World Beer Awards 2016 - Irish breweries doing us proud

[pob]

Some great awards picked up recently by some of our local breweries at the World Beer Awards 2016.



Full list here


Flavoured Beer
Wood Aged
Gold
Franciscan Well Brewery: Jameson Pale Ale


Dortmunder
Country Winner
Long Arm: Dortmunder Export


German-style Pale
Country Winner
Rising Sons: Sunbeam

Helles/Münchner
Country Winner
Brú: Lager

Amber
Country Winner
McGargles: Granny Mary's Red Ale
Silver
The Foxes Rock: Amber
Bronze
Rising Sons: Redemption

Saison
Country Winner
Dungarvan Brewing Company: Seaweed Saison


Bitter 4 – 5%
Gold
Brú: Rua

Golden
Country Winner
Dungarvan Brewing Company: Helvick Gold

IPA
Country Winner
Full Irish IPA: Single Malt IPA
Gold
Rascals Brewing Company: Yankee White IPA
Silver
The Foxes Rock: IPA
Bronze
McGargles: Francis Big Bangin' IPA
Bronze
Rascals Brewing Company: Wunderbar IPA


Gose/Others
Country Winner
Franciscan Well Brewery: Spring Saison
Gluten-free
Gold
BRÚ: Lager

Stout & Porter
Flavoured Stout/Porter
Gold
Rascals Brewing Company: Ginger Porter
Imperial Stout
Country Winner
Rising Sons: 100 Years On

Stout
Country Winner
Knockmealdown Irish Stout: Irish Stout

Gold
Brú: Dubh

Silver
Jack Doyle's: Irish Stout


Belgian-style Witbier
Gold
Rising Sons: Grainu Ale

[DEMPSEY]

What's the status of this award's crowd 

[Qs]

What's the status of this award's crowd 

http://www.worldbeerawards.com/about/#fees

[Leann ull]

Jaysus

[DEMPSEY]

As I suspected .

[pob]

Any more different to our Nationals - higher entry fee to cover more glossy marketing?

[mr hoppy]

Kind of surprised McGargles IPA didn't rate higher.

[auralabuse]

Francis big banging IPA is a beast of a beer

[mr hoppy]

It surely is. It's so good I really don't give a sh!t if the marketing is cheesy and the producers are more crafty than craft.

[mr hoppy]

I believe that former Molson Coors folks were heavily involved in getting Rye River up and running.

[mr hoppy]

What hate?

I already said I was surprised FBB IPA didn't fare better as it's as good an IPA as I've seen from an Irish brewery to date - and much better value than anything remotely comparable as well, I might add.

The RRBC's founders held senior roles in MC and their board chairman was "Managing Director of a number of leading drinks brands in Ireland, such as Bulmers, Tennent's, Stella Artois, Becks" for 10 years. It's not credible to dismiss that kind of experience as being somehow irrelevant to their new venture.

In fact, I think it's brilliant that these guys, with all their experience in the drinks industry, and their ability to get product into the likes of Dunnes and Lidl think it worth their while to produce a proper west coast IPA given that their portfolio of brands includes the likes of San Miguel and Bavaria.

[DEMPSEY]

I think they copped that there is a customer for each type of beer around every corner.

[Leann ull]

What type of customer buys that red ale

[molc]

I have great respect for those lads. They're running a craft brewery like a macro business and have 24/7 production to get the most out of their investment. Combined that with clever marketing and hiring the right people is a recipe for great beer for the masses.

[Pheeel]

It's laughable to refer to them as a craft brewery when they brew San Miguel + Bavaria and produce supermarket brands