, Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China
SILVER – 1698, Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent, England
GOLD – Samuel Adams Wicked Hazy, Boston Beer Company, Boston, MA, USA
International Keg Ale Competition
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Ale 2.9% – 4.4% ABV
BRONZE – Shout Session Pale Ale, Windsor and Eton Brewery, Windsor, Berkshire, England
SILVER – Long Man Pale Ale, Long Man Brewery, Litlington, Sussex, England
GOLD – Drovers Hazy Session IPA, Round Corner Brewing Ltd, Melton Mowbray, England
Class 2 for Ale 4.5% – 6.9% ABV
BRONZE – Citra Unfiltered Session IPA, Oakham Ales, Peterborough, England
SILVER – Innovation, Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk, England
GOLD – KYOTO YOSANO IPA, Spring Valley Brewery, Kyoto, Japan
International Cask Ale Competition
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Cask Ale 2.9% – 3.8% ABV
BRONZE – Badger Best Bitter, Hall & Woodhouse Ltd, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
SILVER – Cwrw Eryri – Snowdonia Ale, Purple Moose Brewery, Porthmadog, Wales
GOLD – Knight of the Garter, Windsor and Eton Brewery, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Class 2 for Cask Ale 3.9% – 4.3% ABV
BRONZE – Tribute, St Austell Brewery, St Austell, Cornwall, England
SILVER – Moonbeam, Moorhouses Brewery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
GOLD – Dark Mild, Bank Top Brewery, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Class 3 for Cask Ale 4.4% – 4.8% ABV
BRONZE – Liberation IPA, Liberation Brewing Co, St Saviour, Jersey
SILVER – Father Thames, Windsor and Eton Brewery, Windsor, Berkshire, England
GOLD – Cheltenham Gold, Goffs Brewery, Winchcombe, England
Class 4 for Cask Ale 4.9% – 6.9% ABV
BRONZE – Sea Fury, Sharps Brewery, Rock, Cornwall, England
SILVER – Green Devil, Oakham Ales, Peterborough, England
GOLD – WORK, Forest Road Brewing Company, London, England
International Non & Low Alcohol Beer Competition
(Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Zero Alcohol Beer (Zero up to 0.05% abv)
BRONZE – Free Damm Tostada, Damm S.A, Barcelona, Spain
SILVER – Velkpopovicky Kozel 0,0, Plzensky Prazdroj, a.s., Pilsen, Czech Republic
GOLD – Free Damm, Damm S.A, Barcelona, Spain
Class 2 for Ultra-low alcohol (0.06% to 1.1% ABV) Ultra -Low Alcohol Beer up to 1.1% ABV
BRONZE – Samuel Adams Gold Rush, Boston Beer Company, Boston, USA
SILVER – Black Butte Non-Alcoholic, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Oregon, USA
GOLD – FreeWheeler, Bentspoke Brewing Co, Canberra, Australia
International Speciality Beer Competition
(Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Speciality Wheat Beer
BRONZE – Schwarzbräu Weißbier Dunkel, Schwarzbräu GmbH, Zusmarshausen, Bavaria, Germany
SILVER – 1664 BLANC, Fredericia Brewery, Copenhagen, Denmark
GOLD – Buckskin Hefeweizen, King Car Group (Buckskin), Taipei, Taiwan
Class 2 for Fruit Beer
BRONZE – San Miguel Radler, Mahou San Miguel, Spain
SILVER – Daydream, Spring Valley Brewery, Tokyo, Japan
GOLD – Jazzberry, Spring Valley Brewery, Tokyo, Japan
Class 3 for Other Special Feature Beer
BRONZE – HzMQL, Cyclo Inc. /Derailleur Brew Works, Osaka, Japan
SILVER – Earl Grey IPA, Marble Beers Ltd, Manchester, England
GOLD – Chang ESPRESSO LAGER, CHANG INTERNATIONAL CO., Ltd./Cosmos Brewery (Thailand) CO., Ltd, Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
Class 4 for Special Hop Beer (2 Medals)
SILVER – KYOTO YOSANO IPA, Spring Valley Brewery, Tokyo, Japan
GOLD – Pulp Art Hazy IPA, Brooklyn Brewery, Fredericia Brewery, Denmark
Class 5 for Sour Beer (1 Medal)
BRONZE – LEFT EYE HELLO MY PHANTOM BLOOD, Cyclo Inc. /Derailleur Brew Works, Osaka, Japan
Class 6 for Gluten Free Beer
BRONZE – Tennents Gluten Free Lager, Tennents Caledonian Breweries, Glasgow, Scotland
SILVER – San Miguel Gluten Free, Mahou San Miguel, Spain
GOLD – RIDE, Forest Road Brewing Company, London, England
International Dark Beer Competition
(Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Dark Beer 2.9% – 3.7% ABV (2 Medals)
SILVER – Dark Mild, Timothy Taylor, Keighley, Yorkshire, England
GOLD – Joseph Holt Black, Joseph Holt, Manchester, England
Class 2 for Dark Beer 3.8% – 4.7% ABV
BRONZE – Dark Side of the Moose, Purple Moose Brewery, Porthmadog, Wales
SILVER – Milk Stout, Black Sheep Brewery, Masham, Yorkshire, England
GOLD – Social Club, Round Corner Brewing Ltd, Melton Mowbray, England
Class 3 for Dark Beer 4.8% – 5.7% ABV (2 Medals)
SILVER – Poulter’s Porter, Timothy Taylor, Keighley, Yorkshire, England
GOLD – NAMA-KADO Smoked Oyster Stout, Isekado Brewery, Ise City, Japan
Class 4 for Dark Beer 5.8% – 6.9% ABV (2 Medals)
SILVER – After Dark, Spring Valley Brewery, Tokyo, Japan
GOLD – Obsidian Stout, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Oregon, USA
International Strong Beer Competition
(Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Strong Lager (2 Medals)
SILVER – Voll Damm, Damm S.A, Barcelona, Spain
GOLD – Underwater Song, Round Corner Brewing Ltd, Melton Mowbray, England
Class 2 for Strong Ale (1 Medal)
GOLD – Diablo Rojo – Belgian Strong Ale, Windsor and Eton Brewery, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Class 3 for Strong Dark Beer (1 Medal)
GOLD – Underwater Song – Baltic Porter, Round Corner Brewing Ltd, Melton Mowbray, England
Class 4 for Strong Speciality Beer (1 Medal)
BRONZE – Vanilla Imperial Stout, URBREW (China) Craft beer Co., LTD, Handan City, Hebei Province, China
Class 5 for Strong Beer Above 10% ABV (1 Medal)
GOLD – Tsingtao Legend , Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China