The NZ #h100beers is done and dusted and the lack of breweries entering or caring is on clear display. Like Australia as well, a very clear and obvious number 1. #beer #ozbeersky gabshottest100.com/nzresults/20...
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Feel it might be the last countdown in its current form. Mountain Culture being at the top is a good thing as they both push the boundaries and have a solid core range of beers that allow them to do both. #beer #ozbeersky #h100beers
A glass of Long Forgotten by Mountain Culture.
My only Mountain Culture beer in the house is an 8.5% coconut porter. Tbh, because Mountain Culture have such a great core beer in Status quo, they can then do beers like this. (Yes it’s in a Dollar Bill glass). #h100beers #beersky #beer
Let's look at 2008. LC Pale Ale at 1 and Coopers in the Top 10 twice. gabshottest100.com/auresults/20... #h100beers
Also it's funny seeing some people on other forms of social Media talk about stagnation in the countdown for almost a decade the top 3 was Pacific Ale, Hop Hog and LC Pale in some capacity. It's a poll of certain sections of the drinking public that needed live discussion to make it fun. #h100beers
Drinking the BEST* Indy beer in Australia… can’t believe it dropped to 4th… what is wrong with you Australia? *Moutain Culture’s Status Quo is very, very good. They should share 1st. #h100beers
Now that the countdown has finished, my #h100beers thoughts
1). It's probably been the year with the least wider interest in terms of promotion and engagement I think since it was a countdown at the Local Taphouse. Feel that's kind of representative of GABS as a whole.
And number 1 in the #h100beers No surprise in Mountain Culture Status Quo. Mountain Culture had a huge 2025 and this kind of tops it off. Also Captain Pat wins again. mountainculture.com.au/products/sta... #beer #ozbeersky
Now Number 2 in Coopers Green. They went hard at the king this year and fell short once again. I prefer sparkling by quite a bit though. #beer #h100beers #ozbeersky
Now the first on the podium in Gage Roads Single Fin. Gage Roads is an important brewery in breaking the majors monopoly on sport in this country but I feel this beer has been an example of diminishing returns over the years. #h100beers #beer #ozbeersky gageroads.com.au/sku/single-f...
Philter XPA has come in at Number 5 in the #h100beers . I never have understood this beer (their Red is far better). Different palates for everyone though and that's what makes it interesting. philterbrewing.com/buy-beer/p/p... #beer #ozbeersky
Can guess the top 5 now (Gage Roads Single Fin, Philter XPA, Bentspoke Crankshaft, Coopers Pale and Mountain Culture Status Quo). This is the far greater problem. The countdown needs a Grandfather rule that 3 years of polling is the limit. #beer #ozbeersky #h100beers
Now we're at Number 6 in the #h100beers in Range Disco. Feel it's the beer that allows Range to make so many other wonderful beers. #beer #ozbeersky www.rangebrewing.com/products/dis...
Number 7 in the #h100beers is Balter XPA. There's a different beer in the Top 3 this year and feel this is the start of it's decline. It is an important beer in the Australian Landscape and was probably the breakthrough XPA. www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_5... #beer #ozbeersky
Now at Number 8 in the #h100beers we have the wonderful craziness of One Drop We Jammin Smoothie Sour. One Drop are kind of the crazy yet wonderful cousin the beer industry needs (ironically they do make a really good lager). www.onedropbrewingco.com.au/product-page... #beer #ozbeersky
Now Number 9 of the #h100beers with Beerfarm Royal Haze. Another good quality beer as well that kind of gets forgotten at times. www.beerfarm.com.au/products/roy... #beer #ozbeersky
Now the fun of the #h100beers begins with 10 being Seeker Brewing and their Mystic NEIPA. A very solid beer that I've enjoyed quite a few times. Works wells as a contrasting beer for a boilermaker. www.seekerbrewing.com/product-page... #beer #ozbeersky
Almost at the top 10. Interesting that there will be another couple of changes to the top 10 but also no Victorian based breweries unless there’s a major surprise. Hawkers WCIPA is such a classic plus Gipps st being top 20 is good to see. #beer #h100beers #ozbeersky
There's going to be at least 1 new beer in the top 10. (4 Pines was 9 last year). Interested to see Rocky Ridge here considering how much they push Jingdong Juicy (probably behind only Mountain Culture and Coopers in terms of Social Media push). #beer #ozbeersky #h100beers
We have another Dark Beer with the Peanut Butter Porter. Felt Juicy Banger and J-Juice would have been 21-30. Interested to see if Gipps St is in the Next 10 or it cracks the top 20 now. Also 4 Pines Pacific Ale is such an ordinary beer. #h100beers #beer #ozbeersky
Now we're into a few beers that are staples of mine. RR Cali IPA, KAIJU Krush and Mountain Culture Cult IPA. Feel KAIJU hurt itself by splitting their vote promotion (even though I really rate Cerveza it doesn't have the breakthrough Krush has). #beer #ozbeersky #h100beers
Already half way there. Do like that CoCon is in the countdown for The Matriach (bring back The Butcher please). Again, kind of representative of where the market is at in that there isn't anything too extreme and no influence of the actual GABS festival. #beer #ozbeersky #h100beers
Next 10 of the #h100beers. Really like a couple in here such as Hiker and Bojak. Watch people claim the poll is "Woke" with the Albo Pale Ale rising quite spectacularly (also think this is more due to less people voting than previous years as there is far less choice). #beer #ozbeersky.
Next 10 is here. This is a nice mix with Banks a part of it, another Coopers and Good Land and Range at the bottom. Again nothing too extreme outside Cake Eater (I do love Dripping in Green though). #beer #ozbeersky #h100beers
The next 10 beers in the Hottest 100 Beers.
Next 10 is out. One Brewery in the list is closed (Big Shed), one ultra old timer (Hop Hog) and most likely the only stout/dark beer in the whole list (Coopers). Kind of shows a bit where the market is at right now. #beer #h100beers #ozbeersky
First 10 of the #h100beers contains no real suprises. It is nice to see Prancing Pony with a Double IPA. Feel we're going to have other entries from the same breweries (Coopers, Stomping Ground, Bentspoke definitely and Hop Nation as Well). Biggest prediction will be no dark beers at all. #beer
Feel I am going to be refreshing this a lot today. Welcome to the #h100beers countdown. #beer #ozbeersky gabshottest100.com/auresults/20...
With tomorrow being the #h100beers, personally feel this is the best bit of writing on how small the countdown has felt this year (and to some degree how irrelevant it has become). It’ll be a different countdown tomorrow I feel. #beer #ozbeersky www.beerreflections.com.au/a-prelude-to...