Australian International Beer Awards

Australian International Beer Awards
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
Products Beer
Owner Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
Website http://www.rasv.com.au/Events/AIBA_Home/

Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) is an annual brewing competition that commenced in 1992.

The AIBA is undertaken by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) in conjunction with the University of Ballarat. Judging of the awards is conducted at Melbourne Showgrounds, with the Awards presentation dinner held during Good Beer Week in Melbourne, Australia.

The awards were originally called the ‘National Beer and Brewing Awards’. In 1995 the awards became an international competition, with a field of 201 competitors and entries from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Indonesia, Malta and Tonga. It was at these awards that the first international winner was announced, Cisk Export Premium Lager by Simonds Farsons Cisk of Malta winning the Grand Champion Beer award.[1]

The AIBA are now the second largest competition of their kind in the world, with 1,480 entries by 270 brewers from 35 countries in 2013.[2][3]

Competitors must pay to enter in order to be judged. Only the trophies awarded in over 75 classes are strictly competitive; the unlimited number of gold, silver and bronze awards are based on meeting points thresholds in blind tastings.[4]

Trophy winners

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

See also

References

  1. "Cisk Export "a little gem of a lager"". Times of Malta. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. "CUB takes out Top Beer Award". The Shout (Hotel, Bar, Club & Liqour Industry News. The Intermedia Group. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. Bryne, Patrick (4 April 2013). "Australian International Beer Awards brings judges to Ballarat". The Courier. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. "Classes & Criteria". AIBA. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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