Following a fiercely competitive competition, tasting and trailing countless beers from across the nation, We Are Beer have announced the four winners of their annual Raise The Bar competition.
Now in its second year, Raise The Bar aims to shine a light on the best up-and-coming talent of the craft beer scene, unearthing creativity and innovation among young breweries.
Beating off fierce competition from more than 60 entrants, this year’s winners are: Mothership, an all-female brewery based in South London; Birmingham’s Dig Brew; Yorkshire-based Turning Point; and, from north of the border, Edinburgh brewers Vault City, who impressed judges with their approach to wild fermentation.
Open to breweries who have been in production for under two years, the competition gives the four winners the chance to showcase their creations at We Are Beer’s four festivals taking place this year, with more than 20,000 beer aficionados expected in London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Beer Central in Birmingham, the latest destination on the festival map.
Raise the Bar case
New this year, We Are Beer will be teaming up with craft beer subscription club Beer 52 for a limited edition Raise The Bar case, featuring beers from the four winners, which will be delivered to subscribers’ doors later this
summer.
Led by We Are Beer co-founder Greg Wells, the judging panel comprised: Wildcard Brewery founder, Jaega Wild; Jen Merrick, previously head brewer at Beavertown and Meantime; beer writer Matt Curtis; and Beer 52’s Callum Stewart.
Greg said: “After debuting in 2018, we were thrilled to be bringing back Raise The Bar for another year. This year we wanted to hone in on what the brewers are trying to achieve and how they execute and deliver this. We looked for breweries that represent what the festival is all about: excitement, creativity and, above all else, quality beer.
“The result was four fantastic brewers from across the UK, each with their own take on modern brewing, and we’re excited to be bringing them to this years festival.”
