The GABS 'Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers of the Year' poll began as a bit of fun in January 2008 at The Local Taphouse beer bars in Melbourne and Sydney, the home of the very first GABS beer festival in 2011. Staff and customers voted for their favourite five Australian craft beers of the year and the resultant list of 100 beers was jokingly called the "hottest 100 Aussie craft beers of the year" after the famous Triple J Hottest 100 songs annual poll. Now supported by beer publications Crafty Pint and Australian Brews News, the annual beer poll attracts thousands of beer fans around the country who vote for their favourite Australian craft beers each year.
Contents
- 2015 Winners
- 2014 Winners
- 2013 Winners
- 2012 Winners
- 2011 Winners
- 2010 Winners
- 2009 Winners
- 2008 Winners
- References
Each 26 January, the Australia Day holiday, the results are counted down at The Local Taphouses, dozens of official venues around the country and online.
2015 Winners
1 – Pacific Ale – Stone & Wood Brewing Co. (NSW)
2 – Hop Hog – Feral Brewing Company (WA)
3 – IIPA – Pirate Life Brewing (SA)
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2014 Winners
1 – Hop Hog American Pale Ale – Feral Brewing Company (WA)
2 – Pacific Ale Australian Pale Ale – Stone & Wood Brewing Co. (NSW)
3 – Pale Ale – 4 Pines (NSW)
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2013 Winners
1 Hop Hog – Feral Brewing Company (WA)
2 Pacific Ale – Stone & Wood Brewing Co. (NSW)
3 Pale Ale – Little Creatures Brewery (WA)
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2012 Winners
1 – Hop Hog – Feral Brewing Company (WA)
2 – Pacific Ale – Stone & Wood Brewing Co. (NSW)
3 – Pale Ale – Little Creatures Brewery (WA)
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2011 Winners
1 – Pacific Ale – Stone & Wood Brewing Co. (NSW)
2 – Pale Ale – Little Creatures Brewery (WA)
3 – Hop Hog – Feral Brewing Company (WA)
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2010 Winners
1 – Vale Ale – Vale Brewing (formerly McLaren Vale Beer Company) (SA)
2 – Pale Ale – Little Creatures Brewery (WA)
3 – Pacific Ale – Stone & Wood Brewing Co. (NSW)
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2009 Winners
1 – Pale Ale – Little Creatures Brewery (WA)
2 – Murrays Icon Double IPA – Murray's Craft Brewing Co. (NSW)
3 – Fat Yak – Matilda Bay Brewing Company (VIC)
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2008 Winners
1 – Pale Ale – Little Creatures Brewery (WA)
2 – Murray's Icon 2IPA – Murray's Craft Brewing Co. (NSW)
3 – Hightail Ale – Mountain Goat Beer, (VIC)
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