
Beerland wins Champion Beer at AIBA
Moffat Beach Brewing, Hawkers Beer, Stomping Ground and WA’s Beerland were amongst the big winners of last night’s Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards.
They took home the coveted champion brewery trophies, whilst Beerland won the prize of the night, the Champion beer trophy, for the second time since 2018.
It was a record year for the awards, held at Melbourne Showgrounds last night and presented by Matt Kirkegaard and Kirrily Waldhorn, with a total of 2,634 entries from 355 exhibitors.
Melbourne Royal CEO Brad Jenkins said that the awards recognise the best brewers in the world across 35 trophies.
“These awards are the largest annual beer competition in the world assessing both draught and packaged beer.
“It is fabulous to see a positive uptick in Australian and international entries in spite of the ongoing global challenges of the past 12 months as well as the natural disasters that occurred across the north-east of Australia.
“Thank you to all the 355 breweries who entered the awards this year, with a special mention of the 245 Australian breweries.”
Champion Trophies
Champion Australian Beer Presented by Cryer Malt Beerland Blueberry Clouds, Draught Beerland Brewing, Western Australia, Australia
Champion International Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal Viva La Beaver, Packaged Belching Beaver Brewery, California, United States
Champion Large Australian Brewery Presented by Barrett Burston Malting Hawkers Beer, Victoria, Australia
Champion Large International Brewery Presented by Hop Products Australia (HPA) Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany
Champion Medium Australian Brewery Presented by Cryer Malt Stomping Ground Brewing Co, Victoria, Australia
Champion Medium International Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal Deep Creek Brewing Company, Auckland, New Zealand
Champion Small Australian Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal Moffat Beach Brewing Co, Queensland, Australia
Champion Small International Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal Artmonster Brewery, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea
Champion Victorian Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal Hawkers Beer, Victoria, Australia
Gary Sheppard Memorial Trophy for the Best New Exhibitor Presented by Melbourne Royal The Bold Mariner Brewing Co, Virginia, United States
Australian Gypsy Brewer Award Presented by Melbourne Royal Dollar Bill Brewing, Victoria, Australia
Best Australian-Style Lager Presented by Kegstar King Road Lager, Draught
King Road Brewing Co, Western Australia, Australia Best European-Style Lager (excluding Pilsner) Presented by Weyermann Specialty Malts Hugin, Packaged 3 Ravens Brewery, Victoria, Australia
Best International Lager Presented by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Revel NZ Pils, Draught Revel Brewing Company, Queensland, Australia
Best Pilsner Presented by Brews News Peroni, Draught Asahi Beverages, Victoria, Australia
Best Amber / Dark Lager Presented by Joe White Maltings Mabon Doppelbock, Packaged King River Brewing, Victoria, Australia
Best Australian Style-Pale Ale Presented by KONVOY XPA, Draught Cheeky Monkey Brewery, Western Australia, Australia
Best Modern Pale Ale Presented by Hop Products Australia (HPA) The Hop Peddler Hazy Pale Ale, Draught Co-Conspirators Brewing, Victoria, Australia
Best International-Style Pale Ale Presented by Yakima Chief Hops Shadow Of The Moon Eclipse Strong Pale Ale, Packaged Moffat Beach Brewing Co, Queensland, Australia
Best British Or EuropeanStyle Ale (Excluding India Pale Ale & Pale Ale) Presented by Melbourne Royal Raspberry Smash, Packaged Stomping Ground Brewing Co, Victoria, Australia
Best Traditional India Pale Ale Presented by NZ Hops Trilogy Best Coast IPA, Packaged Moffat Beach Brewing Co, Queensland, Australia
Best Modern India Pale Ale Presented by NZ Hops Get The Gist, Draught Hop Nation Brewing Co., Victoria, Australia
Best Amber / Dark Ale Presented by BevChain Journey Home Black IPA, Packaged Ocean Reach Brewing, Victoria, Australia
Best Porter or Stout Presented by Bluestone Yeast Co. Bunker Porter, Draught Stomping Ground Brewing Co, Victoria, Australia
Best Reduced / Low Alcohol Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal East Point, Draught Stone & Wood, New South Wales, Australia
Best Non-Alcohol Beer Presented by Chr. Hansen All Day Non-Alcoholic IPA, Packaged Bach Brewing, Auckland, New Zealand
Best Wheat Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal Lowen White Beer, Packaged China Resources Snow Breweries, Beijing, China
Best Belgian / French Ale Presented by Melbourne Royal Nectarined, Packaged Molly Rose Brewing, Victoria, Australia
Best Fruit Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal Beerland Blueberry Clouds, Draught Beerland Brewing, Western Australia, Australia
Best Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal Wayward Ripasso Bianco, Packaged Wayward Brewing Co, New South Wales, Australia
Best Specialty Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal Viscosiraptor, Packaged Big Shed Brewing, South Australia, Australia
Best Specialty Flavoured Beer Presented by Crafted ERP Viva La Beaver, Packaged Belching Beaver Brewery, California, United States
Best Design – Label/Surface Graphic Presented by Melbourne Royal Hallertau – The Keeper Hallertau Brewery, New Zealand
Best Media Presented by The Crafty Pint Clare Burnett (Brews News), Queensland, Australia
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