Moffat Beach wins best beer at Royal Queensland Beer Awards
Moffat Beach Brewing Co. has taken out the top gong at the Royal Queensland Beer Awards with its Session IPA.
The Sunshine Coast brewery, which also performed strongly at last year’s Indies, won the Rallings Grand Champion Beer with its Moffs Summer Ale and received a $5,000 Lion bursary, as part of the award.
Moffat Beach also took out the Champion Small/Medium Brewery, Best Queensland Beer and Champion Session Beer awards, furthering its claim as one of the most awarded breweries in the country.
Victoria’s Stomping Ground Brewing Co. won Champion Large Brewery while Scarborough Harbour Brewing Co. took out Champion Brewpub and Best New Brewery, almost one year after opening.
11 of the 17 trophies went to Queensland breweries, including Glass House Brewery, new brewery Hound & Stag and Range Brewing.
Western Australian performed strongly with two trophies, going to Black Brewing Co. and Nail Brewing Australia.
This year’s awards took place today, 1st March, at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds, with 50 industry experts judging the 663 entries, a 15 per cent increase from last year.
View the full 2023 results below.
CHAMPION SESSION BEER
Moffs Summer Ale – Moffat Beach Brewing Co
CHAMPION LAGER
Czech Pilsner – Stomping Ground Brewing Co.
CHAMPION HYBRID BEER
Critical Dramage – Bacchus Brewing Company
CHAMPION EUROPEAN-STYLE ALE
Billabong Wheat – Nail Brewing Australia
CHAMPION MIXED CULTURE BEER
Red Baron – Hound & Stag Brewing Co.
CHAMPION STRONG BEER
Red IPA – All Inn Brewing Co
CHAMPION AMBER DARK-ALE
Upside Down Brown – Stomping Ground Brewing Co.
CHAMPION PORTER-STOUT
Bao Bao Milk Stout – Black Brewing Co
CHAMPION PALE ALE
Tropical Pale Ale – Glass House Brewery
CHAMPION INDIA PALE ALE
Power Trip – Range Brewing
THE STAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP BEST NEW QUEENSLAND CRAFT BREWER OF THE YEAR
Josh Batten – 10 Toes Brewery
BEST NEW BREWERY
Scarborough Harbour Brewing Co
CHAMPION SMALL/MEDIUM BREWERY
Moffat Beach Brewing Co
CHAMPION BREWPUB
Scarborough Harbour Brewing Co
CHAMPION LARGE BREWERY
Stomping Ground Brewing Co
BEST QUEENSLAND BEER
Moffs Summer Ale – Moffat Beach Brewing Co
RALLINGS GRAND CHAMPION BEER FOR 2023
Moffs Summer Ale – Moffat Beach Brewing Co