With a record amount of entrants, accolades certainly weren’t in short supply at the 2022 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Awards. 267 Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals, to be exact.
New South Wales breweries have reaffirmed their status as the country’s top dogs, securing 80% of the Champion Trophies. But the biggest winner of this year’s competition is, without a doubt, Sydney Brewery — which earned the title of Champion Draught Beer as well as Best NSW Beer (supported by The Star Sydney) with its Sydney Brewery Speak Easy Black IPA
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“The Sydney Brewery Speak Easy Black IPA demonstrates an excellent use of malt and hops, lovely balance, and is a beer packed with flavour that is readily drinkable,” said Ian Kingham, Chair of Judges for the Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show,
Kingham added: “The Sydney Royal has a reputation as Australia’s toughest beer and cider competition. Medals are awarded on merit only, and the judging process is meticulous.”
“This year we saw a variety of styles and a broad spread of medals across different classes. These medals are a symbol of quality, hard work, and consistency. All beers are judged blind and only great beer stands out at the judging table.”
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Check out the complete run of winners via the link here (and a few select winners from the beer category below).
2022 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Awards Winners
[Select Beer Results]
Bottled or Canned Beer (Packaged)
Golden Lagers – Australian Style
- Gold – 89 SOUTH BREWING
89 STH OLD SCHOOL DRY - Silver – PINNACLE DRINKS
FRESH TRACKS PRISTINE LAGER - Silver – PINNACLE DRINKS
STEERSMAN BLONDE LAGER - Silver – PINNACLE DRINKS
BIG STATE BREWING WESTERN LAGER - Bronze – PINNACLE DRINKS
STEERSMAN ULTRA DRY LAGER
Bronze – PINNACLE DRINKS
HURRICANE HEAD BREWING CO. LAGER - Bronze – DAD & DAVE’S BREWING
AUSTRALIAN LAGER - Bronze – INTERSTELLAR BEVERAGES
THE INTERSTELLAR - Bronze – PINNACLE DRINKS
HUGHIE AUSSIE PALE LAGER
Bronze – PINNACLE DRINKS
JOHN BOSTON THE COMPENSATION CRISP LAGER - Bronze – FIVE BARREL BREWING
LUNCH BOX LAGER - Bronze – LION LIDCOMBE
TOOHEYS NEW
Dark Lagers
- Gold – DUSTY MINER CRAFT BREWERY
SMOKIN HOT N DUSTY TEXAS BOCK - Bronze – SYDNEY BREWERY
SYDNEY BREWERY DARK LAGER - Bronze – SLOW LANE BREWING
BEFORE DAWN - Bronze – 2 HALFS BREWING DISTILLING
SCHWARTZ - Bronze – BUCKET BREWERY
BUCKET BLACK
Pale Ales – Australian Style
- Gold – PHILTER BREWING
PHILTER XPA - Gold – AUSTRALIAN BREWERY
AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE - Gold – BENTSPOKE BREWING CO
BARLEY GRIFFIN - Silver – VALE BREWING
VALE BREWING TROPIC ALE 4.2% - Bronze – FIVE BARREL BREWING
PACIFIC PEAK XPA - Bronze – MALT SHOVEL BREWERY
MALT SHOVEL BREWERS THIS IS OUR XPA - Bronze – DANGEROUS ALES
BACKYARD PALE ALE - Bronze – SYDNEY BREWERY
SYDNEY BREWERY HOPTIMIST - Bronze – PINNACLE DRINKS
JOHN BOSTON THE SHIPYARD COASTAL XPA - Bronze – VALE BREWING
VALE BREWING VALE ALE 4.5% - Bronze – PHILTER BREWING
HENSON DRAUGHT - Bronze – TUMUT RIVER BREWING CO
HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO GALAXY - Bronze – WAYWARD BREWING CO
WAYWARD EVERYDAY ALE - Bronze – AKASHA BREWING CO
CANADA BAY XPA
Stouts & Porters
- Gold – VALE BREWING
FOX HAT BEARDED MONGREL 10.8% - Silver – CRONULLA BEER CO
MOTHER’S MILK STOUT - Silver – WILSON BREWING COMPANY
LOST SAILOR – DARK ALE - Silver – DANGEROUS ALES
APHRODISIAC OYSTER STOUT - Silver – DANGEROUS ALES
UKRAINIAN IMPERIAL STOUT - Silver – GAGE ROADS BREWING CO
AFTER HOURS - Silver – FIVE BARREL BREWING
NIGHT CAP MILK STOUT - Silver – BATCH BREWING CO
ELSIE THE MILK STOUT - Silver – BATCH BREWING CO
COFFEE MILK STOUT - Silver – PHILTER BREWING
CARIBBEAN STOUT - Bronze – GAGE ROADS BREWING CO
DAWN PATROL BREAKFAST STOUT - Bronze – WICKED ELF BEER
PORTER WICKED - Bronze – SYDNEY BREWERY
SYDNEY BREWERY SMOOTH TALKER - Bronze – 2 HALFS BREWING DISTILLING
BLACKBERRY PORTER 2 - Bronze – INTERSTELLAR BEVERAGES
THE ENIGMA - Bronze – BUCKET BREWERY
CHARLIE BUCKET CHOCOLATE STOUT - Bronze – PINNACLE DRINKS
VELVET LUXE STOUT - Bronze – HAWKESBURY BREWING CO
HAWKESBURY BREWING CO STOUT
Draught Beer
Golden Lagers – Pilsner Style
- Gold – SYDNEY BREWERY
SYDNEY BREWERY PILSNER - Gold – 7TH DAY BREWERY
7TH DAY BREWERY PILSNER - Silver – FRENCHIES BISTRO & BREWERY
CZECH PILSNER - Silver – WAYWARD BREWING CO
EVERYDAY LAGER - Silver – THE CRAFT & CO
BOHEMIAN PILSNER
Pale Ales – Australian Styles
- Gold – PHILTER BREWING
PHILTER XPA - Silver – 4 PINES BREWING CO
TSG AUSSIE PALE ALE - Bronze – PHILTER BREWING
HENSON DRAUGHT - Bronze – AUSTRALIAN BREWERY
AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE - Bronze – GAGE ROADS BREWING CO
SINGLE FIN SUMMER ALE - Bronze – IRONBARK HILL BREWHOUSE
RENEGADE XPA - Bronze – BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS
BEECHY XPA
Amber & Dark Ales Gold
- Gold – AUSTRALIAN BREWERY
OLD CATTLE DOG - Gold – ATOMIC BEER PROJECT
CLEVELAND STREET BROWN - Silver – PHILTER BREWING
RED SESSION ALE - Silver – WILSON BREWING COMPANY
WILSON DRAUGHT - Silver – BUCKETTY’S BREWERY
SUNDAY BITTER - Silver – BUCKETTY’S BREWERY
ED BROWN ALE - Silver – BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS
CELTIC RED ALE - Bronze – GAGE ROADS BREWING CO
LITTLE DOVE - Bronze – 4 PINES BREWING CO
4 PINES AMERICAN AMBER ALE - Bronze – PHILTER BREWING
OLD ALE - Bronze – 4 PINES BREWING CO
4 PINES KELLER DOOR BLACK IPA - Bronze – LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL
VICTORY BITTER
Stouts & Porters
- Gold – 4 PINES BREWING CO.
WELCOME TO PORTER - Silver – GAGE ROADS BREWING CO
AFTER HOURS - Silver – BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS
ROBUST PORTER - Silver – MALT SHOVEL BREWERY
JAMES SQUIRE JACK OF SPADES PORTER - Silver – ATOMIC BEER PROJECT
BREAKIE BEER - Bronze – LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL
NELSONS BLOOD - Bronze – SYDNEY BREWERY
SYDNEY BREWERY VANILLA STOUT - Bronze – SYDNEY BREWERY
SYDNEY BREWERY SMOOTH TALKER PORTER - Bronze – WILSON BREWING COMPANY
LOST SAILOR – DARK ALE WILSON