Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 21: Devans Modern Breweries, walked away with all golds at the Spiritz Selection Awards, 2022, a gala event held at The Leela Ambience, Gurugram the other day.
Godfather Legendary, Godfather Super 8, Six Fields Blanche, Six Fields Cult and Kotsberg Pils, all brands manufactured by the company at its facility in Samba, Jammu & Kashmir, won gold in their respective categories. The beers were judged through blind tasting by an eminent jury consisting of industry professionals and acclaimed experts.
The Spiritz Selection Awards are being held for the past 3 years and with Godfather Legendary winning gold in the last two editions as well, this year’s win marks a hat-trick of golds for the iconic Indian brand. The beer also won gold earlier this year at The Beer of India Awards in Bengaluru. This has made Devans Godfather the most awarded strong beer in the country. Its Kotsberg Pils won a silver medal at the prestigious Brussels Beer Challenge, 2021. The company has also been awarded the International Star Award for Quality at the International Quality convention, Geneva for its commitment to technology and innovation.
Commenting on the award-winning spree, Prem Dewan, MD, Devans Modern Breweries Ltd. said, “Our beers are regularly winning blind tasting competitions across the country. We are proud of the fact that all our beers have won the gold in their respective category; especially Godfather Legendry which has won gold for 3 years in a row. This kind of result of our brands is a big motivator for us and encourages us to develop better products for our consumers,” he added.
The Spiritz Selection Awards are organized annually by Delhi-based Spiritz, which has been awarding industry stalwarts for the past 8 years. The jury judges the beers on the basis of appearance, carbonation, aroma, mouth feel, taste and stylistic accuracy.
Devans Modern Breweries Ltd was founded by noted industrialist Dewan Gian Chand, over 60 years ago at Jammu and is the manufacturer of the country’s finest matured malt spirits and iconic beer range Godfather. The company has been selling its malt spirit to nearly all major liquor groups in the country and also exports its beers to New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Singapore, UAE, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
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