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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;...
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Beer Review: Platform Speed Merchant

Speed Merchant is a White IPA from Platform Beer Company out of Cleveland, Ohio and comes in with an ABV of 6.6% along with an IBU level of 60. Being in the Cincinnati area, most of the times things said about Cleveland aren’t nice. That is not the case here. Speed Merchant proved to be a nice offering from Platform and provided for me a nice pleasurable experience.


As I mentioned, it is a White IPA bringing in the use of White Wheat to really provide that pale color. This one did well providing fruity, piney and tropical notes as often expected of the style, along with a nice smoothness despite the bittering level. All in all I found this one decent enough to score this one at an 84. I am looking forward to checking out more of their beers and happy to see they are also adding a tasting room here in Cincinnati. Beer bringing cities together…even Cleveland and Cincinnati. Well maybe not yet, baby steps.

Have you had this beer yet? If so then let me know your thoughts as well on it, and check out my video for more about my other thoughts around this beer. Cheers and remember, there’s always time…Get Your Beer On!



Appearance: 12
Aroma: 12
Flavor: 12
Palate: 13
Overall: 35

Total Score: 84
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