A multi-award-winning Mid Wales brewery has won a silver medal at CAMRA's 2025 Champion Bottled Beer of Britain Awards.
Montgomery-based Monty’s Brewery won a silver medal for its 5% golden ale, Mischief, which was first brewed in 2010.
The awards, held as part of the Great British Beer Festival, are regarded as one of the highest honours in British brewing. Beers are nominated and voted for by beer drinkers themselves, not breweries.
Each beer goes through rigorous rounds of regional judging before making it to the national stage, where blind tastings are conducted to determine the winners.
Monty’s Mischief was created as a nod to traditional British IPAs.
Christine Cryne, of CAMRA, said:
“This story is close to my heart. A female brewer, who learned her trade at Brewlab, created a recipe which has gone on to win Silver Medal for bottled Mischief.”
Monty’s co-founder Pam Honeyman, who collected the award on behalf of the team, said:
“This is an incredibly proud moment not just for me, but for Kate, our head practical brewer and the entire Monty’s team. The recognition of more female brewers in the industry is long overdue and to have Mischief celebrated in this way means the world to us.”
The award win is the latest milestone in what has been a period of strong growth and renewed momentum for Monty’s Brewery.
In 2024, Monty’s secured investment from Mike Harris, an entrepreneur with a proven track record of scaling independent businesses while maintaining their authenticity and local roots.
Since then, Monty’s has expanded its production capacity, allowing for greater distribution across Wales and into new markets in England and enhanced its branding and digital presence, including a revitalised website and new content highlighting the people and stories behind each brew.
The brewery has also invested in community outreach and events, reconnecting with loyal customers and bringing Monty’s beers to new audiences through pop-ups, local partnerships and food and drink festivals.
In addition, the brewery has developed innovative offerings, including portable bars and interactive taproom experiences to showcase Monty’s beers in a modern, accessible format.
This investment has also allowed the team to focus on quality-driven innovation – refining recipes, optimising brewing techniques and creating new brews that continue to honour Monty’s tradition while embracing the future of craft beer.
“The support from Mike has been transformative,” said Pam.” It’s allowed us to take our ambition to the next level, without compromising who we are. We’re still the same hands-on, passionate team, but with more capacity to share what we love with even more people.”
