THE Dew of the sea from the araucaria brewery, was elected The best beer in Brazil node 13th Brazilian Beer Contest . Produced in Maringá, Paraná, beer received gold in the “Best of Show” category, which classifies the best of the best in the championship.
The award occurred on Wednesday night (12) as part of the programming of the 16th Brazilian Beer Festival in Blumenau (SC).
In all, more than 2,500 samples of beers of various styles were sent to the competition by about 500 national breweries. The evaluations were made by a body of 70 national and international judges, which are drinking experts.
Of the total beers subjected to the contest, 95 brought gold medal, 92 silver and 102 bronze. The 95 gold medalists then went through a new assessment to be classified in the category “Best of Show ”, Which only makes room for one gold, one silver and a bronze, regardless of the style of beer.
The best beer in the contest
The dew of the sea broke the other 94 gold medalists and got the best at the 13th Brazilian Beer Contest. She is a GOSE style beer characterized by being acidic, with high carbonation, fruity and slightly salty.
The label is lightweight, pulling to a sour taste, and has the addition of rosemary lemon, rosemary and a touch of salt. The alcohol content is 3.8%. On the official website of the brewery, the four -cans of 473 ml is sold for R $ 85.60.
The Araucaria Brewery was created in late 2012 by a group of friends who decided to unite their brewing passion. The brand operates in the craft beer market in the interior of Paraná and, in addition to the factory, operates a bar in Maringá.
Silver and bronze
The silver medal of “Best of Show” went to the beer Vale 4 Weiss with smoked malt made by Vale 4 Craft Brewery from Novo Hamburgo (RS). It is a wheat beer that carries smoked malt and has golden coloration.
The bronze medal was with the Catharina Sour Strawberry and Passion Fruit of the brewery OPA BIER by Joinville (SC). She stands out on the podium because she is an alcohol -free and gluten -free beer with fruit juice.
Check out all the winning beers, of all the styles of the contest, In this link.
The best brewery of the year
The 13th Brazilian Beer Competition still elected the Three best breweries of the year . The results were established following the score that each brewery had in the championship according to the medals received. In total, 289 medals were distributed to 144 registered breweries.
The great champion of the edition was the Big Jack Brewery from Orleans (SC), which took to the house 18 medals, six gold. The brand runs a brewery, a parrilla and a pub in the city of Santa Catarina and had already been elected the best brewery in South America in 2023 by South Beer Cup.
The vice-leadership went to the La Byrrh from Caxias do Sul (RS), with 12 medals. The brewery has its own bars in Caxias do Sul, Gramado, Bento Gonçalves, Nova Petrópolis and Santa Maria.
Finally, the third place went with the OPA BIER by Joinville, who had 10 medals. It is the same brewery that took the bronze with Catharina Sour strawberry and passion fruit among the best of the best beers in the contest.
The festival
The 16th Brazilian Beer Festival continues until Saturday, the 15th, in Vila Germânica Park, same space that houses the traditional Oktoberfest from Blumenau.
This year, the news is the free tasting of more than 1,000 labels from 200 national breweries in Pavilion 2. For R $ 299 per day, the beer lover has a real open bar. Unlike past years, brands are accommodated in equal sizes booths, creating a more egalitarian environment.
Another option is the beer party, a parallel program that happens in the neighboring sector and which has 40 breweries, many of them also present in free tasting. There are still vendinhas of food and live music. There you pay $ 50 the whole.
Blumenau, even, celebrates eight years since it was entitled to National Beer Capital by federal law. The municipality of 360 thousand inhabitants also houses the first school of Brewer Education in Latin America and, since 1996, has the Beer Museum.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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