International Brewing Awards name championship winners

Nine beers and one cider were named as overall Champions of The International Brewing Awards 2013 at the end of April at a presentation in London’s Guildhall that marked the end of this year’s competition.

More than 400 people attended the celebration, among them many of the brewers and cider makers from all over the world who had entered the bi-annual competition. Chair of judges Bill Taylor presented not only the trophies to the Championship winners, but also Bronze, Silver and Gold medals to 96 winners across the 10 beer and cider categories.

The list of medal winners reflected the international reach of the competition, with recognition for brewers and cider makers from 25 countries, including South Korea, Greece, Cambodia and Lithuania alongside more established brewing nations such as the USA, UK and Belgium.

Equally diverse was the range of styles represented by the beers taking honours today, thanks to the broad structure of the competition, which encourages brewers to innovate and interpret styles in their own way.

Ruth Evans, director of competition organisers Brewing Technology Services, was delighted with the response to The International Brewing Awards 2013. The competition attracted more entries than in 2011, from 50 countries and from a broad spectrum of producers from regional micro-brewers to multi-national companies.

The International Brewing Awards 2015 will be held in Burton-upon-Trent in February 2015. Entries will open on 1st August 2014.

A list of this year’s winners is published online at www.brewingawards.org.

This year’s winners

Back row (l-r): Ian Bearpark, Daniel Thwaites; John Bryan, Oakham Ales; Kristopher Scholl, Deschutes Brewery; David Grinnell, Boston Beer Company and Lennarth Anemyr, AB Åbro Bryggeri.

Front row (l-r): Martin Thatcher, Thatchers; Brian Faivre, Deschutes Brewery; Alex Tromosco, Camden Town Brewery; Bill Taylor, chair of judges and Steve Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company