An American-stye IPA from Dalston’s 40FT brewery has been voted the best cask beer in London and the South East by a panel of industry experts.

Neighbourhood IPA (6 per cent ABV) won the IPA category before going on to take home the overall gold in the SIBA South East Independent Beer Awards.

Organised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), the other big winners were Windsor & Eton’s Father Thames, an extra special bitter which took the overall silver, and Longman brewery’s Longman Blonde, a hoppy, light-coloured beer that took bronze.

SIBA chief executive Andy Slee said: “In what was an incredibly tough competition with some superb beers across the board, I'd like to say a huge well done to all of the breweries which took home gold at this year’s awards, and particular congratulations to 40FT brewery.

“I’d encourage anyone in London to make the trip to its superb taproom in Dalston and sample what is now officially the South-East’s best cask IPA.”

Pictured from left SIBA chief executive Andy Slee and 40FT head brewer Luke Norman.