The Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards were announced last night. Watch out for a full write up about an excellent awards presentation dinner, but full results are below.

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The Brewers Guild of New Zealand Awards were announced last night with 8 Wired Brewing taking out the top honours to become The Champion Brewery in New Zealand.

With 465 entries in 2011, the Awards drew the biggest entry tally since their inception in 2001, up from 446 in 2010 and 348 in 2009.

In its tenth year, the Awards are run by the Brewers Guild of New Zealand who represent the majority of breweries in New Zealand.

Full Details of the other Trophy Winners are below:

New Zealand Champion Brewery – 8 Wired Brewing

Champion International Brewery – Boston Beer Co

European Lager Styles – Steam Brewing Company Cock & Bull German Pilsner

International Lager Styles – McCashins Brewery Stoke Amber

British Ale Styles – Harrington’s Brewery Pig & Whistle

Other European Ale Styles – Tuatara Brewing Co Ltd Tuatara Ardennes

US Ale Styles – Epic Brewing Company Epic Armageddon IPA

New Zealand & International Ale Styles – Emerson’s Brewery Emerson’s Oreti Red

Stout & Porter Styles – Three Boys Brewery Three Boys Oyster Stout

Wheat & Other Grain Styles – Tuatara Brewing Co Ltd Tuatara Hefe

Flavoured & Aged Styles (incl. Fruit/Spice/Herb/ Honey/Smoke) – 8 Wired Brewing The Big Smoke

New Zealand Draught – DB Breweries Ltd Tui East India Pale Ale

New Zealand Lager & Premium Lager Styles – Lion Breweries Speights Summit Lager

Specialty, Experimental, Aged, Barrel & Wood-Aged, Reduced Alc./Carbohydrate & Gluten-Free Styles – 8 Wired Brewing Barrel Aged Big Smoke

Cider & Perry Styles – Camla Farm Camla Farm Cider

Cask Conditioned – Cassels & Sons Brewing Co. Ltd Milk Stout

Packaging – Moa Brewing Company Moa St Josephs Magnums

Festive Brew – Emerson’s Brewery Emerson’s Black Op

Morton Coutts Trophy For Innovation – The Yeastie Boys

Complete results can be found here.

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