Australia’s best beers announced at AIBA awards
Victorian brewery White Rabbit has taken out Champion Australian Beer at the 2017 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA).
Champion International Beer was awarded to California-based brewery, Firestone Walker, for its ‘Feral One’ beer.
The Australian International Beer Awards is the largest annual beer competition in the world judging both draught and packaged beer. The awards have been running for 25 year and are administrated through The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria.
The 2017 awards received 1, 890 entries which were judged by 80 local and international judges.
Head Judge, Brendan Varis, said judging took place over three days at the Melbourne Showgrounds.
“As always the standard of beer entered was exceptional with the gold medal and trophy wining beers representing the absolute pinnacle of beer quality from around the globe,” he said.
Full list of winners: 2017 Australian International Beer Awards
The full list of winners from the 2017 Australian International Beer Awards are as follows:
CHAMPION TROPHIES
Champion Australian Beer presented by GrainCorp
White Rabbit Ale (Draught) – White Rabbit Brewery, VIC
Champion International Beer
Feral One (Packaged) – Firestone Walker Brewing Co., USA
Champion Large Australian Brewery presented by Barrett Burston Malting
Stone & Wood Brewing Co., NSW
Champion Large International Brewery
DAGON Beverages Co., Myanmar
Champion Medium Australian Brewery presented by CryerMalt
Balter Brewing Company, QLD
Champion Medium International Brewery presented by Federation University Australia
Pelican Brewing Co., USA
Champion Small Australian Brewery presented by FB*PROPAK
Green Beacon Brewing Co., QLD
Champion Small International Brewery
Deep Creek Brewing Company, New Zealand
Garry Sheppard Memorial Trophy for Best New Exhibitor
Balter Brewing Company, QLD
Australian Gypsy Brewer Award presented by FB*PROPAK
Pact Beer Co, ACT
MAJOR TROPHIES
Best Australian Style Lager
Storm Super Dry (Packaged) – Aldi Stores (Minchinbury), NSW
Best European Style Lager – Presented by Federation University Australia
DAGON Extra Strong Beer (Draught) – DAGON Beverages Co., Myanmar
Best International Lager – Presented by 3 Degrees Marketing
India Pale Lager (Draught) – Beer Farm, WA
Best Pilsner – Presented by ExpoNet
Pivo Pils (Packaged) – Firestone Walker Brewing Co., USA
Best Amber / Dark Lager – Presented by ExpoNet
Velkopopovicky Kozel Dark (Packaged) – Plzensky Prazdroj A.S., Czech Republic
Best Australian Style Pale Ale – Presented by Plasdene Glass-Pak
Pay Day (Packaged) – 2 Brothers Brewery, Vic
Best New World-Style Pale Ale – Presented by Hops Products Australia
Pale Ale (Draught) – Mountain Goat Beer, Vic
Best International Style Pale Ale – Presented by The Post Project
Balter XPA (Packaged) – Balter Brewing Company, QLD
Best British Style Ale – Presented by Time Out
Jasper Ale (Draught) – Stone & Wood Brewing Co., NSW
Best European Style Ale – Presented by Hopco
Sourpuss Raspberry Berliner Weisse (Packaged) – Wayward Brewing Company, NSW
Best IPA – Presented by Kegstar
Pulped Fiction (Draught) – Mountain Goat Beer, Vic
Best Amber / Dark Ale
Exit Amber (Packaged) – Exit Brewing, Vic
Best Porter – Presented by Weyermann Specialty Malts
Silent Knight Porter (Draught) – Modus Operandi Brewing Company, NSW
Best Stout
Sligo Extra Stout (Draught) – Foghorn Brewhouse, NSW
Best Reduced / Low alcohol beer
Happiness (Draught) – 2 Brothers Brewery, Vic
Best Wheat Beer – Presented by Dan Murphy’s
White Rabbit White Ale (Draught) – White Rabbit Brewery, Vic
Best Belgian / French Ale
Feral One (Packaged) – Firestone Walker Brewing Co., USA
Best Scotch Ale / Barley Wine
SEAMASTER Imperial Ale (Packaged) – Bach Brewing, NZ
Best Specialty Beer – Presented by GABS
Raspberry Stout (Packaged) – Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, USA
DESIGN
Best Design – Label / Surface Graphic
Pale Ale – Colonial Brewing Company, WA
Best Design – Outer Packaging
Wayward Core Range – Wayward Brewing Company, NSW
MEDIA
Best Media – Presented by The Crafty Pint
James Atkinson – Australian Brews News
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