Beers of the World's World Beer Awards 2008

The International Consumer Beer Magazine Announced the 2008 Winners

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Word's Best Beers Awards 2008, Len Green
The World's Best Beers for 2008 have been crowned by 'Beers of the World', the international consumer beer magazine based in Norwich (Norfolk, England).

Roger Protz, chairman of the international panel of judges at the WBA (World Beer Awards), declared: "More and more craft brewers throughout the world are making beers bursting with distinctive and exciting aromas and flavours. The judges have been overwhelmed by the quality of the beers entered for the competition and it has been an immensely difficult task choosing the winners."

STEP 1: Style Trophies

The judges sampled hundreds of entries from the UK, Europe, the US, Australia and elsewhere to pin down the best of each style.

Lager

Standard Lager

Premium Lager

Strong Lager

Pale Ale

Standard Pale Ale

Strong Pale Ale

Dark Ale

Standard Dark Ale

Strong Dark Ale

Stout & Porter

Specialty Beers

STEP 2: Category and Sub-Category Winners

The above style winners then underwent a blind tasting trial, by which top British brewers narrowed down the choice to the best beers in each category:

Category Winners

Sub-category Winners

STEP 3: World's Best Beers

Finally, these category winners were sent back to the panel of judges for the final round of the WBA, where four bottled beers scooped the title of overall World’s Best Beers:


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Word's Best Beers Awards 2008, Len Green
Beers of the World, Gavin Kerigan
Beer Styles, Afonso Lima
Award Winning Beer, Matthew Bowden
 



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