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Thursday, 27 August 2009
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Supreme Winner Announced at BrewNZ Beer Awards
Tonight Emerson’s Brewery from Dunedin has been announced as the New Zealand Champion Brewery in the 2009 BrewNZ Beer
Awards.
Held at a dinner at the Duxton Hotel in Wellington, the 2009 BrewNZ Beer Awards trophy winners in each category, awarded
to the highest New Zealand entry (except for the Champion International Brewery trophy), are:
NZ Champion Brewery (Supreme Winner)
Emerson’s Brewery (Dunedin)
Champion International Brewery
Deschutes Brewery (USA)
European lager styles
Brewery: Baltika Breweries
Beer: Baltika N7 Export
International lager styles
Brewery: Lion Nathan
Beer: Speight’s Distinction Ale
European ale styles
Brewery: Harrington’s Brewery
Beer: Pig and Whistle
NZ, US & International ale styles
Brewery: Epic Brewing Company
Beer: Epic Armageddon IPA
Stouts and Porters
Brewery: Invercargill Brewery
Beer: Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black
Wheat and other grain styles
Brewery: Tuatara Brewing
Beer: Tuatara Hefe
Flavoured and aged styles (incl. Fruit/Spice/Herb/Honey/Smoke)
Brewery: Emerson’s Brewery
Beer: Emerson’s JP 2009
New Zealand Draught
Brewery: DB Breweries
Beer: Tui
New Zealand Lager and Premium Lager
Brewery: Emerson’s Brewery
Beer: Emerson’s Pilsner
Reduced alcohol, reduced carbohydrate and gluten-free beers
Brewery: DB Breweries
Beer: Export 33
Specialty, experimental, aged, barrel- and wood-aged styles
Brewery: The Moa Brewing Company
Beer: Moa Dark Reserve
Ciders & Perries
Brewery: Bulmer Harvest
Cider: Scrumpy
Packaging
Brewery: Mike’s Organic Brewery
Festive Brew
Brewery: Emerson’s Brewery
Beer: beWITched
Morton Coutts Trophy For Innovation
Brewery: Scott’s Brewing Company
Head Judge, David Logsdon (USA), says that with more than 360 beer entries to assess, his team of judges had their work
cut out for them over the three day judging period earlier in the week. “This is the eighth BrewNZ Beer Awards judging
I’ve attended and every year the quality and depth of New Zealand beer just gets stronger.”
In its eighth year, BrewNZ is the official New Zealand beer event, endorsed by the Brewers Guild of New Zealand.
The week of judging culminates with Beervana, the public sampling event at the Wellington Town Hall on Friday 28 and
Saturday 29 August. Consumers will have the chance to meet award winning brewers and sample their latest brews.
Featuring more than 40 breweries and over 175 beers, Beervana is a celebration of the craft of brewing here in New
Zealand. Tickets are available through Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz for $25.
For a full downloadable list of the gold, silver and bronze medals in each class please visit www.beervana.co.nz and
click on the Beer Awards tab.
Ends.