Ten international awards in two months for Sharp's Brewery

Rock, Cornwall-based Sharp’s Brewery has enjoyed a recent gold rush, taking home ten international brewing awards in less than two months.

Sharp's was awarded six medals at the International Beer Challenge 2020, three at the European Beer Star Awards and, most recently, a gold for its flagship amber ale Doom Bar at the Brussels Beer Challenge.

More than a hundred beers from all over the world were judged across the three events, blind-tasted by judging panels of publicans, brewers, retailers, and flavour analysts.

The European Beer Star awards saw Sharp’s collect two more gold medals, alongside the one for Doom Bar in Brussels, for Atlantic Pale Ale and Coconut Stout and a Bronze for speciality bitter Sea Fury.

At the International Beer Challenge, Wolf Rock red IPA and Coconut Stout both received silver medals, while Sea Fury, Belgian-style ale Chalky’s Bite, Camel Valley Pilsner and Doom Bar all came away with Bronze.

The 10 medals follow a number of other accolades achieved by Sharp’s in 2020 which include Sea Fury being named the UK’s best pale bitter and Wolf Rock taking home a bronze award in the World’s Best Dark Beer category at the annual World Beer Awards.

"At all three of these events, you’re being judged by some of the world’s most accomplished beer experts, making them a pretty accurate barometer of who is producing the best beer around the world," said James Nicholls, Marketing Controller at Sharp’s Brewery. "Having such a large contingent from our range awarded medals is a testament to the passion, innovation and skill shown by our immensely talented brewers.

“There are some phenomenal breweries competing in these awards so to be considered among the best is a real achievement. We are so proud that our beers are consistently recognised on the international stage for their quality and flavour and this year’s awards haul is an exceptional feat for the team.”

Sharp’s Brewery has a tally of around 150 international brewing awards, achieving thirteen in 2020 alone.