World Beer Awards 2011
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With thank to our international panel of judges:
World Chairman: Roger Protz
Europe chairman: Adrian Tierney-Jones
Europe judges: John Bexton, Ted Bruning, Steve Chroscicki, Melissa Cole, Richard
Dinwoodie, Jeff Evans, Tim Hampson, Terry Hughes, Gerald Michaluk, Alan Pateman,
Ron Pattinson, Glenn Payne, Lubomir Sedlak, Jason Tipple
US chairman: Stan Hieronymus
US judges: Pat Berger, Jay Brooks, Ti Fujimura, John Hannafan, Phil Kuhl, Mike Miller,
Adam Vavrick, Eric Warner
Japan chairman: Bryan Harrell
Japan judges: Tatsuo Aoki, Ry Beville
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World Beer Awards 2011
Welcome to the winners guide to the World Beer Awards 2011, the global awards selecting the very best internationally recognised beer styles from around the world.
Judging is blind with regional style heats held in Europe, the USA and Asia under the careful eye of a regional Chairman.
They select the style winner in each region, which is then tasted against the other regional winners to select the World’ss Best Style.
From these world winners judges can then select the World’s Best Ale, Lager, Stout & Porter and Wheat Beer. The pages of this year’s World Beer Awards guide identify winners by style and by category, we hope you enjoy this year’s findings and the fantastic range of beers they represent.
Enjoy exploring this incredible selection of outstanding beers.
World’s Best Beer
| World's Best Wheat Beer, World's Best Beer | Weihenstephaner Vitus 7.7% |
World’s Best Category Winners
| World's Best Dark Ale, World's Best Ale | Rodenbach Grand Cru 6% |
| World's Best Lager | Samuel Adams Double Bock 9.5% |
| World's Best Pale Ale | Deschutes Hop Henge 9% |
| World's Best Stout & Porter | Harvey's Imperial Extra Double Stout 9% |
| World's Best Wheat Beer, World's Best Beer | Weihenstephaner Vitus 7.7% |
World’s Best Dark Ales
| World’s Best Barley Wine Dark Ale | Botet Barley Wine 2009 9.1% |
| World’s Best Brown Dark Ale | Kamakura Beer Flower 5.5% |
| World’s Best Flavoured Dark Ale | Thornbridge Bracia 9% |
| World’s Best Kriek Dark Ale | Bockor Kriek Max % |
| World’s Best Mild Dark Ale | Brains Dark 3.5% |
| World’s Best Old / Vintage Ale / Oud Bruin Dark Ale | Rodenbach Grand Cru 6% |
| World’s Best Speciality Dark Ale | Redoak Special Reserve 12% |
| World’s Best Strong Dark Dark Ale | Dark Island Reserve 10% |
| → World’s Best Dark Ale winners booklet ← | |
World’s Best Lagers
| World’s Best Dark Lager | Bernard Dark 5.1% |
| World’s Best Doppel Bock Lager | Samuel Adams Double Bock 9.5% |
| World’s Best Flavoured Lager | Fujizakura Rauch 5.5% |
| World’s Best Gluten-free Lager | SA Damm Estrella Damm Daura 5.4% |
| World’s Best Low / No Alcohol (inc. ’light’) Lager | Claustmaler Classic Radeberger 0.5% |
| World’s Best Pils / Pils(e)ner Lager | Borgio 5.5% |
| World’s Best Premium Lager | SA Damm Keler 18 6.5% |
| World’s Best Seasonal Lager | Chatoe Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager 6% |
| World’s Best Standard Lager | Egils Gull 5% |
| World’s Best Strong Lager | Australian Max 7.1% |
| → World’s Best Lager winners booklet ← | |
World’s Best Pale Ales
| World’s Best Abbey / Trappist Pale Ale | Le Trou Du Diable La Buteuse 10% |
| World’s Best Altbier Pale Ale | Tazawako Beer Alt 5% |
| World’s Best Amber Pale Ale | Mont Blanc La Rousse du Mont Blanc 7.2% |
| World’s Best Best Bitter Pale Ale | Rogue Brutal IPA 6.2% |
| World’s Best Biere de Garde Pale Ale | Samuel Adams Longshot Lemon Pepper Saison 6.4% |
| World’s Best Bitter Pale Ale | Sharp’s Special 5% |
| World’s Best Blonde / Golden Pale Ale | Stewart Brewing Hollyrood 5% |
| World’s Best Flavoured Pale Ale | Sharp’s Chalky’s Bite 10% |
| World’s Best Harvest Pale Ale | Deschutes Hop Trip 5.5% |
| World’s Best Imperial IPA Pale Ale | Deschutes Hop Henge 9% |
| World’s Best IPA Pale Ale | SanktGallen Yokohama XPA 5.8% |
| World’s Best Kolsch Pale Ale | Alltech Kentucky Light 4.32% |
| World’s Best Lambic & Gueuze Pale Ale | Oud Beersel Oude Gueuze 6% |
| World’s Best Premium Pale Ale | St Austell Admiral’s Ale 5% |
| World’s Best Seasonal Pale Ale | Voie Maltee Graincheuse 8% |
| World’s Best Speciality Pale Ale | Petrus Aged Pale 7.3% |
| World’s Best Standrd Pale Ale | Unibroue Blonde De Chambly 5% |
| World’s Best Strong / Extra Special Pale Ale | Deschutes Red Chair NWPA 6.2% |
| → World’s Best Pale Ale winners booklet ← | |
World’s Best Stouts & Porters
| World’s Best Porter Stout & Porter | Fuller’s London Porter 5.4% |
| World’s Best Porter - Baltic Stout & Porter | Baltika No6 Porter 7% |
| World’s Best Porter - Flavoured Stout & Porter | Rogue Mocha Porter 5.3% |
| World’s Best Stout - Dry Stout & Porter | Deschutes Obsidian Stout 6.4% |
| World’s Best Stout - Export Style Stout & Porter | Preston Ale Stout (Irish Ale) 6% |
| World’s Best Stout - Flavoured Stout & Porter | Rogue Chocolate Stout 6% |
| World’s Best Stout - Strong Stout & Porter | Harvey’s Imperial Extra Double Stout 9% |
| → World’s Best Stout & Porter winners booklet ← | |
World’s Best Wheat Beers
| World’s Best Dark Wheat Beer | Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel 5.3% |
| World’s Best Fruit Wheat Beer | Unibroue Ephemere Cassis (Black Currant) 5.5% |
| World’s Best Grain-only Wheat Beer | Daisen G Beer Weizen 5% |
| World’s Best Low / No Alcohol Wheat Beer | Eder Bavaria Weizenbier Alcoholfrei 0% |
| World’s Best Spiced Wheat Beer | Unibroue Blanche De Chambly 5% |
| World’s Best Strong Wheat Beer | Weihenstephaner Vitus 7.7% |
| → World’s Best Wheat Beer winners booklet ← | |
Asia’s Best
| Best Altbier Pale Ale | Tazawako Beer Alt 5% |
| Best Barley Wine Dark Ale | Shonan Barley Wine 8.8% |
| Best Bitter Pale Ale | Redoak Bitter 3.4% |
| Best Brown Dark Ale | Kamakura Beer Flower 5.5% |
| Best Dark Lager | Shonan Liebe 5% |
| Best Dark Wheat Beer | Fujizakura Chocolate Wheat 6% |
| Best Flavoured Lager | Fujizakura Rauch 5.5% |
| Best Flavoured Pale Ale | SanktGallen Shonan Gold 4.5% |
| Best Fruit Wheat Beer | Redoak Framboise Frament 4.5% |
| Best Grain-only Wheat Beer | Daisen G Beer Weizen 5% |
| Best Imperial IPA Pale Ale | Minoh W-IPA 9% |
| Best IPA Pale Ale | SanktGallen Yokohama XPA 5.8% |
| Best Pils / Pils(e)ner Lager | Borgio 5.5% |
| Best Porter Stout & Porter | SanktGallen Brown Porter 5.5% |
| Best Premium Lager | Chang Beer 5% |
| Best Speciality Dark Ale | Redoak Special Reserve 12% |
| Best Speciality Pale Ale | Daisen G Beer Yagou 7% |
| Best Stout - Export Style Stout & Porter | Preston Ale Irish Ale 6% |
| Best Stout & Porter Stout Strong | Minoh Imperial Stout 8% |
| Best Strong Lager | Australian Max 7.1% |
| Best Strong Wheat Beer | Daisen G Beer Wheat Wine 9% |
Europe’s Best
| Best Abbey / Trappist Dark Ale | Petrus Dubbel 6.5% |
| Best Abbey / Trappist Pale Ale | Prior Tongerlo 9% |
| Best Amber Pale Ale | Mont Blanc La Rousse du Mont Blanc 7.2% |
| Best Barley Wine Dark Ale | Botet Barley Wine 2009 9.1% |
| Best Best Bitter Pale Ale | Fuller’s Gales HSB 4.8% |
| Best Bitter Pale Ale | Sharp’s Special 5% |
| Best Blonde / Golden Pale Ale | Stewart Brewing Hollyrood 5% |
| Best Brown Dark Ale | Petras Bruin 8.1% |
| Best Dark Lager | Bernard Dark 5.1% |
| Best Dark Wheat Beer | Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel 5.3% |
| Best Doppel Bock Lager | Flotzinger Josefi Bock 7.5% |
| Best Flavoured Dark Ale | Thornbridge Bracia 9% |
| Best Flavoured Lager | Melville’s Raspberry Beer 4.1% |
| Best Flavoured Pale Ale | Sharp’s Chalky’s Bite 6.8% |
| Best Fruit Wheat Beer | Bavik Wittekerke Rose 4.3% |
| Best Gluten-free Lager | SA Damm Estrella Damm Daura 5.4% |
| Best Grain-only Wheat Beer | Primator Weizenbier 5% |
| Best IPA Pale Ale | St Austell Proper Job 5.5% |
| Best Kirek Dark Ale | Bockor Kriek Max 3.2% |
| Best Lambic & Gueuze Pale Ale | Oud Beersel Oude Gueuze 6% |
| Best Low / No Alcohol (inc. ’light’) Lager | Claustmaler Classic Radeberger 0.5% |
| Best Low / No Alcohol Wheat Beer | Eder Bavaria Weizenbier Alcoholfrei 0.5% |
| Best Mild Dark Ale | Brains Dark 3.5% |
| Best Old / Vintage Ale / Oud Bruin Dark Ale | Rodenbach Grand Cru 6% |
| Best Pils / Pils(e)ner Lager | San Miguel 1516 4.2% |
| Best Porter - Baltic Stout & Porter | Baltika No6 Porter 7% |
| Best Porter - Flavoured Stout & Porter | Okell’s Aile 4.7% |
| Best Porter Stout & Porter | Fuller’s London Porter 5.4% |
| Best Premium Lager | SA Damm Keler 18 6.5% |
| Best Premium Pale Ale | St Austell Admiral’s Ale 5% |
| Best Seasonal Lager | Loncium Austrian Amber Lager 5.5% |
| Best Seasonal Pale Ale | Harvey’s Tom Paine 5.5% |
| Best Speciality Dark Ale | Palm Brewery Rodenbach Vintage 7% |
| Best Speciality Pale Ale | Petrus Aged Pale 7.3% |
| Best Spiced Wheat Beer | Steenbrugge Wit 5% |
| Best Standard Lager | Egils Gull 5% |
| Best Stout - Dry Stout & Porter | Hook Norton Double Stout 4.8% |
| Best Stout - Export Style Stout & Porter | Sotholmen Extra Stout 7% |
| Best Stout - Flavoured Stout & Porter | Saltaire Triple Chocoholic 4.8% |
| Best Stout - Strong Stout & Porter | Harvey’s Imperial Extra Double Stout 9% |
| Best Strong / Extra Special Pale Ale | Fuller’s ESB 5.9% |
| Best Strong Dark Dark Ale | Dark Island Reserve 10% |
| Best Strong Lager | Ketterer Maibock 7.1% |
| Best Strong Wheat Beer | Weihenstephaner Vitus 7.7% |
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