Rooster’s Baby-Faced Assassin and Yankee helped the Knaresborough, Yorkshire, brewery scoop three medals at the International Brewing Awards.
Having won a bronze medal for Baby-Faced Assassin, its flagship IPA, in cask at the 2015 awards, the family-owned brewery exceeded expectations, winning a gold, silver and bronze this time around.
It was Baby-Faced Assassin that once again proved to be cock of the walk, winning a gold medal in can, ahead of entries from breweries in Australia and Canada. The keg version of the beer also bagged a bronze.
Rooster’s pioneering pale ale, Yankee, the first of its kind to be brewed with new world hops from the USA more than 20 years ago, was awarded a silver in its category in keg, completing a hat-trick of medals that the brewers will collect at a formal ceremony at the Guildhall in London on April 26.
Head Brewer, Oliver Fozard, said: “I’m incredibly proud of our team. To win the bronze medal two years ago was a real honour, but to come away with three this time around is an exceptional achievement, especially given the calibre of the judging panel and the competition we faced.
“Up until a little over two years ago, we had never packaged our beer in keg or can, so to have won the awards in these categories is extra pleasing. As with our cans, all of our keg beers are brewed and packaged in-house, so these awards recognise not just the quality of the beer we brew, but also the practices we have in place to package them to a high standard as well.
“With the awards won this year, B-FA has now won a medal in cask, keg and can across consecutive International Brewing Awards competitions, which is a feat we’re very proud of.”
