Australian International Beer Awards Melbourne 2008 Thurday 27 of March 2008 (details below)

Billabong recieved the Barth Haas trophy for Champion Porter.

Other medals this year

Bronze/ for our gluten free Blonde lager(packaged)

Silver for our gluten free Australia's Pale Ale (packaged)

Silver for our Bavarian Wheat (Kristal packaged)

Silver for our 4 Hop Ale(packaged)

Gold for ourv Porter(packaged)

Trophy for our Porter (highest scoring gold medal winner, best in class)

Barth Haas Group trophy Champion Porter.

Sydney Royal Fine Food
Friday 8 February 2008
Bottling line finally comes on stream.
Saturday 26 January 2008
We have today bottled off the first batch of Australia's Pale Ale, this gluten free beer is second to none in taste aroma and drinkability.

Thursday 19 April 2007 The Australian International Beer Awards In Melbourne.
We  are over the moon with the awards below:
2007 Highest Gold Medal Winner By Class: 4 Hop Ale
2007 Highest Australasian Gold Medal Winner By Class: 4 Hop Ale
Small International Brewery Section

Class 29, Amber Ale:           Billabong 4 hop Ale Class 32, Porter:                 Billabong Porter   Class 39, Wheat Beer:         Billabong Bavarian Wheat Class 39, Dark Wheat Beer:  Billabong Dark Wheat

Gold Silver Bronze Bronze

       
Friday 30th March 2007 Perth Royal

Again we are very pleased with the following results from the Perth Royal Show to add to our Sydney wins

Silver for Billabong Pale ale, Porter and Dark Wheat. The Dark wheat was awarded the David Cryer "Best In Show" for dark wheat beers.

Bronze for Billabong 4 Hop Ale, Bavarian Wheat.

26 February 2007 Sydney Royal

We at Billabong are over the moon to be awarded a Silver for our 4 Hop Ale, a Bronze for the Pale Ale and a Bronze for the Porter at the Sydney Royal today.


September 24 2006
Billabong launches Gluten Free Beers at the Wa Coeliac society AGM at Challenge Stadium in suburban Perth.

At the conclusion of the AGM, society members were treated to free samples of Billabongs Blonde (a pale lager style-4.5%)Ginger Beer( a sweet soft drink style beer -4.5%) and a super dry Apple Beer(5%) complimented by gluten free muffins and a range of other food samples.
Billabong Director Alan Proctor, explained that the existing beer styles, the first Gluten free Beers (GFB)to be produced in WA, are to be the forerunners to further styles currently under development. All GFB are subject to stringent controls ensure no cross contamination with conventional brewing ingredients can occur. The beers are all made from base ingredients that are gluten free and the process is backed up by independent laboratory testing. Each certified GFB carries the Australian Coeliac Society logo as support to our procedures and controls and to help the consumer to have faith in these beers.

Mr Proctor took the opportunity to thank the Wa Department of Agriculture and Food for their part in the development of these products and the Wa Coeliac Society, in particular Ms Necole Rowe, who has been most supportive both in the development of the concept and the introduction  of the beer to people with Coeliac disease.

September 25 2006
First carton sold to the mining town of Pannawanica.
October 2006
Gluten free beer is selling well without advertising
November 2006
If your are reading this Yippee the site is open 
December 2006
Sales and shipping into New South Wales,Queensland, Victoria and A.C.T begin very well.
December 24th 2006
The Blonde gluten free beer sells out! (new batch now available from 21/12/06)

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Billabong has been brewing beer since 1993, and was the original pioneer of the Brew On Premise system in Australia. Recently we have acquired a “Producer’s License” allowing us to produce and sell our range of handcrafted beers. More interestingly for some, we have developed over two years, three beers that are not only great tasting for all to drink, but are suitable for Coeliac sufferers as they are certified Gluten Free. We intend to expand all our range of beers but in particular we are developing more in the range of Gluten Free beers to include full on Ales and Lager styles. We have had support from the Coeliac Society of WA Perth as well as the Coeliac Society of Australia and regularly advertise in the SillyYak Newsletter and Silly Yak Magazine.

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