Awards
Judging
Exhibitor Requirements

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. 
Click here to download.

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 - 16.5

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

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 BREWERY - Awarded to the most successful brewery
CHAMPION LARGE BREWERY - Awarded to the highest scoring brewery with an annual production volume greater than 5000 hL
CHAMPION SMALL BREWERY - Awarded to the highest scoring brewery with an annual production volume less than 5000 hL
CHAMPION LAGER - Awarded to the Best Lager
CHAMPION ALE - Awarded to the Best Ale
CHAMPION PORTER - Awarded to the Best Porter
CHAMPION STOUT - Awarded to the Best Stout
CHAMPION REDUCED ALCOHOL BEER - Awarded to the Best Reduced Alcohol Exhibit overall
CHAMPION WHEAT BEER - Awarded to the Best Wheat beer
CHAMPION SPECIALTY BEER - Awarded to the Best Specialty Exhibit
CHAMPION PACKAGING AWARD - Awarded to the best packaging of an Exhibit entered into the packaging award section
PREMIER'S TROPHY - Awarded to the best Exhibit produced in Victoria
GARY SHEPPARD MEMORIAL TROPHY - Awarded to best brewery entering the AIBA for the first time
JUDGES AWARD - Presented to judges in appreciation of their service

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JUDGING

Judges & Stewards Manual 2009
Available March 2009

Judging Dates
TBA

 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


2009 JUDGING PANEL

 
JUDGES TBA
 
ASSOCIATE JUDGES TBA
PACKAGING JUDGES TBA
CHIEF STEWARD TBA






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.

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EXHIBITOR REQUIREMENTS 
 
Deadlines:
2009 AIBA ENTRIES CLOSE
4:30pm on Friday, 12 December 2008
Click here for Entry Details.

Delivery of Exhibits:
Packaged:
TBA
Packaged and Draught:
TBA
Beer Kegs (10 Ltrs)
The RAS now has a limited number of 10-litre kegs available to assist you in delivery of your entries. This is an alternative to transporting entries in 50-litre kegs. To request 10-litre keg/s from the RAS, simply click here to download a keg request form and fax to Kerry James on +61 3 9281 7535 as soon as possible.

Please Note: Exhibitors must bear the freight cost of keg delivery.

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