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COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS

2020 Beer Awards

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2020 BEER AWARDSThe Beer Awards, reinvigorated in 2019 after a long hiatus, invites the top brewers from across Australia to compete for national recognition. Featuring a dedicated team of brewers, beer writers and industry figures, the competition offers a comprehensive snapshot of the quality of Australian brewing and a trustworthy guide for consumers.

The competition looks to further the Australian beer industry by providing educational bursaries for winners. A $5,000 education bursary is available for the 2020 Grand Champion Beer winner.

The 2020 competition also sees the return of the Desalinated Water Feature Category, thanks to its presenting partner The Queensland Water Industry Alliance, whereby a $10,000 education bursary is on offer for the 2020 Champion Beer Utilising Desalinated Water. All exhibits entered into this Feature Category of the 2020 Beer Awards will be eligible for the award.

In 2020, exhibitors will have the opportunity to exhibit at the Royal Queensland Beer Festival, a brand new public facing event to be held on Saturday 7 March 2020. This event will create an opportunity for exhibitors to share their recent achievements and showcase their

beers to the general public.

SUPPORTERSThe RNA Thanks the following supporters who have contributed towards the conducting of the 2020 Beer Awards.

THE QUEENSLAND WATER INDUSTRY ALLIANCE

MAJOR TROPHY SUPPORTERS

CATEGORY TROPHY SUPPORTERS

SUPPORTERS

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2020 BEER AWARDSCOUNCIL STEWARDS

Cr Angus Adnam

ADVISORY GROUP

Anthony Clem – Head Brewer, Hemingway’s Brewery

Chris Sheehan – Head Brewer – Craft Beer, Lion Co

Graeme Kovalevsky – Honorary Council Steward

Lee McAlister-Smiley – Head Brewer, White Lies Brewing

Matt Kirkegaard – BeerMatt and Brews News

Pete ‘Prof Pilsner’ Mitcham – Chief Steward

Scott Hargrave – Head Brewer, Balter Brewing Company

Steve ‘Hendo’ Henderson – Rockstar Brewer

RNA COMPETITIONS & EVENTS COORDINATOR

Ms Stephanie Yoon

M: 0433 044 174

E: [email protected]

HONOUR LISTFor the Grand Champion Beer. The Beer Awards congratulates previous winners.

WINNERS OF THE GRAND CHAMPION BEER

2019 Burleigh Brewing Company

https://burleighbrewing.com.au/

Burleigh Bock (Draught)



TABLE OF CONTENTS$10,000 DESALINATED WATER FEATURE CATEGORY BURSARY 5

$5,000 GRAND CHAMPION BEER BURSARY 5

ROYAL QUEENSLAND BEER FESTIVAL 5

DRINKABILITY FEATURE CATEGORY AWARD 5

2020 IMPORTANT DATES 5

ENTRY ELIGIBILITY 6

HOW TO ENTER 6

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 7

HOW WE USE YOUR BEER 8

RESULTS 8

EXHIBITOR PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES 8

JUDGING PROCESS 8

TROPHY AWARDS 9

DESALINATED WATER FEATURE CATEGORIES 10

BEER AWARDS CLASSES 11

BEER AWARDS TROPHY AWARDS 14

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$10,000 DESALINATED WATER FEATURE CATEGORY BURSARYThanks to The Queensland Water Industry Alliance, presenting partner of the Desalinated Water Feature Category, up to 20 South East Queensland breweries will have the chance to claim a coveted $10,000 education bursary. The Feature Category, which was extremely popular in 2019, will go ahead again in 2020, pitting brewery against brewery to create a top tasting craft beer utilising desalinated water.

The funds can be used for travel, training and education, aimed at furthering the brewer’s knowledge and to further advance the Australian beer industry.

$5,000 GRAND CHAMPION BEER BURSARYThe RNA will be awarding a $5,000 educational bursary to the 2020 Beer Awards Grand Champion Beer of Show.

The winner of the fellowship will have the opportunity to develop their own educational experience.

The funds can be used for travel, training and education, aimed at furthering the winner’s own knowledge and advancing the Australian beer industry.

ROYAL QUEENSLAND BEER FESTIVALThe RNA is pleased to announce the introduction of a public-facing event celebrating the award-winning beers and their makers from the 2020 Beer Awards. The event, to be held on Saturday 7 March 2020, will aim to showcase exhibitors of this year’s competition, along with previous winners of the Awards. To be held in the Upper Exhibition Building, it will allow exhibitors to share their beers and stories directly with the wider Brisbane community. The event will consist of 2x 3.5 hour sessions with capacity of approximately 1,000 attendees each session.

With only 20 exhibitor spaces initially available, interested exhibitors are encouraged to enter the competition and submit an online application form for the event. Applications for the event close on Monday 11 November at 5.00pm.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDThe 2020 competition will also feature a new People’s Choice Award thanks to The Queensland Water Industry Alliance, presenting partner of the Desalinated Water Feature Category. Breweries will have their beers brewed with desalinated water judged on taste and not style by a panel of professional judges and by the general public. Judges will determine the finalists for this award and the general public at the Royal Queensland Beer Festival will then determine the winner. The beer deemed to be the most drinkable in 2020 may have future promotional opportunity become available throughout the year, with the RNA committed to purchasing a nominated amount of kegs of the winning beer to be showcased at the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) in August.

To be eligible for the People’s Choice Award (Drinkability), the following criteria will have to be met:

n Beers must be made with desalinated water;

n Breweries must have a stand at the Royal Queensland Beer Festival;

n The beer must be available for sale at the Royal Queensland Beer Festival (minimum 1x 50L keg); and

n The beer must have a ‘desalinated water’ inspired name.

2020 IMPORTANT DATES

Applications to Enter Open Monday 28 October 2019

Applications for the Beer Festival Close Monday 11 November 2019 at 5.00pm

Application to Enter Close Friday 31 January 2020 at 5.00pm

Delivery of Beers Wednesday 26 February 2020 to Friday 28 February 2020

8.30am – 4.00pm daily

Deliver to:

2020 Beer Awards

Upper Exhibition Building, Bne Showgrounds

Access off Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills

Brisbane QLD 4006

Late entries will not be accepted

Judging Commences Monday 2 March 2020

Judging Concludes Tuesday 3 March 2020

Awards Presentation Wednesday 4 March 2020

Beer Festival (Consumer Tasting Event) Saturday 7 March 2020


ENTRY ELIGIBILITYBREWERY ELIGIBILITY

AUSTRALIAN BREWERIES

Australian brewing companies that are producing beer for commercial sale are eligible to participate.

ELIGIBILITY COMPLIANCE

Breweries-in-planning and/or those not in commercial operation as of the 31st January 2020 are not eligible to participate.

BEER ENTRY ELIGIBILITY

A maximum of 600 entries will be accepted into the competition in 2020. If this threshold is reached, entries will close regardless of the entry close date.

A brewing company may enter unlimited beers into the competition.

No single beer may be entered in more than one style. Packaged and draught versions of the same beer must be entered into the same style.

Collaboration beers may only be entered by one party, which must be the party that has the greatest ownership (financial interest) of the beer. If financial interest is equally shared, the beer must be entered by the brewery where the beer was produced as long as they have equal ownership.

Many styles require additional information in order to assist the proper judging of entries. You will be prompted during the online entry process where additional information is required.

The additional information provided is subject to editing by the Competition Coordinator and the Chief Steward to ensure the additional information provided does not identify the beer being judged.

If a brewing company or beer entry does not meet the eligibility requirements above as of the 31st of January 2020 and has registered for the Beer Awards, the brewing company and/or beer entry is subject to disqualification without further notice and no refund of fees will be issued.

The RNA retains sole discretion to determine eligibility for competition at the Beer Awards.

DESALINATED WATER FEATURE CATEGORY ELIGIBILITY

This Feature Category is open to a maximum of 20 breweries located in South East Queensland. Places are limited and successful breweries are based on time of entry and geographical location.

Successful breweries may enter unlimited beers into the Feature Category. Exhibits entered in the Feature Category are eligible for major competition trophies.

Breweries can submit desalinated beers into both Feature Categories.

To be eligible to enter the Feature Category, a brewery must:

n Be able to accept desalinated water in the week beginning 13th of January 2020

n Accept desalinated water directly via water tanker OR accept water in intermediate bulk containers (IBCs);

n If accepting water in IBCs, breweries must have a forklift and forklift operator on site at delivery; and

n Participate in the public-facing event and have desalinated beer available for consumption.

HOW TO ENTERAPPLICATIONS TO ENTER

To enter the 2020 Beer Awards please follow the below steps. For more information on each step, please refer to the relevant section below:

1. Read through the 2020 Beer Awards Entry Process & Style Guidelines, and identify the best style to enter beers under;

2. Complete the online competition entry form at https://entries.rqfws.com.au/Account/ExhibitorLogin including payment of entry fees;

3. Once received via email, attach competition labels to each of your beers (e.g. if bottled, it must adhered to every single bottle/can);

4. Deliver your beers to the specified address during the delivery days and times, ensuring that you deliver sufficient product for competition judging; and

5. Collect or organise for your kegs to be collected from the delivery location (if relevant).

1. STYLE GUIDE

The RNA would like to thank and acknowledge the Brewers Association for permission to use the following Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines 2020.

The 2020 Beer Awards Style Guide is accessible online here: http://www.rqfws.com.au/beer-awards/

Entering brewing companies should refer to the 2020 Beer Awards Style Guide when entering beers. Particular attention should be paid to the alcoholic content for session/reduced alcohol beers.

2. ENTRY FEES

Online $70 (excluding GST) per entry per class There will be no refund of entry fees for entries withdrawn, not delivered or disqualified after the close of entries on 31st of January 2020.

The RNA is required to pay GST on all entry fees received. All exhibitors must pay the GST inclusive entry fees whether they are registered for GST purpose or not registered. Exhibitors who are registered for GST purposes may be able to claim a credit for GST paid. Exhibitors should check with their financial advisors or the Australian Taxation Office. To assist with any claim for credit, the RNA will send all exhibitors a tax invoice for the total entry fees received including GST.

3. COMPETITION LABELS

Once entries have closed and have been finalised, breweries will receive an email containing labels for each of your entries. Exhibitors must print out the labels and adhere them to each of their beers prior to delivery.


Please note, if entering packaged product, a label must be adhered to each can/bottle to be delivered.

Labels include the following information:

n Brewery name

n Entry name

n Category ID

n Style ID

Packaging type (e.g. bottled/canned/keg)

A date for the distribution of competition labels will be shared with exhibitors closer to the date. Please ensure that your email address on your RNA Comp profile is correct as labels will be sent to that address. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to communicate with the Competition Coordinator should they not have received their labels.

Entries not bearing the competition label will not be judged.

4. A MINIMUM QUANTITY OF PRODUCT REQUIRED

PACKAGED

A minimum amount of packaged beer required for competition judging is as follows:

PACK SIZE NO. REQUIRED

< 375mls 12 bottles/cans

500mls 10 bottles/cans



DRAUGHT

Each draught entry is to consist of not less than ten (10) litres. Kegs must be fitted with an A or D couplers. Draught entries not in Type D or Type A kegs will not be judged.

Draught entries submitted must be the property of the entering brewing company or of a keg-rental provider used under agreement. Kegs are required to be brewery branded or clearly labelled with its contents and ownership. Kegs submitted without the above requirements being met will be withdrawn and disqualified from the competition.

Kegs not returned or collected within 3 days of the completion of the competition will be disposed of.

Cornelius kegs and other home-brew type containers will not be accepted.

4.B DELIVERY OF ENTRIES

All exhibits must be delivered to:

2020 Beer Awards Brisbane Showgrounds, Upper Exhibition Building Access off Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006

Competition entries must be received between 26 – 28 February 2020 from 8.30am – 4.00pm.

There will be no refund of entry fees for entries withdrawn or not delivered on time.

5. COLLECTION OF KEGS

Breweries entering beers in kegs must ensure that they are collected between Monday 9th to Friday 11th of March 2020 from 8.30am – 4.00pm. During this time, kegs will be kept in cold rooms. Kegs not collected within this time frame will be removed from the cold rooms and may be at risk of disposal.

Kegs can be collected from the following address:

2020 Beer Awards Brisbane Showgrounds, Upper Exhibition Building Access off Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006

Breweries utilising a keg-rental company must specify at entry if that rental company will not be collecting their kegs post-judging. Breweries that do not do so will have their kegs collected by the rental company on Friday 11th of March.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY1. Entry forms must be submitted by Friday 31 January 2020. Entry

forms received after that date will not be considered;

2. All beer entered must have competition labels attached as provided by the RNA upon delivery;

3. Each entry must consist of the minimum quantity of product required as outlined in this document;

4. All beer received for judging will be kept by organisers and may be used at their discretion at a later time;

5. The RNA may at their discretion after the closing date of entries:

a. Rule that an entry may not compete or is ineligible to compete; or

b. Rule that a brewing company may not or is ineligible to compete.

6. All decisions of the RNA and judges on competition matters are binding and final.

HOW WE USE YOUR BEERThe delivery volume requirements ensure there is sufficient quantity for judging including where exhibits are contenders for medals and trophies.

Packaged product not used during judging may be used to help promote and celebrate the exhibits to the industry and consumers at the Awards Presentation for the competition.

Breweries exhibiting at the public-facing consumer event will also have their competition kegs and packaged product available for use at the event.

The RNA does not publicly or commercially sell any entered beer.

Exhibit stock remaining after the Beer Awards and its associated events will become the property of the RNA and may be disposed of.


RESULTSThe results catalogue will be posted on the competition website on Wednesday 4 March 2020 following the awards announcement.

EXHIBITOR PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIESAward-winning Beer Awards exhibitors may receive the following benefits:

n Unique showcase opportunity at the public-facing beer event. All exhibitors may express their interest at time of entry in exhibiting at this public-facing consumer event, providing breweries the opportunity to engage with the wider Brisbane community. Participating breweries will have access to the stock of their exhibits not used in judging and a dedicated space to share the story of their exhibits and their achievements in the Awards directly with attendees;

n Opportunity to be featured at the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) in August (and related media launch) in the following locations:

l RQFWS Cooking Stage;

l Royal Queensland Steakhouse presented by JBS;

l Corporate suites;

l Sponsor lounge; and

l RNA Council Events.

n A $5,000 educational bursary for the Grand Champion Beer of Show;

n Free access to competition medal artwork; and

n Marketing and social media opportunities.

Following the announcement of the awards, exhibitors interested in participating in any or all of the promotional opportunities should contact the RNA Competitions & Events Coordinator.

JUDGING PROCESSJUDGE SELECTION

Judges for the competition are selected from the Australian brewing industry and include brewers, sensory experts, suppliers, consultants and writers. Judges are selected on the basis of their sensory ability, industry and peer recognition, knowledge of beer styles and the brewing process, and their judging demeanour.

Judges perform several important roles in the Beer Awards. They determine winning beer entries that meet stringent award criteria. They are also expected to provide concise, accurate written feedback to entering breweries regarding their entries, describing positive attributes as well as defects noted during the competition.

JUDGING PROCESS

Each entry is judged at a table of judges consisting of not less than

four judges, plus an associate judge. The judge table is led by an experienced panel chair. The panel chair protects the integrity of the competition, facilitates table discussion and ensures the judging runs smoothly.

Judges very rarely evaluate more than 30 beers in any one three-hour session and never evaluate their own product in which they have a concern.

Judging is conducted blind, with no brand knowledge of any kind provided to judges.

Each beer is judged individually on sensory merits and adherence to the competition style guidelines available online at http://www.rqfws.com.au/beer-awards/

Judges individually fill out online judging forms for each beer during the first round only. Once all beers in the flight have been judged, each beer is discussed as a group and then determined to be gold, silver, bronze or no medal. Comments for each beer are entered and sent to the entering brewing company after the competition.

GOLD

An outstanding beer displaying the correct appearance, aroma, flavour and balance according to style with a high level of technical merit; a world-class example.

SILVER

An excellent beer maintaining close adherence of appearance, aroma, flavour, balance appropriate to style; an excellent example.

BRONZE

A very good beer that has minor deviations from style parameters and/or appearance, aroma, flavour, balance appropriate to style; a fine example.


TROPHY AWARDSCHAMPION CATEGORY BEERS

A champion trophy is awarded to the best beer in each of the following categories:

1. Pale Ale

2. Amber Dark Ale

3. Porter Stout

4. Hybrid Beer

5. Lager

6. India Pale Ale

7. European-Style Ale

8. Session Beer

9. Strong Beer

10. Mixed Culture Beer

Champion category beers are determined through a second round of judging, where all gold medal entries of a particular category (e.g. Pale Ale) are rejudged against one another to determine the best beer of that category.

GRAND CHAMPION BEER

A trophy is presented to the overall Grand Champion Beer of Show.

The Grand Champion Beer is determined through a third round of judging. Beers deemed to be the best of their categories are rejudged by a panel of judges. The beer deemed to be the best of those exhibits is awarded Grand Champion Beer of Show.

CHAMPION BEER UTILISING DESALINATED WATER

A trophy is awarded to the Champion Beer Utilising Desalinated Water.

This is determined through a second round of judging. A panel of judges rejudge all gold medal entries in the Feature Category and determine the best beer to be awarded Champion Beer Utilising Desalinated Water of Show.

MOST DRINKABLE BEER

A trophy is awarded to the most drinkable beer brewed using desalinated water.

The judges will determine the five finalists that will be put to consumers at the public-facing beer award. Attendees that purchase any beer at the event will receive a token that will give them access to vote for the most drinkable beer. The beer with the most amount of votes at 9.00pm on Saturday 7 March 2020 will be awarded the Most Drinkable.

CHAMPION LARGE BREWERY

Annual Production: 300,000 – 40 million litres per annum

To be eligible for the Champion Large Brewery trophy, a brewery must

enter at least four (4) beers and one of those beers must achieve a gold medal.

Points allocated to the top 4 beers will be determined by the point calculation matrix (please refer to matrix below). Breweries must identify entering this category upon entry.

CHAMPION SMALL/MEDIUM BREWERY

Annual Production: <300,000 litres per annum

To be eligible for the Champion Small/Medium Brewery trophy, a brewery must enter at least four (4) beers and one of those beers must achieve a gold medal.

Points allocated to the top 4 beers will be determined by the point calculation matrix (please refer to matrix below). Breweries must identify entering this category upon entry.

CHAMPION BREWPUB

At least 75% of the volume of beer produced must be consumed on-site

Brewpub definition: ‘A brewpub services its local community and can be a pub, taproom or restaurant that brews beers on-premises.’

To be eligible for the Champion Brewpub trophy, a brewery must enter at least four (4) beers and one of those beers must achieve a gold medal.

Points allocated to the top 4 beers will be determined by the point calculation matrix (please refer to matrix below). Brewpub must identify entering this category upon entry.

POINT MATRIX

Scores are calculated from the top four entries submitted. The highest scoring brewery from each category – Small/Medium, Large and Brewpub trophies.

Points are awarded per medal to determine the winners as follows:

Champion Category 1 point

Gold 5 points

Silver 3 points

Bronze 1 point


DESALINATED WATER FEATURE CATEGORIESSUPPORTED BY THE QUEENSLAND WATER INDUSTRY ALLIANCE

Bacchus Brewing Co, winner of the 2019 Desalinated Water Feature Category, enjoyed an educational journey split into three legs. They first travelled to New Zealand for the Hapi Symposium and learnt invaluable new techniques for Hazy IPA’s. They then flew to Melbourne for Good Beer Week where the brewery team attended may workshops and learnt from their peers. The final leg of Bacchus’ education journey was a trip to the United Kingdom for Ross Kenrick where he visited some of the leading breweries for Alcohol-Free beer in the world. On winning the bursary, Ross said that “the Award has been invaluable to the brewery, especially in light of the fact that the information learnt is not available in textbooks.”

BEER UTILISING DESALINATED WATER

For the second year running, South East Queensland breweries will have the opportunity to create a beer using desalinated water. Successful breweries can enter their desalinated beers into the correct class as per normal and tick the box to indicate that the beer utilises desalinated water.

Beers entered into this Feature Category will be judged to style and judged alongside non-desalinated beers for a fair assessment.

Gold medal winning desalinated beers are eligible for all trophy awards.

Ross Kenrick in the hop fields of Kent, England, collecting for a ‘fresh hop’ brew with Harvey’s of Lewis which is one of England’s oldest breweries.


BEER AWARDS CLASSES

1. PALE ALE

SUPPORTED BY YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS

Exhibitors who compete in classes 1.A to 1.O may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Pale Ale Award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

1.A Special Bitter or Best Bitter

1.B Extra Special Bitter

1.C Scottish-Style Export Ale

1.D Scottish-Style Light Ale

1.E English-Style Summer Ale

1.F Classic English-Style Summer Ale

1.G Golden or Blonde Ale

1.H American-Style Pale Ale

1.I German-Style Koelsch

1.J Classic Australian-Style Pale Ale

1.K Australian-Style Pale Ale

1.L International-Style Pale Ale

1.M Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale

1.N Light American Wheat Beer without Yeast

1.O Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

2. AMBER-DARK ALEExhibitors who compete in Classes 2.A to 2.I may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Amber-Dark Ale award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

2.A English-Style Brown Ale

2.B American-Style Amber/Red Ale

2.C American-Style Brown Ale

2.D American-Style Black Ale

2.E German-Style Altbier

2.F Irish-Style Red Ale

2.G Dark American Wheat Beer with Yeast

2.H Dark American Wheat Beer without Yeast

2.I Scottish-Style Heavy Ale

3. PORTER-STOUTExhibitors who compete in Classes 3.A to 3.H may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Porter-Stout award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

3.A Brown Porter

3.B Robust Porter

3.C Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

3.D Oatmeal Stout

3.E Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

3.F Export-Style Stout

3.G American-Style Stout

3.H Smoke Porter

4. HYBRID BEERExhibitors who compete in Classes 4.A to 4.NN may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Hybrid Beer award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

4.A Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale

4.B Dark American-Belgo-Style Ale

4.C Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Ale

4.D Grodziskie

4.E Adambier

4.F Dutch-Style Kuit, Kuyt or Koyt

4.G American-Style Fruit Beer

4.H Fruit Wheat Beer

4.I Field Beer

4.J Pumpkin Spice Beer

4.K Pumpkin/Squash Beer

4.L Chocolate or Cocoa Beer

4.M Coffee Beer

4.N Herb and Spice Beer

4.O Chili Pepper Beer

4.P Specialty Beer

4.Q Specialty Honey Beer

4.R Rye Beer

4.S German-Style Rye Ale

4.T Ginjo Beer or Sake-Yeast Beer

4.U Fresh Hop Beer

4.V Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer

4.W Wood and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer

4.X Wood and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer

4.Y Aged Beer


4.Z Experimental Beer

4.AA Historical Beer

4.BB Smoke Beer

4.CC Gluten-Free Beer

4.DD Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage

4.EE American-Style Cream Ale

4.FF California Common Beer

4.GG Breslau-Style Pale Schops

4.HH Breslau-Style Dark Schops

4.II Finnish-Style Sahti

4.JJ Swedish-Style Gotlandsdricke

4.KK Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier

4.LL Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier

4.MM Bamberg-Style Maerzen Rauchbier

4.NN Bamberg-Style Weiss Rauchbier

5. LAGER

SUPPORTED BY BARRETT BURSTON MALTING

Exhibitors who compete in Classes 5.A to 5.Z may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Lager award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

5.A German-Style Pilsner

5.B Bohemian-Style Pilsner

5.C Munich-Style Helles

5.D Dortmunder/European-Style Export

5.E German-Style Maerzen

5.F German-Style Leichtbier

5.G German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesn

5.H German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock

5.I Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Lager

5.J American-Style Lager

5.K American-Style Light Lager

5.L American-Style Amber Light Lager

5.M American-Style Pilsner

5.N American-Style Ice Lager

5.O American-Style Malt Liquor

5.P American-Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest

5.Q Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager

5.R International-Style Pilsner

5.S Vienna-Style Lager

5.T European-Style Dark Lager

5.U Munich-Style Dunkel

5.V German-Style Schwarzbier

5.W American-Style Amber Lager

5.X American-Style Dark Lager

5.Y Contemporary American-Style Pilsner

5.Z New World Lager

6. INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)

SUPPORTED BY FDB COMMERCIAL INTERIORS

Exhibitors who compete in Classes 6.A to 6.E may be eligible to compete towards the Champion IPA award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

6.A English-Style India Pale Ale

6.B American-Style India Pale Ale

6.C Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

6.D India Red Ale

6.E India Black Ale

7. EUROPEAN-STYLE ALEExhibitors who compete in Classes 7.A to 7.S may be eligible to compete towards the Champion European-Style Ale award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

7.A Belgian-Style Blonde Ale

7.B Belgian-Style Pale Ale

7.C Belgian-Style Fruit Beer

7.D Belgian-Style Table Beer

7.E Belgian-Style Witbier

7.F Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

7.G Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

7.H Belgian-Style Dubbel

7.I Belgian-Style Tripel

7.J Belgian-Style Quadrupel

7.K Other Belgian-Style Ale

7.L French-Style Biere de Garde

7.M Classic French & Belgian-Style Saison

7.N Specialty Saison

7.O German-Style Leichtes Weizen

7.P South German-Style Hefeweizen

7.Q South German-Style Kristal Weizen

7.R South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen

7.S South German-Style Dunkel Weizen


8. SESSION BEER

SUPPORTED BY YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS

Exhibitors who compete in Classes 8.A to 8.E may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Session Beer award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

8.A Ordinary Bitter

8.B English-Style Pale Mild Ale

8.C English-Style Dark Mild Ale

8.D Session India Pale Ale

8.E Session Beer/Reduced Alcohol Beer

9. STRONG BEERExhibitors who compete in Classes 9.A to 9.T may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Strong Beer award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

9.A American-Style Strong Pale Ale

9.B Old Ale

9.C Scotch Ale

9.D British-Style Imperial Stout

9.E American-Style Imperial Stout

9.F American-Style Imperial Porter

9.G Baltic-Style Porter

9.H South German-Style Weizenbock

9.I American-Style Barley Wine Ale

9.J British-Style Barley Wine Ale

9.K Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer

9.L Strong Ale

9.M Other Strong Ale or Lager

9.N Traditional German-Style Bock

9.O German-Style Doppelbock

9.P American-Style Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

9.Q Juicy or Hazy Imperial Double India Pale Ale

9.R Imperial Red Ale

9.S American-Style Wheat Wine Ale

9.T German-Style Eisbock

10. MIXED CULTURE BEERExhibitors who compete in Classes 10.A to 10.L may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Mixed Culture Beer award.

CLASS # STYLE NAME

10.A Berliner-Style Weisse

10.B Leipzig-Style Gose

10.C Contemporary-Style Gose

10.D Brett Beer

10.E Mixed Culture Beer

10.F American-Style Sour Ale

10.G Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

10.H Wild Beer

10.I Belgian-Style Lambic

10.J Belgian-Style Gueze Lambic

10.K Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic

10.L Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale


BEER AWARDS TROPHY AWARDS

CATEGORY TROPHY AWARDS

TROPHY ELIGIBLE ENTRIES

Champion Beer Utilising Desalinated Water Supported by The Queensland Water Industry Alliance

Gold medaling desalinated beers entered into the competition.

Champion Pale Ale Supported by Yakima Chief Hops

Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 1.A to 1.O

Champion Amber Dark-Ale Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 2.A to 2.I

Champion Porter-Stout Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 3.A to 3.H

Champion Hybrid Beer Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 4.A to 4.NN

Champion Lager Supported by Barrett Burston Malting

Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 5.A to 5.Z

Champion India Pale Ale Supported by FDB Commercial Interiors

Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 6.A to 6.E

Champion European-Style Ale Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 7.A to 7.S

Champion Session Beer Supported by Yakima Chief Hops

Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 8.A to 8.E

Champion Strong Beer Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 9.A to 9.T

Champion Mixed Culture Beer Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 10.A and 10.L

MAJOR TROPHY AWARDS

TROPHY ELIGIBLE ENTRIES/BREWERIES

People’s Choice Award Supported by The Queensland Water Industry Alliance

All desalinated beers which meet the People’s Choice Award criteria.

Champion Small/Medium Brewery Breweries with an annual production less than 300,000 litres per annum. Breweries must have identified as entering this category at entry.

Champion Large Brewery Supported by Cryer Malt

Breweries with an annual production between 300,000 – 40 million litres per annum. Breweries must have identified as entering this category at entry.

Champion Brewpub Pubs, taprooms or restaurants that brews at least 75% of its beer on-site. Breweries must have identified as entering this category at entry.

Grand Champion Beer Selected from the winners of the Category Trophy Awards.

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