Australian International Beer Awards  








 
» Awards
» Judging
» Exhibitor Information

AWARDS

Entry Booklet
The Australian International Beer Awards Entry Booklet includes everything you need to know about the competition: Regulations and Conditions of Entry, Style Guidelines, Instructions for Entry The List of Major Awards of Sections and Classes. 
2010 Booklet is not yet available

Medal Criteria
Awarding Medals
 

Medal

Points

Description

17 and over

A gold medal beer is an outstanding beer that displays the correct balance of taste, aroma and appearance appropriate for the style and excellent technical merit

15.5 - 16.9

A silver medal beer is an excellent product that displays the correct balance of taste, aroma and appearance of the style and a high level of technical merit

14 - 15.4

A bronze medal beer is a quality product with the correct balance of taste, aroma and appearance appropriate for the style and the absence of major faults


Championship Trophies

GRAND CHAMPION EXHIBITOR
CHAMPION LARGE BREWERY
CHAMPION SMALL BREWERY
CHAMPION LAGER
CHAMPION ALE
CHAMPION PORTER
CHAMPION STOUT
CHAMPION REDUCED & LOW ALCOHOL BEER
CHAMPION WHEAT BEER
CHAMPION BELGIAN & FRENCH ALE
CHAMPION SCOTCH & BARLEY WINES
CHAMPION HYBRID BEER
CHAMPION PACKAGING AWARD
PREMIER'S TROPHY
GARY SHEPPARD MEMORIAL TROPHY

Back to the topBack to the top...   

JUDGING

Judges & Stewards Manual 2010
Available March 2010

Judging Dates
12th April - 30th April, 2010

 Judging Criteria

1.    Judges will judge each class without collaboration and, on receipt of all result sheets applicable to any one class, the Chief Judge of the Judges Panel shall have the points totalled, checked and determine the awards.

2.    Judges will not have access to Exhibits apart from the glass of each placed in front of them by the Stewards.

3.     Exhibits (not including Packaging) will be judged with products able to score a maximum of 20 points. The following five major characters are assessed during the judging process.

DRAUGHT AND PACKAGED EXHIBITS (Not including Packaging)

 

Character

 

Points

A

Appearance

•          Colour
•
          Carbonation/foam
•
          Characteristics

Maximum 3.0 points

B

Aroma

•          Positive characteristics
•
          Aroma Faults

Maximum 5.0 points

C

Flavour & Body

•          General characteristics
•
          Bitterness
•
          Fermentation products
•
          Flavour faults

Maximum 6.0 points

D

Style

•          Appropriate for class

Maximum 3.0 points

E

Technical Quality

•          Absence of major faults
•
          Balance
•
          Drinkability

Maximum 3.0 points

 

TOTAL

 

Maximum 20 points

 
 PACKAGING

 

Character

 

Points

A

Packaging Aesthetics

•          End - user appeal

•          Name or brand visibility

•          Suitability of package for displays

•          Branding consistency in product range

•          Integrity of design consistency (primary 
     container, pack,
carton, display)

•          Alignment of packaging and labelling
    components

•          Legibility of printing
•
          Unique aesthetics characteristic

Maximum 10.0 points

B

Product Information

•          Product usage/idea

•          Product ingredients listing

•          Regulatory information

•          Other unique information

Maximum 5.0 points

C

Utility of Packaging

•          Ease of opening

•          Ease of carrying

•          Protection of product

•          Recyclable materials

•          Shelf life
•
          Other unique technical factor eg oxygen
            barrier, container construction

Maximum 5.0 points

 

TOTAL

 

Maximum 20 points


2010 JUDGING PANEL

 
JUDGES TBA
 
ASSOCIATE JUDGES TBA
PACKAGING JUDGES TBA
CHIEF STEWARD Bradford Tetlow






STYLE GUIDELINES
For a comprehensive list of beer styles, competitors are directed to the “Brewers Association Style Guidelines" which can be found at the following website:  www.beertown.org/education/styles.html

We acknowledge and thank Charlie Papazian, Paul Gatza and Chris Swersey for permission to use these guidelines.  In addition to the above styles the guidelines for Australian Style Beers are:

Australian Style Lagers
Australian Style Lagers have low to medium hop bitterness. Hop taste and aroma, if present, should be of low to medium intensity. They are light in colour (less than 15 EBC) and fruity esters (if present) should be low to medium. They have low to medium body, a clean crisp flavour and medium to high carbonation. There should be no diacetyl and no chill haze. Low levels of DMS can be present in pale lagers. Residual malt/sugar sweetness should be low.

Australian Style Pale Ales
Australian Style Pale Ales have low to medium bitterness. Hop taste and aroma should be of low to medium intensity. Colour can vary from light to amber. Fruity esters should be present. They have low to medium body, and medium carbonation. DMS should not be evident, and diacetyl (if present) should be low and in balance.

Back to the topBack to the top...
 

 

RASV LTD. | PRIVACY | SITE BY