Loch Lomond and Bellfield breweries have taken home the coveted overall champion awards at Indie Beer Scotland 2026.
Winning brewers with their awards
They were the winners of the seperate cask and keg beer competitions in the Indie Beer Awards Scotland. Cairngorm were named overall champion for bottled and canned beers.
Loch Lomond’s Brave Hop IPA was named champion cask beer. “The guys at the brewery work really really hard and they really deserve it,” said managing director Fiona MacEachern.
Winner of the keg beer awards was Bellfield’s Lager Libre, a refreshing and zesty Mexican-style lager featuring lime, agave and maize, brewed gluten free and vegan friendly. “So great to win with such a fun beer style, up against unbelievable beers,” said head brewer Keith Richardson.
All category winners will now go forward to the UK finals of the Indie Beer Awards, organised by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), which will take place in Liverpool in March next year.
The awards took place ahead of Indie Beer Scotland, the country’s biggest beer festival of Scottish beers, which took place over the weekend at The Pitt in Edinburgh.
“Scotland have a superb track record at the UK finals, and I want to wish all of this year’s winners the best of luck in March next year,” said Neil Walker, head of communications at SIBA. “The quality of beers across the board was absolutely superb.
“I also want to say a huge thank you to the team from The Pitt in Edinburgh for their help in making the awards and beer festival such a success, and supporting the return of Indie Beer Scotland to Edinburgh.”
