First Scottish Beer Awards Winners
Scotland's Brewers and breweries had a chance to celebrate the beer scene with the first Scottish Beer Awards winners announced at a gala dinner
A wide range of breweries were recognised, both big and small, with Fallen, Caledonian and Tempest amongst the winners.
Scottish Brewery of the Year was presented to Tempest Brewing Co after they were awarded 4 gold medals for their beers Old Parochial, Brave New World, Red Eye Flight and Mexicake. The Borders-based brewer also collected the prize for Growth Business of the Year after increasing sales by over 200%!
WINNERS 2016
Best Amber or Dark Ale
GOLD Williams Bros. Pavlov's Dog
SILVER BrewDog 5AM Saint
BRONZE Orkney Brewery Dark Island
Best British Style Ale sponsored by Wolffe
GOLD Tempest Brewing Co Old Parochial
SILVER Fallen Brewing Local Motive
BRONZE Black Wolf William Wallace
Best IPA sponsored by Brewers Select
GOLD Tempest Brewing Co Brave New World
SILVER Black Isle Brewing Co Gold Finch
BRONZE Brewdog Punk IPA
Best Lager or Pilsner
GOLD Fallen Brewing New World Odyssey
SILVER Edinburgh Beer Factory Paolozzi
BRONZE Williams Bros. Caesar Augustus
Best Pale Ale
GOLD Caledonian Brewery Coast to Coast
SILVER Tempest Brewing Co The Pale Armadillo
BRONZE St. Andrews Brewing Co Crail Ale
Best Porter or Stout sponsored by The Scotsman
GOLD Tempest Brewing Co Red Eye Flight
SILVER Black Isle Brewing Co Porter
BRONZE Drygate Brewery Orinoco
Best Speciality Beer
GOLD Tempest Brewing Co Mexicake
SILVER Dead End Brew Machine Death One
BRONZE Orkney Brewery Dark Island Reserve
Innovation of the Year sponsored by Boxshop
Winner: BrewDog
Excellence in Marketing sponsored by Santander
Winner: BrewDog
Product Development Team of the Year sponsored by MCC Label
Winner: Caledonian
Exporter of the Year sponsored by DHL
Winner: Windswept Brewing Co
Winner: Belhaven Brewery
Growth Business of the Year sponsored by Maclay Murray & Spens
Winner: Tempest Brewing Company
Beer Destination of the Year
Winner: Tennents - The Tennent's Visitor Centre
Master Brewer of the Year sponsored by Anderson Strathern
Winner: Ari Rovati, Six°north
Scottish Brewery of the Year sponsored by Aldi
Winner: Tempest Brewing Co
The Winning Breweries and what they won
BrewDog, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
- Bronze, Best IPA, Punk IPA
- Innovation of the Year - DIY Dog Recipe Manual
- Excellence in Marketing - Equity for Punks
Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh
- Product Development Team
- GOLD Best Pale Ale - Coast to Coast
Windswept, Lossiemouth, Moray
- Exporter of the Year (joint winner)
Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar
- Exporter of the Year (joint winner)
Tempest Brewing Co, Tweedbank, Scottish Borders
- Scottish Brewer of the Year
- Growth Business of the Year
- GOLD Best Speciality Mexicake
- GOLD Best Porter or Stout Red Eye Flight
- GOLD Best IPA Brave New World
- GOLD Best British Style Old Parochial
- SILVER Best Pale Ale Pale Armadillo
Tennents Brewing, Glasgow
- Best Beer Destination - Tennent's Visitor Centre
Williams Bros. Alloa
- GOLD Best Amber or Dark Ale Pavlov's Dog
Orkney Brewery, Orkney
- BRONZE Best Amber or Dark Ale Dark Island
- BRONZE Best Speciality Dark Island Reserve
Fallen Brewing, Kippen Stirlingshire
- GOLD Best Lager Pilsner New World Odyssey
- SILVER Best British Style Ale Local Motive
Black Wolf, Throsk, Stirling
- BRONZE Best British Style Ale William Wallace
Black Isle Brewing, Munlochy, Highlands
- SILVER Best IPA Gold Finch
- SILVER Best Porter or Stout Porter
Edinburgh Beer Factory, Edinburgh
- SILVER Best Lager Pilsner - Paolozzi
St Andrews Brewing Co, St Andrews
- BRONZE Best Pale Ale - Crail Ale
Drygate Brewing Co, Glasgow
- BRONZE Best Porter or Stout, Orinoco Breakfast Stout
Dead End Brew Machine, Glasgow
- SILVER Best Speciality - Death One Passionfruit IPA
