THE head of brewing at a brewery based in St Austell has received another industry accolade.

Georgina Young, who has been at the helm of brewing operations at St Austell Brewery for five years, was voted the Brewers’ Brewer of the Year at the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) Business Awards 2025.

The awards shine a light on excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, highlighting the efforts taken by brewers to improve business, innovation and diversity.

This is Georgina’s third award in the past two years, recognising her dedication to the brewing industry and supporting those within it. She was crowned Brewer of the Year at the 2023 Guild of Beer Writers Awards and also received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Brewer’s Congress in the same year.

Beer writer Pete Brown, who hosted the SIBA awards, said: “Georgina is one of the UK’s most respected brewers. She is a true beer enthusiast with an obsessive eye for quality and consistency.

‘In a brewer-voted category, she was a clear winner, which shows the enormous admiration held for Georgina and the time she gives back to the industry.”

Georgina said: “It feels very special to have won this award, particularly as it’s voted for by other brewers in the industry. I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by brilliant people in the beer world, and having been chosen by peers to receive the accolade is a proud moment.”

After joining St Austell Brewery in 2019 from Fuller’s, Georgina has inspired a new cohort of aspiring brewers, supporting the HIIT brewing apprenticeship scheme with the International Centre for Brewing Science at Nottingham University. The course launched in 2019 with St Austell Brewery being one of the first breweries in the country to take on those brewing apprentices.