You’ve seen the top ten, so what about the rest? Here they are from one to 100. You’ll have to agree it’s a pretty colourful selection and, as a snapshot of where the Aussie beer market is today, confirmation that we live in exciting times.
1 McLaren Vale Ale
2 Little Creatures Pale Ale
3 Stone & Wood Draught/Pacific Ale
4 Feral Hop Hog
5 Kooinda Pale Ale
6 Matilda Bay Fat Yak
7 White Rabbit Dark Ale
8 James Squire Golden Ale
9 McLaren Vale Dry
10 Hawthorn Pale Ale
11 Little Creatures Bright Ale
12 Coopers Pale Ale
=13 Holgate Temptress Chocolate Porter
=13 Mountain Goat Hightail Ale
15 Murray’s Icon 2IPA
16 Endeavour 2010 Reserve Pale Ale
17 Knappstein Reserve Lager
18 Hargreaves Hill ESB
19 White Rabbit White Ale
20 James Squire Amber Ale
=21 Moo Brew Pale Ale
=21 Nail Brewing Clout Stout
23 Matilda Bay Alpha Pale Ale
24 Nail Brewing Nail Ale
25 Red Hill Imperial Stout
26 Coopers Sparkling Ale
27 Endeavour 2010 Reserve Amber Ale
28 Murray’s Spartacus
29 Mountain Goat Double Hightail.
30 Holgate ESB
31 Mountain Goat Steam Ale
=32 Bridge Road Brewers B2 Bomber
=32 Little Creatures Rogers
34 True South Summer Ale
35 Red Hill Scotch Ale
36 Matilda Bay Beez Neez
37 Jamieson’s The Beast IPA
38 Boatrocker Alpha Queen
39 Hawthorn Amber Ale
40 Bridge Road Chevalier Saison
41 Feral White
42 Lord Nelson Brewery Three Sheets
43 Burleigh Brewing Black Giraffe
44 Bridge Road Brewers Galaxy Single Hop IPA
45 Murray’s Heart Of Darkness
46 Bridge Road Brewers Bling IPA
=47 Matilda Bay Big Helga
=47 True South New World Pilsner
49 2 Brothers James Brown Belgian Ale
=50 Moo Brew Imperial Stout
=50 Murray’s Grand Cru
=50 Murray’s Punch & Judy
=53 3 Ravens 55
=53 Mountain Goat Rare Breed Double IPA
55 Feral Fanta Pants Imperial Red Ale
56 2 Brothers Growler
57 2 Brothers Voodoo
=58 Little Creatures Pilsner
=58 Murray’s Wild Thing
=60 Matilda Bay Dogbolter
=60 True South Dark Ale
=62 Holgate Hopinator
=62 James Squire Porter
=62 Red Hill Christmas Ale
=65 Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth Australian Ale
=65 Little Creatures Single Batch Brown Ale
=65 Moo Brew Hefeweizen
68 Steam Exchange Truffles Porter
=69 Bridge Road Beechworth Pale Ale
=69 Goodieson Brewery Pale Ale
=69 James Squire Pilsener
=69 Red Hill Temptation
=73 Boatrocker Hoppbier
=73 Burleigh Brewing 28 Pale Ale
=73 Matilda Bay Redback Original
=73 Murray’s Whale Ale
=77 Brew Boys Ace of Spades
=77 Coopers Vintage 2010
=79 Feral Boris Russian Imperial Stout
=79 Mountain Goat Rare Breed IPA
=79 Murray’s Nirvana
82 Stone & Wood Pale Lager
=83 Arctic Fox American Pale Ale
=83 Kosciuszko Pale Ale
=83 Pepperjack Ale
=83 Red Duck Bengal IPA
=87 James Squires Sundown Lager
=87 Red Hill Weizenbock
89 Feral Raging Flem
=90 Feral Funky Junky
=90 Grand Ridge Moonshine
=92 3 Ravens USB
=92 True South Red Truck Lager
=92 Wicked Elf Pale Ale
=95 Balmain Brewing Pale Ale
=95 Hargreaves Hill Pale Ale
=95 Holgate Road Trip IPA
=95 Holgate White Ale
=95 Little Creatures Single Batch IPA
100 Bridge Rd Chevalier Bier de Garde
So, what do you think of this year’s poll? Did your favourite beer fare better or worse than expected? Do you think the beer scene is Oz is looking healthy? Any surprises on the list for you? How many have you tried (89 at Crafty Towers)? If you’ve got any feedback, either email crafty@craftypint.com or add a comment here and we might print the best in an end of week roundup. Cheers!
