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TRUMER PILS AWARDED CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL BEER TROPHY AT THE AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL BEER AWARDS

BERKELEY, Calif., May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trumer Brewery proudly announces that its flagship beer, Trumer Pils, has been named Champion International Beer at the 2025 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA). This is the first time that Trumer Pils has been awarded the Champion Trophy. In the competition, Trumer Pils was first awarded a Gold Medal in the German-Style Pilsner category, then was named Best Pilsner of the Competition, and finally competed against all styles of beer from outside of Australia to be named Champion International Beer. The AIBA is one of the largest annual beer competitions, comprised of almost 2,300 entries from 391 breweries in 21 countries. "We are extremely humbled and honored to receive the Champion International Beer and Best Pilsner Trophies at this year's competition," said Lars Larson, Brewmaster at the Trumer Brewery in Berkeley, California. "It's always an honor to be recognized in the Pilsner category;...

Beer Review: Anderson Valley Barkley's Belgian Style Ale

My latest beerventure has provided me with the Barkley’s Belgian Style Ale from the solar powered Anderson Valley Brewing. This Belgian Strong Dark Ale comes in with an ABV of 9% however the IBU was unavailable. Anderson Valley really puts out some good beers so I was definitely looking forward to trying this one out, and I was not disappointed.

The appearance was solid as expected and like many of this style, there was no head to really to make mention of as it was very thin. However, the color carried a great darkish tone. But the aroma jumped off nicely as the dark fruits poured out without issue bringing notes of raisin, plum and licorice. I could have spent a good amount of time just smelling this for a period but the taste right, that is what we are really after.

The taste was smooth for me and I can see where this will be dangerous for some as the booziness is not really picked up in this one. And although it is a full body beer and does have some weight, the flavor just popped and I received a nice mouthfeel as well as mouthcoating from it. This beer is tasty indeed as it was able to get my whole mouth tingling. If you like Belgian style ale and especially the dark ale then this one is worth a try for sure. Check out my video here to get more details on this beer that I enjoyed and see why I rated it 4.5 out of 5 on my personal Untappd score. Cheers!



Anderson Valley Brewing: https://avbc.com/

Barkley’s Belgian Style Ale: No listing on site yet for this version

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