Sydney Brewery Takes Home Double Gold At 2022 Royal Beer & Cider Awards

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.”

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