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CATALOGUE OF RESULTS CHAIR MESSAGE Welcome to the Independent Beer Awards aka The Indies. It give us space to acknowledge and reward the diverse It’s our celebration of independent beer, the wonderful people and businesses in all parts of the country. people who have contributed to its foundations, and those I also want to give a special thanks to our Technical Project building the future for our industry. Group, whose job it has been to steer the Indies Awards and The competition is open only to Australian Independent to establish, review and evolve the structure of the compe- breweries and for that reason it is an ideal benchmarking tition. The group is also creating a development pipeline for tool for local breweries against their peers. the next generation of judges; giving them the opportunity to access the knowledge of already established judges, This year we are thrilled to add four new awards: Services while learning in a formal judging environment. to the Industry, True Indie Beer Supporter, Young Gun of the Year, and Community Initiative of the Year. Recipients The Technical Project Group is made up of talented brewers have been nominated by the public and selected by the IBA who have years of experience both brewing and judging Board. Being able to recognise individuals and groups in beer. They are; Jayne Lewis (Two Birds Brewing), Scott this setting is a wonderful addition to the Indies and I look Hargrave (Balter Brewing), Richard Watkins (Bentspoke forward to sharing a beer with the winners. Brewing), Shawn Sherlock (Foghorn Brewing), and is led by Michael Capaldo (Hop Products Australia). As well as the four new nominated awards, we have added a Champion Australian Brewpub Trophy, and individual state Finally, I want to thank all of the judges, volunteers, hospital- and territory trophies. These additions reflect the growth ity staff and IBA employees who have made this all happen. of talent that’s happening across the whole in the industry. Cheers to the winners, and see you all next year! Jamie Cook TECH COMMITTEE MESSAGE The Indies is Australia’s greatest stage for independent We are also proud of our Associate Judging Programme, beer, and like indie beer the competition has evolved which is an incubator for future Indies talent. For the first significantly over the past few years. It is one of the largest time ever all our judges and associate judges have lodged scoreless beer competitions in the world that doesn’t use an application to judge —including the judging committee numerical quantification. We focus on categorising quality — meaning we’ve got a crew of committed judges excited into a gold/ silver/ bronze/ no medal system using a crew of to be there. We recognise the importance of judges taking judges and associate judges on each table. that initial application step and showing their commitment to judging. For the first time, qualitative and quantitative data will be taken from the Indies competition and fed back to the IBA Finally, it’s exciting to see a three-fold increase in female Quality Team to identify trends. For example: faults found participation for both associate and full judges. We look in higher frequencies than expected will be identified and forward to that continuing to grow in coming years to better used to educate the brewing community on how to pinpoint represent our diverse community. these faults and prevent them in the future. Thank you for entering the Indies and good luck! This year there is a record 1017 beers (an increase from 747 in 2018) and 147 breweries (an increase from 124). This is encouraging and further proof of growth in the independent beer sector. Michael Capaldo 03 CHAMPION CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BEER SPONSORED BY BINTANI DAINTON BREWERY TRIPLE DRY HOPPED DOUBLE - RED EYE RYE CLASS STYLE STRONG BEER IMPERIAL RED ALE 05 CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN NOMINATED CHAMPION INDEPENDENT BREWERY – BREWPUB – SPONSORED BY CRAFT BREWERY INSURANCE ALL HANDS BREWING HOUSE CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BREWERY – SMALL/MEDIUM – SPONSORED BY KEGSTAR 3 RAVENS CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BREWERY – LARGE – SPONSORED BY CRYER MALT FIXATION BREWING CO. NOMINATED IBA SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY NOMINATED SPONSORED BY AUSTRALIAN BREWS NEWS NEAL CAMERON NOMINATED IBA YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY O-I GLASS DAN MCCULLOCH LALLEMAND NOMINATED IBA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY LIQUEX LOGISTICS STONE & WOOD INGRAINED FOUNDATION NOMINATED IBA TRUE INDIE SUPPORTER SPONSORED BY THIRSTY MERCHANTS COREY CROOKS GRAIN STORE 07 state STATE CHAMPION VICTORIA SPONSORED BY STATE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 3 RAVENS CHAMPION STATE CHAMPION NEW SOUTH WALES SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION ALL HANDS BREWING HOUSE STATE CHAMPION WESTERN AUSTRALIA SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION GAGE ROADS BREWING CO. STATE CHAMPION ACT & NT SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION BENTSPOKE BREWING CO. STATE CHAMPION SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION MISMATCH BREWING CO. STATE CHAMPION TASMANIA SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION VAN DIEMAN BREWING STATE CHAMPION QUEENSLAND SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION BALTER BREWING 09 CHAMPION PALE ALE SPONSORED BY YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS CHAMPION MISMATCH BREWING CO. PALE ALE (D) CHAMPION AMBER DARK ALE SPONSORED BY ORORA NAIL BREWING AUSTRALIA NAIL RED (D) CHAMPION PORTER/STOUT SPONSORED BY CLOUD CULTURE STOMPING GROUND BREWING CO. BUNKER (D) CHAMPION HYBRID BEER SPONSORED BY CHILL HUNTER BEER CO. SLAKED MAGPIE (D) CHAMPION LAGER SPONSORED BY BARRETT BURSTON MALTING SYDNEY BREWERY SURRY HILLS PILS (P) CHAMPION INDIA PALE ALE SPONSORED BY HOP PRODUCTS AUSTRALIA MODUS OPERANDI BREWING FORMER TENANT RED IPA (P) CHAMPION EUROPEAN-STYLE ALE SPONSORED BY BARTH-HAAS GROUP BRIGHT BREWERY RAZOR WITBIER (D) CHAMPION SESSION BEER SPONSORED BY YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS SAUCE BREWING CO. PISS-WEAK SAUCE (P) CHAMPION STRONG BEER SPONSORED BY JM STYLE | SAHM DAINTON BREWERY TRIPLE DRY HOPPED DOUBLE - RED EYE RYE (P) CHAMPION MIXED CULTURE BEER SPONSORED BY CHR. HANSEN DOLLAR BILL BREWING LEARNING TO BREATHE (P) 11 CLASS BREWERY BEER NAME STYLE PALE ALE 3 Ravens New World IPA Australian Style Pale Ale P G 3 Ravens New World IPA Australian Style Pale Ale D OLD All Hands Brewing House Fruit Bat Summer Ale International Style Pale Ale D Balter Brewing Balter XPA International Style Pale Ale P Colonial Brewing Co. Pale Ale American Style Pale Ale D awards Hemingway's Brewery 7th Heaven Tropical Ale Australian Style Pale Ale D Hope Brewery Pale Ale Australian Style Pale Ale D Mismatch Brewing Co. Pale Ale American Style Pale Ale D Moffat Beach Brewing Co. Passenger Pale Ale American Style Pale Ale D Newstead Brewing Out & About American Style Pale Ale P Philter Brewing Philter XPA Australian Style Pale Ale P Sunday Road Brewing Blackwoods Pale Ale American Style Pale Ale D The Catchment Brewing Co. Vulture IPA International Style Pale Ale D Thirsty Crow Sporting Ale German Style Koelsch D Uraidla Brewery Half Moon Session Ale Australian Style Pale Ale P Wayward Brewing Co. Wayward IPA Australian Style Pale Ale P Willie the Boatman Lil Louie Australian Style Pale Ale P AMBER Aether Brewing Black as Your Heart IPA American Style Black Ale D DARK ALE Brick Lane Brewing Co. Red Hoppy Ale American Style Amber/Red Ale D KAIJU! Beer Cthulhu on the Moon American Style Black Ale P Nail Brewing Australia Nail Red American Style Amber/Red Ale P Nail Brewing Australia Nail Red American Style Amber/Red Ale D Semi-Pro Brewing Co. Alterier Maltives German Style Altbier D PORTER/ All Hands Brewing House Irish Sport Stout Classic Irish Style Dry Stout D STOUT Batch Brewing Co. Elsie The Milk Stout Sweet Stout or Cream Stout P Colonial Brewing Co. Porter Robust Porter D Deepwater Brewing Deliverance Imperial Stout American Style Stout P Stomping Ground Brewing Co. Bunker Robust Porter D HYBRID Black Hops Brewing Pink Mist Fruit Wheat Beer D BEER Capital Brewing Co. Coast Ale American Style Cream Ale D Edge Brewing Project Barrel Aged Rye Sour Wood and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber P Beer Hunter Beer Co. Slaked Magpie Herb and Spice Beer D Rebellion Brewery O'Brien Brown Ale Gluten-Free Beer P Staves Brewery Rauchbier Bamberg Style Maerzen Rauchbier D Tooborac Brewery Chocolate Sanchez Chili Pepper Beer P CLASS BREWERY BEER NAME STYLE LAGER Black Brewing Co. Black Brewing Co. Lager Australasian, Latin American or Tropi- D cal Style Light Lager Blackman's Brewery Juicy Banger American Style India Pale Lager D Felons Brewing Co. Crisp lager Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Lager D Hawkers Brewery Hawkers Pilsner German Style Pilsener P Noosa Beer Co. - Land & Sea Japanese Rice Lager Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Lager P Brewing Sydney Brewery Surry Hills Pils German Style Pilsener P IPA (INDIA Boatrocker Brewing Co. Nexus Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale D PALE ALE) Bright Brewery M.I.A. IPA American Style India Pale Ale D Capital Brewing Co. Rock Hopper IPA American Style India Pale Ale D Detour Beer Co. Detour IPA American Style India Pale Ale D Fixation Brewing Co. Fixation IPA American Style India Pale Ale P Fixation Brewing Co. The 86 Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale D Gage Roads Brewing Co. Sleeping Giant IPA English Style India Pale Ale P Modus Operandi Brewing Former Tenant Red IPA India Red Ale P Moffat Beach Brewing Co. Fu-Manchu Amber IPA India Red Ale D Revel Brewing Co. Revel IPA American Style India Pale Ale D Sauce Brewing Co. Bubble & Squeak Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale P EUROPEAN Bright Brewery Razor Witbier Belgian Style Witbier D STYLE ALE King River Brewing Waiting for Godot Belgian Belgian Style Tripel P Tripel Pikes Beer Co. Barrel Aged Quadrupel Belgian Style Quadrupel P Van Dieman Brewing Max Specialty Saison P SESSION BentSpoke Brewing Co.