Media Release

Craft Beer Awards Deadline Extended

22nd August, 2014

The deadline for the submission of entries for the inaugural Craft Beer Awards – The Best of Australian Brewing has been extended one week till the 29th of August at 5pm EST.

The 2014 Craft Beer Awards Entry Form can be downloaded here.

Please note that for the Entry Form to work correctly and allow for online submission it must be opened in either Adobe Reader or Acrobat. A confirmation message will appear after you click ENTER if the process has worked correctly.

If you have any issues with this please email a copy of the completed form to kris.latham@australiancraftbeer.org.au

The 2014 Craft Beer Awards Entry Process document can be downloaded here.

The 2014 Craft Beer Awards Style Guidelines document can be downloaded here.

To be held during Sydney Craft Beer Week, the Craft Beer Awards are open to all Australian breweries and brewing companies that are eligible for CBIA membership.

Judging will be happening on the 21st and 22nd of October with the awards being presented at a ceremony on the 24th of October.

The Craft Beer Awards will judge nine (9) categories with trophies being awarded to the best beer in each category. The trophy winners will then be judged against each other with the winner taking the prestigious title of Champion Australian Craft Beer.

Awards will also given out to the best performing Large (300 000 to 40 million litres per annum), Medium (50 000 to 299 999 litres per annum) and Small (up to 49 999 litres per annum) breweries.

The awards presentation ceremony will be held at the Giant Dwarf Theatre (199 Cleveland Street, Redfern) on Friday, the 24th of October.

This event promises to quickly become one of the highlights on the annual craft beer calendar with the Australia’s beer lovers getting the chance to rub shoulders with best of the nation’s brewers as the awards are handed out.

Guests will be able to sample throughout the night from a wide range of the beers that had been entered in the awards.

Dining for the evening will be provided by David O’Brien of Food Rascal (formerly Executive Chef with the Merrivale Group). David will be presenting a range of canapés and a BBQ, serving Ranges Valley Wagyu brisket and Kurobuta pork-shoulder rolls.

Tickets are $95 and are available through the Sydney Craft Beer Week website.