Murphy’s Stout has beaten off competition from brands in Europe, the US and Japan at an annual awards ceremony in Australia.

It is the third consecutive year that Murphy’s has won the prize for for Best Imported Beer at the [url=http://www.beerandbrewer.com/awards-2013]Beer and Brewers Awards/url], following successes in 2011 and 2012.

The awards ceremony, the biggest of its kind in Australia, is hosted by Beer and Brewers magazine and is comprised of 28 separate categories reaching across the Australian and New Zealand drinks industry.

Murphy’s Stout was one of 25 international brands including Brewdog 5am Saint, Duvel, Moosehead, and Stella, featured in the Best Imported Beer category and voted for by the public.

It became the latest award for the brand during a successful 2013 that has seen its ‘When it Rains it Pours’ app win several marketing and mobile technology awards.

“We are delighted with the news from Australia, at what is an extremely competitive time in the international drinks industry” said Murphy’s Assistant Brand Manager, Barry Cassidy.

“It is very heartening when the strength of the competition in this category is considered and also the fact that it is the third time in recent years that we have collected this award. We’d like to offer our thanks to our loyal customers in Australia who have voted for us again and may they continue to enjoy Murphy’s long into the future.”