Yates Brewery has a history of producing fine beers which continues to be recoginised by a number of national and local bodies in the brewing industry

Recent awards include the following:

1991 Cambridge Beer Festival     Yates Bitter     1st
1995 Keighley Beer Festival     Yates Premium     1st
1996 Westmoreland Beer Festival     Auld Grey Town Ale    1st
1997 Keswick Beer Festival    Yates Premium    1st
1999 Wirral Beer Festival    Yates No. 3    2nd
2000 Cumbria Micro-Brewery Challenge     Spring Fever     2nd
2000 Westmoreland Beer Festival     Autumn Fever     3rd (1st to sell out!)
2000 Cockermouth Beer Festival     Winter Fever     1st
2001 Cumbria Micro-Brewery Challenge     Spring Fever     1st
2003 Boot Beer Festival     Old Slapper     1st
2003 Keswick Beer Festival     Beer X     1st
2003 Great British Beer Festival     Beer X     Finalist (Best Bitters Category). 
2004 The Cumberland News Countryside Awards 2004 (Herdie) Beer of the Year - Sun Goddess
2006 Cumbria Micro-Brewery Challenge. IPA 1st.
2008 Cumbrian Micro-Brewery Challenge. IPA. 1st.   (3rd Time Winners)
2008 Great British Beer Festival  Beer X  Finalist (Best Bitters Category).
2008 CAMRA Champion Beer of Cumbria 2008 Champion Golden Ale - Yates Beer X
2008 CAMRA Champion Beer of Cumbria 2008 Champion Speciality Ale -  Yates Sun Goddess
2008 CAMRA Champion Beer of Cumbria 2008 Champion Bitter -  Yates Bitter

2009 CAMRA Champion Beer of Cumbria 2009 Champion Speciality Ale -Yates Sun Goddess