1 Jan 2023

Andy Hart

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Leeds Beer Awards 2022 - The Results

Thanks to everyone who voted in this year's awards! We had 10,233 votes in total overall, with 8,884 unique and valid votes counted. Congratulations to all winners and runners up alike!

Here are the more comprehensive breakdowns for each category voted by you, our followers and website visitors.

Venue Categories

Pos. Best Newcomer %age
1st Meanwood Tavern 20.8%
2nd Tartarus Taproom 16.3%
3rd Green Room 14.0%
4th Vocation and Co. Halifax 13.2%
5th SALT Calls Landing 9.6%
6th The Melbourne 8.7%
7th Canned Heat Beers 7.3%
8th SALT Oakwood 4.8%
9th Craft on Draft 3.4%
10th Handsome Bar 2.0%
Pos. Best Pub %age
1st Duck & Drake 19.1%
2nd Woodies Craft Ale House 12.1%
3rd Whitelock’s Ale House 9.8%
4th Cap & Collar 8.2%
5th Market Tap 6.2%
6th The Old King’s Arms 6.0%
7th The Old Cock 4.2%
7th Dave’s Pies & Ale 4.2%
8th Kirkstall Bridge Inn 3.8%
9th The Cardigan Arms 3.5%
10th The Bankers Cat 2.4%
(others) 20.5%
Pos. Best Bar %age
1st Hideout Pudsey 17.1%
2nd Against The Grain 14.2%
3rd Granville’s Beer & Gin House 8.9%
4th North Bar Social 5.2%
5th Arcadia Ale House 3.6%
6th Oscar’s 3.1%
6th Brownhill & Co. 3.1%
7th North Bar 3.0%
7th Pinnacle Beer & Gin Hall 3.0%
7th Boot & Rally 3.0%
8th North Taproom: Sovereign Street 2.7%
9th Parkside Tavern 2.1%
10th Assembly Underground (Vocation & Co. Leeds) 1.8%
(others) 29.2%
Pos. Best Bottle Shop %age
1st Bottle & Bean 13.1%
2nd The Hoptimist 10.7%
3rd Yorkshire Craft Beers 10.4%
4th Raynville Superstore 8.0%
5th Horsforth Brewery Tap 5.7%
6th Bier Huis 5.3%
7th Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Taproom 4.2%
7th Wetherby Brew Co 4.2%
8th Fuggle & Golding 3.5%
9th North Bar Social 2.8%
9th Brownhill & Co. 2.8%
9th Bottle Chop 2.8%
9th Boot & Rally 2.8%
10th Dave’s Pies & Ale 2.4%
(others) 21.4%
Pos. Best Brewery %age
1st Horsforth Brewery 14.9%
2nd Kirkstall Brewery 12.7%
3rd Northern Monk 12.3%
4th North Brewing Co 10.6%
5th Wetherby Brew Co 8.4%
6th Tartarus Beers 5.0%
7th Bini Brew Co 3.7%
8th SALT 3.2%
8th Piglove Brewing Co 3.2%
9th Amity Brew Co 3.0%
10th Beer Ink 2.8%
(others) 20.3%
Pos. Best Brewery Taproom %age
1st Horsforth Brewery Tap 15.8%
2nd Northern Monk Refectory 13.6%
3rd Kirkstall Brewery Tap 12.5%
4th Wetherby Brew Co 10.9%
5th Springwell (North Brewing Co) 7.0%
6th Amity Brew Co 5.1%
7th Bini Brew Co 4.1%
8th Tartarus Taproom 3.5%
9th Magic Rock Tap 3.3%
10th Terminus Tap & Bottle Shop (The Meanwood Brewery) 3.1%
(others) 21.1%
Pos. Best City Centre Venue %age
1st Duck & Drake 14.5%
2nd Whitelock’s Ale House 6.7%
3rd North Taproom: Sovereign Street 6.3%
4th North Bar 5.8%
5th Pinnacle Beer & Gin Hall 5.4%
6th Assembly Underground (Vocation & Co. Leeds) 5.3%
7th Brownhill & Co. 4.3%
7th Bundobust 4.3%
8th Northern Monk Refectory 3.4%
8th Doghouse Bar 3.4%
8th Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen 3.4%
9th Parkside Tavern 3.3%
10th Wapentake 2.9%
(others) 30.8%
Pos. Best Suburban Venue %age
1st Hideout Pudsey 12.0%
2nd Against The Grain 10.6%
3rd Woodies Craft Ale House 7.0%
4th Bottle & Bean 6.4%
4th Granville’s Beer & Gin House 6.4%
5th Horsforth Brewery Tap 6.1%
6th The Hoptimist 5.7%
7th Wetherby Brew Co 4.0%
8th North Bar Social 3.6%
9th Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Taproom 3.3%
10th Arcadia Ale House 3.0%
(others) 31.9%
Pos. Best Cask Venue %age
1st Whitelock’s Ale House 34.7%
2nd Arcadia Ale House 15.1%
3rd The Bankers Cat 11.3%
4th Saltaire Brewery Taproom 7.5%
5th The Turks Head 6.5%
6th The Brunswick 5.9%
7th Brownhill & Co. 5.4%
8th Harrogate Tap 3.8%
9th Victorian Craft Beer Cafe Halifax 3.0%
9th The Boat House Bar Skipton 3.0%
10th KØBENHAVN 2.4%
11th The Wrens 1.6%
Pos. Best Beer Garden %age
1st Piglove By The River 15.5%
2nd Springwell (North Brewing Co) 14.5%
3rd Northern Monk Refectory 12.7%
4th North Bar Social 11.5%
5th The Beck & Call 9.2%
6th Magic Rock Tap 8.7%
7th Nation of Shopkeepers 8.1%
8th Lamb & Flag 6.4%
9th The Dry Dock 4.3%
10th The Grove 4.1%
(others) 5.1%
Pos. Best Family Friendly Venue %age
1st Horsforth Brewery Tap 17.3%
2nd The Old King’s Arms 10.9%
3rd North Bar Social 8.0%
4th Wetherby Brew Co 7.8%
5th The Beck & Call 6.7%
6th Northern Monk Refectory 5.9%
7th Amity Brew Co 4.4%
8th Springwell (North Brewing Co) 3.8%
9th Piglove By The River 2.9%
10th Meanwood Tavern 2.7%
11th Magic Rock Tap 2.5%
(others) 26.9%
Pos. Best Social Media Presence %age
1st Hideout Pudsey 8.6%
2nd Against The Grain 6.6%
3rd Bottle & Bean 6.2%
4th Woodies Craft Ale House 5.9%
5th Yorkshire Craft Beers 5.0%
6th The Hoptimist 4.8%
7th Duck & Drake 4.5%
8th Horsforth Brewery 4.4%
9th Granville’s Beer & Gin House 4.2%
10th Cap & Collar 3.7%
(others) 46.1%

Beer Categories

Pos. Best Beer %age
1st Abaddon [Tartarus Beers] 3.6%
2nd Chairman Miaow [Bini Brew Co] 3.1%
3rd Wetherby IPA [Wetherby Brew Co] 3.0%
4th Pineapple X-Press [Beer Ink] 2.7%
5th Waterpistol [Amity Brew Co] 2.1%
5th Stiggy Pop [Magic Rock] 2.1%
(others) 83.4%
Pos. Best Low/No Alcohol Beer %age
1st Holy Faith [Northern Monk] 31.0%
2nd Freeride [Magic Rock] 11.9%
3rd Mango Guava IPA [Brulo / North Brewing Co] 9.5%
4th Nothing But The Rain [Ridgeside] 7.1%
4th Northern Light [Saltaire] 7.1%
5th Holy Heathen [Northern Monk] 4.8%
5th Flat Moon Society [North Brewing Co] 4.8%
(others) 23.8%
Pos. Best Sessionable Beer %age
1st Faith [Northern Monk] 4.3%
1st Waterpistol [Amity Brew Co] 4.3%
1st Mitigating Circumstances [Kirkstall Brewery] 4.3%
1st Wetherby Blonde [Wetherby Brew Co] 4.3%
2nd A Little Faith [Northern Monk] 3.2%
2nd High Hopes [Wetherby Brew Co] 3.2%
2nd Sputnik [North Brewing Co] 3.2%
3rd Objects In Space [Ridgeside] 2.2%
3rd Citra [SALT] 2.2%
3rd R.B.M Rapid Beer Movement [Bini Brew Co] 2.2%
3rd Judicious [Kirkstall Brewery] 2.2%
3rd Ratatoskr [Tartarus] 2.2%
3rd Dissolution IPA [Kirkstall Brewery] 2.2%
3rd Chairman Miaow [Bini Brew Co] 2.2%
3rd Nectaron [Anthology] 2.2%
3rd Three Swords [Kirkstall Brewery] 2.2%
3rd Powered By Faith [Northern Monk] 2.2%
3rd New England Session Pale [Anthology] 2.2%
3rd Saucery [Magic Rock] 2.2%
3rd Wetherby IPA [Wetherby Brewing Co] 2.2%
(others) 44.6%
Pos. Best Imperial Beer %age
1st Abaddon [Tartarus] 11.0%
2nd Hazelnut Abaddon [Tartarus] 7.3%
3rd What The F*** Does WTF Mean? [Beer Ink] 4.9%
4th Starbeer [Beer Ink] 4.5%
4th Cherry / Mid Winter [Magic Rock] 4.5%
5th Monument [Field Recordings] 3.7%
5th Double Transmission [North Brewing Co] 3.7%
5th Kursaal Imperial Stout [Harrogate Brewing Co] 3.7%
(others) 56.7%
Pos. Best Beer Artwork %age
1st FarrerArt [Tartarus] 17.8%
2nd Chairman Miaow [Bini Brew Co] 2.8%
2nd PATRONS PROJECT 31.07 // SMUG // THE CHURCH OF SMUGLIFE // OTHER HALF // DDH IPA [Northern Monk] 2.8%
2nd The Drinker [Bini Brew Co] 2.8%
2nd OMNIA [Piglove Brewing Co] 2.8%
2nd The Big Kiwi [Harrogate Brewing Co] 2.8%
3rd PATRONS PROJECT 13.07 TANKPETROL THE FINAL VORTEX DDH IPA [Northern Monk / Other Half / Equilibrium] 1.9%
3rd Enemy of My Enemy [The Meanwood Brewery] 1.9%
3rd JAM ROLY POLY // JAM & CUSTARD PALE ALE [Northern Monk] 1.9%
3rd Holy Cosmos [Piglove Brewing Co] 1.9%
3rd Pineapple X-Press [Beer Ink] 1.9%
3rd Swamp Juice (Triumph) [Beer Ink] 1.9%
3rd White Rat [Ossett Brewery] 1.9%
3rd DairyFreak [Magic Rock] 1.9%
(others) 53.3%

Special Categories

This year we decided to award Terminus Tap & Bottle Shop / The Meanwood Brewery the special award of Best Instagram Reels, for their brilliant Christmas-themed JUSTIN'S JINGLES series.