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HOTTEST 100

CRAFT BEERS

OVERVIEW

THE BIGGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL POLL IN AUSTRALIAN CRAFT BEER

Started in 2008

The GABS Hottest 100 poll reveals consumer trends and breweries shaping the Australian craft beer landscape

Craft beer loving consumers select their five favourite craft beers of the year

Results are celebrated at sell out live countdown parties around the country!

Your challenge? Expand their taste buds & introduce new craft consumers to beers they may never have been exposed to before

... Here’s How!

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REGISTRATIONS OPEN

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HOW TO GET INVOLVED

elIgibility

Check each beer’s eligibility

register

Register your beers for the poll

promote

Encourage your fans to vote

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Host a Hottest 100 Countdown Party

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Join us to present the Hottest 100 poll

Compared to the Melbourne Cup for craft beer, the GABS Hottest 100 Countdown will take place on Saturday 25th January 2025. 

If you’re a craft beer bar, venue or brewpub, be part of the fun by hosting a countdown event. Get taps flowing freely as hundreds of fans gather to celebrate the occasion. The results are delivered online over a pulsating five and half hours.

  • All venues will be listed on our consumer website as OFFICIAL PARTY HOSTS
  • GABS will help promote your party via our channels
  • Posters and H100 bingo cards will be provided
  • Each registered venue gets 2 tickets to GABS 25

champions

As we enter the 17th year of the GABS Hottest 100, there is no doubt the champions of previous years have not only earned their way into the GABS Hottest 100 Hall of Fame as consumers favourite craft beers of choice. They have all also stood the test of time and remain leading core range beers of their respective breweries today!

Join us in celebration of great craft beer

More than any other beer awards, the ‘people’s choice’ nature of the GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers poll makes it an incredible platform to engage craft beer lovers around Australia and New Zealand. We’d love to chat to you about partnership opportunities as we grow the poll further in the years ahead.

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