Australian breweries hold their own amongst international beers
Australian breweries took out four awards at the at the prestigious 2010 Australian International Beer Awards on Thursday 20 May, with defending Champion Exhibitor, Feral Brewing, awarded the Champion Ale. The Premier’s Trophy for the Best Victorian Beer was awarded to 2 Brothers Brewery and New South Wales breweries Hunter Beer Company and Redoak took out the Champion Porter and Champion Reduced / Low Alcohol Beer trophies respectively.
In the course of the competition the judging panel tested 1,170 beers including 495 international entries and 675 Australian.
“A panel of 30 judges which included, Professor Paul Hughes of Heriot-Watt University in the UK, Director of Brewing Operations Jaime Jurado of Gambrinus Company in the US and international brewing consultant,
Brian Watson of New Zealand, tested the beers over two weeks, experiencing some of the most fantastic beers in the world,” said Australian International Beer Awards Chairman Mr Manders.
Conducted annually by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and the University of Ballarat, the 2010 Australian International Beer Awards received entries from 34 countries around the world including the Czech Republic, Belgium, Chile, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK, the USA, and of course Australia.
Winners included:
Champion Lager – Hoss Rye Lager, Great Divide Brewing Company, Colorado, USA
Champion Ale – The Runt, Feral Brewing Company, Western Australia, Australia
Champion Porter – Hunter Chocolate Porter, Hunter Beer Company, New South Wales, Australia
Champion Stout – Beer Geek Brunch Weasel, Mikkeller, Copenhagen, Denmark
Champion Reduced & Low Alcohol Beer – Redoak Bitter, Redoak Pty Ltd, New South Wales,
Australia
Champion Wheat Beer – Emerson’s Weizenbock, Emerson’s, Dunedin, New Zealand
Champion Belgian & French Ale – The Sixth Glass, Boulevard Brewing Company, Missouri, USA
Champion Scotch & Barley Wines – Samual Adams Longshot Barley Wine, The Boston Beer
Company, Massachusetts, USA
Champion Hybrid Beer – Black Butte XXI, Deschutes Brewing, Oregan USA
Champion Packaging Award – Scotts Pale Ale – 6 Pack Holder, Scotts Brewing Co, Auckland, New
Zealand
NEW Champion Gluten Free Beer – No trophy awarded
Premier’s Trophy – Voodoo, 2 Brothers Brewery, Victoria, Australia
Gary Sheppard Memorial Trophy – Big Sky Brewing Company, Montana, USA
Champion Large Brewery – Weihenstephan Brewery, Friesing, Germany
Champion Small Brewery - Nøgne Ø - Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri, Grimstad, Norway
The prestigious Grand Champion Exhibitor Trophy (awarded to the most successful exhibitor) –
Nøgne Ø - Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri, Grimstad, Norwa
