The “Oscars of Brewing and Cider” Reveals Its 2026 Winners!
- Guild Secretary
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After three days of the most rigorous and renowned competition in the industry, the International Brewing & Cider Awards’ 43 international judges have named the best beers and ciders in the World.
The winners were announced live on Friday, 6th of March, during the medal announcement open to trade event organised by the BFBI as part of the International Brewing & Cider Awards.
The event, hosted at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, has brought together the most renowned brewers, cidermakers, buyers, and industry professionals for a day of networking, tasting, and celebration.
This year again has seen celebrated breweries and cider makers from Sweden to Cambodia, confirming the international dimension of the competition and its prestige around the globe.
The International Brewing and Cider Awards is not only the oldest competition in the world, it’s a professional milestone for brewers and cidermakers around the world, due to its unique judging process.
Its panel of experts, all of whom are commercially practising brewers and cidermakers, was tasked with increasing the level of feedback from a production and commercial perspective, providing entrants with a world-class tasting panel experience.
About this year’s winners, Ruth Evans MBE, Chief Executive of the BFBI and Director of the International Brewing and Cider Awards, said: “Our international panel of brewers and cider makers have judged a fantastic array of beers and ciders from around the world. The results reflect the quality of entries this year - ensuring a high level of debate amongst the judges, debate being at the core of our judging process.”
All the winners will be invited to an exclusive awards ceremony and reception at The Guildhall in London in May to receive their prestigious medals and trophies.
Full list of winners on the IBCA website via the links below
Notes to Editors
About International Brewing & Cider Awards
The International Brewing Awards is the longest-established brewing competition in the world, having first been held in 1886. Since then, the competition has focused on searching out excellence and rewarding it across all styles of commercially brewed beer. The winning breweries are awarded medals and trophies from the world’s most professional tasting panel, composed exclusively of experienced commercial brewers.
Over its 140 year history, the competition has evolved with the global industry and made sure they are relevant and always keep up with the changes in the market.
Core attributes include:
Organised since 1886, the oldest international beer competition
Open to all types of beer
Structured into nine beer categories with 36 classes
With few classes, medals are difficult to win and therefore every win is that much more prestigious
Diversity and innovation as well as tradition are recognised through the alcohol strength categorisation
Judged only by professional brewers
Technical installation and stewarding are second to none
First established in 1901, the International Ciders Awards were reintroduced as an international recognition of excellence in cider production in 2013.
An award is a recognition by fellow professional cider makers that a cider is an outstanding commercial example of its style.
The superb technical installation including cider in bottle, can, bag in box, cask and keg ensures the integrity of the product, dispensed to the judges at the cider maker’s recommended temperature.
All judges are currently practising cider makers from around the world, and our stewards are trained to ensure the integrity of the pour and dispense to the judges. With 9 categories within 3 trophies, there is a place for every cider, with every cider having a chance of winning - even those new or innovative variations on styles.
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