No.9159   2005. 6. 14

Suntory's “The Premium Malts” Wins Japan's First Grand Gold Medal in Beer Division at the 44th Monde Selection

Suntory Limited's The Premium Malts has won Japan's first Grand Gold Medal in the Selection of Beers division at the 44th Monde Selection (Brussels, Belgium), the worldwide contest for food and beverage held in Europe, the birthplace of beer. The Premium Malts won high praise at this year's event for its outstanding brewing technology and its quality as a whole, an appraisal that has earned it the Grand Gold Medal, the highest honor, in Group I* of the beer division.
*Group I includes low fermentation beers that are a staple of the Japanese market

"About Monde Selection"
Monde Selection has been the globally recognized contest to find and publicly honor excellent products from around the world since 1961. It is the world's oldest and best known prize for encouraging quality improvement. In the judging process, an organization authorized by the Belgian Health Ministry analyzes quality, taste and the like and a committee of industry experts performs a comprehensive evaluation. Based on the results, entries can win one of the following four levels of prizes.
Grand Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal

"About The Premium Malts"
The Premium Malts is Suntory's premier beer, a fine blend of the best ingredients with the leading technology. It uses 20% more malt than ordinary beers and twice as many aroma hops (compared to other Suntory products). Because aroma is the foremost criteria for hops, The Premium Malts uses 100% European aroma hops, especially fine aroma hops from the Saaz region of the Czech Republic.