Wye Valley Brewery is a Silver-medalist in this year’s International Brewing Awards in the International Keg Lager category, for their newly launched premium lager, ‘1985’.

Seen as ‘the Oscars of the brewing world’, the International Brewing Awards received 1,121 entries over 41 classes, from 187 breweries around the world. One of just 34 silver medals awarded this is an amazing achievement for the brewery, who are also responsible for award-winning cask ales such as HPA and Butty Bach.

Named ‘1985’ in celebration of the year Wye Valley Brewery was founded, the Kolsch-style lager is made using Herefordshire hops as well as traditional European lager varieties.

The team received their silver medal at an awards ceremony held at Guildhall in London.