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
