The Society of Beer Advocates Inc. is pleased to announce the results of the annual SOBA Awards for 2019! These awards are the result of the votes of individual members of SOBA, by region. The SOBA awards represent the true “voice of the consumer”, as SOBA is a consumer-based organisation with a mission to educate, promote, and advocate for the appreciation of, and access to, a diverse range of quality beer.
2019 SOBA Awards Winners
Honoured Members for Services to SOBA & Craft Beer Community
Peter Northway, for services in the Whanganui Region
Richard Pettinger, for services in the Otago Region
National Award Winners
Beer of the Year
Winner: Garage Project x Trillium – Aro Street East Coast x Kiwi IPA
Runner up: McLeod’s – 802 #19 Unfiltered IPA
Brewery of the Year
Winner: Behemoth Brewing Co.
Runner up: Garage Project
Regional Award Winners
2019 Regional SOBA Award Winners
Brewery of the Year
Bar of the Year
Restaurant of the Year
Off-License of the Year
Event of the Year
Homebrew Shop of the Year
Northland
Winner
McLeod's Brewerty
McLeod's Pizza Barn
McLeod's Pizza Barn
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Auckland
Winner
Liberty Brewing
Vulture's Lane
Satya Chai Lounge, K Road
Liquorland Newmarket
City of Ales and GABS (tied)
Brewers Coop
Runner up
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16 Tun
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Hopscotch Beer Company
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Waikato
Winner
Brewaucracy
Brewaucracy Brewery & Taproom
Gothenburg
Hamilton Beer & Wine Co
Brewaucracy's 1st Birthday Party
Brewshop.co.nz
Runner up
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Craft Hamilton
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Bay of Plenty
Winner
Lumberjack Brewing
The Hop House
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Liquorland Mt. Maunganui
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Brewshop.co.nz
Hawkes Bay
Winner
Brave Brewing Co
Westshore Beach Inn
Westshore Beach Inn
Westshore Beach Inn
Beer Appreciation Day (B.A.D.)
HB Malt Station
Runner up
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Brave Brewing Co Tasting Room
PAK Asian Kitchen
Liquor King Napier
Hop Con
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Taranaki
Winner
Shining Peak Brewing
Ms White Pizza & Beer Garden
Ms White Pizza & Beer Garden
Liquorland Fitzroy
Mountain Ales Festival
Grain to Glass, Waitara
Runner up
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Shining Peak Brewing
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Beermania
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Whanganui
Winner
Roots Brewing Co
Mothership
Rutland Arms
Four Square Riverview
River City Craft Beer Festival
Brews on Drews
Runner up
Rutland Arms
Mothership
Liquorland Wanganui
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Manawatu
Winner
Brew Union
Brew Union
Brew Union
PAK'nSAVE Palmerston North
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Wellington
Winner
Garage Project
Little Beer Quarter
El Culo del Mundo
Regional Wines & Spirits
Beervana
The Brew House
Runner up
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Fork & Brewer and The Malthouse (tied)
Ortega Fish Shack
Thorndon New World
Winter Ales Festival
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Nelson Tasman
Winner
Eddyline Brewery
The Free House
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Fresh Choice Richmond
Marchfest
League of Brewers
Marlborough
Winner
Renaissance Brewing
5 Tapped
Dodson Street Beer Garden
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Canterbury
Winner
Three Boys
Moon Under Water
Pomeroy's
The Beer Library
South Island Beer Festival
Your Shout
Runner up
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Volstead Trading Company
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Punky Brewster
Great Kiwi Beer Festival
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Otago
Winner
Emerson's
Ombrellos
Ombrellos
Henry's Centre City
Dunedin Winter Beer Festival
Dunedin Malt House
Runner up
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The Portsider
The Portsider
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The Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival
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Southland
Winner
The Factory Invercargill
Tuatara Lodge
Buster Crab
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Hop 'n' Vine
The Pantry
Thank you to all of our members for voting and all of the breweries, bars, restaurants, events, bottle shops and homebrew shops around NZ!
Previous SOBA Awards Results
SOBA Award Winners 2013
SOBA Award Winners 2014
SOBA Award Winners 2015
SOBA Award Winners 2016
SOBA Award Winners 2017
SOBA Award Winners 2018
For more information, press only:
Gareth Guitry gareth@soba.org.nz