THE 2019 NOMINEES

Best Beer Tender

Sponsored by Liquid Specialty Beverages

The Nominees are:

Ben Batchelor (Tippler’s Tap), Ali Cat (Black Hops Brewery & Taproom), Patrice Le Pla (Which Craft Beer), Yasmin Riley (Newstead Brewing Co), Terry Sedgewick (The Scratch), Joel Vincent (Mongrel)

Best Brewery/Cidery Rep

Sponsored by Liquid Specialty Beverages

The Nominees are:

Yunling Chow (Stone & Wood), Niall McCorry (Black Hops Brewing), Ben Taylor (Hop Nation), Brian Urmson (Sauce Brewing Co), Jeremy Wittkopp (Calibre)

Best Beer & Cider Retailer

Sponsored by Stone & Wood

The Nominees are:

Austin Hawkins (Malt Traders), Mel Holmes (Craft Wine Store Coorparoo), Leon Hussein (My Beer Dealer), Dave O'Shannessy, Brendan Stanley & Jeremy Whish (Black Sheep Bottle Shop)

Best Brewer/Cider Maker

Sponsored by Bintani

The Nominees are:

Scott Hargrave (Balter Brewing Company), Charlie Hodgson (Helios Brewing), Lee McAlister-Smiley (White Lies Brewing), Mitch Pickford (Range Brewing), Johann van der Walt (Green Beacon), Pete Wheldon & Luke Ronalds (Currumbin Valley Brewing)

Best New Venue

Sponsored by CUMULUS Studio

The Nominees are:

Felons Brewing Co (Brisbane), Lucky Duck Cafe & Bar (Highgate Hill), Mongrel (Milton), Three Brews Bar & Kitchen (Holland Park West), Which Craft Beer (Albany Creek)

Best New Brewery

Sponsored by BOC Limited

The Nominees are:

Currumbin Valley Brewing Co (Currumbin Valley), Felons Brewing Co (Brisbane), Madocke Beer Brewing Co (Pacific Pines), Sea Legs Brewing Co (Kangaroo Point), Soapbox Beer (Fortitude Valley), Your Mates Brewing Co (Warana)

Best Beer List

Sponsored by Aether Brewing

The Nominees are:

Brewski (Brisbane), Fitz + Potts (Nundah), Netherworld (Fortitude Valley), Saccharomyces Beer Cafe (South Brisbane), The Scratch (Milton), Tippler’s Tap (New Farm and South Bank), Wandering Cooks (South Brisbane)

The Gold Beery for Best community contributor

Sponsored by the Beer InCider Experience and The Crafty Pint

The Nominees are:

Annie Bingley (Mongrel), Matt Jancauskas (Brouhaha) and Dan Rickard (Calibre) for Sunburnt Country and their part in organising a series of karma keg fundraisers incorporating more than 11 bars and raising over $16,500 for Asylum Circle - a QLD based organisation which assists those seeking asylum with shelter, food and community connections.

and

The staff of Stone & Wood for InGrained Foundation - a national not-for-profit that supports grassroots, environmental and social charities in the areas where Stone & Wood's staff work and live. Since 2013, Stone & Wood has donated over $800,000 and in 2019 it launched a Northern Rivers Grants Program and has since awarded grants to The Shift Project, Shaping Outcomes and Bangalow Koalas Inc.

Special Achievement Award

Sponsored by Balter

The award recipient will be selected by the Advisory Panel and the award presented at The Beeries awards night on Thursday 19 September 2019.