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Oatmeal Stout
2025
BEST Oat Malt
1st place: Tomas Sirtautas (Lithuania), Relaxed Man “Out for delivery”
2nd place: Tomás Kuznik (Czechia), Domací pivovárek Kuzma
3rd place: Martynas Mickevičius (Lithuania), Martyno alus
BEST Packaging: Jürgen Scherf & Achim Hoff (Germany)
BEST Label: Philip Noltemeyer (Germany)
Oatmeal Stout
2025
BEST Oat Malt
1st place: Tomas Sirtautas (Lithuania), Relaxed Man “Out for delivery”
2nd place: Tomás Kuznik (Czechia), Domací pivovárek Kuzma
3rd place: Martynas Mickevičius (Lithuania), Martyno alus
BEST Packaging: Jürgen Scherf & Achim Hoff (Germany)
BEST Label: Philip Noltemeyer (Germany)
German-style Helles Lager
2024
BEST A-XL
1st place: Federico Vauthier (Italy), The Garage Beer Lab “The Italian Job”
2nd place: Andžej Veromej (Lithuania) “Fire Fly”
3rd place: Lutz Hoppe (Germany), Holy Hops Awesome Brewing “Alexis Biscuit”
BEST Packaging: Jürgen Scherf & Achim Hoff (Germany)
BEST Label: Josef Bujárek (Czechia)
German-style Helles Lager
2024
BEST A-XL
1st place: Federico Vauthier (Italy), The Garage Beer Lab “The Italian Job”
2nd place: Andžej Veromej (Lithuania) “Fire Fly”
3rd place: Lutz Hoppe (Germany), Holy Hops Awesome Brewing “Alexis Biscuit”
BEST Packaging: Jürgen Scherf & Achim Hoff (Germany)
BEST Label: Josef Bujárek (Czechia)
Dark Doppelbock
2023
BEST Black Malt eXtra
1st place: Wanis Benazzouz & Victor Michaut (Canada), 3 Brasseurs “Thermidor”
2nd place: Anders Venaas (Norway), Venaas Brygg
3rd place: Jeff Salmon (USA), Brewery X
BEST Packaging: Nils Wagenaar (Germany) / Jürgen Scherf & Achim Hoff (Germany)
BEST Label: Kai-Michael Kohlmetz & Alexander Bauer (Germany)
Dark Doppelbock
2023
BEST Black Malt eXtra
1st place: Wanis Benazzouz & Victor Michaut (Canada), 3 Brasseurs “Thermidor”
2nd place: Anders Venaas (Norway), Venaas Brygg
3rd place: Jeff Salmon (USA), Brewery X
BEST Packaging: Nils Wagenaar (Germany) / Jürgen Scherf & Achim Hoff (Germany)
BEST Label: Kai-Michael Kohlmetz & Alexander Bauer (Germany)
Altbier
2022
BEST Chocolate
1st place: Ivan Zonev & Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria), Jolly Beard Brewery
2nd place: Christian Kröll (Germany), Home of the BÜD
3rd place: Federico Vauthier (Italy), The Garage Beer Lab
BEST Packaging: Mindaugas Kondratavičius (Lithuania), Lielukos Family Brewery
BEST Label: Jan Mordhorst (Germany), JaMo’s Braubude
BEST Overall Presentation: Max Meier (Germany), Brauerei Kaiser XC
Altbier
2022
BEST Chocolate
1st place: Ivan Zonev & Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria), Jolly Beard Brewery
2nd place: Christian Kröll (Germany), Home of the BÜD
3rd place: Federico Vauthier (Italy), The Garage Beer Lab
BEST Packaging: Mindaugas Kondratavičius (Lithuania), Lielukos Family Brewery
BEST Label: Jan Mordhorst (Germany), JaMo’s Braubude
BEST Overall Presentation: Max Meier (Germany), Brauerei Kaiser XC
Light Wheat Beer
2021
BEST Heidelberg Wheat malt
1st place: Tomas Sirtautas (Lithuania), Relaxed Man “Mischievous Wind”
2nd place: Jan Mordhorst (Germany), JaMo’s Braubude “Endless Summer”
3rd place: Arūnas Pimpė (Lithuania), Aras Baras “Hefeweizen”
4th place: Vladimir Šumilovas (Lithuania), Vlad Brewery “Light Wheat Beer”
5th place: Luty Hoppe (Germany), HolyHops Awesome Brewing “BBC 2021”
Light Wheat Beer
2021
BEST Heidelberg Wheat malt
1st place: Tomas Sirtautas (Lithuania), Relaxed Man “Mischievous Wind”
2nd place: Jan Mordhorst (Germany), JaMo’s Braubude “Endless Summer”
3rd place: Arūnas Pimpė (Lithuania), Aras Baras “Hefeweizen”
4th place: Vladimir Šumilovas (Lithuania), Vlad Brewery “Light Wheat Beer”
5th place: Luty Hoppe (Germany), HolyHops Awesome Brewing “BBC 2021”
Festbier
2019
BEST Caramel® Munich II
1st place: Sebastian Selz, Christian & Matthias Karl (Germany), Rheinhessen-Bräu brewery “Callista summer”
2nd place: Thomas Liebich (Germany), Lechkraft “Ernstl”
3rd place: Kai Trautwein (Germany), Barley Rockers “Oktoberfest Märzen”
Festbier
2019
BEST Caramel® Munich II
1st place: Sebastian Selz, Christian & Matthias Karl (Germany), Rheinhessen-Bräu brewery “Callista summer”
2nd place: Thomas Liebich (Germany), Lechkraft “Ernstl”
3rd place: Kai Trautwein (Germany), Barley Rockers “Oktoberfest Märzen”
No Limits
2018
BEST Vienna
1st place: Benedikt Weigand & Nicolas Loevenich (Germany), Brauwerkstatt Eichendorff “Vic Secret Single Hop Amber Ale”
2nd place: Jörn Buchbinder (Germany), Hobbybrauerei Buchbier “Himbock”
3rd place: Günther Hilger (Germany), Seven Mountains Brewery “Wiener Export”
No Limits
2018
BEST Vienna
1st place: Benedikt Weigand & Nicolas Loevenich (Germany), Brauwerkstatt Eichendorff “Vic Secret Single Hop Amber Ale”
2nd place: Jörn Buchbinder (Germany), Hobbybrauerei Buchbier “Himbock”
3rd place: Günther Hilger (Germany), Seven Mountains Brewery “Wiener Export”
German Purity Law
2017
BEST Heidelberg
1st place: Hunter Brew brewery (Germany), Brown Ale “Öckel”
2nd place: MANOBier brewery (Brazil), American Amber Lager “MANOBier”
3rd place: Kelleher brewery (Germany), “Amber Ale”
German Purity Law
2017
BEST Heidelberg
1st place: Hunter Brew brewery (Germany), Brown Ale “Öckel”
2nd place: MANOBier brewery (Brazil), American Amber Lager “MANOBier”
3rd place: Kelleher brewery (Germany), “Amber Ale”
No Limits
2016
BEST Special X®
1st place: Maxim Boldyrev (Slovenia), Pivovarna Hopsbrew “Rye IPA”
No Limits
2016
BEST Special X®
1st place: Maxim Boldyrev (Slovenia), Pivovarna Hopsbrew “Rye IPA”
German Purity Law
2015
BEST Red X®
1st place: Karl Gruhler (Germany), Neckarsulmer Brauhaus “Roter Flitzer”
2nd place: Sebastian Selz (Germany), Rheinhessen-Bräu “World Wide Beer”
3rd place: Riverbend Brewing (USA)
German Purity Law
2015
BEST Special X®
1st place: Karl Gruhler (Germany), Neckarsulmer Brauhaus “Roter Flitzer”
2nd place: Sebastian Selz (Germany), Rheinhessen-Bräu “World Wide Beer”
3rd place: Riverbend Brewing (USA)