	{"id":114973,"date":"2025-05-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=114973"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:04:32","slug":"regions-best-beers-take-centre-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/regions-best-beers-take-centre-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Region&#8217;s best beers take centre stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOME of the Geelong region&#8217;s top brewers tapped into success last week, earning recognition for their standout suds at the 2025 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBAs).<\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s largest annual beer competition, the awards acknowledge and celebrate the best in brewing from around globe and this year received close to 2,300 entries from 22 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Blackman&#8217;s Brewery, which last year celebrated the 10th anniversary of its craft beer operation, and the South Geelong-based Great Ocean Road Brewing both walked away with gold medals on Thursday last week for their Juicy Banger IPL and Hazy Mid brew respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/476208078_1027692789_58581.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackman&#8217;s Brewery&#8217;s Juicy Banger IPL has brought home a gold medal for its &#8220;outstanding quality&#8221;. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Determined through a blind assessment by the judging panel, the honour is awarded to beers of &#8220;outstanding quality&#8221; that are &#8220;technically flawless, well-balanced and exceptionally drinkable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Blackman&#8217;s Brewery co-owner Jess Blackman said the team valued making high quality, tasty beer and took care to ensure all beers taste amazing when they leave the brewery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the day we opened our doors, quality has been a core value for us and entering the in AIBAs every year is an amazing opportunity to receive feedback on the quality of our beers, which is super important to us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were nominated for Small Champion Australian Brewery again this year, and even though we didn&#8217;t take out the trophy, being top three for a few years in a row tells us we are being consistent in our quality, which is really what we want to see in our beers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/483104300_1055082016_58636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackman&#8217;s Brewery co-owner Jess Blackman\u00a0 attributed the craft beer operation&#8217;s ongoing success to its passionate team and focus on quality. Photo: FACEBOOK\/BLACKMAN&#8217;S BREWERY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The gold medal-winning Juicy Banger has been part of the brewery&#8217;s core line-up since the beer&#8217;s launch in 2015 and remains a personal favourite for many members of the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Juicy Banger is exactly what it&#8217;s labelled: juicy (fragrant, tropical) and a banger (very easy to drink) \u2013 and it&#8217;s just a whole lot of fun,&#8221; Ms Blackman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Juicy Banger is the highest rated local beer in the annual GABS Hottest 100 beers each year too, so we&#8217;re feeling pretty stoked about the high gold for this one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a beer that&#8217;s aim is to smell amazing and drink extremely well; it&#8217;s the beer we love to drink.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115189\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-115189\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/469053105_18025106615614205_6279689599478269096_n-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/469053105_18025106615614205_6279689599478269096_n-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/469053105_18025106615614205_6279689599478269096_n-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/469053105_18025106615614205_6279689599478269096_n-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/469053105_18025106615614205_6279689599478269096_n-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/469053105_18025106615614205_6279689599478269096_n.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan favourite among locals, Great Ocean Road Brewing&#8217;s popular pale ale earned a bronze medal at last week&#8217;s award ceremony, held at the Melbourne Showgrounds. Photo: FACEBOOK\/GREAT OCEAN ROAD BREWING<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blackman&#8217;s Brewery&#8217;s European-style Dark Lager, American-style Pale Ale Mervyn, Barrel Farm Autumn Ale and Arthur Smoked Porter also received a silver medal, awarded to brews of excellent quality that &#8220;come close to gold with only minor deviations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, its European-style Czech pilsner, Reginald IPA and alcohol-reduced alternative Local Pacific Ale were awarded bronze medals, indicating they are &#8220;solid brews that show clear strengths and potential for further refinement&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The judging panel also awarded medals to Bells Beach Brewery, Little Creatures, Aireys Inlet&#8217;s Salt Brewing and Wallington&#8217;s FarmDog Brewing.<\/p>\n<p>For the full list of award-winning brews and breweries, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneroyal.com.au\/australian-international-beer-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">melbourneroyal.com.au\/australian-international-beer-awards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOME of the Geelong region&#8217;s top brewers tapped into success last week, earning recognition for their standout suds at the 2025 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBAs). 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