The 2026 Top 50 UK Beer Awards have crowned a London beer as the second-best in the country. Hackney's Five Points Brewery secured the silver medal for its Five Points Best, a single-hopped bitter brewed with local Maris Otter barley and Kentish Fuggle hops.
Top 50 UK Beer Awards Overview
The awards, now in their third year, are organised by insights and events company We Are Beer. Over 150 beer experts and more than 6,000 drinkers and hospitality professionals participated in tasting and rating the best-selling, most influential, and best-made beers in the UK.
Gold Medal Winner
The top prize went to Cheltenham-based independent brewery DEYA for its Steady Rolling Man New England Pale Ale, which reclaimed the number one spot after winning the inaugural awards in 2024.
London's Strong Showing
London breweries dominated the top 10, with five of the top 10 beers coming from the capital. Forest Gate's Pretty Decent Beer Co climbed from 16th to fourth place with I Could Get Better At T*sco For A Quid. Bermondsey's Anspach & Hobday took fifth for its London Black porter. Pillars, based in Walthamstow, ranked seventh with its Pilsner, up from 21st last year. Saint Monday's American Pale Ale, brewed in Hackney, jumped from 47th to 10th place.
Top 10 Beers of 2026
- DEYA - Steady Rolling Man (Cheltenham)
- Five Points - Best (Hackney, East London)
- Thornbridge - Jaipur (Bakewell, Derbyshire)
- Pretty Decent Beer Co - I Could Get Better At T*sco For A Quid (Forest Gate, East London)
- Anspach & Hobday - London Black (Bermondsey, South London)
- Titanic - Plum Porter (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire)
- Pillars - Pilsner (Walthamstow, East London)
- Verdant - Lightbulb (Penryn, Cornwall)
- Timothy Taylor - Landlord (Keighley, West Yorkshire)
- Saint Monday - American Pale Ale (Hackney, London)
Context
This achievement follows recent recognition for London's pub scene. In June 2026, three London pubs were named among the nation's prettiest by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
