The Australian International Beer Awards were presented there on May 16 at 6.30 p.m. local time. Among the winners: the beer specialties of the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan.

In the end, it was Silver and Bronze for the serial winner Weihenstephaner Kristallweißbier at the Australian International Beer Awards. By the way: there was no gold medal in the crystal category - which is why the silver medal is all the more impressive. A great success, which was rounded off by four further medals: Silver for the Original Helles from the bottle and three further bronze medals for the Kellerbier (bottle), the Hefeweißbier Dunkel (bottle) and the Weizenbock Vitus (bottle) complete the precious metal sextet. Once again, Weihenstephan's beer specialties impressed at one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world - and Export Manager Marcus Englet can pick up the awards on the spot during his upcoming trip to Australia at the end of May.

Prof. Dr. Josef Schrädler, Director of the brewery, was delighted: "Winning six medals again in Australia is a wonderful result." At the same time, however, he also sees the result as an incentive: "We will go for gold again next year." 

Technical Director and Head Brewmaster Tobias Zollo was overjoyed: "The success story continues for Kristallweißbier. The gold medal would have been the icing on the cake, but we'll be back next year." They will look into how the beers can be shipped even better so that the quality does not suffer on the long journey Down Under. The final goal is to convince the judges of the high quality Weihenstephan beers again next year.