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MEET THE LEAD International JUDGES

JEFF EVANS Challenge 2019 Chairman of IBC

BILL SIMMONS Industry Putting a spotlight consultant CHRISTINE CRYNE Beer writer on just ‘good beer’ and trainer CLAIRE DODD Drinks JEFF EVANS writer EXPLAINS WHAT GLYNN THE PANEL IS DAVIS LOOKING FOR IN Beer writer SINGLING OUT THE ULTIMATE BEER. JOHN PORTER FULL RESULTS ON Beer writer THE FOLLOWING

PAGES JONNY TYSON Beer sommelier hen is a good beer not a good beer? When it is LOTTE slightly out of style, PEPLOW apparently. At many Beer of the world’s beer sommelier competitionsW any deviation from what is the accepted profile of a style can lead to disappointment, because they place MARTYN such great weight on strict guidelines. If a CORNELL Beer writer 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 MELISSA entered as a porter. If so, it has no chance. COLE I’m not one to decry this sort of Beer writer competition. I can see the value of judging how well a brewer has mastered a style and technical merit certainly deserves – a wise old mix of brewers, retailers, our judges discovered nearly 300 reward. Furthermore, every competition importers and writers – convened at the bronze medallists and nearly 200 silver PETER has to have its rules or it collapses into an Honourable Artillery Company in the City medallists – all of whom have much to HAYDON unruly mess. But, in today’s increasingly of London to sniff, taste and ultimately celebrate as a result. Most importantly, Beer writer imaginative beer world, trying to precisely analyse the hell of out more than 800 however, they also decided on more than define a beer by style has become a from around the world. Beers were 60 gold medallists from a wide range challenge equivalent to herding brewery presented in small flights based loosely of countries – from Belgium to Brazil, cats. This is why the International Beer around beer styles – just so that there Colombia to Cambodia, Myanmar to STEVE Challenge is more relevant today than were no big swings of flavour or strength Mexico. These now go forward to the WILLIAMS Beer blogger it’s ever been. in each group – and the judges, divided final round of judging in early September Now in its 23rd year, the IBC has long into 13 tables, silently evaluated each one when a second jury meets to decide championed the idea that a beer should before launching into detailed discussions which of the gold winners claim our win prizes simply based on how good it is, over its merits and finally making the trophies, which are based, again, on broad TIM rather than how closely it adheres to some collective decision of whether it was styles rather than precise categories – Best HAMPSON pedantic definition of style. We believe that worthy of a gold, silver or bronze medal, Ale, Best Lager, Best Stout or Porter, Best Beer writer when customers enter an off-licence, while or perhaps no medal at all. As chairman , Best Flavoured Beer and Best they may have an idea of the broad type of of the judges, I have the luxury of moving Speciality Beer. The judges will also select beer they want to buy, they are not fixated from table to table to hear the debates, so this year’s Supreme Champion beer. by technical profiles and simply want to I know that they are good humoured, well The discussions, I know from WILL know what is going to taste good when informed and very often illuminating. experience, will be intense, the testing HAWKES they open the bottle or can. Sometimes reaching a verdict proves rigorous and the trophy winners – as a Beer writer This is the principle that we again difficult, at other times, the outcome is result – totally deserving. But perhaps the rolled into play at this year’s IBC judging apparent very early on. biggest winner overall will be simply be at the start of August. Around 60 judges The net result this year was that “good beer”.

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INTERNATIONAL BEER CHALLENGE 2019

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Brss ri du Mont Blnc Al s L Zron Impri l Flvour d B rs Slv nus Blond Full r’s Fullr’s & Frinds Al s Citrus TASTING Tin Rbl: Rspct Your Eldrs Brss ri du Mont Blnc Al s Bru r i Rittm r Hll rn- L rs GOLD Tripl Epics Hrv  & Son Al s dorf H llrndorfr COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE M lt Brown Kllrbir C rv jri Wls Wls Sp cilit B rs Brlinr Wls Brouw rij L Huh Dlirium Al s Buckskin, Kin Cr Group L rs Trmns Hrv  & Son Al s Buckskin Mrn Tin Lii Curious Br win Curiousr & Sp cilit B rs Curiousr Ch ptr On Buckskin, Kin Cr Group Al s Crlsb r Kkhstn L rs Buckskin Kölsch H in k n Hunr Soproni Al s Brkh n C utious G mblr APA Dundlk B Br w r Sp cilit B rs Brwm str Hos H d Butcomb Br win Co Sinl Al s C rv jri Wls Wls Supr L rs C sk Ad Wiss V rit Amric n Hop Ho rd n Br w r Al s Noss Simco P l Al Julius Hrv  & Son Low Alcohol Sp cilit B rs Old Al C rv jri Boh mi Alb Al s Gll r G llr V lltt L rs M ntim Br w r Birr Al s 2018 Antoni n Wst Hth rwood R Cr ft P l Sp cilit B rs Co st IPA Al Hus n Bi r H usn Bir L rs C rv jri Boh mi Amric n Al s Slopin Br w r P pr Al s Dunkl B rl Win Pl ns H in k n Bril Eisnb hn Sp cilit B rs R uchbir Mnmr Br w r M nm r L rs C rv jri Boh mi Al s St P t r’s Br w r Cr ftd Al s Prmium H rto Jn Sp cilit B rs C rolin III Bl ck IPA Hrto J n Gr nd Prsti V trijpt Zuid m Schw i r Hofmistr Hlls L rs Witros & Prtn rs Fullr’s Al s C rv jri Stnnis Al s Gold & Frinds Pilot: Hook Norton Br w r Rd R Sp cilit B rs Amli Huvv Du Sup r Bock Group Supr Bock L rs Ashb C rv jri Flvour d B rs Coruj Amric n C rv jri Wls Al s Wls Dubbl Ashb Wh t Ambr L r M ntim Br w r Thom s Sp cilit B rs Or n H rd’s Al Th Historic l Bru r i Rittm r Sp cilit B rs Vint  Brss ri du Mont Blnc Flvour d B rs Hll rndorf Cido Grup SIA Al s Lilvrds L Blu H llrndorfr Khm r B v r s B rrl Stout / Port rs Tumš is R uch Bir Bl ck Extr Stout Bru r i Rittm r Sp cilit B rs Brss ri du Mont Blnc Flvour d B rs Hll rndorf Curious Br win Al s Curiousr & L Vrt Smok Gor St Aust ll Br w r Bl ck Stout / Port rs Curiousr Ch ptr 2 - Squ r

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TASTING TASTING SILVER SILVER COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Anvil Ale House Maleficent Ales Harvey & Son Elizabethan Ale Ales Arbor Ales Laid Back Pale Ale Ales Harvey & Son Knots of May Ales Bank Top Brewery Herkules White Walker Ales Harvey & Son Lewes Castle Brown Ale Ales Beavertown Brewery Bloody ’Ell Blood Orange IPA Ales Harvey & Son Old Ale Ales Birra Flea Adelaide Ales Harvey & Son Star of Eastbourne Ales Black Sheep Brewery Black Sheep Ale Ales Harvey & Son Wharf IPA Ales Black Sheep Brewery Riggwelter Ales Harviestoun Brewery & Twisted Ales Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Blonde Ales Hatherwood Triple Hopped Pale Ale Ales Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Cristal IPA Ales Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Dubbel Ales Brasserie Cap d’Ona Ambrée Pur Malt Ales Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Karakter Ales Brasserie Cap d’Ona Barley Wine Ambrée Ales Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Tripel Ales Brasserie Cap d’Ona Barley Wine Brune Ales Hoegaarden Grand Cru Ales Brasserie Cap d’Ona Brune Bio Ales Joseph Holt Sixex Ales Brasserie Cap d’Ona Wood Aged IPA Ambrée Ales Lord Chambray Brewery Grand Harbour Ales Brouwerij Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet Ales Lost Pier Brewing Paddleboarder Pale Ales Brouwerij Haacht Ales Super 8 IPA Marston’s Brewery 61 Deep Ales Brouwerij Kompel Ales Kompel Ondergronds Maryensztadt Brewery Hoptime DDH Imperial IPA Ales Brouwerij L Huyghe Ales Averbode Meantime Brewery Thomas Hardy’s Ale Ales Cerveceria BBC de la Sabana Ales Septimazo IPA Oakham Ales Double Hopped Citra IPA Ales Cervejaria Bohemia Dubbel Ales Ostdonk Bieren Ostdonk Tripel Ales Cervejaria Bohemia Old Ale Ales Platinum Craft Brewing Platinum Pale Ale Ales Cervejaria Bohemia Wee Heavy Ales Prancing Pony Brewery The Zeppelin Ales Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Indica Ales Prancing Pony Brewery XPA Ales Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Brut Ales Purity Brewing Pure Gold Ales Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Hopcorn IPA Ales Purity Brewing Pure UBU Ales Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Niobium Ales Purple Moose Brewery Ales Cork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery Ales Dark Side of the Moose Purple Moose Brewery Ales Handsum Mwsh Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Ales Quantock Brewery QPA Ales Braufactum German Pale Ale Quantock Brewery Titanium Ales Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Ales Septem Microbrewery OE Septem 8th Day IPA Ales Braufactum Soleya Sharp’s Brewery Chalky’s Bite Ales Edinburgh Beer Factory Futurism Ales Sharp’s Brewery Wolf Rock Ales Etienne James Blonde Ales St Austell Brewery Big Job Ales Frederic Robinson Iron Maiden Trooper Ales St Austell Brewery Bottle Conditioned Cornish Red Ale Ales Frog Beer Thawack! Ales St Austell Brewery Hicks Ales Frog Beer Wham! Ales Tennent Caledonian Breweries Kestrel Super Premium Ales Fuller’s Fuller’s & Friends Stone & Wood Brewing Ales Lager Company: Way Down Ale Toast Ale Toast Ale Born & Bread American Pale Ale Ales Fyne Ales Jarl Ales Woodforde’s Wherry Ales Greyhound Brewery Ballards Wassail Ales Adnams Grapefruit IPA Flavoured Beers Harbour Brewing American Pale Ales Ashby Cervejaria Ashby IPA com Frutas Amarelas Flavoured Beers

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INTERNATIONAL BEER CHALLENGE 2019

TASTING TASTING SILVER SILVER COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Brasserie Licorne Slash Red Flavoured Beers Beercraft Varvar d’Rye Speciality Beers Brouwerij Kompel Kompel Kriek Flavoured Beers Big Drop Brewing Big Drop Brown Ale Speciality Beers Brouwerij Kompel Kompel Prion des Fleurs Flavoured Beers Black Sheep Brewery Limoncello Sour Speciality Beers Cerveceria BBC de la Sabana Macondo Flavoured Beers Brasserie Cap d’Ona La Luxure Speciality Beers Cervejaria Backer Reserva Cherry Flavoured Beers Brouwerij Bosteels Deus Brut des Flandres Speciality Beers Cervejaria Bohemia Flor de Sal Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Ambev Brahma Pale Ale Speciality Beers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Appia Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Backer Bravo Speciality Beers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Baltic Nibs Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Backer Buik 49 Speciality Beers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls La Catrina Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Guanabara Speciality Beers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Panetonne Ale Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Stannis Scarlett Flanders Speciality Beers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls White Coffee Dubbel Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Calaverita Speciality Beers Cido Grupa SIA Lielvārdes Ķiršu Kriek Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Celeiro do Vale Speciality Beers DB Brewery ChinHuaJiao Sichuan Peppercorn Beer Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Terracota Speciality Beers DeBron Bier DeBron Imperial Stout Cacahuatl Flavoured Beers Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Speciality Beers DeBron Bier DeBron Nut IPA Flavoured Beers Braufactum Arrique Frog Beer Raspberry Flavoured Beers Etienne Citra Gose Alactique Speciality Beers Frog Beer Rhubarb White Flavoured Beers Flea Societa’ Agricola a Responsabilita’ Limitata Isabella Speciality Beers Fyne Ales Origins Brewing Crimson Fall Flavoured Beers Harviestoun Brewery Whippet Speciality Beers Gallery Lemon Grass Flavoured Beers Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt Speciality Beers Hiver Beers The Honey Blonde Flavoured Beers Hooghoudt Huyghes Belgian Cherry Wheat Beer Flavoured Beers Mahou Barrica Bourbon Speciality Beers Modha Ales True Maharaja Cardamom Beer Flavoured Beers Pandabrew (Yiyang) Beer & Spirit Tang Dynasty Bitter Speciality Beers Moscow Brewing Company Trekhgornoe Manufacturny Flavoured Beers Melon-Barleywine Ale Radeberger Gruppe Clausthaler Original Speciality Beers Septem Microbrewery Septem Holy Day Spiced Dark Ale Flavoured Beers Non-Alcoholic St Peter’s Brewery Plum Porter Flavoured Beers Radeberger Gruppe Clausthaler Unfiltered Speciality Beers Wilde Child Brewing Co Beast Master Flavoured Beers Non-Alcoholic ABK Betriebgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren Lagers Redoak Redoak Château Sour Speciality Beers ABK Pils Anno 1907 St. Peter’s Brewery Without Raspberry Speciality Beers ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren Lagers & Elderberry ABK Doppelbock Buronator Unified Everything ProjectDownwinder Non-Alcoholic Speciality Beers ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren Lagers Gose ABK Kellerbier Unified Everything ProjectRun Wild Non-Alcoholic IPA Speciality Beers Aldi Stores Carista Lagers Unified Everything ProjectUpside Dawn Non-Alcoholic Speciality Beers Ambev Bohemia Lagers Golden Ale Birra Antoniana Marechiaro Birra Antoniana Lagers Anomaly Brewing Witch-Doctor Stout / Porters Marechiaro Carlow Irish Stout Stout / Porters Bohemia Regent Czech Lager Lagers Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad Royal Stout Stout / Porters Brasserie Meteor Meteor Lager Lagers Cervejaria Ambev Caracu Stout / Porters Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Dortmunder Export Lagers Cervejaria Bohemia Entreguerras Stout / Porters Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Munich Helles Lagers Cervejaria Bohemia Imperial Stout Stout / Porters Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Schwarzbier Lagers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Ithaca Nibs Stout / Porters Cervejaria Ambev Cerveja Nossa Lagers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Petroleum Stout / Porters Cervejaria Bohemia Black Lagers Cork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery MiDaza Stout / Porters Cervejaria Bohemia Flor da Serra Lagers Fyne Ales Mills & Hills Stout / Porters Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Cauim 016 Lagers Marks & Spencer Oatmeal Stout Stout / Porters Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Hazel Lagers Meantime London Porter Stout / Porters Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Bohemian Pilsner Lagers Moncada Brewery Impy Custard Vanilla Imperial Stout / Porters Cervezas San Miguel San Miguel Especial Lagers Stout Cork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery Lagers Moscow Brewing Company Wolf’s Brewery Port Artur Stout / Porters Sunbeam Septem Microbrewery Septem Kleos Barrel Aged Stout / Porters DeBron Bier DeBron Vienna Lager Lagers Imperial Stout Fourpure Jet Lager Lagers St Austell Brewery Bottled Conditioned 6 Malt Cornish Stout / Porters Fourpure Pils Lager Lagers Stout Furstenberg Brauerei Furstenberg Premium Lager Lagers Super Bock Group Super Bock Selecção 1927 Thames Stout / Porters Hausen Bier Hausen Bier Vienna Lagers Porter Heineken Amstel Oro Lagers Windsor Castle Brewery Limited Mud City Stout Stout / Porters Hertog Jan Hertog Jan LenteBockbier Lagers Anvil Ale House White Anvil Wheat Beers Hijos de Rivera 1906 Black Coupage Lagers Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan Wheat Beers Mahou Maestra Dunkel Lagers Weihenstephan Vitus Moscow Brewing Company Hamovniki Pilzenskoe Lagers Branded Drinks Weihenstephan Hefeweiss Wheat Beers Moscow Brewing Company Hamovniki Venskoe Lagers Brasserie du Mont Blanc La Blanche Wheat Beers Moscow Brewing Company Motor Lagers Brasserie Cap d’Ona Blanche Bio Wheat Beers Myanmar Brewery Kirin Ichiban Lagers Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Kristsallweizen Wheat Beers Septem Microbrewery Septem Monday’s Pilsner Lagers Cervejaria Ambev Brahma Extra Weiss Wheat Beers Super Bock Group Super Bock Coruja Hoppy Lager Lagers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Witte Wheat Beers Triple Point Brewing Twistin’ Lagers Gallery Gallery Wheat Beer Wheat Beers Allendale Brewary 2.5% Pale Ale Speciality Beers Renato Bazzo Dama Weiss Wheat Beers

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TASTING BRONZE COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Cervejaria Wäls Wäls George Little King Ales Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Quadruppel Ales Cerveza Loba Loba Alteña Ales Cervezas Moritz Moritz Red IPA Ales Cork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery Ales Dreamcatcher Cork Heritage Brewery T/A Rising Sons Brewery Ales Changeling Dartmoor Brewery Dartmoor IPA Ales Dartmoor Brewery Dartmoor Legend Ales DB Brewery Taiwan Head Brewers – Minor Heat Ales Jasmine Session Ale Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Ales Braufactum Palor Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Ales Braufactum The Brale Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Ales Braufactum Yakeros Dundalk Bay Brewery Brewmaster IPA Ales Dundalk Bay Brewery Brewmaster Red Ale Ales Edinburgh Beer Factory Untitled Ales Etienne Ale Pas D’Chinook Ales Fabbrica della Birra Tenute Collesi Collesi Triplo Malto Ales Firestone Walker Brewing Easy Jack Ales Firestone Walker Brewing Mind Haze Ales Frederic Robinson Old Tom Ales Frog Beer Pearl Ales Fuller’s Fuller’s & Friends Woodstock: Love On The Ales TASTING Run Fuller’s Fullers & Friends Magic Rock: Misprized Ales BRONZE Fyne Ales Workbench Ales COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Greyhound Brewery Rainbow Eyes Ales Adnams Laid Back IPA Ales Grupo Thoquino – Indústrias De Bebidas Joaquim Thomaz Ales Adnams Suffolk Single Variety American Hop Mosaic Ales De Aquino Filho Denker Irish Red Ale Pale Ale Harvey & Son Christmas Ale Ales Adnams Suffolk Single Variety British Hop Jester IPA Ales Harvey & Son Sussex Best Bitter Ales Adnams Used Our Loaf Triple English Hop Pale Ale Ales Harvey & Son Tom Paine Ales Aldi Stores The Hop Foundry Triple Hopped Ales Harvey & Son Wild Hop Ales Anvil Ale House Mjölnir Ales Harviestoun Brewery The Ridge Ales Barcelona Beer Company La Bella Lola Ales Hatherwood Brightlights American IPA Ales Bath Ales Gem Ales Hatherwood Craft Orange Pale Ale Ales Beavertown Brewery Lupuloid IPA Ales Hausen Bier Hausen Bier APA-7 Ales Birra del Borgo ReAle Extra Ales Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Ales Black Sheep Brewery My Generation Ales Hook Norton Brewery Cotswold Pale Ales Black Sheep Brewery Venus & Mars Ales Hook Norton Brewery Flagship Ales Black Sheep Brewery Yorkshire Terrier Ales Hook Norton Brewery Hooky Gold Ales Brasserie Cap d’Ona Ambrée Triple Ales Hook Norton Brewery Old Hooky Ales Brasserie Cap d’Ona Blonde Triple Ales La Zaragozana Ambar 1900 Ales Brasserie Meteor Wendelinus Blonde Ales Lord Chambray Brewery Coral Cave Ales Brouwerij Bosteels Pauwel Kwak Ales Lord Chambray Brewery San Blas Ales Brouwerij Haacht Tongerlo Blond Ales Lost Pier Brewing Simcoe & Amarillo Juicy IPA Ales Brouwerij Haacht Tongerlo Nox Ales Lost Pier Brewing West Side IPA Ales Brouwerij Kompel Kompel Bovengronds Ales Marks and Spencer Cornish Saison Ales Brouwerij L Huyghe Delirium Argentum Ales Marston’s Brewery Horninglow No 1 Ales Butcombe Brewing 31 Hop IPA Ales Master Gao Brewing Co of Nanjing Baby IPA Ales Cerveceria BBC de la Sabana Candelaria Clasica Ales Meantime Greenwich Black IPA Ales Cervejaria Alfaiate Cerveja Alfaiate Red Ale Ales Molson Coors , Ireland Rebel Red Ales Cervejaria Backer Cabral Ales Moncada Brewery Floor Shaker West Coast IPA Ales Cervejaria Backer Corleone Ales Moorhouse’s Brewery Blonde Witch Ales Cervejaria Bohemia 838 Pale Ale Ales Morgenrot Cape Point Pale Ale Ales Cervejaria Bohemia Redwood Ales Northern Monk Northern Monk Striding Edge Ales Cervejaria Colorado Colorado 1998 Ales Oakham Ales Cambridgeshire Golden Ale Ales Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Black Indica Ales Oakham Ales Cambridgeshire Single Variety Ales Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Nandi Ales American Hop Citra IPA Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Scotch Ale Ales Okell’s Brewery Okell’s MPA Ales Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Single Simcoe Ales Platinum Craft Brewing Company Platinum IPA Ales Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Vixnu Ales Platinum Craft Brewing Company Sunset Ales Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Evita Ales Purity Brewing Company Longhorn IPA Ales

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INTERNATIONAL BEER CHALLENGE 2019

TASTING BRONZE COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Sajonia Brewing Company Centennial Ales Sajonia Brewing Company El 4 Rojo Ales Salopian Brewery Boomerang Ales Salopian Brewery Darwin’s Origin Ales Salopian Brewery Hop Twister Ales Salopian Brewery Oracle Ales Salopian Brewery Shropshire Gold Ales Sharp’s Brewery Doom Bar Ales Sharp’s Brewery Sea Fury Ales Sharp’s Brewery Tripel O Ales Shepherd Neame 1698 Ales Shepherd Neame Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale Ales Shepherd Neame Classic Collection India Pale Ale Ales Shepherd Neame Spitfire Ales Shepherd Neame Spitfire Golden Ale Ales St Austell Brewery Bad Habit Ales St Austell Brewery Proper Job Ales Super Bock Group Super Bock Coruja IPA Ales Super Bock Group Super Bock Selecção 1927 Bengal Ales Amber IPA The Five Points Brewing Co Five Points XPA Ales West Berkshire Brewery Good Old Boy Ales West Berkshire Brewery Mister Swift Pale Ale Ales Windsor Castle Brewery Peaky Blinder Black IPA Ales Windsor Castle Brewery Peaky Blinder Pale Ale Ales TASTING Windsor Castle Brewery Worcester Sorcerer Ales Wychwood Brewery Hobgoblin IPA Ales BRONZE Anvil Ale House Bookoo Flavoured Beers COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Birra del Borgo Flavoured Beers L’Equilibrista ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren Lagers Black Sheep Brewery Choc & Orange Flavoured Beers ABK Edel Spezialbier Brasserie Licorne Spirit Gin Flavoured Beer Flavoured Beers Aldi Stores Carullo Especial Lagers Brouwerij Haacht Mystic Cherry Flavoured Beers Birra del Borgo LISA Lagers Cervejaria Ashby Eireli Ashby Porter Café Flavoured Beers Black Sheep Brewery 54 Degrees North Lagers Cervejaria Bohemia Coconut Porter Flavoured Beers Brasserie Meteor Meteor Pils Lagers Cervejaria Bohemia Junina Flavoured Beers Brauerei Rittmayer Hallerndorf Hallerndorfer Landbier Lagers Cervejaria Bohemia Sour Citrous Flavoured Beers Hell Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Colônia Flavoured Beers Brouwerij Kompel Kompel Pils Lagers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Demoiselle Flavoured Beers Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin German Pilsner Lagers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Dry Stout Pepper Flavoured Beers Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Heller Bock Lagers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Dubbel Flavoured Beers Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Munich Dunkel Lagers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Eugênia Flavoured Beers Butcombe Brewing German Bock Lager Lagers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Mocaçu Flavoured Beers Cambodia Brewery Gold Crown Beer Lagers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Tropicana Flavoured Beers Cerveceria BBC de la Sabana BBC Lager Lagers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Double Brownie Flavoured Beers Cervecería Nueva España Cortes Pilsner Lagers Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Rossa Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Ambev Magnífica Lagers Doppio Malto Brewing Zingibeer Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Ambev Puro Malte Lagers Edge Brewing Project Mimosa Orange Haze Lager Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Bohemia Aura Lager Lagers Edge Brewing Project Pimped Up Pomme Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Bohemia Doppelbock Lagers Pomegranate Sour Cervejaria Bohemia Franken Lagers Edinburgh Beer Factory Z.E.E.P. Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Bohemia Luna Lagers FrogBeer Ginger Twist Flavoured Beers Cervejaria Bohemia Lagers Fyne Ales Origins Brewing Sanguine Flavoured Beers Marzen Cervejaria Colorado Lagers Heineken Hungary Soproni Cautious Gambler Sour Flavoured Beers Colorado Cauim Cervejaria Colorado Lagers Cherry Ale Colorado Ribeirão Lager Cervejaria Wäls Lagers Hiver Beers The Honey IPA Flavoured Beers Wäls X-Wäls Cerveza Loba Lagers Mallaskoski Brewery Blueberry Sour Flavoured Beers Loba Clandestina Cervezas Moritz Lagers Maryensztadt Brewery Sourtime Berliner Weisse Flavoured Beers Epidor Strawberry Cervezas Moritz Moritz 7 Lagers Master Gao Brewing Co of Nanjing Osmanthus Pale Ale Flavoured Beers Cervezas Moritz Moritz Original Lagers Muha Brewery I Drink Like a Fish Flavoured Beers Cervezas San Miguel Manila da San Miguel Lagers North Taiwan Brewing Taiwan Head Brewers – Grain Flavoured Beers Cervezas San Miguel Selecta de San Miguel Lagers Rain Tea Ale Cido Grupa SIA Lāčplēsis Ekstra Lagers Platinum Craft Brewing Mr Bock Flavoured Beers Curious Brewing Curious Brew Lagers Purple Moose Brewery Chocolate Moose Flavoured Beers Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Lagers Renato Bazzo Dama Sour Fruit Maracuja e Tamara Flavoured Beers Braufactum Darkon Robinsons Cheshire Choc Porter Flavoured Beers Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Lagers Wilde Child Brewing Opaque Reality Flavoured Beers Braufactum Hoppy Kellerpils Wimbledon Brewery Wimbledon Ale with Elderflower Flavoured Beers Edge Brewing Project Hannibal Imperial Red Lager Lagers

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INTERNATIONAL BEER CHALLENGE 2019

TASTING BRONZE COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Falkenbräu Baden Falkenbräu Baden Spezial Hell Lagers Firestone Walker Brewing Lager Lagers Fuller’s Fuller’s & Friends Mack: Kroke Lagers Harviestoun Brewery Schiehallion Lagers Hausen Bier Hausen Bier Bock Lagers Hausen Bier Hausen Bier Pilsen Lagers Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Pilsener Lagers Khmer Beverages Cambodia Beer Lagers La Zaragozana Ambar Negra Lagers La Zaragozana Marlen Lagers Mahou Maestra Doble Lupulo Lagers Mallaskoski Brewery True Bock Lagers Marks & Spencer Belgian 5% Lager Can Lagers Moscow Brewing Hamovniki Stolovoe Lagers Moscow Brewing Zhiguli Barnoe Lagers Myanmar Brewery Andaman Gold Lagers Myanmar Brewery Myanmar Beer Lagers Pivovsky/Keg Pivovsky Pils Lagers Purity Brewing Company Pure Helles Lagers Rebellion Beer Company Rebellion Lager Lagers SA Damm Estrella Damm Lagers Sharps Brewery Offshore Lagers Shepherd Neame Five Grain Lagers Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay Blonde Lagers Stiegl Stiegl Goldbräu Lagers Super Bock Group Super Bock Selecção 1927 Lagers Japanese Rice Lager Triple Point Brewing Helles Lagers West Berkshire Brewery Renegade Lager Lagers West Berkshire Brewery Vienna Lager Lagers Westerwald-Brauerei H Schneider Hachenburger Pils Lagers Windsor Castle Brewery Peaky Blinder Lager Lagers Woodforde’s Brewery British Lager Lagers Beercraft Varvar Doppelsticke Speciality Beers TASTING Big Drop Brewing Big Drop Stout Speciality Beers Brasserie Cap d’Ona Barley Wine Mystère Speciality Beers BRONZE Brasserie Cap d’Ona Speciality Beers Blonde Bio Sans Gluten COMPANY/BRAND NAME STYLE Brasserie Cap d’Ona Rousse de Noel Speciality Beers Sharps Brewery Camel Valley Pilsner Speciality Beers Brasserie Cap d’Ona Wood aged VDN Speciality Beers Stiegl Stiegl Grapefruit Radler Speciality Beers Buckskin, King Car Group Buckskin Rauchbier Speciality Beers Taipei Brewery Taiwan Beer - Red Quinoa Ale Speciality Beers Cerveceria BBC de la Sabana BBC La Hechicera Speciality Beers Westerwald-Brauerei H Schneider Hachenburger Pils Speciality Beers Cervejaria Ambev Speciality Beers Skol Radler Alkoholfrei Cervejaria Ambev Speciality Beers Skol Session IPA Westerwald-Brauerei H Schneider Hachenburger Speciality Beers Cervejaria Ambev Speciality Beers Skol Witbier Weizen Alkoholfrei Cervejaria Colorado Speciality Beers Colorado Hainu Westerwald-Brauerei H Schneider Westerwald-Bräu Speciality Beers Cervejaria Colorado Speciality Beers Colorado Outback Beercraft Varvar Milk Stout Stout / Porters Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Babaçu de Bourbon Speciality Beers Black Sheep Brewery Milk Stout Stout / Porters Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Baby Blue Speciality Beers Cervejaria Bohemia Big Bang Stout / Porters Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Beretta Vendetta Speciality Beers Cervejaria Colorado Colorado Ithaca Stout / Porters Cervejaria Wäls Wäls Dezenove Speciality Beers Harvey & Son Black Stout Stout / Porters Damm Daura Speciality Beers Harvey & Son Imperial Extra Double Stout Stout / Porters Damm Daura Märzen Speciality Beers Hook Norton Brewery Double Stout Stout / Porters Doppio Malto Brewing Sultano Speciality Beers SinebrychoffSinebrychoff Porter Stout / Porters Edinburgh Beer Factory Moonstrips Speciality Beers St. Peter’s Brewery Cream Stout Stout / Porters Hertog Jan Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt Speciality Beers ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren Wheat Beers Rutte ABK Hefeweizen La Zaragozana Ambar 0.0 Apta Para Celiacos Speciality Beers Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan Wheat Beers La Zaragozana Ambar Apta Para Celiacos Speciality Beers Weihenstephan Dunkel Weiss La Zaragozana Maria Castaña Speciality Beers Brasserie Meteor Meteor Blanche Wheat Beers Meantime Salted Caramel Porter Speciality Beers Cervejaria Bohemia 14 Weiss Wheat Beers Modha Ales True Maharaja Smooth Speciality Beers Cervejaria Bohemia 1843 Wheat Beers Morgenrot Playground Low Alcohol IPA Speciality Beers Cerveza Loba Loba Blanca Wheat Beers Moscow Brewing Company Zhiguli Barnoe Speciality Beers Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen (Braufactum) Wheat Beers Non-Alcoholic Braufactum Indra Muho Brewery Fang-Tsao Speciality Beers Huyghes Belgian Wheat Beer Wheat Beers Renato Bazzo Dama Reserva 9 Speciality Beers Kabrew Sallang Sallang Weizen Wheat Beers Renato Bazzo Dama Tupi Speciality Beers La Zaragozana Ambar Caesaraugusta Wheat Beers

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

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035 IBC Design Results DRN August 2019 SUBBED.indd 35 07/08/2019 14:04 Congratulations to the medal winners in this year’s International Beer Challenge The International Beer Challenge is the world’s largest packaged beer competition and is designed to recognise the diversity and range of products within this dynamic category. Want to try some supreme world beers? We are offering 50 lucky DRN readers the opportunity to attend the International Beer Challenge Awards to taste more than 60 gold medal-winning beers from around the world as we reveal and celebrate this year’s Trophy winners, Supreme Champion beer and crown the brewers and retailers who performed best in the competition. You will also get to the chance to meet IBC chairman Jeff Evans, who will be presenting the awards. Places will be allocated on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis, so to ensure you’re in with a chance to be at the awards evening on Monday September 2 in central London from 6.00pm until 9.00pm, please email [email protected]

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