Champion Beer of Scotland Heats held during 2023
| Results of heats held at Larbert Festival on Friday, 31 March | |
| Mild | |
| 1st | Five Kingdoms McGregor’s Mild |
| 2nd | Swannay Orkney Mild |
| Premium Bitter | |
| 1st | Alechemy Ten Storey Malt Bomb |
| 2nd | Cairngorm Wildcat |
| Results of heats, held at CAMRA’s Beer Tent at Paisley Food and Drink Festival on Saturday, 22 April | |
| Session Pale, Blond and Golden Ales | |
| 1st | Loch Lomond Southern Summit |
| 2nd | Fyne Ales Jarl |
| 3rd | Orkney Island Life |
| 4th | Cromarty Happy Chappy |
| Speciality Flavoured | |
| 1st | Cromarty Brewed Awakening |
| 2nd | Spey Valley Stillman’s IPA |
| 3rd | Cairngorm Trade Winds |
| 4th | Isle of Skye Skye Gold |
| Session Stouts and Porters | |
| 1st | Cairngorm Black Gold |
| 2nd | Ayr Rabbie’s Porte |
| 3rd | Swannay Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout |
| 4th | Fyne Ales Vital Spark |
| Results of heats, held at CAMRA’s Glasgow Real Ale Festival on Friday, 16 June. | |
| Session Bitters | |
| 1st | Kelburn Red Smiddy |
| 2nd | Ayr Complicated Maisie |
| 3rd | Swannay Scapa Special |
| 4th | Orkney Northern Light |
| Premium Pale, Blond and Golden Ales | |
| 1st | Swannay Orkney IPA |
| 2nd | Fyne Ales Avalanche |
| 3rd | Five Kingdoms Prentice |
| 4th | Fyne Ales Hurricane Jack |
| Speciality Beers – Differently Produced | |
| 1st | Cromarty Red Rocker |
| 2nd | Williams Bros Fraoch Heather Ale |
| 3rd | Harviestoun Schiehallion |
| 4th | Arran Blonde |
| Results of heats, held at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival on Friday, 6 October. | |
| British and New World IPAs | |
| 1st | Cromarty Raptor IPA |
| 2nd | Loch Lomond Bravehop IPA |
| 3rd | Cromarty Rogue Wave |
| Strong Stouts and Porters | |
| 1st | Five Kingdoms Dark Storm Stout |
| 2nd | Fyne Ales Sublime Stout |
| 3rd | Loch Lomond Silkie Stout |
| Results of heats, held at Forth Valley CAMRA’s Alloa Real Ale & Cider Festival on Friday, 10 November. | |
| Brown and Red Ales, Old Ales and Strong Milds | |
| 1st | Windswept Wolf |
| 2nd | Stewart 80/- |
| 3rd | Orkney Dark Island |
| 4th | Isle of Skye Skye Black |
| Barley Wines and Strong Ales | |
| 1st | Broughton Old Jock |
| 2nd | Orkney Skull Splitter |
The winning beers will now progress to the Champion Beer of Britain category finals in 2024, held at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) Winter or GBBF Olympia, depending on category. They will also progress to the Champion Beer of Scotland final in 2024.