The National Brewery Centre Burton upon Trent, UK
Judging 7 – 9th March 2017
Medal Announcements 10 March 2017
International Smallpack Lager Competition
(Presented in Bottle, Can, PET or Plastic)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Lager 2.9% - 4.4% ABV
GOLD Bohemian Pilsner The Galbraith Brewing Co, Auckland, New Zealand
SILVER Gold, Lion BSW New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
BRONZE XXXX Bitter, Castlemain Perkins, Brisbane, Australia
Class 2 for Lager 4.5% - 4.9% ABV
GOLD Pils Unfiltered Lager, Camden Town Brewery, London UK
SILVER Hit The Toad, Matso's Broome Brewery, Broome, Australia
BRONZE Lager, Innis & Gunn Brewing Company, Glasgow UK
Class 3 for Lager 5.0% - 5.4% ABV
GOLD Lottrup American Lager, Royal Unibrew, Odense, Denmark
SILVER Hop Rocker, Lion BSW NZ, Auckland, New Zealand
BRONZE Maes Pils, Alken-Maes Alken, Belgium
Class 4 for Lager 5.5% - 6.9% ABV
GOLD Asahi Dry Premium Hojo , Asahi Breweries Ltd Nagoya Japan
SILVER Prototyp, Kehrwieder Kreativbrauerei, Hamburg, Germany
BRONZE Mahou Cinco Estrellas, Mahou Beers SL, Guadalajara Spain
International Keg Lager Competition
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Lager 2.9% - 4.7% ABV
GOLD Frontier, Fuller, Smith & Turner, Chiswick, London UK
SILVER 1985, Wye Valley Brewery Ltd, Hereford UK
BRONZE Lawless Lager, Purity Brewing Company, Alne UK Class 2 for Lager 4.8% - 6.9% ABV
GOLD Diamond, Joseph Holt Ltd, Manchester, UK
SILVER India Hells Lager, Camden Town Brewery, London, UK
BRONZE Asahi Super Dry, Asahi Breweries Ltd, Shikoku, Japan
International Smallpack Ale Competition (Presented in Bottle, Can, PET or Plastic)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Ale 2.9% - 4.4% ABV
GOLD Barley Griffin, BentSpoke Brewing Co, Canberra, Australia
SILVER Yakima Red, Meantime Brewing Company London UK
BRONZE Urban Fox, Joseph Holt Ltd Manchester UK
Class 2 for Ale 4.5% - 4.9% ABV
GOLD Easy Jack Firestone Walker Brewing Co Paso Robles, California USA SILVER Lemon Dream, Salopian Brewery, Shrewsbury UK
BRONZE Ghost Ship Adnams plc, Southwold UK Class 3 for Ale 5.0% - 5.4% ABV
GOLD Pale Ale Ise Kadoya Brewery Ise-shi, Mie Japan
SILVER Chiron Thornbridge Brewery Bakewell UK
BRONZE Brown Ale Ise Kadoya Brewery Ise-shi, Mie Japan
Class 4 for Ale 5.5% - 6.9% ABV
GOLD Baby-Faced Assasin Rooster's Brewery Knaresborough UK
SILVER Crankshaft BentSpoke Brewing Co Canberra Australia
BRONZE Extra Pale Ale Collective Arts Brewing Co Hamilton Canada
International Keg Ale Competition
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Ale 2.9% - 4.4% ABV
GOLD Liberation Craft Pale Ale Liberation Brewery Jersey Channel Islands SILVER Yankee Rooster's Brewery Knaresborough UK
BRONZE Pale Ale Camden Town Brewery London UK Class 2 for Ale 4.5% - 6.9% ABV
GOLD Maltings Irish Ale Sullivan's Brewing Company Drogheda Ireland
SILVER Alpha Beta Ilkley Brewery Co Ltd Ilkley UK
BRONZE Baby-Faced Assassin Rooster's Brewery Knaresborough UK
International Non & Low Alcohol Beer Competition
(Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Ultra Low Alcohol Beer up to 1.1% ABV
GOLD Birell Pleňský Prazdroj a.s Nošovice Czech Republic
SILVER Edelweiss Alkoholfrei Brau Union Östereich AG Zipf Austria
BRONZE Riegele Hell Alkoholfrei Brauerei S Riegele Augsburg Germany
Class 2 for Low Alcohol Beer 1.2% - 2.8 % ABV ONE MEDAL, JUDGES’ CHOICE: SILVER Mid Vicious Lion BSW NZ Auckland New Zealand International Dark Beer Competition (Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask) The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Dark Beer 2.9% - 3.7% ABV TWO MEDALS, JUDGES’ CHOICE:
GOLD Velkopopovický Kozel Dark Pleňský Prazdroj a.s Nošovice Czech Republic
SILVER Mild Joseph Holt Ltd Manchester UK
Class 2 for Dark Beer 3.8% - 4.7% ABV
GOLD Sneaky Wee Orkney Stout Swannay Brewery Orkney UK
SILVER London Stout Charles Wells Brewery Bedford UK
BRONZE Mischief Nitro Engine Harviestoun Brewery Alva UK
Class 3 for Dark Beer 4.8% - 5.7% ABV
GOLD Baltic Porter Brauerei Albert Egger AG Worb Switzerland
SILVER Black Mac Lion BSW NZ Auckland New Zealand
BRONZE Stout A.J.I Beer Co Inc Osaka Japan
Class 4 for Dark Beer 5.8% - 6.9% ABV
GOLD Kala Black IPA Saltaire Brewery Shipley UK
SILVER Nitro Coffee Stout Boston Beer Company Boston, Massachusetts USA
BRONZE Celebration Stout Coachbury Taverns Ltd Dublin Ireland
International Strong Beer Competition (Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask)
The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Strong Lager
GOLD Dagon Extra Strong Beer Dagon Beverages Company Ltd Yangon Myanmar
SILVER Dagon Super Beer (DS) Dagon Beverages Company Ltd Yangon Myanmar
BRONZE Mahou Maestra Mahou Beers SL Guadalajara Spain
Class 2 for Strong Ale
GOLD W-IPA A.J.I Beer Inc Osaka Japan
SILVER Birthday Suit Lion BSW NZ Auckland New Zealand
BRONZE Big Job St Austell Brewery St Austell, Cornwall UK
Class 3 for Strong Dark Beer
GOLD Rurik Russian Imperial Stout The Galbraith Brewing Co Auckland New Zealand
SILVER Thirteenth Hour Boston Beer Company Boston, Massachusetts USA
BRONZE Black Shield Stout Myanmar Brewery Yangon Myanmar
Class 4 for Strong Speciality Beer
GOLD Hapkin Alken-Maes Opwijk Belgium
SILVER Rum Barrel Sour Moa Brewing Company Blenheim New Zealand
BRONZE Lauterbacher Weizen-Doppelbock Brauerei S Riegele Augsburg Germany
Class 5 for Strong Beer Above 10%ABV
GOLD Tetravis Boston Beer Company Boston, Massachusetts USA
SILVER Noctus 100 - Schwarzes Geheimnis Brauerei S Riegele Augsburg Germany
BRONZE Dies Irae Brauhaus Gusswerk Salzberg Austria
International Speciality Beer Competition (Presented in Smallpack, Keg and Cask) The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Speciality Wheat Beer
GOLD Weissbier Hell Schwarzbräu GmbH Zusmarshausen Germany
SILVER Lauterbacher Stephanie Weisse Brauerei S Riegele Augsburg Germany
BRONZE TAP 1 Meine Helle Weisse Schneider Weisse Kelheim Bavaria Germany
Class 2 for Fruit & Vegetable Beer
GOLD Mango Beer Matso's Broome Brewery Broome Australia SILVER Kriek Lambic Tradition Alken-Maes Kobbegem Belgium
BRONZE Baden Baden Golden Brasil Kirin Brazil Brazil
Class 3 for Organic Beer
GOLD 100th Meridian Organic Amber Lager Mill Street Brewery Toronto, Ontario Canada
SILVER Whitstable Bay Organic Shepherd Neame Ltd Faversham UK
BRONZE Tumma Luomu Saimaan Juomatehdas Mikkeli Finland
Class 4 for Speciality Other Special Feature Beer
GOLD Rum Finish Innis & Gunn Brewing Company Glasgow UK
SILVER White Christmas Boston Beer Company Boston, Massachusetts USA
BRONZE Old Feziwig Boston Beer Company Boston, Massachusetts USA
Class 5 for Special Hop Beer
GOLD Luponic Distortion Firestone Walker Brewing Co Paso Robles, California USA
SILVER American Pale Ale Nogne Ø Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri A/A Grimstad Norway
BRONZE Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA Fuller, Smith & Turner Chico California USA
Class 6 for Sour Beer TWO MEDALS, JUDGES’ CHOICE:
GOLD Coolship Fruit Elgood & Sons Ltd Wisbech UK
SILVER Kosmic Mother Funk Grand Cru Boston Beer Company Boston, Massachusetts USA
Class 6 for Zero Gluten Beer 2 MEDALS, JUDGES’ CHOICE
GOLD Green's Dry Hopped Lager Charles Cooper Limited Lochristi Belgium
SILVER Green's India Pale Ale Charles Cooper Limited Lochristi Belgium
International Cask Ale Competition The winning beers are:
Class 1 for Cask Ale 2.9% - 3.8% ABV
GOLD Encore Lacons Brewery Great Yarmouth UK
SILVER Light Munro Swannay Brewery Swannay, Orkney UK
BRONZE Bunny Hop Purity Brewing Company Alne UK
Class 2 for Cask Ale 3.9% - 4.3% ABV
GOLD Sunset Cross Bay Brewery Morecambe UK
SILVER Liberation Ale Liberation Brewery Jersey Channel Islands
BRONZE Old Man Long Man Brewery Littlington UK
Class 3 for Cask Ale 4.4% - 4.8% ABV
GOLD East Coast Pale Ale Shepherd Neame Ltd Faversham UK
SILVER Otherside IPA York Brewery Ltd York UK
BRONZE Pale Ale Swannay Brewery Orkney UK Class 4 for Cask Ale 4.9% - 6.9% ABV
GOLD 13 Guns Daniel Thwaites plc Blackburn, Lancashire UK
SILVER IPA Brewster's Brewing Co Grantham, Lincolnshire UK
BRONZE Old Nogg Lacons Brewery Great Yarmouth UK
International Cider Competition
The winning ciders are:
Category 1 – for Cider Apple Class 3.5 – 7.5% ABV
Class 1.1 for Cider Apple Class – Dry GOLD Knights Malvern Oak Aston Manor Cider Stourport on Severn UK
SILVER Cloudy Premium Cider C & C Group Shepton Mallet UK
BRONZE Edu Angry Orchard New York USA
Class 1.2 for Cider Apple Class – Medium GOLD Galipette Brut Cider Supply Company (CSCO)AB Prinseneiland Netherlands
SILVER Malvern Gold Aston Manor Cider Stourport on Severn UK
BRONZE Traditional Rocquette Cider Rocquette Cider Co Ltd Guernsey Channel Islands
Class 1.3 for Cider Apple Class – Sweet TWO MEDALS, JUDGES’ CHOICE
GOLD Cidre Demi-Sec Zeffer Cider Co Auckland New Zealand
SILVER Cooper's Original Kelterei Heil Laubus-Eschbach Germany
Category 2 for Open Apple Class Cider 3.5 – 7.5% ABV
Class 2.1 - Open Apple Class – Dry ONE MEDAL, JUDGES’ CHOICE: GOLD Natural Cider Manuel Busto Amandi S.A Villaviciosa Spain
Class 2.2 - Open Apple Class - Medium GOLD Traditional Dry Cider Mac Ivors Cider Co County Armagh Northern Ireland
SILVER Tempted Medium Dry Cider Tempted Cider Lisburn Northern Ireland
BRONZE Ramborn Original Medium Dry Ramborn Cider Co Grevenmacher Luxembourg
Class 2.3 - Open Apple Class - Sweet GOLD Medium Cider Mac Ivors Cider Co County Armagh Northern Ireland
SILVER Strongbow Gold Apple Heineken International Aubel Belgium
BRONZE Briska Appelcider Spendrups Bryggeri AB Grangesberg Sweden
Category 3 for Pear/Pear Cider NO MEDAL AWARDED: COMMENDED: Pear Saison Cider Collective Arts Brewing Co Hamilton Ontario Canada
Category 4 for Fruit Flavoured Cider Class 3.5 -7.5% ABV
GOLD Plum & Ginger Cider Mac Ivors Cider Co County Armagh Northern Ireland
SILVER Tempted Elderflower Cider Tempted Cider Lisburn Northern Ireland
BRONZE Old Mout Passionfruit & Cider Redwood Cider Co Nelson New Zealand
Category 5 Other Flavours Cider 3.5 -7.5% ABV
GOLD Wild Tree Hoppy Cider Blakstoc Cider GmbH Styria Austria
SILVER Strongbow Elderflower Heineken International Aubel Belgium
BRONZE Strongbow Honey Heineken International Aubel Belgium
Class 6 - for Low-Alcohol Cider Class 1.2 – 3.5% ABV
GOLD Schwäbi Apfel Junginger Fruchtsäfte Niederstotzingen Germany
SILVER Schwäbi Holunderblüte (Elderflower) Junginger Fruchtsäfte Niederstotzingen Germany
BRONZE Eva Cider (2.7% Alc) Adam & Eva GbR Bodensee Germany
Class 7 – for Speciality Cider Class or Perry Class 1.2 – 8.5% ABV
GOLD Killer Sharp Hogan's Cider Alcester UK
SILVER Iwood Limited Edition Sheppys Cider Ltd Taunton, Somerset UK
BRONZE The Old Fashioned Angry Orchard New York USA