Winner announcement: Australian International Beer Awards

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Winner announcement: Australian International Beer Awards

The winners of the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), renowned for celebrating and promoting beer and brewing excellence in Australia and around the world, have been announced at a prestigious presentation dinner in Melbourne, Australia today, Thursday, 22 May.

The winners of Champion Australian Beer and Champion International Beer were Mash Brewing from Western Australia for its Mash AIPA and Deschutes Brewery from Oregon in the United States for its Obsidian Stout.

Presented annually by the Royal Agricultural Society (RASV) in partnership with Federation University Australia the AIBA is the largest competition for the beer industry in the Asia Pacific region.

This year, the AIBA received a record 1,560 entries from more than 294 brewers in 31 countries and a total of 25 Champion and Major Trophies were presented.

A diverse range of styles were assessed by an expert panel of 40 judges from Australia, Norway

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