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Indie Beer Competition Winners

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