If you're thinking "less background, more beer", here's what you've been waiting for: the rundown of the best beverages from the past year that just keep tempting tastebuds. And, low- and no-alcohol tipples also made a splash, including Heaps Normal's Quiet XPA debuting at 20 and Sobah Beverages' zero-alcohol Pepperberry IPA taking 69th place. Still playing the numbers game, 58 beermakers nabbed a spot on the 2021 list - and, states-wise, Queensland emerged victorious with 30 brews on the full rundown of 100 beers, followed by Victoria with 22, New South Wales with 20, the Australian Capital Territory with 12, and South Australia and Western Australia with eight apiece.Ģ021 was also a big year for new brews, with 37 beers making their GABS Hottest 100 debut. Now in its 14th year, it saw a huge 2238 beers nominated this time around, hailing from 281 breweries. Run by GABS - or the annual festival also known as the ' Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular' - the countdown is a people's-choice poll decided by booze-lovers around the country. In doing so, it bested 20 winner Balter Brewing Company, which came in second with its Balter XPA Your Mates Brewing Co, which took third spot with its Larry pale ale and Stone & Wood's Pacific Ale, the winner of the 2011, 2015, 20 polls, and 2020's second-place getter, which nabbed fourth position this year.Īs it did in 2020, Bentspoke had five beers in the 2021 top 100 list in total, which is clearly something to toast to - also coming in 12th for its Barley Griffin Australian Pale Ale, 41st for its Sprocket American IPA, 45th for its Cluster 8 Imperial IPA and 91st for its Red Nut Red IPA. That'd be Bentspoke Brewing Co, with the Canberra brewery taking out the top spot with its Crankshaft American IPA for the second year in a row. And, just like its music counterpart, a worthy victor has come out on top. That'd be the great brews in the spotlight on the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers list, which does for yeasty tipples what Triple J's poll does for bangers. In fact, while you were listening to the hottest songs of the past year, you might've been sipping some of these other winners. The second important countdown of the month actually goes rather well with the music poll that just proclaimed The Wiggles' cover of Tame Impala's 'Elephant' as the nation's best track of 2021. RETURNING!!! Sweep the Leg (Rice Lager, 4.5%) Utilizing a clean fermenting Kveik yeast for this “lager” might be deemed cheating by some, but we say do whatever it takes to win.Think there's just one Hottest 100 in January? Think again. This beer is brewed with Maldon Sea Salt and then blended with cacao nibs and peanut butter deliciousness. NEW!!! Fun Size (Small beer w/Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Sea Salt, 6.5%) – Made from our Home-Baked second runnings. Lagered for 6 weeks and brought to you for St. Bohemian Pilsner Malt adds subtle richness and accents of clover honey, while the addition of traditional Saaz hops throughout the run-off and long boil give this beer the distinctive earthiness and spice associated with authentic Pilsners. RETURNING!!! Živá Voda (Czech-style Pilsner, 4.8%) – Named for the “living water” of Czech fairy tales that heals infirmities and counteracts spells. It’s pilsner time! Lion Bridge will be releasing their popular Ziva Voda Czech style pilsner on March 10th and 2 more beers will be coming out before that release! Here’s more from Lion Bridge courtesy of their Facebook page:
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