Medals & Awards

Yes. SmartBrew customers have won medals at prestigious international competitions including the World Beer Awards, the International Beer Cup (Japan), the International Beer Challenge (UK), and the Brewer's Guild of New Zealand awards. Winning styles include saisons, session pale ales, hefeweizens, and black IPAs.

SmartBrew's track record demonstrates that yes — automated on-site systems guided by expert recipe development can produce internationally medal-winning beer without a full-time brewer on the operator's payroll. The quality foundation comes from SmartBrew's High Gravity Wort (HGW) and the collaborative expertise of Brewmaster Brian Watson.

A venue purchasing craft beer from third-party suppliers earns no credit for the product's awards and has no ability to enter competitions under its own brand. SmartBrew operators brew under their own brand name, making international award entries and wins an achievable reality that strengthens their marketing position.

SmartBrew customers have earned international recognition for a diverse range of styles including saisons, session pale ales, hefeweizens, pale ales, and black IPAs — demonstrating that the system is capable of producing competition-quality results across multiple style categories, not just a single niche.

Award recognition gives a venue a credible, third-party endorsement that differentiates its beer program in marketing materials, social media, menus, and press. For SmartBrew operators, an award win under their own brand name builds local reputation and guest loyalty in a way that serving another brewery's award-winning beer cannot.

The international competition medal record of SmartBrew customers confirms the system produces beer that competes at the highest level — including against dedicated craft breweries with full-time brewing staff. SmartBrew's High Gravity Wort (HGW) is crafted from premium global ingredients using the same standards applied by world-class commercial brewers.