The shortlist for the 2023 Brewers Choice Awards, organised by team behind The Brewers Journal, is out and Signature Brew has been nominated for the big one - Brewery of the Year alongside three other great breweries.

Judges from across the brewing spectrum converged on The Red Lion in Barnes to debate and discuss the wealth of excellent entries submitted for the 2023 iteration of The Brewers Choice Awards. The winners of which will be crowned in London this October.

This year’s submissions were judged by an array of talent that included decorated author and Brewers Journal contributing editor Melissa Cole, Stephanie Brindley, John Keeling, former brewing director at Fuller’s, Lotte Peplow, the craft beer ambassador in Europe for the Brewers Association, Paul Davies, founder of the award-winning AleHunters Brewery Tours, freelance beverage consultant Sean Robertson, and Tim Sheahan, editor of The Brewers Journal.

Brewers Choice Awards | The Shortlist

Young Brewer of The Year

Mark Hamblin – Powder Monkey Brewing Co

Nadia Spencer – Brew York

Patrick Smith – Campervan Brewery

Pietro Maltinti – Northern Monk

Samuel Fraise – Attic Brew Co

Virginia Casadio – Lost and Grounded Brewers

Brewer of The Year – Supported by SSV Limited

Jordan Childs – Mash Gang

Mark Tranter – Burning Sky

Seb Brink – North Brewing

New Brewery of The Year

Azvex

Balance Brewing and Blending

Floc Brewing

Great Beyond Brewing Company

Sureshot

Two Flints

Wilderness Brewery

Brewery of The Year – Supported by Lallemand

Anspach & Hobday

North Brewing Co

Northern Monk

SIGNATURE BREW

New Beer of The Year – Supported by Jim Rankin

Exale – Jazz Dragon

Saltaire – El Dorado

Stroud Brewery – Easy Peasy

Beer of The Year – Supported by BarthHaas UK

Burning Sky – Petite Saison

Double-Barrelled – Parka

Northern Monk – Faith

Branding of The Year – Supported by Potter Clarkson

Anspach & Hobday Brewery – London Black

Corinium Ales – Bottled Range

McColl’s Brewery– Brewery Rebrand

Global Ambassador – Supported by Kegstar

The Roger Ryman Lifetime achievement Award – Supported by Konvoy

Tim Sheahan, global editor of The Brewers Journal, said: “I’d like to thank everyone that entered and a huge well done to everyone that has made the shortlist this year. We look forward to announcing the winners, alongside the recipients of the Roger Ryman Lifetime Achievement and Global Ambassador awards, at our 2023 Brewers Choice Awards dinner in London l. Hopefully you’ll join us there.

The winners of the 2023 Awards will be announced on 18th October and whether we win or not we’ll be celebrating a great year with friends nonetheless