2019 Australian International Beer Awards Winners Announced

The Australian International Beer Awards announced winners of this year's competition last week, including New South Wales' 4 Pines Brewing Co. being named Champion Australian Beer.

The full release from the competition is below.

 4 PINES BREWING AWARDED CHAMPION BEER AT AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL BEER AWARDS

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Thursday 16 2019: The Keller Door Schwarzbier Draught from 4 Pines Brewing Company, New South Wales, has been named Champion Australian Beer, at the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) presentation last night in Melbourne.

Joining 4 Pines Brewery at the top spot was US producer Firestone Walker Brewing Co. which was awarded Champion International Beer for their Feral One brew. Hosted by The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV), the AIBA presentation evening saw industry leaders and experts worldwide come together to celebrate the best local and international beer, with eight champion trophies awarded in addition to Champion Australian Beer and Champion International Beer. Queensland was well represented on the night, taking out two of the top four Australian spots; Champion Large Australian Brewery, awarded to Balter Brewing, and Champion Medium Australian Brewery, awarded to Green Beacon Brewing Co, while Victoria’s Blackman’s Brewing took out Champion Small Australian Brewery.

On the international scale, New Zealand took home three of the four Champion International Trophies with Champion Large International Brewery going to DB Breweries, Champion Medium International Brewery awarded to Deep Creek Brewing Company and McLeods Brewery taking home Champion Small International Brewery. This year, due to the evolving beverage landscape, two new trophies were introduced, Best Fruit Beer and Best Wood or Barrel-Aged Beer awarded to Rodenbach Caractere Rouge, a Belgium Fruit Beer and Captain of the Coast, a United States Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer respectively.

Reflecting on another successful night for the industry, Paul Guerra, CEO, RASV said 2019 delivered a remarkable calibre​ of entries.

“The AIBA is the largest annual beer competition in the world, offering exhibitors the opportunity to benchmark their beer against industry standards to stand among some of the most talented brewers in the world.” “With almost 2,600 entries from more than 400 breweries across 26 countries, 2019 marks the biggest year in the awards’ history and we look forward to seeing this growth continue,” Mr Guerra concluded.

To celebrate their past success, 2018 Champion Breweries Black Hops Brewing, Green Beacon Brewing Co, Mountain Goat Beer and Philter Brewing unveiled their collaboration brew Achachacha Gose last night at the awards presentation. Using the traditional Bolivian fruit Achacha, cultivated in Queensland, the Gose-style beer has a tangy-citrus taste soured with the help of Weyermann Sauermalz, and complemented by the passionfruit aroma of HPA’s Galaxy hops. All results including medal winners are now available at winningtastes.com.au.

For all imagery of the 2019 AIBA winners and event, please see here.

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2019 AIBA Champion Trophies & Medals:

Champion Australian Beer presented by Cryer Malt Keller Door: Schwarzbier – 4 Pines Brewing Company, New South Wales

Champion International Beer Feral One – Firestone Walker Brewing Co., United States

Champion Large Australian Brewery presented by Barrett Burston Malting Balter Brewing - Queensland

Champion Large International Brewery presented by Barth-Haas Group DB Breweries Ltd, - New Zealand

Champion Medium Australian Brewery presented by Cryer Malt Green Beacon Brewing Co. – Queensland

Champion Medium International Brewery Deep Creek Brewing Company – New Zealand

Champion Small Australian Brewery Blackman’s Brewery – Victoria

Champion Small International Brewery McLeods Brewery – New Zealand

Gary Sheppard Memorial Trophy For The Best New Exhibitor Breakside Brewery - Oregon, United States

Best Australian-Style Lager Presented By O-I Glass Steinlager Pure – Lion NZ, New Zealand

Best European-Style Lager (Excluding Pilsner) Buckskin Munich Helles – King Car Group, Taiwan

Best International Lager Undercurrent – Draught Deep Creek Brewing Company, New Zealand

Best Pilsner Presented by Brews News The Prospector Pilsner - Draught Hemingway’s Brewery, Queensland, Australia

Best Amber / Dark Lager Presented By Joe White Maltings Keller Door – Schwarzbier - Draught 4 Pines Brewing Company, New South Wales, Australia

Best Australian Style Pale Ale Presented By Kegstar North of Nowhere Pale Ale, Packaged - DB Breweries Ltd, New Zealand

Best New World-Style Pale Ale Presented By Hop Products Australia

Pale Ale, Draught - Cheeky Monkey Brewery and Cidery, Western Australia, Australia Best International-Style Pale Ale Presented By The Post Project

Balter Strong Pale Ale - Draught Balter Brewing, Queensland, Australia Best British-Style Ale (Excluding IPA & Pale Ale)

Summer Ale, Draught - Mountain Goat Beer, Victoria, Australia Best European-Style Ale

Infinite Guide Gose, Packaged - Bravo Brewing Co., Guangdong, China Best IPA Presented By HopCo

Hawkers West Coast IPA, Packaged - Hawkers Brewery, Victoria, Australia Best Amber / Dark Ale

Traders, Packaged - McLeods Brewery, New Zealand Best Porter Presented By Weyermann

Black Shield Draught, Draught - Myanmar Brewery LTD, Yangon, Myanmar Best Stout Presented By GABS

Exit Milk Stout, Packaged - Exit Brewing, Victoria, Australia Best Reduced / Low Alcohol Beer

Mid Range, Packaged - Black Hops Brewery, Queensland, Australia Best Wheat Beer

TAP6 Mein Aventinus, Packaged - Schneider Weisse GmbH, Bavaria, Germany Best Belgian / French Ale

Feral One, Packaged - Firestone Walker Brewing Co., United States Best Scotch Ale / Barley Wine

Alba, Packaged - Cervejaria Bohemia, Brazil Best Fruit Beer

Rodenbach Caractere Rouge, Packaged - Brouwerij Rodenbach, Roesalare, Belgium Best Wood- And Barrel-Aged Beer

Captain of the Coast, Packaged - Pelican Brewing Company, Oregon, United States Best Specialty Beer

Maui Express, Packaged - Denver Beer Co, CO, United States Best Design - Label / Surface Graphic

Sabro: Single Hop Hazy IPA - Hope Brewery, New South Wales, Australia Best Design - Outer Packaging

India Pale Ale - Mismatch Brewing Co., South Australia, Australia Best Media Presented By The Crafty Pint

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