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Weihenstephan Crystal Wheat Beer Named Grand Champion at Australian International Beer Awards

Weihenstephan crystal wheat beer comes off as the overall winner of the Australian International Beer Awards 2007, bringing the coveted “Grand Champion Trophy” (below, right) to Bavaria.

Almost 900 kinds of beer from 39 countries were tasted within nine days by the judges at the second biggest beer competition in the world with the objective of selecting the best premium beer world-wide. On 19th April the jury announced their verdict in Sofitel Melbourne before 530 guests: The crystal wheat beer of the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan left the competition way behind and proved convincing with the quality of best brewing tradition from the oldest brewery in the world.

As the name allows us to surmise, crystal wheat beer is a foaming, crystal-clear beer, whose refreshing and unique taste reminded the judges of bananas and tropical fruit.

At this year’s competition, the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan was distinguished a total of nine times. Apart from the Crystal wheat beer, the German style Hefeweizen beer, the Pilsner, the Original lager beer and the dark lager Tradition received awards for outstanding characteristics regarding taste, quality and packaging.

It is the unique relation of time-tested know-how and modern science that furnishes the beers of the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan with their incomparable identity and makes for highest quality. For this very reason, the beer brewers at the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan regularly take pleasure in receiving enviable awards at international beer competitions.