Mountain Culture Beer Co’s Status Quo Pale Ale has won the GABs Hottest 100 Champion of 2022. Brewed by the husband and wife team, DJ and Harriet McCready, the juicy New England Pale Ale captured the #1 spot on the podium.
Mountain Culture was the first brewpub in the Blue Mountains and recently opened its expanded operations in Emu Plains.
Now in its 15th year, the GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beer people’s choice poll reveals the trends, brands and breweries shaping the local craft beer landscape with each voter set the very challenging task of selecting only their five favourite craft beers of the year.
This year, there were 311 breweries in the poll and 2140 different beers attracted votes, setting new records, with over 60,000 registering to vote.
The silver and bronze places on the podium went to the Gold Coast’s Balter XPA and Canberra’s Bentspoke Crankshaft IPA, both two-time previous champions.
Stone & Wood’s Pacific Ale, Sunshine Coast’s Your Mates Larry, Better Beer’s Zero Carb, Sydney favourite Young Henry’s Newtowner, Coopers Original Pale Ale, Bridge Road's Beechworth Pale Ale, and Black Hop's G.O.A.T rounded off the Top 10 spots.
New South Wales had 28 breweries feature, Queensland had 26, Victoria took 18, Western Australia 11, ACT nine and South Australia eight.
Dan Murphy's has been a sponsor of GABs for many years, and Endeavour Drink category manager customer discovery, Billy Ryan, said, “Dan Murphy's has been a sponsor of GABs for many years and our partnership means we can get the best Craft Beers from around the country into the hands of customers looking to explore new styles and discover new breweries.”
Dan Murphy's ranges 91 of the Top 100 beers awarded this year, and also stock the GABs mixed pack of 24 awarded beers online.
