CATALOGUE OF RESULTS 02 CHAIR MESSAGE Welcome to the Independent Beer Awards aka “The Indies”. state parties across the nation. The Indies are a celebration of independent beer, the It never ceases to amaze me what can happen when this extraordinary people who have created it and the industry rallies, we work together like no other, so on behalf innovation in production. It aims to build a long lasting of the IBA Board I’d like send a big shout out to everyone future for our industry by ensuring quality products are in involved, particularly our judges, project group members, the market place. and hosts – all doing this for you in their own time, for overall the betterment of the industry. You rock and we will The competition is open only to Australian independent be forever grateful. breweries and for that reason it is an ideal benchmarking tool for our brewers to measure themselves against their A special thanks also goes out to the IBA team who have peers and for all of us to acknowledge and reward these had to push harder than ever and watch it all happen artisans whose beer stands up against the best in the remotely, a most frustrating exercise for a group of people world. who like to get their hands dirty! Each year the Indies are usually celebrated as part of I look forward to being able to share a beer with the winners BrewCon and provides a fantastic opportunity for us to in person very soon so cheers to everyone that entered and come together, however this year the world changed and …let’s get this party started! therefore so did we. Many of our events and activities were either postponed or cancelled due to the global pandemic and therefore like many other organisations, we have had to reinvent what we do and how we do it. So even though BrewCon was postponed to August next year the Board were super keen for the Indies to go ahead – we just needed to work out how we could do it. Enter our amazing project group members and our innovative and committed team! You are just about to experience the results of their hard work that involved close to 700 entries, 32 judges across Pete Philip hubs in Brisbane, Perth and Newcastle and a (mostly) live CHAIRMAN ceremony that includes crosses to over 40 nominees and INDIES ADVISORY GROUP MESSAGE 2020 …. The Judging panel had a solid plan, we swear! Jump in a I was particularly impressed with the rise in quality of room together, judge heaps of great beers, crown ten packaged beer. The first Indies competition held in 2014 trophy winners and have a big party together to celebrate. was similarly restricted to packaged product only, and I That was before COVID-19 swept the globe. remember that there were so many tired and aged beers. Fast forward to 2020 and the quality of packaged beer has Originally destined to be judged in Brisbane with a swathe gone through the roof. This is a great compliment to the of experienced and associate judges, the Indies in 2020 maturity of Australian independents' quality programmes was targeted as being a year where quality and entry and to our brewers, who give their blood, sweat and tears to participation rose, while keeping in line with our goals of make every batch better than the last. continuing to drive diversity amongst our judging crew. The upheaval of the pandemic and border closures meant we Here’s to 2021… had to change our plans on the fly. While many of the world’s largest beer competitions were sadly cancelled, the IBA decided to decentralise judging for the first time, leaning on the strength of its membership base spread across the country. Thirty one judges critiqued 696 beers from indie brewers country wide in Perth, Brisbane and Newcastle. We crowned champions and gave feedback to help nurture future trophy and medal winners. Michael Capaldo Head of Indies Advisory Group 04 CHAMPION CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BEER SPONSORED BY BINTANI AUSTRALIA RANGE BREWING FAHRENHEIT CLASS STYLE INDIA PALE ALE JUICY OR HAZY INDIA PALE ALE CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BREWERY - BREWPUB - SPONSORED BY KEGSTAR MOFFAT BEACH BREWING CO CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BREWERY - SMALL/MEDIUM - SPONSORED BY HOP PRODUCTS AUSTRALIA RANGE BREWING CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BREWERY - LARGE - SPONSORED BY CRYER MALT DAINTON BREWERY 06 NOMINATED IBA SERVICE TO THE INDUSTRY SPONSORED BY LALLEMAND BREWING & ELLERSLIE AUSTRALIA N C O H JAMIE COOK M A I M N P A I T O NOMINATED E N D IBA YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION JESSICA MCWATT FORBES RED STOCKHOLM NOMINATED IBA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BREWSNEWS NOWHEREMAN BREWING CO. 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UPSIDE DOWN BROWN ALE CHAMPION PORTER-STOUT SPONSORED BY ORORA FOGHORN BREWERY SLIGO EXTRA STOUT CHAMPION HYBRID BEER SPONSORED BY LALLEMAND BREWING & ELLERSLIE AUSTRALIA LOOPHOLE BREWING CO THE ASTRAL PROJECT - MERLOT SOUR 2020 CHAMPION LAGER SPONSORED BY BARRETT BURSTON MALTINGS HEPBURN SPRINGS BREWING CO PILSNER CHAMPION INDIA PALE ALE SPONSORED BY HOPCO RANGE BREWING FAHRENHEIT CHAMPION EUROPEAN-STYLE ALE - NO WINNER - CHAMPION SESSION BEER SPONSORED BY YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS MOFFAT BEACH BREWING CO MOFFS SUMMER ALE CHAMPION STRONG BEER SPONSORED BY MIDLAND INSURANCE BROKERS DAINTON BREWERY APOCALYPSO II - SECOND WAVE NEIPA CHAMPION MIXED CULTURE BEER SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT BREWERS ASSOCIATION SLOW LANE BREWING BOTANY WEISSE 12 CLASS BREWERY BEER STYLE PALE ALE 3 Ravens Brewery New World IPA Australian-Style Pale Ale 7th Day Brewery Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale All Inn Brewing Co Citra Hopped Extra Pale Ale International-Style Pale Ale G Barossa Valley Brewing Hop Heaven Easy IPA International-Style Pale Ale O Black Hops Brewing Pale Ale Australian-Style Pale Ale L D Bridge Road Brewers Beechy XPA Australian-Style Pale Ale A Bright Brewery Blowhard Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale W Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale A Gage Roads Brewing Co Single Fin Summer Ale Australian-Style Pale Ale R D Jetty Road Brewery Pale Ale Australian-Style Pale Ale S Mismatch Brewing Co. Session Ale Australian-Style Pale Ale Mountain Culture Beer Co. Status Quo Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale New England Brewing Co New England Pale Ale Australian-Style Pale Ale Philter Brewing XPA Australian-Style Pale Ale Red Hill Brewery East Coast IPA Session IPA American-Style Pale Ale Staves Brewery Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale Wayward Brewing Co IPA Australian-Style Pale Ale Wicked Elf Beer Endless Summer German-Style Koelsch AMBER- Bridge Road Brewers Celtic Red Ale Irish-Style Red Ale DARK ALE Revel Brewing Co Browntown American Brown Ale American-Style Brown Ale Stomping Ground Brewing Co. Upside Down Brown Ale English-Style Brown Ale PORTER- Bright Brewery Staircase Porter Robust Porter STOUT Common Ground Dark Knight Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout FogHorn Brewery Sligo Extra Stout American-Style Stout Grifter Brewing Omen Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal Stout Southern Highlands Brewing Goodfather Porter Export-Style Stout HYBRID Bad Shepherd Brewing Co Peanut Butter Porter Field Beer BEER Dainton Brewery Choctail - Espresso Moccha Stout Coffee Beer Loophole Brewing Co The Astral Project - Malbec Sour 2020 Experimental Beer The Astral Project - Merlot Sour 2020 Experimental Beer Molly Rose Brewing Coffee Citrus Sour Coffee Beer Red Hill Brewery Pancho Mole Imperial Stout Chili Pepper Beer Taverner's Brewery Taverner's Manuka Imperial Stout Specialty Honey Beer TWØBAYS Brewing Co Pale Ale Gluten-Free Beer Wayward Brewing Co Ripasso Bianco Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Ripasso Rosso Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer Young Henrys Brewery Natural Lager Kellerbier or Zwickelbier LAGER 4 Hearts Brewing Sunshine Lager New World Lager Brick Lane Brewing Co Base Lager Munich-Style Helles Brouhaha Brewery Maleny Lager Bohemian-Style Pilsener Common Ground Dark Days German-Style Schwarzbier Heads of Noosa Brewing Co Bock New World Lager Hepburn Springs Brewing Co Pilsner American-Style Pilsener Pikes Beer Co Pilsener German-Style Pilsener Straddie Brewing Co Point Lookout Lager Bohemian-Style Pilsener INDIA PALE 4 Hearts Brewing Kickback Red IPA India Red Ale ALE Dainton Brewery Bloodzilla - Double Blood Orange NEIPA Experimental India Pale Ale Jungle Juice - Hazy IPA Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Overdrive - West Coast IPA American-Style India Pale Ale Grifter Brewing Big Sur IPA American-Style India Pale Ale Hawkers Beer West Coast IPA American-Style India Pale Ale Helios Brewing Co Medusa India Black Ale Mountain Culture Beer Co. Back to Cali American-Style India Pale Ale Nowhereman Brewing Co Wungong IPA India Red Ale Range Brewing DDH House Party Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Fahrenheit Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale The Grand Scheme of Things American-Style India Pale Ale Temple Brewing Co. Weston St IPA American-Style India Pale Ale SESSION Bodriggy Brewing Speccy Juice Hazy SIPA Session Beer/Reduced Alcohol Beer BEER Heads of Noosa Brewing Co Lager 3.5 Session Beer/Reduced Alcohol Beer Mitta Mitta Brewing Co.