Baker’s Dozen Brewery, in Stamford, have taken home the top award in the East of England region of the SIBA Independent Beer Awards.
Gill and Dean Baker (left and right) are presented with the overall gold champion award by SIBA regional director Ian Ryding
Their 12 Second Panda IPA won overall gold at Brewpoint, in Bedford, where judging took place. The 6% ABV hazy NEIPA is loaded with American Citra hops for a big hit of citrus and tropical fruit.
“It’s the third year in a row that we’ve won a gold with Undertow, and we entered 12 Second Panda two years ago and it got silver,” said husband and wife owners of Baker’s Dozen, Dean and Gill Baker.
“But we wanted to enter it again as we were confident it would do well since we think it has improved since last tim… We never expected it to do this well!”
SIBA East regional director Ian Rydings, of Leigh-on-Sea Brewery, said: “A huge well-done to Baker’s Dozen, who have taken home a string of awards in recent years and whose beers continue to go from strength to strength.
“The quality of beers in this year’s keg competition was incredibly high and showed the breadth of quality beers in every style now being brewed across the region. Massive congratulations to all of this year’s winners.”
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