American craft brewers once again displayed their talent for producing a variety of high quality and innovative beers while competing on the global stage at this year’s Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA).
Following cancellation of the 2020 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria hosted the 2021 AIBA in Melbourne, Australia over the days of May 11-14. AIBA is recognized as one of the largest international beer competitions attracting 2,600+ entries from more than 400 breweries across 26 countries.
The Brewers Association (BA) Export Development Program (EDP) views international competitions as a key mechanism by which to generate publicity for the U.S. craft beer industry and assist EDP subscribers with gaining attention and distribution for their brands in select target markets. As such, the BA covers the cost of a consolidated airfreight shipment to each competition and covers the entry fee for up to three brands per brewery in select international competitions for its member breweries.
American craft brewers won 112 awards this year including 19 gold, 40 silver, 51 bronze medals, and two major trophies. Pelican Brewing Company won the Consistency of Excellence Medal for Captain of the Coast, and Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Company won a Champion Trophy for Best New Exhibitor.
Congratulations to all the winners.
2021 Australian International Beer Awards EDP member awards are as follows:
| Brewery | Beer | Category | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskan Brewing Company | Strawberry Haze | 20E - Other Specialty Beer (Best Specialty Beer) | Bronze |
| Alaskan Brewing Company | Alaskan Smoked Porter | 20A - Smoked (Best Specialty Beer) | Gold |
| Alaskan Brewing Company | Husky IPA | 11B - New World IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Silver |
| Anderson Valley Brewing Company | Tropical Hazy Sour | 18A - American-Style Fruit Beer (Best Fruit Beer) | Bronze |
| Anderson Valley Brewing Company | Huge Arker | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Gold |
| Belching Beaver Brewery | Viva la Beaver | 21D - Other Flavoured Specialty Beer (Best Flavoured Specialty Beer) | Gold |
| Belching Beaver Brewery | No Worries IPA | 7A - New World Style Pale Ale (Best New World-Style Pale Ale) | Silver |
| Bell's Brewery | Bell's Official Hazy IPA | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Gold |
| Bell's Brewery | Bell's Vanilla Black Note Stout | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Silver |
| Boston Beer Company | Samuel Adams Boston Lager | 5C - American Style Amber Lager (Best Amber / Dark Lager) | Bronze |
| Boston Beer Company | Samuel Adams Just the Haze | 15A - Non-Alcohol Beer (Best Non-Alcohol Beer) | Silver |
| Boulevard Brewing Company | Zon | 16A - Belgian Wit (Best Wheat Beer) | Silver |
| Boulevard Brewing Company | Bourbon Barrel Quad | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Silver |
| Breakside Brewery | Breakside Wanderlust IPA | 8C - American Strong Style (Best International-Style Pale Ale) | Bronze |
| Breakside Brewery | @Portland Ipa | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| Breakside Brewery | Breakside Space Music | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Gold |
| Cedar Springs Brewing Company | Küsterer Export | 2B - Dortmunder (Best European-Style Lager) | Bronze |
| Cedar Springs Brewing Company | Küsterer Orignal Weissbier | 16E - Other Wheat Beer (Best Wheat Beer) | Bronze |
| Coronado Brewing Company | Weekend Vibes | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Silver |
| DC Brau Brewing | Auld Dubliner | 9E - Altbier (Best British and European Style Ale) | Gold |
| DC Brau Brewing | The Corruption | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Gold |
| DC Brau Brewing | The Imperial | 10C - Imperial / Double IPA (Best Traditional IPA) | Silver |
| Deep Ellum Brewing Company | Neato Bandito | 3C - Other International Style Lager (Best International Lager) | Bronze |
| Deep Ellum Brewing Company | Manic Confidence | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Silver |
| Denver Beer Company | Princess Yum Yum | 18A - American-Style Fruit Beer (Best Fruit Beer) | Bronze |
| Denver Beer Company | Graham Cracker Porter | 21D - Other Flavoured Specialty Beer (Best Flavoured Specialty Beer) | Silver |
| Deschutes Brewery | Black Butte Porter | 13B - Regular / Brown Porter (Best Porter or Stout) | Bronze |
| Deschutes Brewery | Irish Style Dark | 15A - Non-Alcohol Beer (Best Non-Alcohol Beer) | Bronze |
| Deschutes Brewery | Obsidian Stout | 13H - Other Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Silver |
| Fremont Brewing | Bourbon Barrel-Aged Dark BBADS | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Gold |
| Fremont Brewing | Lush IPA | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Silver |
| Fremont Brewing | B-Bomb Bourbon BA Imperial Winter Ale | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Silver |
| FX Matt Brewing Company | Flying Bison Rusty Chain | 2C - Vienna (Best European-Style Lager) | Bronze |
| FX Matt Brewing Company | Utica Club Pilsener | 4C - American Style Pilsner (Best Pilsner) | Bronze |
| FX Matt Brewing Company | Saranac Legacy IPA | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| FX Matt Brewing Company | Saranac L'il Hazy Ale | 11D - Session IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| FX Matt Brewing Company | Saranac Blueberry Blonde Ale | 18A - American-Style Fruit Beer (Best Fruit Beer) | Bronze |
| FX Matt Brewing Company | Saranac Hoppy Hour Hero moe.saic IPA | 10C - Imperial / Double IPA (Best Traditional IPA) | Gold |
| FX Matt Brewing Company | Lake Placid Ubu Ale | 12F - Other Amber / Dark Ale (Best Amber / Dark Ale) | Gold |
| Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, LLC | Hardywood Christmas Island | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Silver |
| Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, LLC | Hardywood #BIL | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Silver |
| Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, LLC | Hardywood Bourbon Cru | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Silver |
| Heretic Brewing Company | California IPA | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| Heretic Brewing Company | Chocolate Hazelnut Porter | 21C - Chocolate (Best Flavoured Specialty Beer) | Gold |
| Hinterland Brewery | Hinterland Jamaican Haze IPA | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Silver |
| Hoppin' Frog Brewing Company | Barrel Aged Frogichlaus | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Gold |
| Hoppin' Frog Brewing Company | Peanut Butter Hazelnut Caramel Chocolate Cake Stout | 21D - Other Flavoured Specialty Beer (Best Flavoured Specialty Beer) | Gold |
| Hoppin' Frog Brewing Company | B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout | 13G - Imperial Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Silver |
| Hoppin' Frog Brewing Company | Barrel Aged Frogichlaus | 10S - Gary Sheppard Memorial Trophy For The Best New Exhibitor (Champion Trophies) | Trophy |
| Lakefront Brewery, Inc. | My Turn Series: Al | 13H - Other Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Silver |
| Lakefront Brewery, Inc. | Raspberry Nimbus | 18B - Fruit Wheat Beer (Best Fruit Beer) | Silver |
| Maui Brewing Company | Pueo Pale Ale | 7A - New World Style Pale Ale (Best New World-Style Pale Ale) | Bronze |
| Maui Brewing Company | Pau Hana Pilsner | 4A - German Style Pilsner (Best Pilsner) | Silver |
| Maui Brewing Company | Two Tickets to Paradise | 20E - Other Specialty Beer (Best Specialty Beer) | Silver |
| Nebraska Brewing Company | Blanc Is The New White | 19A - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Pale to Amber Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Bronze |
| Nebraska Brewing Company | Black Betty | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Bronze |
| Nebraska Brewing Company | MOAB (Mother Of All Bettys) | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Silver |
| No-Li Brewhouse | Born and Raised | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| No-Li Brewhouse | Cascade Fog | 11C - New England IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| No-Li Brewhouse | Jet Juiced | 11B - New World IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Silver |
| No-Li Brewhouse | Red- White & Hazy | 11C - New England IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Silver |
| No-Li Brewhouse | Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout | 13G - Imperial Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Silver |
| No-Li Brewhouse | Threezy Does It | 14A - Reduced Alcohol Ale (Best Reduced / Low Alcohol) | Silver |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Kiwanda Cream Ale | 9C - English Summer (Best British and European Style Ale) | Bronze |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Cape Crasher | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Beak Breaker | 10C - Imperial / Double IPA (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Head Out | 16E - Other Wheat Beer (Best Wheat Beer) | Bronze |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Mother of All Storms | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Bronze |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Midnight Malt | 21C - Chocolate (Best Flavoured Specialty Beer) | Bronze |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Captain of the Coast | 36S - Consistency of Excellence Medal (Major Trophies) | Consistency of Excellence Medal |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Captain of the Coast | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Gold |
| Pelican Brewing Company | Bird-Day Volume 1 | 21D - Other Flavoured Specialty Beer (Best Flavoured Specialty Beer) | Silver |
| Quarter Celtic Brewpub | The Prince of Dort-ness | 2B - Dortmunder (Best European-Style Lager) | Bronze |
| Quarter Celtic Brewpub | Marzen | 2D - Other European Lager (Best European-Style Lager) | Silver |
| Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. | Dadgum IPA | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. | Hazy Hefe | 16C - German Style Hefe (Best Wheat Beer) | Bronze |
| Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. | Iron Thistle | 20C - Scotch Ale (Best Specialty Beer) | Gold |
| Reuben's Brews | Pilsner | 4A - German Style Pilsner (Best Pilsner) | Bronze |
| Reuben's Brews | Crikey IPA | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| Reuben's Brews | Hazealicious IPA | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Silver |
| Revision Brewing Company | Revision IPA | 10B - American Style (Best Traditional IPA) | Bronze |
| Revision Brewing Company | Disco Ninja | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| Revision Brewing Company | Dipa | 10C - Imperial / Double IPA (Best Traditional IPA) | Silver |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwhal | 19C - Wood- And Barrel- Aged Strong Beer (Best Wood- Or Barrel-Aged Beer) | Gold |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Sierra Nevada California IPA | 11D - Session IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Silver |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Sierra Nevada Wild Little Thing | 18A - American-Style Fruit Beer (Best Fruit Beer) | Silver |
| Ska Brewing Company | Modus Hoperandi | 11B - New World IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| Stone Brewing | Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager | 3C - Other International Style Lager (Best International Lager) | Bronze |
| Templin Family Brewing | Templin Family Helles | 2A - Munich Style Helles (Best European-Style Lager) | Bronze |
| Templin Family Brewing | Delmar Imperial Stout | 13G - Imperial Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Bronze |
| Templin Family Brewing | TF Brewing Lingonberry Berliner Weiss | 18B - Fruit Wheat Beer (Best Fruit Beer) | Bronze |
| Templin Family Brewing | Granery Keller Bier | 2D - Other European Lager (Best European-Style Lager) | Gold |
| Templin Family Brewing | Schwarzbier | 5B - German Style Schwarzbier (Best Amber / Dark Lager) | Silver |
| Templin Family Brewing | Etherial Weiss bier | 16C - German Style Hefe (Best Wheat Beer) | Silver |
| The Bruery | Drifting Pale Ale | 7A - New World Style Pale Ale (Best New World-Style Pale Ale) | Bronze |
| The Bruery | Relax (It's Just A Hazy IPA) | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| The Bruery | Bakery: Sticky Bun | 13G - Imperial Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Silver |
| The Virginia Beer Company | Elbow Patches | 13H - Other Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Gold |
| The Virginia Beer Company | Bellissimo | 4A - German Style Pilsner (Best Pilsner) | Silver |
| The Virginia Beer Company | Liquid Escape | 9G - Other European Style Ale (Best British and European Style Ale) | Silver |
| Two Roots Brewing | Two Roots Enough Said Non-alcoholic Helles | 15A - Non-Alcohol Beer (Best Non-Alcohol Beer) | Bronze |
| Two Roots Brewing | New West Non-alcoholic IPA | 15A - Non-Alcohol Beer (Best Non-Alcohol Beer) | Bronze |
| Two Roots Brewing | Straight Drank Non-alcoholic IPA | 15A - Non-Alcohol Beer (Best Non-Alcohol Beer) | Silver |
| Upslope Brewing Company | Upslope Hazy IPA | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| Upslope Brewing Company | Upslope Craft Lager | 3A - American Style Lager (Best International Lager) | Silver |
| Wormtown Brewery | MassWhole Lager | 3A - American Style Lager (Best International Lager) | Bronze |
| Wormtown Brewery | SpelCheck | 4A - German Style Pilsner (Best Pilsner) | Bronze |
| Wormtown Brewery | Shadow of Dom | 9F - Kolsch (Best British and European Style Ale) | Bronze |
| Wormtown Brewery | Don't Worry | 11A - Hazy IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| Wormtown Brewery | Be Hoppy | 11B - New World IPA (Best Modern IPA) | Bronze |
| Wormtown Brewery | Spies Like Us | 13G - Imperial Stout (Best Porter or Stout) | Bronze |
| Wormtown Brewery | Orbiting Blue Ox | 20A - Smoked (Best Specialty Beer) | Gold |
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