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International Beer Challenge 2019

When is a good beer not a good beer? When it is slightly out of style, apparently. At many of the world’s beer

competitions any deviation from what is the accepted profile of a style can lead to disappointment, because they place such great weight on strict guidelines. If a beer is perhaps not quite hoppy enough to be “officially” a pilsner, then it gets marked down, or even kicked out of the competition. Maybe a stout has been entered as a porter. If so, it has no chance.

I’m not one to decry this sort of competition. I can see the value of judging how well a brewer has mastered a style and technical merit certainly deserves reward. Furthermore, every competition has to have its rules or it collapses into an unruly mess. But, in today’s increasingly imaginative beer world, trying to precisely define a beer by style has become a challenge equivalent to herding brewery cats. This is why the International Beer Challenge is more relevant today than it’s ever been.

Now in its 23rd year, the IBC has long championed the idea that a beer should win prizes simply based on how good it is, rather than how closely it adheres to some pedantic definition of style. We believe that when customers enter an off-licence, while they may have an idea of the broad type of beer they want to buy, they are not fixated by technical profiles and simply want to know what is going to taste good when they open the bottle or can.

This is the principle that we again rolled into play at this year’s IBC judging at the start of August. Around 60 judges

– a wise old mix of brewers, retailers, importers and writers – convened at the Honourable Artillery Company in the City of London to sniff, taste and ultimately analyse the hell of out more than 800 beers from around the world. Beers were presented in small flights based loosely around beer styles – just so that there were no big swings of flavour or strength in each group – and the judges, divided into 13 tables, silently evaluated each one before launching into detailed discussions over its merits and finally making the collective decision of whether it was worthy of a gold, silver or bronze medal, or perhaps no medal at all. As chairman of the judges, I have the luxury of moving from table to table to hear the debates, so I know that they are good humoured, well informed and very often illuminating. Sometimes reaching a verdict proves difficult, at other times, the outcome is apparent very early on.

The net result this year was that

Putting a spotlight on just ‘good beer’JEFF EVANS EXPLAINS WHAT THE PANEL IS LOOKING FOR IN SINGLING OUT THE ULTIMATE BEER. FULL RESULTS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES

MEET THE LEAD

JUDGESJEFF EVANSChairman of IBC

BILL SIMMONSIndustry consultant

CHRISTINE CRYNEBeer writer and trainer

CLAIRE DODDDrinks writer

GLYNN DAVISBeer writer

JOHN PORTERBeer writer

JONNY TYSONBeer sommelier

LOTTE PEPLOWBeer sommelier

MARTYN CORNELLBeer writer

MELISSA COLEBeer writer

PETER HAYDONBeer writer

STEVE WILLIAMSBeer blogger

TIM HAMPSONBeer writer

WILL HAWKESBeer writer

our judges discovered nearly 300 bronze medallists and nearly 200 silver medallists – all of whom have much to celebrate as a result. Most importantly, however, they also decided on more than 60 gold medallists from a wide range of countries – from Belgium to Brazil, Colombia to Cambodia, Myanmar to Mexico. These now go forward to the final round of judging in early September when a second jury meets to decide which of the gold winners claim our trophies, which are based, again, on broad styles rather than precise categories – Best Ale, Best Lager, Best Stout or Porter, Best Wheat Beer, Best Flavoured Beer and Best Speciality Beer. The judges will also select this year’s Supreme Champion beer.

The discussions, I know from experience, will be intense, the testing rigorous and the trophy winners – as a result – totally deserving. But perhaps the biggest winner overall will be simply be “good beer”.

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GOLDCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEBeavertown Brewery Gamma Ray APA

Ales

Beavertown Brewery Neck Oil SIPA

Ales

Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Rousse

Ales

Brasserie du Mont Blanc Sylvanus Blonde

Ales

Brasserie du Mont Blanc Triple Epices

Ales

Brouwerij L Huyghe Delirium Tremens

Ales

Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Kölsch

Ales

Butcombe Brewing Co Single Variety American Hop Simcoe Pale Ale

Ales

Cervejaria Bohemia Alba Ales

Cervejaria Bohemia American Barley Wine

Ales

Cervejaria Bohemia Caroline III

Ales

Cervejaria Stannis Gold Amelia

Ales

Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Dubbel Ales

Cido Grupa SIA Lielvārdes Tumšais

Ales

Curious Brewing Curiouser & Curiouser Chapter 2 - Barrel Aged

Ales

Damm Complot IPA Ales

Dartmoor Brewery Jail Ale Ales

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GOLDCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEDie Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Progusta

Ales

Fabbrica della Birra Tenute Collesi Collesi Rossa

Ales

Fourpure Session IPA Ales

Fuller’s Fuller’s & Friends Tiny Rebel: Respect Your Elders

Ales

Harvey & SonMalt Brown

Ales

Harvey & Son Tin Lizzie

Ales

Heineken Hungary Soproni Cautious Gambler APA

Ales

Hoegaarden Brewery Julius

Ales

Meantime Brewery Birra Antoniana West Coast IPA

Ales

Salopian Brewery Paper Planes

Ales

St Peter’s Brewery Crafted Black IPA

Ales

Waitrose & Partners Fuller’s & Friends Pilot: Huvvy Dug

Ales

Ashby Cervejaria Ashby Wheat Orange

Flavoured Beers

Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Bleue

Flavoured Beers

Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Verte

Flavoured Beers

Cerveceria BBC de la Sabana Cajica Miel

Flavoured Beers

Cervejaria Bohemia Wit Hibisco

Flavoured Beers

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GOLDCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLECerveza Loba Loba Paraiso Flavoured Beers

Frog Beer Apricot Wheat Flavoured Beers

Heineken Brazil Baden Baden Chocolate

Flavoured Beers

La Zaragozana Imperial Citrus

Flavoured Beers

Brauerei Rittmayer Hallern-dorf Hallerndorfer Kellerbier

Lagers

Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Märzen

Lagers

Carlsberg Kazakhstan Beerkhan

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Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Super Nossa

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Gallery Gallery Valletta 2018

Lagers

Hausen Bier Hausen Bier Dunkel

Lagers

Myanmar Brewery Myanmar Premium

Lagers

Schweiger Hofmeister Helles Lagers

Super Bock Group Super Bock Coruja American Amber Lager

Lagers

Brauerei Rittmayer Hallerndorf Hallerndorfer Rauch Bier

Speciality Beers

Brauerei Rittmayer Hallerndorf Smoky George

Speciality Beers

Cervejaria Bohemia Wee Heavy Barrel Aged

Speciality Beers

Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Baltic WA

Speciality Beers

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GOLDCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLECervejaria Wäls Wäls Berliner Wäls

Speciality Beers

Curious Brewing Curiouser & Curiouser Chapter One

Speciality Beers

Dundalk Bay Brewery Brewmaster Hogs Head Cask Aged Weiss

Speciality Beers

Harvey & Son Low Alcohol Old Ale

Speciality Beers

Hatherwood Rye Craft Pale Ale

Speciality Beers

Heineken Brazil Eisenbahn Rauchbier

Speciality Beers

Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt Zuidam

Speciality Beers

Hook Norton Brewery Red Rye Speciality Beers

Meantime Brewery Thomas Hardy’s Ale The Historical Vintage

Speciality Beers

Khmer Beverages Barrley Black Extra Stout

Stout / Porters

St Austell Brewery Black Square

Stout / Porters

Brouwerij Haacht Super 8 Blanche

Wheat Beers

Hoegaarden Brewery Hoegaarden White

Wheat Beers

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Ales

Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum German Pale Ale

Ales

Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Soleya

Ales

Edinburgh Beer Factory Futurism AlesEtienne James Blonde AlesFrederic Robinson Iron Maiden Trooper AlesFrog Beer Thawack! AlesFrog Beer Wham! AlesFuller’s Fuller’s & Friends Stone & Wood Brewing Company: Way Down Ale

Ales

Fyne Ales Jarl AlesGreyhound Brewery Ballards Wassail AlesHarbour Brewing American Pale Ales

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SILVERCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEHarvey & Son Elizabethan Ale AlesHarvey & Son Knots of May AlesHarvey & Son Lewes Castle Brown Ale AlesHarvey & Son Old Ale AlesHarvey & Son Star of Eastbourne AlesHarvey & Son Wharf IPA AlesHarviestoun Brewery Bitter & Twisted AlesHatherwood Triple Hopped Pale Ale AlesHertog Jan Hertog Jan Dubbel AlesHertog Jan Hertog Jan Karakter AlesHertog Jan Hertog Jan Tripel AlesHoegaarden Brewery Hoegaarden Grand Cru AlesJoseph Holt Sixex AlesLord Chambray Brewery Grand Harbour AlesLost Pier Brewing Paddleboarder Pale AlesMarston’s Brewery 61 Deep AlesMaryensztadt Brewery Hoptime DDH Imperial IPA AlesMeantime Brewery Thomas Hardy’s Ale AlesOakham Ales Double Hopped Citra IPA AlesOstdonk Bieren Ostdonk Tripel AlesPlatinum Craft Brewing Platinum Pale Ale AlesPrancing Pony Brewery The Zeppelin AlesPrancing Pony Brewery XPA AlesPurity Brewing Pure Gold AlesPurity Brewing Pure UBU AlesPurple Moose Brewery Dark Side of the Moose AlesPurple Moose Brewery Mwsh AlesQuantock Brewery QPA AlesQuantock Brewery Titanium AlesSeptem Microbrewery OE Septem 8th Day IPA AlesSharp’s Brewery Chalky’s Bite AlesSharp’s Brewery Wolf Rock AlesSt Austell Brewery Big Job AlesSt Austell Brewery Bottle Conditioned Cornish Red Ale AlesSt Austell Brewery Hicks AlesTennent Caledonian Breweries Kestrel Super Premium Lager

Ales

Toast Ale Toast Ale Born & Bread American Pale Ale AlesWoodforde’s Wherry AlesAdnams Grapefruit IPA Flavoured BeersAshby Cervejaria Ashby IPA com Frutas Amarelas Flavoured Beers


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SILVERCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEBrasserie Licorne Slash Red Flavoured BeersBrouwerij Kompel Kompel Kriek Flavoured BeersBrouwerij Kompel Kompel Prion des Fleurs Flavoured BeersCerveceria BBC de la Sabana Macondo Flavoured BeersCervejaria Backer Reserva Cherry Flavoured BeersCervejaria Bohemia Flor de Sal Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Appia Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Baltic Nibs Flavoured BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls La Catrina Flavoured BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Panetonne Ale Flavoured BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls White Coffee Dubbel Flavoured BeersCido Grupa SIA Lielvārdes Ķiršu Kriek Flavoured BeersDB Brewery ChinHuaJiao Sichuan Peppercorn Beer Flavoured BeersDeBron Bier DeBron Imperial Stout Cacahuatl Flavoured BeersDeBron Bier DeBron Nut IPA Flavoured BeersFrog Beer Raspberry Saison Flavoured BeersFrog Beer Rhubarb White Flavoured BeersFyne Ales Origins Brewing Crimson Fall Flavoured BeersGallery Lemon Grass Flavoured BeersHiver Beers The Honey Blonde Flavoured BeersHuyghes Belgian Cherry Wheat Beer Flavoured BeersModha Ales True Maharaja Cardamom Beer Flavoured BeersMoscow Brewing Company Trekhgornoe Manufacturny Ale

Flavoured Beers

Septem Microbrewery Septem Holy Day Spiced Dark Ale Flavoured BeersSt Peter’s Brewery Plum Porter Flavoured BeersWilde Child Brewing Co Beast Master Flavoured BeersABK Betriebgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren ABK Pils Anno 1907

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ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren ABK Doppelbock Buronator

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ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren ABK Kellerbier

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Aldi Stores Carista LagersAmbev Bohemia LagersBirra Antoniana Marechiaro Birra Antoniana Marechiaro

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Bohemia Regent Czech Lager LagersBrasserie Meteor Meteor Lager LagersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Dortmunder Export LagersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Munich Helles LagersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Schwarzbier LagersCervejaria Ambev Cerveja Nossa LagersCervejaria Bohemia Black LagersCervejaria Bohemia Flor da Serra LagersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Cauim 016 LagersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Hazel LagersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Bohemian Pilsner LagersCervezas San Miguel San Miguel Especial LagersCork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery Sunbeam

Lagers

DeBron Bier DeBron Vienna Lager LagersFourpure Jet Lager LagersFourpure Pils Lager LagersFurstenberg Brauerei Furstenberg Premium Lager LagersHausen Bier Hausen Bier Vienna LagersHeineken Amstel Oro LagersHertog Jan Hertog Jan LenteBockbier LagersHijos de Rivera 1906 Black Coupage LagersMahou Maestra Dunkel LagersMoscow Brewing Company Hamovniki Pilzenskoe LagersMoscow Brewing Company Hamovniki Venskoe LagersMoscow Brewing Company Motor LagersMyanmar Brewery Kirin Ichiban LagersSeptem Microbrewery Septem Monday’s Pilsner LagersSuper Bock Group Super Bock Coruja Hoppy Lager LagersTriple Point Brewing Twistin’ LagersAllendale Brewary 2.5% Pale Ale Speciality Beers

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SILVERCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEBeercraft Varvar d’Rye Speciality BeersBig Drop Brewing Big Drop Brown Ale Speciality BeersBlack Sheep Brewery Limoncello Sour Speciality BeersBrasserie Cap d’Ona La Luxure Speciality BeersBrouwerij Bosteels Deus Brut des Flandres Speciality BeersCervejaria Ambev Brahma Pale Ale Speciality BeersCervejaria Backer Bravo Speciality BeersCervejaria Backer Buik 49 Speciality BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Guanabara Speciality BeersCervejaria Stannis Scarlett Flanders Speciality BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Calaverita Speciality BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Celeiro do Vale Speciality BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Terracota Speciality BeersDie Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Arrique

Speciality Beers

Etienne Citra Gose Alactique Speciality BeersFlea Societa’ Agricola a Responsabilita’ Limitata Isabella Speciality BeersHarviestoun Brewery Whippet Speciality BeersHertog Jan Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt Hooghoudt

Speciality Beers

Mahou Barrica Bourbon Speciality BeersPandabrew (Yiyang) Beer & Spirit Tang Dynasty Bitter Melon-Barleywine

Speciality Beers

Radeberger Gruppe Clausthaler Original Non-Alcoholic

Speciality Beers

Radeberger Gruppe Clausthaler Unfiltered Non-Alcoholic

Speciality Beers

Redoak Redoak Château Sour Speciality BeersSt. Peter’s Brewery Without Raspberry & Elderberry

Speciality Beers

Unified Everything Project Downwinder Non-Alcoholic Gose

Speciality Beers

Unified Everything Project Run Wild Non-Alcoholic IPA Speciality BeersUnified Everything Project Upside Dawn Non-Alcoholic Golden Ale

Speciality Beers

Anomaly Brewing Witch-Doctor Stout / PortersCarlow Irish Stout Stout / PortersCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad Royal Stout Stout / PortersCervejaria Ambev Caracu Stout / PortersCervejaria Bohemia Entreguerras Stout / PortersCervejaria Bohemia Imperial Stout Stout / PortersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Ithaca Nibs Stout / PortersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Petroleum Stout / PortersCork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery MiDaza Stout / PortersFyne Ales Mills & Hills Stout / PortersMarks & Spencer Oatmeal Stout Stout / PortersMeantime London Porter Stout / PortersMoncada Brewery Impy Custard Vanilla Imperial Stout

Stout / Porters

Moscow Brewing Company Wolf’s Brewery Port Artur Stout / PortersSeptem Microbrewery Septem Kleos Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

Stout / Porters

St Austell Brewery Bottled Conditioned 6 Malt Cornish Stout

Stout / Porters

Super Bock Group Super Bock Selecção 1927 Thames Porter

Stout / Porters

Windsor Castle Brewery Limited Mud City Stout Stout / PortersAnvil Ale House White Anvil Wheat BeersBayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan Weihenstephan Vitus

Wheat Beers

Branded Drinks Weihenstephan Hefeweiss Wheat BeersBrasserie du Mont Blanc La Blanche Wheat BeersBrasserie Cap d’Ona Blanche Bio Wheat BeersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Kristsallweizen Wheat BeersCervejaria Ambev Brahma Extra Weiss Wheat BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Witte Wheat BeersGallery Gallery Wheat Beer Wheat BeersRenato Bazzo Dama Weiss Wheat Beers




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BRONZECOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLECervejaria Wäls Wäls George Little King AlesCervejaria Wäls Wäls Quadruppel AlesCerveza Loba Loba Alteña AlesCervezas Moritz Moritz Red IPA AlesCork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery Dreamcatcher

Ales

Cork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery Changeling

Ales

Dartmoor Brewery Dartmoor IPA AlesDartmoor Brewery Dartmoor Legend AlesDB Brewery Taiwan Head Brewers – Minor Heat Jasmine Session Ale

Ales

Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Palor

Ales

Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum The Brale

Ales

Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Yakeros

Ales

Dundalk Bay Brewery Brewmaster IPA AlesDundalk Bay Brewery Brewmaster Red Ale AlesEdinburgh Beer Factory Untitled AlesEtienne Ale Pas D’Chinook AlesFabbrica della Birra Tenute Collesi Collesi Triplo Malto AlesFirestone Walker Brewing Easy Jack AlesFirestone Walker Brewing Mind Haze AlesFrederic Robinson Old Tom AlesFrog Beer Pearl AlesFuller’s Fuller’s & Friends Woodstock: Love On The Run

Ales

Fuller’s Fullers & Friends Magic Rock: Misprized AlesFyne Ales Workbench AlesGreyhound Brewery Rainbow Eyes AlesGrupo Thoquino – Indústrias De Bebidas Joaquim Thomaz De Aquino Filho Denker Irish Red Ale

Ales

Harvey & Son Christmas Ale AlesHarvey & Son Sussex Best Bitter AlesHarvey & Son Tom Paine AlesHarvey & Son Wild Hop AlesHarviestoun Brewery The Ridge AlesHatherwood Brightlights American IPA AlesHatherwood Craft Orange Pale Ale AlesHausen Bier Hausen Bier APA-7 AlesHertog Jan Hertog Jan Grand Prestige AlesHook Norton Brewery Cotswold Pale AlesHook Norton Brewery Flagship AlesHook Norton Brewery Hooky Gold AlesHook Norton Brewery Old Hooky AlesLa Zaragozana Ambar 1900 AlesLord Chambray Brewery Coral Cave AlesLord Chambray Brewery San Blas AlesLost Pier Brewing Simcoe & Amarillo Juicy IPA AlesLost Pier Brewing West Side IPA AlesMarks and Spencer Cornish Saison AlesMarston’s Brewery Horninglow No 1 AlesMaster Gao Brewing Co of Nanjing Baby IPA AlesMeantime Greenwich Black IPA AlesMolson Coors , Ireland Rebel Red AlesMoncada Brewery Floor Shaker West Coast IPA AlesMoorhouse’s Brewery Blonde Witch AlesMorgenrot Cape Point Pale Ale AlesNorthern Monk Northern Monk Striding Edge AlesOakham Ales Cambridgeshire Golden Ale AlesOakham Ales Cambridgeshire Single Variety American Hop Citra IPA

Ales

Okell’s Brewery Okell’s MPA AlesPlatinum Craft Brewing Company Platinum IPA AlesPlatinum Craft Brewing Company Sunset AlesPurity Brewing Company Longhorn IPA Ales

TASTING

BRONZECOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEAdnams Laid Back IPA AlesAdnams Suffolk Single Variety American Hop Mosaic Pale Ale

Ales

Adnams Suffolk Single Variety British Hop Jester IPA AlesAdnams Used Our Loaf Triple English Hop Pale Ale AlesAldi Stores The Hop Foundry Triple Hopped AlesAnvil Ale House Mjölnir AlesBarcelona Beer Company La Bella Lola AlesBath Ales Gem AlesBeavertown Brewery Lupuloid IPA AlesBirra del Borgo ReAle Extra AlesBlack Sheep Brewery My Generation AlesBlack Sheep Brewery Venus & Mars AlesBlack Sheep Brewery Yorkshire Terrier AlesBrasserie Cap d’Ona Ambrée Triple AlesBrasserie Cap d’Ona Blonde Triple AlesBrasserie Meteor Wendelinus Blonde AlesBrouwerij Bosteels Pauwel Kwak AlesBrouwerij Haacht Tongerlo Blond AlesBrouwerij Haacht Tongerlo Nox AlesBrouwerij Kompel Kompel Bovengronds AlesBrouwerij L Huyghe Delirium Argentum AlesButcombe Brewing 31 Hop IPA AlesCerveceria BBC de la Sabana Candelaria Clasica AlesCervejaria Alfaiate Cerveja Alfaiate Red Ale AlesCervejaria Backer Cabral AlesCervejaria Backer Corleone AlesCervejaria Bohemia 838 Pale Ale AlesCervejaria Bohemia Redwood AlesCervejaria Colorado Colorado 1998 AlesCervejaria Colorado Colorado Black Indica AlesCervejaria Colorado Colorado Nandi AlesCervejaria Colorado Colorado Scotch Ale AlesCervejaria Colorado Colorado Single Simcoe AlesCervejaria Colorado Colorado Vixnu AlesCervejaria Wäls Wäls Evita Ales




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BRONZECOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLESajonia Brewing Company Centennial AlesSajonia Brewing Company El 4 Rojo AlesSalopian Brewery Boomerang AlesSalopian Brewery Darwin’s Origin AlesSalopian Brewery Hop Twister AlesSalopian Brewery Oracle AlesSalopian Brewery Shropshire Gold AlesSharp’s Brewery Doom Bar AlesSharp’s Brewery Sea Fury AlesSharp’s Brewery Tripel O AlesShepherd Neame 1698 AlesShepherd Neame Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale AlesShepherd Neame Classic Collection India Pale Ale AlesShepherd Neame Spitfire AlesShepherd Neame Spitfire Golden Ale AlesSt Austell Brewery Bad Habit AlesSt Austell Brewery Proper Job AlesSuper Bock Group Super Bock Coruja IPA AlesSuper Bock Group Super Bock Selecção 1927 Bengal Amber IPA

Ales

The Five Points Brewing Co Five Points XPA AlesWest Berkshire Brewery Good Old Boy AlesWest Berkshire Brewery Mister Swift Pale Ale AlesWindsor Castle Brewery Peaky Blinder Black IPA AlesWindsor Castle Brewery Peaky Blinder Pale Ale AlesWindsor Castle Brewery Worcester Sorcerer AlesWychwood Brewery Hobgoblin IPA AlesAnvil Ale House Bookoo Flavoured BeersBirra del Borgo L’Equilibrista Flavoured BeersBlack Sheep Brewery Choc & Orange Flavoured BeersBrasserie Licorne Spirit Gin Flavoured Beer Flavoured BeersBrouwerij Haacht Mystic Cherry Flavoured BeersCervejaria Ashby Eireli Ashby Porter Café Flavoured BeersCervejaria Bohemia Coconut Porter Flavoured BeersCervejaria Bohemia Junina Flavoured BeersCervejaria Bohemia Sour Citrous Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Colônia Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Demoiselle Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Dry Stout Pepper Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Dubbel Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Eugênia Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Mocaçu Flavoured BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Tropicana Flavoured BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Double Brownie Flavoured BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Rossa Flavoured BeersDoppio Malto Brewing Zingibeer Flavoured BeersEdge Brewing Project Mimosa Orange Haze Lager Flavoured BeersEdge Brewing Project Pimped Up Pomme Pomegranate Sour

Flavoured Beers

Edinburgh Beer Factory Z.E.E.P. Flavoured BeersFrogBeer Ginger Twist Flavoured BeersFyne Ales Origins Brewing Sanguine Flavoured BeersHeineken Hungary Soproni Cautious Gambler Sour Cherry Ale

Flavoured Beers

Hiver Beers The Honey IPA Flavoured BeersMallaskoski Brewery Blueberry Sour Flavoured BeersMaryensztadt Brewery Sourtime Berliner Weisse Strawberry

Flavoured Beers

Master Gao Brewing Co of Nanjing Osmanthus Pale Ale Flavoured BeersMuha Brewery I Drink Like a Fish Flavoured BeersNorth Taiwan Brewing Taiwan Head Brewers – Grain Rain Tea Ale

Flavoured Beers

Platinum Craft Brewing Mr Bock Flavoured BeersPurple Moose Brewery Chocolate Moose Flavoured BeersRenato Bazzo Dama Sour Fruit Maracuja e Tamara Flavoured BeersRobinsons Cheshire Choc Porter Flavoured BeersWilde Child Brewing Opaque Reality Flavoured BeersWimbledon Brewery Wimbledon Ale with Elderflower Flavoured Beers

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BRONZECOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren ABK Edel Spezialbier

Lagers

Aldi Stores Carullo Especial LagersBirra del Borgo LISA LagersBlack Sheep Brewery 54 Degrees North LagersBrasserie Meteor Meteor Pils LagersBrauerei Rittmayer Hallerndorf Hallerndorfer Landbier Hell

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Brouwerij Kompel Kompel Pils LagersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin German Pilsner LagersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Heller Bock LagersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Munich Dunkel LagersButcombe Brewing German Bock Lager LagersCambodia Brewery Gold Crown Beer LagersCerveceria BBC de la Sabana BBC Lager LagersCervecería Nueva España Cortes Pilsner LagersCervejaria Ambev Magnífica LagersCervejaria Ambev Skol Puro Malte LagersCervejaria Bohemia Aura Lager LagersCervejaria Bohemia Doppelbock LagersCervejaria Bohemia Franken LagersCervejaria Bohemia Luna LagersCervejaria Bohemia Marzen LagersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Cauim LagersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Ribeirão Lager LagersCervejaria Wäls Wäls X-Wäls LagersCerveza Loba Loba Clandestina LagersCervezas Moritz Epidor LagersCervezas Moritz Moritz 7 LagersCervezas Moritz Moritz Original LagersCervezas San Miguel Manila da San Miguel LagersCervezas San Miguel Selecta de San Miguel LagersCido Grupa SIA Lāčplēsis Ekstra LagersCurious Brewing Curious Brew LagersDie Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Darkon

Lagers

Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Hoppy Kellerpils

Lagers

Edge Brewing Project Hannibal Imperial Red Lager Lagers




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BRONZECOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEFalkenbräu Baden Falkenbräu Baden Spezial Hell LagersFirestone Walker Brewing Lager LagersFuller’s Fuller’s & Friends Mack: Kroke LagersHarviestoun Brewery Schiehallion LagersHausen Bier Hausen Bier Bock LagersHausen Bier Hausen Bier Pilsen LagersHertog Jan Hertog Jan Pilsener LagersKhmer Beverages Cambodia Beer LagersLa Zaragozana Ambar Negra LagersLa Zaragozana Marlen LagersMahou Maestra Doble Lupulo LagersMallaskoski Brewery True Bock LagersMarks & Spencer Belgian 5% Lager Can LagersMoscow Brewing Hamovniki Stolovoe LagersMoscow Brewing Zhiguli Barnoe LagersMyanmar Brewery Andaman Gold LagersMyanmar Brewery Myanmar Beer LagersPivovsky/Keg Pivovsky Pils LagersPurity Brewing Company Pure Helles LagersRebellion Beer Company Rebellion Lager LagersSA Damm Estrella Damm LagersSharps Brewery Offshore LagersShepherd Neame Five Grain LagersShepherd Neame Whitstable Bay Blonde LagersStiegl Stiegl Goldbräu LagersSuper Bock Group Super Bock Selecção 1927 Japanese Rice Lager

Lagers

Triple Point Brewing Helles LagersWest Berkshire Brewery Renegade Lager LagersWest Berkshire Brewery Vienna Lager LagersWesterwald-Brauerei H Schneider Hachenburger Pils LagersWindsor Castle Brewery Peaky Blinder Lager LagersWoodforde’s Brewery British Lager LagersBeercraft Varvar Doppelsticke Altbier Speciality BeersBig Drop Brewing Big Drop Stout Speciality BeersBrasserie Cap d’Ona Barley Wine Mystère Speciality BeersBrasserie Cap d’Ona Blonde Bio Sans Gluten Speciality BeersBrasserie Cap d’Ona Rousse de Noel Speciality BeersBrasserie Cap d’Ona Wood aged VDN Speciality BeersBuckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Rauchbier Speciality BeersCerveceria BBC de la Sabana BBC La Hechicera Speciality BeersCervejaria Ambev Skol Radler Speciality BeersCervejaria Ambev Skol Session IPA Speciality BeersCervejaria Ambev Skol Witbier Speciality BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Hainu Speciality BeersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Outback Speciality BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Babaçu de Bourbon Speciality BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Baby Blue Speciality BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Beretta Vendetta Speciality BeersCervejaria Wäls Wäls Dezenove Speciality BeersDamm Daura Speciality BeersDamm Daura Märzen Speciality BeersDoppio Malto Brewing Sultano Speciality BeersEdinburgh Beer Factory Moonstrips Speciality BeersHertog Jan Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt Rutte

Speciality Beers

La Zaragozana Ambar 0.0 Apta Para Celiacos Speciality BeersLa Zaragozana Ambar Apta Para Celiacos Speciality BeersLa Zaragozana Maria Castaña Speciality BeersMeantime Salted Caramel Porter Speciality BeersModha Ales True Maharaja Smooth Speciality BeersMorgenrot Playground Low Alcohol IPA Speciality BeersMoscow Brewing Company Zhiguli Barnoe Non-Alcoholic

Speciality Beers

Muho Brewery Fang-Tsao Speciality BeersRenato Bazzo Dama Reserva 9 Speciality BeersRenato Bazzo Dama Tupi Speciality Beers

TASTING

BRONZECOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLESharps Brewery Camel Valley Pilsner Speciality BeersStiegl Stiegl Grapefruit Radler Speciality BeersTaipei Brewery Taiwan Beer - Red Quinoa Ale Speciality BeersWesterwald-Brauerei H Schneider Hachenburger Pils Alkoholfrei

Speciality Beers

Westerwald-Brauerei H Schneider Hachenburger Weizen Alkoholfrei

Speciality Beers

Westerwald-Brauerei H Schneider Westerwald-Bräu Speciality BeersBeercraft Varvar Milk Stout Stout / PortersBlack Sheep Brewery Milk Stout Stout / PortersCervejaria Bohemia Big Bang Stout / PortersCervejaria Colorado Colorado Ithaca Stout / PortersHarvey & Son Black Stout Stout / PortersHarvey & Son Imperial Extra Double Stout Stout / PortersHook Norton Brewery Double Stout Stout / PortersSinebrychoff Sinebrychoff Porter Stout / PortersSt. Peter’s Brewery Cream Stout Stout / PortersABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren ABK Hefeweizen

Wheat Beers

Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan Weihenstephan Dunkel Weiss

Wheat Beers

Brasserie Meteor Meteor Blanche Wheat BeersCervejaria Bohemia 14 Weiss Wheat BeersCervejaria Bohemia 1843 Wheat BeersCerveza Loba Loba Blanca Wheat BeersDie Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Braufactum Indra

Wheat Beers

Huyghes Belgian Wheat Beer Wheat BeersKabrew Sallang Sallang Weizen Wheat BeersLa Zaragozana Ambar Caesaraugusta Wheat Beers


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Nearly every entry received a medal this year as the standard of design was very high compared to previous years. Curious Brewing and De Goede Vuurzee won golds in the best new individual product category. Vuurzee is a beer made with Champagne

yeast to which handpicked Hungarian Pinot Noir grapes are added in the brewing process.

A beer such as this deserves a refi ned and elegant design, and it certainly has been given that. It just begs to be poured and matched with food.

A gold for the best repackaged beer was won by Peroni Nastro Azzurro. The brand is so recognisable and has so many visual assets, which are sacrosanct, it’s a delight to see an excellent reinterpretation of the brand packaging. Every element, from the bottle to the typography, has been carefully considered and updated. It feels more precious and cherished than before. That is some achievement.

The best new range category had outstanding entries from two London brewers – Fourpure, with its Pioneer beers, and Moncada with its Blueprint Series.

The standout in the Fourpure range is Coastline, an ale which celebrates gooseberries, vanilla pods and Citra hops.

The paragliding Citra hops on the can are beautifully illustrated, and strike just the right note of whimsy.

When looks are everythingTHE HOTLY CONTESTED DESIGN & PACKAGING AWARDS ATTRACTED A HIGHER QUALITY THAN EVER, SAYS CHAIRMAN OF JUDGES PAUL FOULKES-ARELLANO

DESIGN & PACKAGING

BRONZECOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEEuroboozer Stiegl Goldbräu Individual product EstablishedSuper Bock Group Super Bock Coruja IPA Individual product establishedBrasserie Licorne Slash Origin can Individual product newBrasserie Licorne Slash Red can Individual product newHogs Back Brewery Hogstar Individual product repackagedMolson Coors Franciscan Well Product range establishedMyanmar Brewery Myanmar Beer Product range repackaged

DESIGN & PACKAGING

SILVERCOMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLEBeavertown Brewery Neck Oil & Gamma Ray four-packs Individual product newRed Door Brewing Mail Order Individual product newTriple Point Brewing Triple Point can range Product range new

Curious BrewingCuriouser & Curiouser Chapter Three – The ArtsIndividual product new

De Goede & De StouteVuurzeeIndividual product new

Nude Brand CreationPeroni Nastro AzzurroIndividual product repackaged

FourpurePioneerProduct range new

Moncada BreweryMoncada Blueprint SeriesProduct range new

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