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GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers Of 2024 Livestream Replay!
No surprise at number one, but plenty of delight for Mountain Culture, as they become the first brewery since Feral back in the poll’s earlier days to go back-to-back-to-back with the all-conquering Status Quo. Their flagship pale ale even debuted at number one back in the 2022 countdown so already making a claim to be the Hottest of the Hottest.
But plenty of surprise elsewhere, not least with the country's oldest independent brewery, Coopers making their first appearance on the podium – in at number two, no less. They Adelaide-based brewers have been creeping up the poll in recent years and this time saw their flagship Pale push former double winners Balter XPA and BentSpoke Crankshaft down to third and fourth respectively.
The poll was full of surprises too. We saw the Hottest 100's only other threepeater – Hop Hog – returning to the lower echelons after a four-year gap, while Stone & Wood’s Pacific Ale – the only beer to have topped the poll four times – slipping to 13 this year. It wasn't the only big-hitter to drop from the top ten either, with Bridge Road Brewer's Beechworth Pale Ale, Young Henrys Newtowner and Pirate Life South Coast all moving down too.
We address a bunch of other surprises and notable movers – One Drop We Jammin' in the top ten! – in the analysis article, which you can read here.
The GABS Hottest 100 Of 2024
1. Mountain Culture Status Quo – NSW
2. Coopers Brewery Original Pale Ale – SA
3. Balter Brewing XPA – QLD
4. BentSpoke Brewing Crankshaft – ACT
5. Gage Roads Single Fin Summer Ale – WA
6. Range Brewing Disco – QLD
7. Your Mates Brewing Larry – QLD
8. Philter Brewing XPA – NSW
9. 4 Pines Japanese Lager – NSW
10. One Drop We Jammin’ – NSW
11. Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth Pale Ale – VIC
12. Young Henrys Newtowner – NSW
13. Stone & Wood Pacific Ale – NSW
14. Blackflag Brewing Rage Juicy Pale Ale – QLD
15. Pirate Life South Coast Pale Ale – SA
16. Rocky Ridge Jindong Juicy – WA
17. Capital Brewing Coast Ale – ACT
18. Bright Brewery Alpine Lager – VIC
19. Seeker Brewing Mystic NEIPA – NSW
20. Hawkers Beer West Coast IPA – VIC
21. Akasha Brewing Freshwater Pale Ale – NSW
22. Beerfarm Royal Haze – WA
23. The Grifter Brewing Co Pale – NSW
24. Burleigh Brewing Co Bighead – QLD
25. Black Hops G.O.A.T. – QLD
26. Hop Nation J-Juice – VIC
27. Blackman's Brewery Juicy Banger IPL – VIC
28. KAIJU! Krush – VIC
29. Reckless Brewing BX Lager – NSW
30. Fox Friday Hazy IPA – TAS
31. Mountain Culture Cult IPA – NSW
32. Little Creatures Pale Ale – WA
33. Balter Brewing Eazy Hazy – QLD
34. Coopers Brewery Sparkling Ale – SA
35. Mountain Goat GOAT Very Enjoyable Beer – VIC
36. 10 Toes Brewery Pipeline – QLD
37. Better Beer Zero Carb – NSW
38. Hiker Brewing Co Horizon – QLD
39. Bodriggy Brewing Speccy Juice – VIC
40. Little Bang Brewing Sun Bear – SA
41. Helios Brewing Dionysus Oat Cream DIPA – QLD
42. Range Brewing Lights + Music – QLD
43. CBCo Brewing Pale Ale – WA / VIC
44. Banks Brewing Cake Eater – VIC
45. Moon Dog Craft Brewery Old Mate – VIC
46. Shout Brewing Co Mullet Pale Ale – NSW
47. Capital Brewing XPA – ACT
48. Bad Shepherd Peanut Butter Porter – VIC
49. BentSpoke Brewing Barley Griffin – ACT
50. Matso’s Mango Beer – WA
51. James Squire One Fifty Lashes – NSW
52. Heaps Normal Quiet XPA – NSW
53. Margaret River Beer Co In The Pines – WA
54. Moffat Beach Brewing Co Passenger Pale Ale – QLD
55. Heads Of Noosa Japanese Style Lager – QLD
56. Green Beacon Wayfarer Tropical Pale Ale – WA
57. Feral Brewing Biggie Juice – WA
58. Wolf Of The Willows PUP – VIC
59. Hawke’s Brewing Patio Pale – NSW
60. Mountain Culture Be Kind Rewind – NSW
61. Lightning Minds Pale Ale – WA
62. Balter Brewing Hazy – QLD
63. Bridge Road Brewers Bling IPA – VIC
64. Sunday Road Cryotherapy – NSW
65. Brewmanity Mouth Of Melbourne – VIC
66. Big Shed Brewing Concern Boozy Fruit – SA
67. Coopers Brewery Australian Lager – SA
68. Balter Brewing Cerveza – QLD
69. Capital Brewing Hang Loose Juice Hazy IPA – ACT
70. Coopers Brewery XPA – SA
71. 4 Pines Pacific Ale – NSW
72. Black Hops East Coast Haze – QLD
73. Stomping Ground Gipps St Pale Ale – VIC
74. Byron Bay Brewery Premium Lager – NSW
75. Range Brewing Dreams – QLD
76. The Grifter Brewing Co Serpents Kiss – NSW
77. Wayward Brewing Hazy Mid – NSW
78. Curly Lewis Bondi Hazy Ale – NSW
79. Yulli's Brews Amanda Mandarin IPA – NSW
80. Hop Nation Rattenhund – VIC
81. Gage Roads Hazy As – WA
82. Blackflag Brewing Affinity Tropical Pale – QLD
83. Hawke’s Brewing Lager – NSW
84. Future Magic Hazy Shade Of Pale – QLD
85. Feral Brewing Hop Hog – WA
86. Dangerous Ales Crispy Boi Lager – NSW
87. Mountain Culture Scenic Route – NSW
88. 4 Pines Hazy Pale Ale – NSW
89. Gage Roads Side Track All Day XPA – WA
90. Pirate Life Hazy XPA – SA
91. Fox Friday Pale Ale – TAS
92. Lord Nelson Three Sheets Pale Ale – NSW
93. BentSpoke Brewing Sprocket – ACT
94. Burleigh Brewing Co Twisted Palm – QLD
95. Mountain Goat Tasty Pale Ale – VIC
96. Shelter Brewing Hazy IPA – WA
97. White Rabbit Dark Ale – VIC
98. Jetty Road Pale Ale – VIC
99. Dainton Beer Blood Orange NEIPA – VIC
100. BoJaK Brewing Calypso – VIC