Shepherd Neame are celebrating after five of their beers were honoured at this year’s World Beer Awards.
The Faversham-based brewery’s 1698 (6.5% ABV) and Bishops Finger (5.2% ABV) were both crowned world’s best bitter in their categories.
Their India Pale Ale (6.1% ABV) received a gold medal and was named country winner for England in the English-style IPA category. Both of their stouts — Double Stout (5.2% ABV) and Whitstable Bay Black Stout (4.2% ABV) — received silver medals.
“We are thrilled to have achieved these results,” said Mike Unsworth, director of brewing at Shepherd Neame.
“To receive such prestigious awards — including two beers recognised as the world’s best — highlights the outstanding skill of our teams, demonstrating the very best in British brewing.”
The awards are the latest in a series of honours for Shepherd Neame’s beers, with other recent wins including gold medals for 1698, India Pale Ale, and Whitstable Bay Pale Ale at the British Bottlers’ Institute (BBI) Awards earlier this month. The BBI judges also gave a silver medal to Whitstable Bay Blonde Lager and a diploma of excellence to Whitstable Bay Black Stout.
