Shortlisted for 5 Awards | Brewers Choice
Duration Brewing Shortlisted for #5 Brewers Choice Awards
We are a little bit gobsmacked and very pleased to share we have been nominated and shortlisted for 5 awards at this years Brewers Choice Awards. Ones we scooped Best New Brewery and Best New Beer (for Turtles) back in 2021 – learn more here
The shortlist for the 2026 Brewers Choice Awards, organised by team behind The Brewers Journal, has been announced.
Awards Duration is Shortlisted for…
🏆 New Beer of The Year
Duration Brewing | Where The Buffalo Roam
Donzoko/Omnipollo | True North
Abbeydale | Reverence
Signature Brew | Do It Right
Vocation Brewery | Rooted Riches
🏆 Beer of The Year
Duration Brewing | Good Times
Donzoko | Northern Helles
Burnt Mill | Fog
Two Flints | Santiago
Twice Brewed | Number of The Yeast
🏆 Brewer of The Year
Bates | Duration Brewing
James Rylance | Ideal Day Family Brewery
Toby McKenzie | RedWillow Brewery
Harry Gwilliam | Attic Brew Co
Jacob Hobbs | Hackney Church Brew Co
Olivia Owsinska | Northern Monk
🏆 Brewery of The Year
Duration Brewing
Attic Brew Co
Elusive Brewing
Pillars
Fell Brewery
🏆 Branding of The Year
Duration Brewing
Burnt Mill
Northern Monk
Attic Brew Co
Was also great to see Indie Rabble and Colbier – two breweries we are friendly with and planning to get over for collabs in the running for New Brewery of the Year. We’ve been lucky enough to already have brewed beers with several of this years contenders and wish all brewers shortlisted all the very best in the awards.
Judges from across the beer, brewing and the hospitality spectrum converged on Ghost Whale in Putney, London, to debate and discuss the wealth of excellent entries submitted for the 2026 iteration of The Brewers Choice Awards. The winners of which, will be crowned in London this September with tickets available here.
The categories up for discussion were Young Brewer of The Year, Brewer of The Year, New Brewery of The Year, Brewery of The Year, New Beer of The Year, Beer of The Year, Branding of The Year, and the Roger Ryman Lifetime Achievement Award.
This year’s submissions were judged by a wealth of talent that included journalist, judge and broadcaster Melissa Cole, AleHunters Brewery Tours founder Paul Davies, Lotte Peplow, the craft beer ambassador for Europe at the Brewers Association; Brew Resourceful founder Chris Lewington, Stuart Anderson the founder of London’s Ghost Whale and former Mikkeller location manager Jake Milne.
Also on the panel was Brewery Market founder Linda Birch beverage and hospitality consultant Sean Robertson and the regarded pub landlord and champion of the on-trade Roger Molyneux and Paul Davies, founder of the award-winning AleHunters Brewery Tours. Tim Sheahan, editor of The Brewers Journal, chaired the judging session.
Commenting on the shortlist, Tim Sheahan, global editor of The Brewers Journal, said:
“It was once again a joy and privilege to be help chair the judging for this year’s awards. This is our way of showcasing and celebrating the stunning beers beers, breweries and, of course, the brewers that make up this fantastic industry.
“The quality of the submissions was incredibly high and I would 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 at our 2026 Brewers Choice Awards dinner in London this September. Hopefully you’ll join us there.
“Special thanks to our sponsors, judges and also to Stuart Anderson and the team at the Ghost Whale in London for being the perfect hosts!”
The winners of the 2026 Brewers Choice Awards will be announced at the Brewers Choice Awards taking place on the evening of the first day of the Brewers Congress (29th September) at The Big Penny Social, London.
For full information and tickets, please click here.
Don’t take their word for it on the awards… why not come along for a Tour & Tasting Experience and stay on in our Brewery Taproom for pints and local street food!
Book a Tour HERE.
Tours are £25 per person and run every first Saturday of the month with 30mins learning about the brew process in the brewery before sitting down to a tutored tasting of 4 fresh beers in the taproom. Comes with a keepsake glass and 10% of any purchases in the shop.
Book a Taproom table HERE.
Our taproom is open every Saturday and Sunday from 12 through the Summer. We are dog and family-friendly and fully wheelchair accessible. See what’s pouring and what food is on each week HERE.
Press & Testimonials (from when we did these online!)
Beer Today ‘Duration Brewing tours will continue through winter’
Eastern Daily Press ‘Virtual beer tasting courses ‘saving grace’ for independent brewery’
Beer Yeti ‘An Epic Virtual Tour & Tasting From Duration Brewing!’
