GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers 2020 Results

Posted on Jan 26, 2021

Australia's biggest annual craft beer poll into Australia's favourite craft beer has once been run and the results are in! There's a new big dog on the block - Bentspoke's Crankshaft IPA, a previous bridesmaid has taken out the number one spot.

Bentspoke Brewing Co's Crankshaft American IPA held off Stone & Wood Pacific Ale, which took the title in 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019, and was named this year's second-placed brew and Balter Brewing's XPA which came third, a previous winner in the 2017 and 2018 version.

Bentspoke had a great showing in the polls with five beers in the top 100 list in total, including tenth for its Barley Griffin Australian Pale Ale, 15th for its Sprocket American IPA, 19th for its Cluster 8 Imperial IPA and 32nd for its Red Nut Red IPA.

Richard Watkins head brewer and co-owner said the team at Bentspoke were "blown away that our small independent brewery from Canberra can take Crankshaft to the number one spot in Australia's biggest beer poll. Crankshaft holds a very special place in our hearts as one of our original beers on tap when we first opened in Canberra in 2014. We are thrilled with the support for Crankshaft from Canberra and around Australia."

The poll run by GABS, or the annual festival also known as the 'Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular' is a people's choice poll decided by beer-lovers around the country. Now in its 13th year, just under 40,000 people took part, a new record.

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GABS HOTTEST 100 AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS OF 2020:

15 beers made the top 100 for the first time with 85% of those on the list made by independently owned breweries. If you're particularly keen on either, GABS has also released rundowns of the Hottest 100 New Craft Beers and the Hottest 100 Indie Craft Beers (those owned independently) plus the next 100 from the main countdown.