International Brewing Awards 2026 Medal & Trophy Winners

Trophy Sponsor Brewery / Cider Mill Winning Brand
The International Small Pack Lager Competition BFBi Heineken Beverages SA (Pty) Ltd Windhoek Lager
The International Small Pack Ale Competition British Guild of Beer Writers Swannay Brewery You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
The International Keg Lager Competition BFBi Robinsons Brewery Helles
The International Keg Ale Competition Drink World Spring Valley Brewery Juicy Hop
The International Non & Low Alcohol Competition All Party Parliamentary Beer Group ABI Modelo Negra Cero
The International Dark Beer Competition Institute of Brewing & Distilling Rebellion Beer Co Eclipse
The International Strong Beer Competition Brauwelt Brauhaus Riegele Riegele Weizendoppelbock
The International Speciality Beer Competition BarthHaas Group Brouwerij De Poes De Poes Oud-Bruin
The International Cask Conditioned Ale Competition Morning Advertiser Goffs Brewery Cheltenham Gold
Best Brewery Trophy BrauBeviale Spring Valley Brewery N/A

 

Medals Awards Name Beer Brewery Country

Smallpack Lager – Class 1 (abv range 2.9% – 4.4%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPL 1 – GOLD Windhoek Lager Heineken Beverages SA (Pty) Ltd South Africa
SPL 1 – SILVER Rí-Rá Irish Lager Rí-Rá Brewing Company Ireland
SPL 1 – BRONZE Windhoek Draught Heineken Beverages SA (Pty) Ltd South Africa

Smallpack Lager – Class 2 (abv range 4.5%-4.9% ) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPL 2 – GOLD Singha Shepherd Neame England
SPL 2 – SILVER Cusqueña Dorada UNIÓN DE CERVECERÍAS PERUANAS BACKUS Y JOHNSTON Peru
SPL 2 – BRONZE Carabao Beer Lager Tawandang Brewery 1999 Co., Ltd. Thailand

Smallpack Lager – Class 3 (abv range 5% – 5.4%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPL 3 – GOLD Tennent’s 1885 Tennent Caledonian Breweries Scotland
SPL 3 – SILVER Diamond Lager Joseph Holt England
SPL 3 – BRONZE Tyskie Gronie Tychy Brewery Poland

Smallpack Lager -Class 4 (abv range 5.5% – 6.9%) / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

SPL 4 – GOLD Hojyun Lager 496 Spring Valley Brewery Japan
SPL 4 – SILVER Bohemia 150 Aniversario Estrella Damm Spain

Smallpack Ale -Class 1 (abv range 2.9% – 4.4%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPA 1 – GOLD Joseph Holt Humdinger Joseph Holt England
SPA 1 – SILVER Steeplechase Round Corner Brewing England
SPA 1- BRONZE Spitfire Amber Ale Shepherd Neame England

Smallpack Ale -Class 2 (abv range 4.5% – 4.9%) / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

SPA 2 – GOLD Original Butcombe Group Ltd England
SPA 2- SILVER Kirin Good Ale Kirin Brewery Japan

Smallpack Ale -Class 3 (abv range 5% – 5.4%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPA 3 – GOLD Saison Rokko Beer Japan
SPA 3 – SILVER Pale Ale Isekado Brewery Japan
SPA 3 – BRONZE Galaxy Nectaron Long Man Brewery England

Smallpack Ale -Class 4 (abv rage 5.5% – 6.9%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPA 4 – GOLD You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Swannay Brewery Scotland
SPA 4 – SILVER 1698 Shepherd Neame England
SPA 4 – BRONZE Joseph Holt Sixex Joseph Holt England

Keg Lager – Class 1 (abv range 2.9% – 4.7%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

KL 1 – GOLD Hell Rat Ossett Brewery England
KL 1 – SILVER Frisby Lager Round Corner Brewing England
KL 1 – BRONZE Joseph Holt Crystal Lager Joseph Holt England

Keg Lager – Class 2 (abv range 4.5% – 6.9%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

KL 2 – GOLD Helles Robinsons Brewery England
KL 2 – SILVER Korev St Austell Brewery England
KL 2 – BRONZE Joseph Holt Crystal Lager Joseph Holt England

Keg Ale – Class 1 (abv range 2.9% – 4.7%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

KA 1 – GOLD Long Man Pale Ale Long Man Brewery England
KA 1 – SILVER Paradise No. 3 Daniel Thwaites PLC England
KA 1 – BRONZE Steeplechase – Pale Ale Round Corner Brewing England

Keg Ale – Class 2 (abv range 4.8% – 6.9%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

KA 2 – GOLD Juicy Hop Spring Valley Brewery Japan
KA 2 – SILVER Daikanyama IPA Spring Valley Brewery Japan
KA 2 – BRONZE Kyoto Yosano IPA Spring Valley Brewery Japan

Cask Conditioned Beer – Class 1 (abv range 2.9%-3.8% ) / Gold, Silver Bronze

CA 1 – GOLD Barnsley Bitter Acorn Brewery of Barnsley England
CA 1 -SILVER Coaster Sharp’s Brewery England
CA 1 -BRONZE Joseph Holt Mild Joseph Holt England

Cask Conditioned Beer – Class 2 (abv range 3.9%-4.3% ) / Gold, Silver Bronze

CA 2 – GOLD Joseph Holt Bitter Joseph Holt England
CA 2 – SILVER Joseph Holt (Bootleg) Fool’s Gold Joseph Holt (Bootleg) England
CA 2 – BRONZE Tongham TEA [Traditional English Ale] Hogs Back Brewery England

Cask Conditioned Beer – Class 3 (abv range 4.4% – 4.8%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

CA 3 – GOLD Cheltenham Gold Goffs Brewery England
CA 3 -SILVER Old Hooky Hook Norton Brewery England
CA 3 -BRONZE Proper Job IPA St Austell Brewery England

Cask Conditioned Beer – Class 4 (abv range 4.9%-6.9%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

CA 4 – GOLD Sherman South Hams Brewery England
CA 4 -SILVER Joseph Holt Sixex Joseph Holt Ltd England
CA 4 -BRONZE Palomino Rising Bank Top Brewery England

Non & Low Alcohol Beer – Class 1 – Zero alcohol ( zero up to 0.05% abv) / Gold, Silver Bronze

NL 1 -SILVER Free Damm Estrella Damm Spain

Non & Low Alcohol Beer – Class 2 Ultra low alcohol (0.06% to 1.1% ABV) / Gold, Silver Bronze

NL 2 -GOLD Modelo Negra Cero ABI Mexico
NL 2 -SILVER Proper Job 0.5% IPA St Austell Brewery England
NL 2 – BRONZE Stockholm Bärnstenslager Alkoholfri Krönleins Bryggeri AB Sweden

Speciality Beer – Class 1 – Wheat Beer (abv range to 6.9%) / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

SPEC 1 – SILVER Lauterbacher Natur Weizen Brauhaus Regele Germany
SPEC 1 – BRONZE Silk Ale Spring Valley Brewery Japan

Speciality Beer – Class 2 – Fruit (abv range to 6.9%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPEC 2 – GOLD Jazzberry Spring Valley Brewery Japan
SPEC 2 – SILVER Daydream Spring Valley Brewery Japan
SPEC 2 – BRONZE Mikan from the Isozaki family in Odawara Spring Valley Brewery Japan

Speciality Beer – Class 3 – Other Special Feature (abv range to 6.9%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPEC 3 – GOLD Kyoto 2025 ~Rice Kōji Sour~ Spring Valley Brewery Japan
SPEC 3 – SILVER Herbal Sparkling Spring Valley Brewery Japan
SPEC 3 – BRONZE Kyoto Yosano IPA~Wood Chip Aged~ Spring Valley Brewery Japan

Speciality Beer- Class 5 – Sour Beer (abv range to 6.9%) / 1 Medal – Judges Choose Colour

SPEC 5 – GOLD De Poes Oud-Bruin Brouwerij De Poes Belgium
SPEC 5 – BRONZE Citrus Sour Ale Derailleur Brew Works Japan

Speciality Beer- Class 6 – Gluten Reduced/”‘Free” (abv range to 6.9%) / Gold, Silver Bronze

SPEC 6 – GOLD Mosaic Arbor Ales England
SPEC 6 – SILVER Tennent’s Light Tennent Caledonian Breweries Scotland
SPEC 6 – BRONZE Crocodile Lager Beer Gluten free Krönleins Bryggeri AB Sweden

Dark Beer – Class 1 (abv range 2.9%-3.7%) / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

DB 1 -GOLD Sussex Old Ale Harvey & Son (Lewes) Ltd England
DB 1 – SILVER Lighthouse Nara Brewing Co Japan

Dark Beer – Class 2 (abv range 3.8%- 4.7% ) / Gold, Silver Bronze

DB 2 – GOLD Eclipse Rebellion Beer Co England
DB 2 – SILVER Reverend Hooker – Nitro Stout Round Corner Brewing England
DB 2 – BRONZE Severn Storm Nitro Stout Wild River Brew Co England

Dark Beer- Class 3 (abv range 4.8%-5.7% ) / 1 Medal – Judges Choose Colour

DB 3 – SILVER MINOH BEER STOUT Minoh Brewery Japan

Dark Beer – Class 4 (abv range 5.8-6.9%) / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

DB 4 – GOLD William Mucklow’s Dark Mild Bewdley Brewery England
DB 4 – BRONZE Joseph Holt Sixex Joseph Holt England

Strong Beer – Class 1 – Lager (abv range 7% – 9.9%) / 1 Medal – Judges Choose Colour

STR – 1 – GOLD Stockholm Fine Festival Beer x-strong Krönleins Bryggeri AB Sweden

Strong Beer – Class 2 – Ale (abv range 7% – 9.9%) / 1 Medal – Judges Choose Colour

STR – 2 – GOLD Extra Special Tribute St Austell Brewery England

Strong Beer – Class 3 – Dark (abv range 7% – 9.9%) / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

STR – 3 – GOLD Old Tom Robinsons Brewery England
STR – 3 – BRONZE Riegele Ator 20 Brauhaus Riegele Germany

Strong Beer – Class 4 – Speciality (abv range 7% – 9.9%) / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

STR – 4 – GOLD Riegele Weizendoppelbock Brauhaus Riegele Germany
STR – 4 – SILVER Neko Nihiki Isekado Brewery Japan

Strong Beer – Class 5 – 10% ABV Above / 2 Medals – Judges Choose Colour

STR – 5 – SILVER Chorus – Original – Fine English Sparkling Beer Baynhams Brewery England
STR – 5 – BRONZE Riegele Noctus 100 Brauhaus Riegele Germany