Moffat Beach Brewing, Hawkers Beer, Stomping Ground and WA’s Beerland were amongst the big winners of last night’s Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards.

They took home the coveted champion brewery trophies, whilst Beerland won the prize of the night, the Champion beer trophy, for the second time since 2018.

It was a record year for the awards, held at Melbourne Showgrounds last night and presented by Matt Kirkegaard and Kirrily Waldhorn, with a total of 2,634 entries from 355 exhibitors.

Melbourne Royal CEO Brad Jenkins said that the awards recognise the best brewers in the world across 35 trophies.

“These awards are the largest annual beer competition in the world assessing both draught and packaged beer.

“It is fabulous to see a positive uptick in Australian and international entries in spite of the ongoing global challenges of the past 12 months as well as the natural disasters that occurred across the north-east of Australia.

“Thank you to all the 355 breweries who entered the awards this year, with a special mention of the 245 Australian breweries.”

Champion Trophies

Champion Australian Beer Presented by Cryer Malt
Beerland Blueberry Clouds, Draught
Beerland Brewing, Western Australia, Australia

Champion International Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal
Viva La Beaver, Packaged
Belching Beaver Brewery, California, United States

Champion Large Australian Brewery Presented by Barrett Burston Malting
Hawkers Beer, Victoria, Australia

Champion Large International Brewery Presented by Hop Products Australia (HPA)
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany

Champion Medium Australian Brewery Presented by Cryer Malt
Stomping Ground Brewing Co, Victoria, Australia

Champion Medium International Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal
Deep Creek Brewing Company, Auckland, New Zealand

Champion Small Australian Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal
Moffat Beach Brewing Co, Queensland, Australia

Champion Small International Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal
Artmonster Brewery, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea

Champion Victorian Brewery Presented by Melbourne Royal
Hawkers Beer, Victoria, Australia

Gary Sheppard Memorial Trophy for the Best New Exhibitor Presented by Melbourne Royal
The Bold Mariner Brewing Co, Virginia, United States

Australian Gypsy Brewer Award Presented by Melbourne Royal
Dollar Bill Brewing, Victoria, Australia

Best Australian-Style Lager Presented by Kegstar
King Road Lager, Draught

King Road Brewing Co, Western Australia, Australia Best European-Style Lager (excluding Pilsner) Presented by Weyermann Specialty Malts
Hugin, Packaged
3 Ravens Brewery, Victoria, Australia

Best International Lager Presented by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
Revel NZ Pils, Draught
Revel Brewing Company, Queensland, Australia

Best Pilsner Presented by Brews News
Peroni, Draught
Asahi Beverages, Victoria, Australia

Best Amber / Dark Lager Presented by Joe White Maltings
Mabon Doppelbock, Packaged
King River Brewing, Victoria, Australia

Best Australian Style-Pale Ale Presented by KONVOY
XPA, Draught
Cheeky Monkey Brewery, Western Australia, Australia

Best Modern Pale Ale Presented by Hop Products Australia (HPA)
The Hop Peddler Hazy Pale Ale, Draught
Co-Conspirators Brewing, Victoria, Australia

Best International-Style Pale Ale Presented by Yakima Chief Hops
Shadow Of The Moon Eclipse Strong Pale Ale, Packaged
Moffat Beach Brewing Co, Queensland, Australia

Best British Or EuropeanStyle Ale (Excluding India Pale Ale & Pale Ale) Presented by Melbourne Royal
Raspberry Smash, Packaged
Stomping Ground Brewing Co, Victoria, Australia

Best Traditional India Pale Ale Presented by NZ Hops
Trilogy Best Coast IPA, Packaged
Moffat Beach Brewing Co, Queensland, Australia

Best Modern India Pale Ale Presented by NZ Hops
Get The Gist, Draught
Hop Nation Brewing Co., Victoria, Australia

Best Amber / Dark Ale Presented by BevChain
Journey Home Black IPA, Packaged
Ocean Reach Brewing, Victoria, Australia

Best Porter or Stout Presented by Bluestone Yeast Co.
Bunker Porter, Draught
Stomping Ground Brewing Co, Victoria, Australia

Best Reduced / Low Alcohol Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal
East Point, Draught
Stone & Wood, New South Wales, Australia

Best Non-Alcohol Beer Presented by Chr. Hansen
All Day Non-Alcoholic IPA, Packaged
Bach Brewing, Auckland, New Zealand

Best Wheat Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal
Lowen White Beer, Packaged
China Resources Snow Breweries, Beijing, China

Best Belgian / French Ale Presented by Melbourne Royal
Nectarined, Packaged
Molly Rose Brewing, Victoria, Australia

Best Fruit Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal
Beerland Blueberry Clouds, Draught
Beerland Brewing, Western Australia, Australia

Best Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal
Wayward Ripasso Bianco, Packaged
Wayward Brewing Co, New South Wales, Australia

Best Specialty Beer Presented by Melbourne Royal
Viscosiraptor, Packaged
Big Shed Brewing, South Australia, Australia

Best Specialty Flavoured Beer Presented by Crafted ERP
Viva La Beaver, Packaged
Belching Beaver Brewery, California, United States

Best Design – Label/Surface Graphic Presented by Melbourne Royal
Hallertau – The Keeper
Hallertau Brewery, New Zealand

Best Media Presented by The Crafty Pint
Clare Burnett (Brews News), Queensland, Australia

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