Country’s top 100 craft beers announced

The country has voted on Australia’s top 100 craft beers for 2021, and two Queensland breweries are in the top three. SEE THE FULL LIST

Australia’s favourite craft beers have been revealed in the Great Australian Beer Spectacular’s Hottest 100 craft beer list with one Queensland brewery taking out six spots.

Gold Coast’s Balter XPA, two time winner in 2017-18, claimed second and was joined on the podium by YourMates from the Sunshine Coast with their Australian Pale Ale, Larry.

Bentspoke’s Crankshaft American IPA was voted Australia’s favourite craft beer of the year.

Of the 2238 different beers nominated by 281 breweries, Queensland beers secured 30 spots with six of those from the Gold Coast’s Black Hops.

GABS Festival MD Mike Bray said the polling was gaining in popularity each year.

“GABS is all about sharing a common love for craft beer and the fact that more people are joining the conversation each year, only bodes well for the future of the industry.”

Australia's favourite craft beers have been announced.

The low-no alcohol category gained significant attention with Heaps Normal’s Quiet XPA debuting at 20 and Sobah Beverages, zero alcohol, Pepperberry IPA coming in at 69.

Low carb beer was also catching on with Gold Coast’s Burleigh Brewing Co, Bighead No-carb Lager placing 57 and the Inspired Unemployed boys Better Beer Zero Carb at 6.

GABS HOTTEST 100 AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS OF 2021:

1. BentSpoke Brewing Co — Crankshaft IPA

2. Balter Brewing — Balter XPA

3. Your Mates Brewing Co — Larry

4. Stone & Wood Brewing Co — Pacific Ale

5. Black Hops Brewery — G.O.A.T.

6. Better Beer — Better Beer Zero Carb

7. Capital Brewing Co — Capital XPA

8. Ballistic Beer Co — Hawaiian Haze

9. Capital Brewing Co — Coast Ale

10. Young Henrys — Newtowner

11. Coopers Brewery — Original Pale Ale

12. BentSpoke Brewing Co — Barley Griffin

13. Balter Brewing — Balter Hazy

14. Bridge Road Brewers — Beechworth Pale Ale

15. Beerfarm — Royal Haze

16. Pirate Life Brewing — South Coast Pale Ale

17. Gage Roads Brewing Co — Single Fin

18. KAIJU! Beer — KRUSH! Tropical Pale Ale

19. Black Hops Brewery — East Coast Haze

20. Heaps Normal — Quiet XPA

21. Heads Of Noosa Brewing Co — Japanese Lager

22. Brick Lane Brewing Co — One Love Pale Ale

23. Little Creatures — Little Creatures Pale Ale

24. Moon Dog Craft Brewery — Old Mate

25. Philter Brewing — Philter XPA

26. Mountain Goat Beer — GOAT Very Enjoyable Beer

27. Feral Brewing Co — Biggie Juice

28. Brookvale Union — Ginger Beer

29. 4 Pines Brewing Co — 4 Pines Pacific Ale

30. Big Shed Brewing Concern — Boozy Fruit

31. Hawke’s Brewing — Hawke’s Patio Pale

32. Bright Brewery — Alpine Lager

33. Grifter Brewing Co — Pale

34. Blackflag Brewing — Rage Juicy Pale

35. Green Beacon Brewing Co — Wayfarer

36. Stomping Ground Brewing Co — Gipps St Pale Ale

37. Akasha Brewing Co — Hopsmith IPA

38. Dainton Beer — Blood Orange NEIPA

39. Revel Brewing Co — Strawberries & Cream Sour Ale

40. Coopers Brewery — Sparkling Ale

41. BentSpoke Brewing Co — Sprocket

42. Capital Brewing Co — Hang Loose Juice Blood Orange NEIPA

43. Coopers Brewery — Coopers XPA

44. Your Mates Brewing Co — Sally

45. BentSpoke Brewing Co — Cluster 8

46. Black Hops Brewery — Neverland

47. Balter Brewing — Eazy Hazy

48. Ballistic Beer Co — Hawaiian Haze IPA

49. Capital Brewing Co West Coast NEIPA — Mountain Culture Collab

50. Coopers Brewery — Coopers Pacific Pale Ale

51. Bodriggy Brewing Co — Speccy Juice

52. Colonial Brewing Co — Colonial Pale Ale

53. Grifter Brewing Co — Serpents Kiss

54. Sunday Road Brewing — Cryotherapy

55. Deeds Brewing — Juice Train

56. 10 Toes Brewery — Pipeline Pale

57. Burleigh Brewing Co — Bighead No-carb Lager

58. Hop Nation Brewing Co — J-Juice

59. Range Brewing Co — Lights + Music

60. Black Hops Brewery — Hop Swap

61. Black Hops Brewery — Black Hops Pale Ale

62. Your Mates Brewing Co — Macca

63. Balter Brewing — Captain Sensible

64. Capital Brewing Co — Trail Pale Ale

65. Hawke’s Brewing — Hawke’s Lager

66. Burleigh Brewing Co — Twisted Palm

67. One Drop Brewing Co — Double Vanilla Custard Pancake Imperial Nitro Thickshake IPA

68. Cronulla Beer Co — Next Level XPA

69. Sobah Beverages — Pepperberry IPA

70. Jetty Road Brewery — Jetty Road Pale Ale

71. Brouhaha Brewery — Strawberry Rhubarb Sour

72. Stone & Wood Brewing Co — Cloud Catcher

73. Blackman’s Brewery — Juicy Banger

74. 4 Pines Brewing Co — 4 Pines Pale Ale

75. Brick Lane Brewing Co — Sidewinder Hazy Pale

76. Hop Nation Brewing Co — Rattenhund

77. Sunday Road Brewing — Enigma Ale

78. Otherside Brewing Co — Anthem IPA

79. Bad Shepherd Brewing Co — Peanut Butter Porter

80. Ballistic Beer Co — Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout

81. Black Hops Brewery — Hornet

82. Little Creatures — Pacific Ale

83. Your Mates Brewing Co — Eddie

84. Dainton Beer — Jungle Juice

85. Bodriggy Brewing Co — Utropia Pale Ale

86. Young Henrys — The Unifier

87. Hawkers Beer — West Coast IPA

88. Mismatch Brewing Co — Mismatch Session Ale

89. Gage Roads Brewing Co — Side Track All Day XPA

90. Little Bang Brewing Co — Face Inverter

91. BentSpoke Brewing Co — Red Nut

92. Tumut River Brewing Co — Ginja Ninja

93. Eumundi Brewery — Eumundi Alcoholic Ginger Beer

94. Deeds Brewing — Once More Into the Fray

95. Akasha Brewing Co — Mosaic IPA

96. Ballistic Beer Co — Low Ha

97. Capital Brewing Co — Rock Hopper IPA

98. Wayward Brewing Co — Raspberry Berliner Weisse

99. Willie The Boatman — Nectar Of The Hops

100. Balter Brewing — CryoHaze