Loch Lomond make history at Indie Beer Scotland Awards 2025 with first ever double Gold

Loch Lomond brewery have made history at the Indie Beer Scotland Awards 2025, taking home both the Overall Champion Cask and Overall Champion Keg Awards with the very same beer for the first time ever.

The cask and keg versions of their flagship Silkie Stout not only won their style categories, but then both went on to be named the 'best of the best' in the Overall Champions final judging where the beer style category winners are rejudged in a 'best of the best' final round. The two seperate final table judgings each named Silkie Stout as the best beer in the competition - something which has never been achieved by a brewery in any region of the UK before. 

"Absolutely super excited - Silkie Stout has been one of our best beers for a long time but this year it has just really excelled and is tasting better than ever. We're absolutely delighted - the boys will have a great night tonight!" Fiona MacEachern, Loch Lomond brewery owner, speaking at the awards ceremony this weekend.

The Indie Beer Scotland Awards are blind-tasted by expert beer judges, beer sommeliers, and master brewers from elsewhere in the UK, with the winners of each beer-style category going through to a final judging table where the overall Champion Gold, Silver and Bronze are selected. The awards take place ahead of Indie Beer Scotland – the country’s biggest independent craft beer festival, which took place over the weekend in Glasgow. 

“The quality of beer is always superb at Indie Beer Scotland and this year was no exception, with incredibly tough competition across the categories and some truly World-class beers on show. Massive congratulations to the Loch Lomomnd team and good luck in the National Finals in Liverpool next year!” Neil Walker, SIBA Head of Comms and presenter of this year’s award in Glasgow.

Silkie Stout is described by the brewery as a jet black, robust oatmeal stout with roast coffee aromas, leading to a rich chocolate flavour, rounded off with a smooth and creamy finish. It has been a firm favourite with beer drinkers for many years and has in the past been named the best in the UK at the National Finals of the Awards, which are organised by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates and will take place in Liverpool in March next year. 

The full list of winners can be viewed via www.siba.co.uk/ibawinners

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