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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: Fat Head's Head Hunter IPA

Head Hunter IPA from Fathead’s Brewery is an American IPA and pretty much the flagship beer for this Ohio brewery and it is the subject of my latest review. Coming in at 7.5% ABV for alcohol content and 87 IBU, this beer pretty much embodies all that is a traditional beer of this style. Displaying a deep golden color and nice looking white frothy head, this award winning beer was one worth reviewing just to get a good feel of the style.

The beer uses three hops: Columbus, Simcoe and Centennial which is added to the four malts: Pale, CaraMalt, C-15 and Cara-Pils and together with the American Ale yeast…we have the result of this west–coast style IPA. However, while I found the beer to a solid effort, for me it did come across as being solid, but not as modernized as some of the other ones that are on the market now. Nothing wrong with this one though as it definitely fits the style as mentioned above but the wow factor just wasn’t there for me as much, leading me to score this one an 81.

Check out my video to see more of my thoughts on this one, and if you have had this one previously then let me know what you think by leaving a comment as well. And always remember, there’s always time…Get Your Beer On!



Appearance: 12
Aroma: 12
Flavor: 11
Palate: 11
Overall: 35

Total Score: 81