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BEER AWARDS
2021
Competition Schedule
BEER AWARDS
2021
The Beer Awards, reinvigorated in 2019 after a long hiatus, invites the top brewers from across Australia to compete for national
recognition. Featuring a dedicated team of brewers, beer writers and industry figures, the competition offers a comprehensive snapshot of
the quality of Australian brewing and a trustworthy guide for consumers.
COUNCIL STEWARDS
Cr Angus Adnam
ADVISORY GROUP
Anthony Clem
Chris Sheehan
Graeme Kovalevsky
Lee McAlister-Smiley
Matt Kirkegaard
Pete Mitcham
Scott Hargrave
Steve Henderson
RNA SENIOR COMPETITIONS & EVENTS COORDINATOR
Ms Stephanie Yoon
T: 0433 044 174
E: syoon@royalqueenslandshow.com.au
COMPETITION SUPPORTERS
The RNA Thanks the following supporters who have contributed towards the conducting of the 2021 Beer Awards.
Competition Supporters Media Partner
2 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT DATES 4
HONOUR LIST 4
ENTRY ELIGIBILITY 5
HOW TO ENTER 5
Applications to Enter 5
Style Guide 5
Entry Fees 5
Brewer’s Notes 5
Competition Labels 5
Minimum Quantity of Product Required 6
Delivery of Entries 6
Collection of Kegs 6
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 6
HOW WE USE YOUR BEER 7
RESULTS 7
EXHIBITOR PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES 7
JUDGING PROCESS 7
TROPHY AWARDS 8
RQBA CLASSES 9
RQBA TROPHIES 14
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3 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS
IMPORTANT DATES
ENTRIES OPEN Monday 2 November 2020
ENTRIES CLOSE Friday 29 January 2021
DELIVERY OF COMPETITION ENTRIES Wednesday 24 February – Friday 26 February 2021
JUDGING COMMENCES Monday 1 March
JUDGING CONCLUDES Tuesday 2 March 2021
AWARDS PRESENTATION Wednesday 3 March 2021
HONOUR LIST
For the Grand Champion Beer. The Beer Awards congratulates previous winners.
WINNERS OF THE GRAND CHAMPION BEER
2019 Burleigh Brewing Company
Burleigh Bock (Draught)
2020 Moffat Beach Brewing Co.
Moffs Summer Ale (Draught)
4 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESSBREWERY ELIGIBILITY STYLE GUIDE
The RNA would like to thank and acknowledge the Brewers
AUSTRALIAN BREWERIES Association for permission to use the following Brewers Association
Beer Style Guidelines 2021.
Australian brewing companies that are producing beer for commercial
sale are eligible to participate. The 2021 Beer Awards Style Guide is accessible online here:
http://www.rqfws.com.au/beer-awards/
Breweries-in-planning and/or those not in commercial operation as of
the 29th January 2021 are not eligible to participate. Entering brewing companies should refer to the 2021 Beer Awards
Style Guide when entering beers. Particular attention should be paid
to the alcoholic content for session/reduced alcohol beers.
BEER ENTRY ELIGIBILITY
ENTRY FEES
A brewing company may enter unlimited beers into the competition.
$80 (excluding GST) per entry per class.
No single beer may be entered in more than one style. Packaged and
draught versions of the same beer must be entered into the same style. Entries are online only.
Collaboration beers may only be entered by one party, which must There will be no refund of entry fees for entries withdrawn, not
be the party that has the greatest ownership (financial interest) of the delivered or disqualified after the close of entries on 29th January
beer. If financial interest is equally shared, the beer must be entered 2021.
by the brewery where the beer was produced as long as they have
equal ownership. The RNA is required to pay GST on all entry fees received. All
exhibitors must pay the GST inclusive entry fees whether they are
Many styles require additional information in order to assist the proper registered for GST purpose or not registered. Exhibitors who are
judging of entries. You will be prompted during the online entry registered for GST purposes may be able to claim a credit for GST
process where additional information is required. paid. Exhibitors should check with their financial advisors or the
Australian Taxation Office. To assist with any claim for credit, the RNA
The additional information provided is subject to editing by the will send all exhibitors a tax invoice for the total entry fees received
Competition Coordinator and the Chief Steward to ensure the including GST.
additional information provided does not identify the beer being judged.
If a brewing company or beer entry does not meet the eligibility BREWER’S NOTES
requirements above as of the 29th of January 2021 and has
registered for the Beer Awards, the brewing company and/or beer Breweries will be asked to provide brewer’s notes at entry for some
entry is subject to disqualification without further notice and no refund entries. Please note, these notes (where relevant) act as a guide for
of fees will be issued. judges and should not be tasting notes. Brewer’s notes should only
contain important information about a beer that may impact a judge’s
The RNA retains sole discretion to determine eligibility for competition palate e.g. what type of fruit was used if using fruit, has the beer been
at the Beer Awards. barrel-aged and if so, what type of barrel, etc? The RNA reserves the
right to review and modify brewer’s notes for judging purposes where
it is deemed necessary to preserve the integrity of the competition.
COMPETITION LABELS
HOW TO ENTER
Once entries have closed and have been finalised, breweries will
receive an email containing labels for each of your entries. Exhibitors
APPLICATIONS TO ENTER must print out the labels and adhere them to each of their beers prior
To enter the 2021 Beer Awards please follow the below steps. For to delivery.
more information on each step, please refer to the relevant section
Please note, if entering packaged product, a label must be adhered to
below:
each can/bottle to be delivered.
1. Read through the 2021 Beer Awards Entry Process & Style
Labels include the following information:
Guidelines, and identify the best style to enter beers under;
n Brewery name
2. Complete the online competition entry form at https://entries.
rqfws.com.au/Account/ExhibitorLogin including payment of entry
n Entry name
fees. Breweries must also submit brewer’s notes for relevant
entries;
n Class
3. Once received via email, attach competition labels to each of
n Draught or packaged
your beers (e.g. if bottled, it must adhered to every single bottle/
can); A date for the distribution of competition labels will be shared with
exhibitors closer to the date. Please ensure that your email address
4. Deliver your beers to the specified address during the delivery
on your RNA Comp profile is correct as labels will be sent to that
days and times, ensuring that you deliver sufficient product for
address. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to communicate with
competition judging; and
the Competition Coordinator should they not have received their
labels.
5. Collect or organise for your kegs to be collected from the delivery
location (if relevant).
Entries not bearing the competition label will not be judged.
5 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESSMINIMUM QUANTITY OF Please note, this service does not extend to the return freight of kegs
and interstate breweries are highly encouraged to use keg rental
PRODUCT REQUIRED companies.
Packaged More information regarding state depots including cut off dates and
instructions will be distributed closer to the time.
A minimum amount of packaged beer required for competition
judging is as follows:
COLLECTION OF KEGS
PACK SIZE NO. REQUIRED Breweries entering beers in kegs must ensure that they are collected
< 375mls 12 bottles/cans between Wednesday 3rd to Thursday 4th of March 2021 from
8.30am – 4.00pm. During this time, kegs will be kept in cold rooms.
500mls 10 bottles/cans
Kegs not collected within this time frame will be removed from the
675mls 8 bottles/cans cold rooms and may be at risk of disposal.
750mls 6 bottles/cans
Breweries attending the Awards Presentation on Wednesday the 3rd
Draught of March will be able to collect their kegs at departure of the event.
Each draught entry is to consist of not less than twenty (20) litres. This Kegs can be collected from the following address:
quantity is required to ensure that there is sufficient volume for trophy
2021 Beer Awards
judging should a beer qualify.
Brisbane Showgrounds, Upper Exhibition Building
Kegs must be fitted with an A or D couplers. Draught entries not in Access off Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
Type D or Type A kegs will not be judged.
Breweries utilising a keg-rental company must specify at entry if
Draught entries submitted must be the property of the entering that rental company will not be collecting their kegs post-judging.
brewing company or of a keg-rental provider used under agreement. Breweries that do not do so will have their kegs collected by the rental
Kegs are required to be brewery branded or clearly labelled with company on Thursday 4th March 2021.
its contents and ownership. Kegs submitted without the above
requirements being met will be withdrawn and disqualified from the
competition.
Kegs not returned or collected within the nominated time frame will be TERMS AND CONDITIONS
disposed of.
OF ENTRY
Cornelius kegs and other home-brew type containers will not be
accepted. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 2021
DELIVERY OF ENTRIES 1. Entry forms must be submitted by Friday 29 January 2021. Entry
forms received after that date will not be considered;
All exhibits must be delivered to:
2. All beer entered must have competition labels attached as
2021 Beer Awards provided by the RNA upon delivery;
Brisbane Showgrounds, Upper Exhibition Building
Access off Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006 3. Each entry must consist of the minimum quantity of product
required as outlined in this document;
Competition entries must be received between 24 – 26 February
2021 from 8.30am – 4.00pm. 4. All beer received for judging will be kept by organisers and may
be used at their discretion at a later time;
There will be no refund of entry fees for entries withdrawn or not
delivered on time. 5. The RNA may at their discretion after the closing date of entries:
a. Rule that an entry may not compete or is ineligible to
COLD INBOUND LOGISTICS FOR compete; or
NON-QUEENSLAND BREWERIES
b. Rule that a brewing company may not or is ineligible to
Thanks to our competition supporters Liquex Logistics, Motus compete.
Transport and Shoobridge Transport, the Royal Queensland Beer
Awards is pleased to offer interstate breweries cold inbound logistics 6. All decisions of the RNA and judges on competition matters are
free of charge. For breweries located outside of Queensland, entries binding and final.
can be dropped off at Liquex Logistics (VIC) or Motus Transport
(NSW) depots and stored in refrigerated conditions until they are cold
freighted by Shoobridge Transport to the RNA for judging.
We are also pleased to have Konvoy supply 30L kegs free of charge
to entrants in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland taking the
hassle out of keg management to focus on the brews.
Breweries must nominate at entry as to whether they would like to opt
in to use the third-party carrier to ensure their entries arrive in time to
be judged.
6 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESSHOW WE USE YOUR BEER JUDGING PROCESS
HOW WE USE YOUR BEER JUDGE SELECTION
The delivery volume requirements ensure there is enough for judging Judges for the competition are selected from the Australian brewing
including where exhibits are contenders for medals and trophies. industry and include brewers, sensory experts, suppliers, consultants
and writers. Judges are selected on the basis of their sensory ability,
Packaged product not used during judging may be used to help industry and peer recognition, knowledge of beer styles and the
promote and celebrate the exhibits to the industry and consumers at brewing process, and their judging demeanour.
the Awards Presentation for the competition.
Judges perform several important roles in the Beer Awards. They
Breweries exhibiting at the public-facing consumer event will also determine winning beer entries that meet stringent award criteria.
have their competition kegs and packaged product available for use They are also expected to provide concise, accurate written feedback
at the event. to entering breweries regarding their entries, describing positive
attributes as well as defects noted during the competition.
The RNA does not publicly or commercially sell any entered beer.
Exhibit stock remaining after the Beer Awards and its associated JUDGING PROCESS
events will become the property of the RNA and may be disposed of.
Each entry is judged at a table of judges consisting of not less than
four judges, plus an associate judge. The judge table is led by an
experienced panel chair. The panel chair protects the integrity of the
competition, facilitates table discussion and ensures the judging runs
RESULTS smoothly.
Judges very rarely evaluate more than 30 beers in any one three-hour
RESULTS session and never evaluate their own product in which they have a
concern.
The results catalogue will be posted on the competition website on
Wednesday 3 March 2021 following the awards announcement. Judging is conducted blind, with no brand knowledge of any kind
provided to judges.
Each beer is judged individually on sensory merits and adherence to
the competition style guidelines available online at http://www.rqfws.
EXHIBITOR PROMOTION com.au/beer-awards/
OPPORTUNITIES Judges individually fill out online judging forms for each beer during
the first round only. Once all beers in the flight have been judged,
each beer is discussed as a group and then determined to be gold,
PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES silver, bronze or no medal. Comments for each beer are entered and
sent to the entering brewing company after the competition.
Award-winning Beer Awards exhibitors may receive the following
benefits: Gold
1. Opportunity to be featured at the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) An outstanding beer displaying the correct appearance, aroma,
in August (and related media launch) in the following locations: flavour and balance according to style with a high level of technical
merit; a world-class example.
a. RQFWS Demonstration Stage and Masterclasses
Silver
b. Corporate suites
An excellent beer maintaining close adherence of appearance, aroma,
c. Sponsor Lounge
flavour, balance appropriate to style; an excellent example.
d. RNA Council events
Bronze
3. Free access to competition medal artwork; and
A very good beer that has minor deviations from style parameters
and/or appearance, aroma, flavour, balance appropriate to style; a
4. Marketing and social media opportunities.
fine example.
Following the announcement of the awards, exhibitors interested
in participating in any or all of the promotional opportunities should
contact the RNA Competitions & Events Coordinator.
7 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESSTROPHY AWARDS CHAMPION SMALL/MEDIUM BREWERY
Supported by HPA
CHAMPION CATEGORY BEERS
Annual Production:ROYAL QUEENSLAND BEER AWARDS CLASSES 1 - PALE ALE (SUPPORTED BY YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS) Exhibitors who compete in classes 1.A to 1.O may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Pale Ale Award. Class # Style Name 1.A Special Bitter or Best Bitter 1.B Extra Special Bitter 1.C Scottish-Style Export Ale 1.D Scottish-Style Light Ale 1.E English-Style Summer Ale 1.F Classic English-Style Summer Ale 1.G Golden or Blonde Ale 1.H American-Style Pale Ale 1.I German-Style Koelsch 1.J Classic Australian-Style Pale Ale 1.K Australian-Style Pale Ale 1.L International-Style Pale Ale 1.M Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale 1.N Light American Wheat Beer without Yeast 1.O Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast 2 - AMBER-DARK ALE Exhibitors who compete in Classes 2.A to 2.I may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Amber-Dark Ale award. Class # Style Name 2.A English-Style Brown Ale 2.B American-Style Amber/Red Ale 2.C American-Style Brown Ale 2.D American-Style Black Ale 2.E German-Style Altbier 2.F Irish-Style Red Ale 2.G Dark American Wheat Beer with Yeast 2.H Dark American Wheat Beer without Yeast 2.I Scottish-Style Heavy Ale 3 - PORTER-STOUT (SUPPORTED BY KONVOY) Exhibitors who compete in Classes 3.A to 3.H may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Porter-Stout award. Class # Style Name 3.A Brown Porter 3.B Robust Porter 3.C Sweet Stout or Cream Stout 3.D Oatmeal Stout 3.E Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout 3.F Export-Style Stout 3.G American-Style Stout 9 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS
4 – HYBRID BEER Exhibitors who compete in Classes 4.A to 4.NN may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Hybrid Beer award. Class # Style Name 4.A Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale 4.B Dark American-Belgo-Style Ale 4.C Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Ale 4.D Grodziskie 4.E Adambier 4.F Dutch-Style Kuit, Kuyt or Koyt 4.G American-Style Fruit Beer 4.H Fruit Wheat Beer 4.I Field Beer 4.J Pumpkin Spice Beer 4.K Pumpkin/Squash Beer 4.L Chocolate or Cocoa Beer 4.M Coffee Beer 4.N Herb and Spice Beer 4.O Chili Pepper Beer 4.P Specialty Beer 4.Q Specialty Honey Beer 4.R Rye Beer 4.S German-Style Rye Ale 4.T Ginjo Beer or Sake-Yeast Beer 4.U Fresh Hop Beer 4.V Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer 4.W Wood and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer 4.X Wood and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer 4.Y Aged Beer 4.Z Experimental Beer 4.AA Historical Beer 4.BB Smoke Beer 4.CC Gluten-Free Beer 4.DD Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage 4.EE American-Style Cream Ale 4.FF California Common Beer 4.GG Breslau-Style Pale Schops 4.HH Breslau-Style Dark Schops 4.II Finnish-Style Sahti 4.JJ Swedish-Style Gotlandsdricke 4.KK Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier 4.LL Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier 4.MM Bamberg-Style Maerzen Rauchbier 4.NN Bamberg-Style Weiss Rauchbier 10 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS
5 – LAGER (SUPPORTED BY BARRETT BURSTON MALTING) Exhibitors who compete in Classes 5.A to 5.Z may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Lager award. Class # Style Name 5.A German-Style Pilsner 5.B Bohemian-Style Pilsner 5.C Munich-Style Helles 5.D Dortmunder/European-Style Export 5.E German-Style Maerzen 5.F German-Style Leichtbier 5.G German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesn 5.H German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock 5.I Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Lager 5.J American-Style Lager 5.K American-Style Light Lager 5.L American-Style Amber Light Lager 5.M American-Style Pilsner 5.N American-Style Ice Lager 5.O American-Style Malt Liquor 5.P American-Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest 5.Q Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager 5.R International-Style Pilsner 5.S Vienna-Style Lager 5.T European-Style Dark Lager 5.U Munich-Style Dunkel 5.V German-Style Schwarzbier 5.W American-Style Amber Lager 5.X American-Style Dark Lager 5.Y Contemporary American-Style Pilsner 5.Z New World Lager 6 - INDIA PALE ALE (IPA) Exhibitors who compete in Classes 6.A to 6.E may be eligible to compete towards the Champion IPA award. Class # Style Name 6.A English-Style India Pale Ale 6.B American-Style India Pale Ale 6.C Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale 6.D India Red Ale 6.E India Black Ale 7 - EUROPEAN-STYLE ALE (SUPPORTED BY BREWS NEWS) Exhibitors who compete in Classes 7.A to 7.S may be eligible to compete towards the Champion European-Style Ale award. Class # Style Name 7.A Belgian-Style Blonde Ale 7.B Belgian-Style Pale Ale 7.C Belgian-Style Fruit Beer 7.D Belgian-Style Table Beer 7.E Belgian-Style Witbier 7.F Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale 7.G Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale 7.H Belgian-Style Dubbel 7.I Belgian-Style Tripel 11 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS
7.J Belgian-Style Quadrupel 7.K Other Belgian-Style Ale 7.L French-Style Biere de Garde 7.M Classic French & Belgian-Style Saison 7.N Specialty Saison 7.O German-Style Leichtes Weizen 7.P South German-Style Hefeweizen 7.Q South German-Style Kristal Weizen 7.R South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen 7.S South German-Style Dunkel Weizen 8 - SESSION BEER (SUPPORTED BY YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS) Exhibitors who compete in Classes 8.A to 8.E may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Session Beer award. Class # Style Name 8.A Ordinary Bitter 8.B English-Style Pale Mild Ale 8.C English-Style Dark Mild Ale 8.D Session India Pale Ale 8.E Session Beer/Reduced Alcohol Beer 9 - STRONG BEER (SUPPORTED BY 13CABS) Exhibitors who compete in Classes 9.A to 9.T may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Strong Beer award. Class # Style Name 9.A American-Style Strong Pale Ale 9.B Old Ale 9.C Scotch Ale 9.D British-Style Imperial Stout 9.E American-Style Imperial Stout 9.F American-Style Imperial Porter 9.G Baltic-Style Porter 9.H South German-Style Weizenbock 9.I American-Style Barley Wine Ale 9.J British-Style Barley Wine Ale 9.K Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer 9.L Strong Ale 9.M Other Strong Ale or Lager 9.N Traditional German-Style Bock 9.O German-Style Doppelbock 9.P American-Style Imperial or Double India Pale Ale 9.Q Juicy or Hazy Imperial Double India Pale Ale 9.R Imperial Red Ale 9.S American-Style Wheat Wine Ale 9.T German-Style Eisbock 12 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS
10 - MIXED CULTURE BEER (SUPPORTED BY 13CABS) Exhibitors who compete in Classes 10.A to 10.L may be eligible to compete towards the Champion Mixed Culture Beer award. Class # Style Name 10.A Berliner-Style Weisse 10.B Leipzig-Style Gose 10.C Contemporary-Style Gose 10.D Brett Beer 10.E Mixed Culture Beer 10.F American-Style Sour Ale 10.G Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer 10.H Wild Beer 10.I Belgian-Style Lambic 10.J Belgian-Style Gueze Lambic 10.K Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic 10.L Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale 13 COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND ENTRY PROCESS
ROYAL QUEENSLAND BEER AWARDS TROPHIES
CATEGORY TROPHY AWARDS
Trophy Eligible Entries
Champion Pale Ale Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 1.A to 1.O
Supported by Yakima Chief Hops
Champion Amber Dark-Ale Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 2.A to 2.I
Champion Porter-Stout Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 3.A to 3.H
Supported by Konvoy
Champion Hybrid Beer Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 4.A to 4.NN
Champion Lager Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 5.A to 5.Z
Supported by Barrett Burston
Malting
Champion India Pale Ale Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 6.A to 6.E
Champion European-Style Ale Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 7.A to 7.S
Supported by Brews News
Champion Session Beer Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 8.A to 8.E
Supported by Yakima Chief Hops
Champion Strong Beer Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 9.A to 9.T
Supported by 13cabs
Champion Mixed Culture Beer Gold medaling beers entered in Classes 10.A and 10.L
Supported by 13cabs
MAJOR TROPHY AWARDS
Trophy Eligible Entries/Breweries
Best New Brewery Breweries that have not previously entered the RQFWS Beer Awards prior to 2021.
Best New Queensland Brewer Award Individuals working at a commercial Queensland brewery and has worked as a professional brewer
for 3 years or less.
Supported by Treasury Brisbane
Best Queensland Beer Selected from the highest scoring beers made in Queensland.
Supported by Treasury Brisbane
Champion Small/Medium Brewery Breweries with an annual production less than 300,000 litres per annum. Breweries must have iden-
tified as entering this category at entry.
Supported by HPA
Champion Large Brewery Breweries with an annual production between 300,000 – 40 million litres per annum. Breweries must
have identified as entering this category at entry.
Supported by Cryer Malt
Champion Brewpub Pubs, taprooms or restaurants that brews at least 75% of its beer on-site. Breweries must have
identified as entering this category at entry.
Grand Champion Beer Selected from the winners of the Category Trophy Awards
$5,000 Lion Bursary awarded to the winner of the Grand Champion Beer
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