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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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)
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A |
Appearance |
Colour
Carbonation/foam
Characteristics
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Maximum 3.0
points |
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B |
Aroma |
Positive
characteristics
Aroma Faults
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Maximum 5.0
points |
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C |
Flavour & Body |
General
characteristics
Bitterness
Fermentation
products
Flavour faults
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Maximum 6.0
points |
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D |
Style |
Appropriate for
class |
Maximum 3.0
points |
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E |
Technical Quality |
Absence of major
faults
Balance
Drinkability
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Maximum 3.0
points |
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TOTAL |
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Maximum 20 points |
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PACKAGING
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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
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Maximum 10.0
points |
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B |
Product
Information |
Product usage/idea
Product
ingredients listing
Regulatory
information
Other unique
information |
Maximum 5.0
points |
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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 |
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TOTAL |
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Maximum 20 points |
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2009 JUDGING PANEL
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JUDGES |
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES |
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PACKAGING JUDGES |
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CHIEF STEWARD |
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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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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:
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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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