A BEECHWORTH beer was voted in the top 10 Australian beers at the weekend.
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Bridge Road Brewers Beechworth Pale Ale claimed the sixth best beer in the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll.
It was also the top ranking Victorian beer in the competition.
Bridge Road Brewers marketing manager Cameron Bird said it was an awesome result for the Beechworth brewery.
"There were 35,000 voters who posted more than 170,000 beer votes," he said.
"Of the 400 breweries entered in the competition, Bridge Road Brewers had the sixth most votes overall of any brewery."
Beechworth Pale Ale had featured in the Hottest 100 every year since the poll's inception; it had made the top 20 since 2013 and broke into the top 10 in 2014. It peaked at No. 5 last year.
Mr Bird said three Bridge Road beers featured in the Hottest 100 list from 15 entered in the competition.
"We were up against some great competition; some breweries make 10 to 15 times more beer than Bridge Road," Mr Bird said.
"Our three most popular beers made the cut."
Bridge Road Beechy XPA came in at No. 74 with Bridge Road Bling IPA at No. 97.
Stone & Wood's Pacific Ale reclaimed the number one spot in the country's biggest people's choice poll in craft beer.
Balter XPA (Pale Ale), BentSpoke CrankShaft (American IPA), Young Henrys Newtowner (Australian Pale Ale) and Your Mates Larry (Australian Pale Ale) rounded out the top five.
Now in its 12th year, the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll reveals the trends, brands and breweries shaping the craft beer landscape.
Australian Brews News described it as "the largest and most influential people's choice poll in the land"; the 2019 edition saw a phenomenal 35,500 beer lovers place more than 177,000 votes for their favourite craft beers of the year.
The live countdown on Saturday sent the beer digital world into overdrive and was also celebrated at more than 60 official events around the country.
"In many ways the Hottest 100 has grown organically alongside the Australian craft beer industry, while holding a mirror to it at the same time," GABS Festival event director and organiser of the poll, Craig Williams, said.
"In its very early days, there might have been only 50 craft breweries in all of Australia.
"Today, voters could choose from more than 2500 beers made by nearly 300 breweries.
"It's quite remarkable how far craft beer has come in such a short time."