Champion Trophies

CHAMPION CLASS TROPHY

All entries are eligible to win a class trophy.

A champion trophy is presented to the best single beer in each of the following classes:

  1. Modern Pale Ale
  2. Traditional Pale Ale
  3. Amber- Dark Ale
  4. Porter/Stout
  5. Juicy- Hazy Pale Ale
  6. Juicy- Hazy India Pale Ale
  7. Specialty Beer
  8. Traditional Lager
  9. Modern Lager
  10. Modern India Pale Ale
  11. Traditional India Pale Ale
  12. European-Style Ale
  13. British-Style Ale
  14. Non Alcohol
  15. Reduced Alcohol
  16. Strong, Wood + Barrel- Aged
  17. Sour, Fruit + Funk

Champion class beers are determined through a knockout round process where all the gold medals in each class (eg. Modern Pale Ale) are rejudged against one another to determine the champion beer of that class.

CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BEER

A trophy is presented to the overall Champion Australian Independent Beer and is determined through a third round process.

All champion class trophies are judged again by a newly formed panel where exceptional examples are elevated. 

This process does have the potential to produce tied results. In such instances, multiple winners will be recognised.

CHAMPION BREWERY TROPHY

A Champion Brewery Trophy signifies the brewery exhibiting the best and most awarded overall range of beer throughout the competition.

To be eligible for this trophy a brewery must have entered at least four (4) beers and one of those beers must achieve a gold medal.

Contract Brewers who have beer made under contract are not eligible to win a Champion Brewery Trophy, as the exhibitor who entered is not a brewery.

Only beers brewed by the brewery count towards the calculation of Champion Brewery trophies and brewers must declare during the entry process whether an entry has been contract brewed.

 

CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT LARGE BREWERY

Annual production – 700,000 litres + per annum

IBA Membership Band 4 – Band 7

CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT MEDIUM BREWERY

Annual production – 100,000-699,000 litres per annum

IBA Membership Band 2 and 3

 

CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT SMALL BREWERY

Annual production – 0-99,999 litres per annum
IBA Membership Band 1

CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT CONTRACT BREWER

This trophy awards the best Australian Independent Contract Brewer. To be eligible for this trophy, a Contract Brewer must meet the IBA’s definition of independence, have declared its eligibility during the entry process, must have entered at least four (4) beers and one of those beers must achieve a gold medal.

A brewer cannot be eligible for both Champion Brewery Size and Champion Contract Brewer trophies.

Australian Independent Brewers that have some beers brewed under contract must select their brewery size and acknowledge which beers are made under contract in the entry process.

The beers made under contract will not be included in the final scoring calculation. 

Contract Brewers who solely make their beer under contact are eligible to win Champion Independent Contract Brewer.

Brewery Size and Contract Trophies are calculated using the Median Score Method.

STATE AND TERRITORY CHAMPION BREWERY TROPHIES

A minimum of three (3) breweries in each State or Territory must enter for this Award to be valid. 

State and Territory Champion Brewery Awards are as follows:

  1. New South Wales
  2. Queensland
  3. Victoria
  4. Western Australia
  5. South Australia
  6. Tasmania
  7. ACT & Northern Territory

To be eligible for a State or Territory Champion Brewery Trophy a brewery must enter at least four (4) beers and one of those beers must achieve a gold medal.

The award will be judged using the Median Score Method.

Brewery State or Territory must be identified when entering.

Contract brewers are not eligible to win a State and Territory Champion Brewer Trophy. 

Only entries brewed by the entering brewer count towards the calculation of Champion State and Territory Champion Brewery Trophies.