Australian Amateur Brewing Championship

Awards

Judges

Endriw Gabriel Dos Santos Alves, Sean Astill, Lisa Bailey, Michael Bowron, Matt Bradford, John Brighenti, Becky Centeno, Dion Clark, Andy Coles, Callum Crocker, Mark Davies, Faraaz De Belder, Craig Dickson, Gregory Donohue, Cameron Eldridge, Zac Fitton, Barry Freeman, David Gilks, Steven Gower, Angus Grant, Alejandro Grisales, Chris Hacon, Todd Harford, Joel Hoare, Nick Holt, Josh Keen, Ryan Keightley, Carl Legros, Cary MacDonald, Jeremy MacGregor, Craig Mander, Benn Martens, Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed, Curran McCarthy, Cam McMillan, Brian McRae, James Morrison, Scott Newby, David Nielsen, Aaron Ohmsen, Mason Pack, Rowan Page, Reece Richards, Aydan Rogers, Chris Rosewarne, Scott Rowlands, Alex Taubert, Dean Tummers, Tony Van Der Linden, Daniel Venema, Gary Waters, Anthony Ween, Gareth Whitaker

Stewards

Alan Aldridge, Mike Busser, Douglas Craick, Matthew Glenn, Shane Glenn, Neil Holmes, Isaac Linnett, Dan Pedler, Bryan Penley, Peter Russell, Luke Shuley, Lee Waters, Mark Wischnat

Staff

Duncan Lindley, Dan Pedler, Qabc Registrar, Damian Rigby

By the Numbers

381 Entries 190 Entrants

53 Judges 13 Stewards 4 Staff

60 Placing Entries

Table 1: Low Alc

18 entries

Judges: Gregory Donohue, Cameron Eldridge (Head Judge), Todd Harford, Dean Tummers

1st

Paul Lofts

Western Australia

London Brown Ale (105: London Brown Ale; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])

2nd

Jason Ayres

Victoria

Dark Middy (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])

3rd

Steven Hogarth

A. C. T.

Das Summer (107: German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A])

Table 2: Pale Lager

22 entries

Judges: Becky Centeno (Head Judge), Angus Grant, Ryan Keightley, Curran McCarthy

1st

Daniel Abernethy

Victoria

German Pils (206: German Pils [BJCP 5D])

2nd

Scott Rowlands

Queensland

Chur Cuz (209: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5])

3rd

Wayne Crawford

Western Australia

Herman The German (206: German Pils [BJCP 5D])

Table 3: Amber & Dark Lager

21 entries

Judges: Endriw Gabriel Dos Santos Alves, Andy Coles, Josh Keen, Brian McRae, James Morrison, Alex Taubert (Head Judge)

1st

Rob Barnsley

A. C. T.

Bohemium Blackout (307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D])

2nd

John Van Der Zalm

South Australia

Traditional Rauchbeir (309: Rauchbier [BJCP 6B])

3rd

Giles Hartwell

A. C. T.

Black Ice (308: Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B])

Table 4: Pale Ale

21 entries

Judges: John Brighenti, Mark Davies, Joel Hoare, Benn Martens, Cam McMillan (Head Judge), Aaron Ohmsen

1st

Sabelo Charles Nzama

South Australia

I'm Not Blonde I'm Caramel (408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A])

2nd

Ryan Dalby

Western Australia

So Long And Thanks For The Ashes (405: Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B])

3rd

Peter Sanger

Tasmania

Aurelia Gold (401: Cream Ale [BJCP 1C])

Table 5: American Pale Ale

20 entries

Judges: Chris Hacon, Craig Mander, Scott Newby, David Nielsen, Tony Van Der Linden (Head Judge), Gareth Whitaker

1st

Jeremy Dooley

Tasmania

American Idiot (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])

2nd

Lucas Veitch

South Australia

NZ Pale Ale (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])

3rd

Mark Lehmann

South Australia

Make Pale Great Again! (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])

Table 6: IPA

18 entries

Judges: Matt Bradford, Zac Fitton, Carl Legros (Head Judge), Rowan Page

1st

Mark Lehmann

South Australia

Double Cheers IPA (603: Double IPA [BJCP 22A])

2nd

Arron Stephenson

New South Wales

Mosaic IPA (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])

3rd

Geoff King

Western Australia

Ye Olde Hoptimist (601: English IPA [BJCP 12C])

Table 7: Specialty IPA

17 entries

Judges: David Gilks (Head Judge), Cary MacDonald, Reece Richards, Scott Rowlands

1st

Shaun Baldini

Western Australia

13 Ball IPA (708: White IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])

2nd

Shaun Baldini

Western Australia

Shaun Of The Red (706: Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])

3rd

Corey Fisher

A. C. T.

Black IPA (704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])

Table 8: Amber Ale

18 entries

Judges: Dion Clark, Barry Freeman, Alejandro Grisales, Nick Holt (Head Judge)

1st

Richard Edmands

Western Australia

Progenitor (804: California Common [BJCP 19B])

2nd

Dan Stockwell

Western Australia

CTRL ALT Delete (803: Altbier [BJCP 7B])

3rd

Sabelo Charles Nzama

South Australia

Son Of The Soil (802: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A])

Table 9: Brown Ale

16 entries

Judges: Sean Astill, Jeremy MacGregor, Mason Pack, Anthony Ween (Head Judge)

1st

Mike Chamberlain

Queensland

Upty 80 (902: Scottish Export [BJCP 14C])

2nd

Robert Stott

Western Australia

Just Wet The Whistle (905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C])

3rd

Martin Halden

Victoria

Ya Brown (904: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B])

Table 10: Porter

19 entries

Judges: Callum Crocker, Faraaz De Belder, Steven Gower (Head Judge), Chris Rosewarne

1st

Darren Williams

South Australia

Nordic Noir (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])

2nd

Scott Trainor

Victoria

Rude Boy Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])

3rd

Brian Murray

Victoria

Latest Trick - English Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])

Table 11: Stout

21 entries

Judges: Sean Astill, Mark Davies, Steven Gower, Josh Keen, Carl Legros (Head Judge), Scott Rowlands

1st

Rohit Jaggi

Western Australia

Milky Way (1101: Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A])

2nd

Brendan Lam

Northern Territory

Black Dynamite (1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B])

3rd

Joseph Clarke

Western Australia

Better Than Rob's Oatmeal Stout (1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B])

Table 12: Strong Stout

24 entries

Judges: Matt Bradford, Cam McMillan (Head Judge), Brian McRae, Mason Pack, Reece Richards, Chris Rosewarne

1st

David Tetley

New South Wales

Booze Hound (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])

2nd

Maz Ali

South Australia

Southern Starlight Stout (1201: Tropical Stout [BJCP 16C])

3rd

Neil Holmes

Queensland

The Dark Side (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])

Table 13: Wheat and Rye Beer

20 entries

Judges: Endriw Gabriel Dos Santos Alves, Zac Fitton, Benn Martens, Alex Taubert (Head Judge), Dean Tummers

1st

Sebastian Pilz

New South Wales

Weizen Bier (1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A])

2nd

Ken Dale

A. C. T.

America (F**k Yeah)! (1303: American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D])

3rd

Aidan Ryan

Western Australia

Il Pleut De Côté Witbier (1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A])

Table 14: Belgian Ale

20 entries

Judges: Andy Coles, Craig Dickson, Gregory Donohue, David Gilks (Head Judge), Cary MacDonald, Scott Newby

1st

Mark Aleksandrow

Western Australia

First Shot (1401: Saison [BJCP 25B])

2nd

Dave Johnson

A. C. T.

Dave Johnson's Biere De Garde (1402: Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C])

3rd

Matthew Kennedy

South Australia

Plain Beret (1401: Saison [BJCP 25B])

Table 15: Strong Ale and Lager

18 entries

Judges: Barry Freeman, Aaron Ohmsen, Aydan Rogers (Head Judge), Tony Van Der Linden, Gary Waters, Gareth Whitaker

1st

Mark Becker

Queensland

Ye Olde Druid Fluid (1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D])

2nd

David Nielsen

Queensland

Big Boy (1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D])

3rd

Adrian Ison

A. C. T.

British Bulldog (1506: British Strong Ale [BJCP 17A])

Table 16: Sour and Wild Ale

18 entries

Judges: Michael Bowron, Callum Crocker, Faraaz De Belder, Todd Harford, Joel Hoare, Nick Holt (Head Judge)

1st

David Nielsen

Queensland

Shut Up Brett (1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A])

2nd

Matthew Kennedy

South Australia

The Goose (1601: Gose [BJCP 23G])

3rd

Benn Martens

Queensland

23 Barrel Blend (1602: Lambic [BJCP 23D])

Table 17: Fruit and Spice Beer

21 entries

Judges: John Brighenti, Cameron Eldridge (Head Judge), Alejandro Grisales, Jeremy MacGregor, Craig Mander, David Nielsen

1st

Cary MacDonald

Queensland

Well Preserved (1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A])

2nd

Andrew Lewis

A. C. T.

2024 Christmas Cake Barleywine (1707: Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C])

3rd

Ian Ingram

Queensland

Choc Chilli Stout (1705: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A])

Table 18: Specialty Beer

19 entries

Judges: Dion Clark, Angus Grant, Chris Hacon, James Morrison, Rowan Page, Anthony Ween (Head Judge)

1st

Hayden Riley

Queensland

Brandy Barrel Barleywine (1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B])

2nd

Russell Saint

South Australia

Manuka Smoko (1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A])

3rd

Dan Pedler

Queensland

Chasing Fairies 4.0 (1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C])

Table 19: Mead

12 entries

Judges: Lisa Bailey, Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed (Head Judge)

1st

George Copley

Western Australia

Sandgroper Spice Mead (1910: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead [BJCP M3B])

2nd

John Kingston

Victoria

Mead (1908: Melomel [BJCP M2E])

3rd

John Moloney

Queensland

Dry Mead (1901: Dry Mead [BJCP M1A])

Table 20: Cider and Perry

18 entries

Judges: Lisa Bailey, Michael Bowron, Craig Dickson, Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed (Head Judge), Aydan Rogers, Gary Waters

1st

Cameron Eldridge

Victoria

Cider (2011: Specialty Cider/Perry [BJCP C2F])

2nd

Robert King

Western Australia

Grannie Loves Her Greens (2001: New World Cider [BJCP C1A])

3rd

Sam Middler & ...Slime Man

Queensland

🅱️lackcurrant Tragic (2007: Cider with Other Fruit [BJCP C2B])

Champion Beer

1st

Mark Becker

Queensland

Ye Olde Druid Fluid (1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D])

Champion Brewer

190 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	David Nielsen	1	1	0	5.0000000	Queensland
	Shaun Baldini	1	1	0	5.0000000	Western Australia

Champion State

8 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Western Australia	6	5	4	32.0000000
2nd	Queensland	5	2	6	25.0000000
3rd	South Australia	3	5	3	22.0000000
4th	Victoria	2	3	2	14.0000000
5th	A. C. T.	1	3	4	13.0000000
6th	New South Wales	2	1	0	8.0000000
7th	Tasmania	1	0	1	4.0000000
8th	Northern Territory	0	1	0	2.0000000

Australian Amateur Brewing Championship

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Stewards

Staff

By the Numbers

Table 1: Low Alc

Table 2: Pale Lager

Table 3: Amber & Dark Lager

Table 4: Pale Ale

Table 5: American Pale Ale

Table 6: IPA

Table 7: Specialty IPA

Table 8: Amber Ale

Table 9: Brown Ale

Table 10: Porter

Table 11: Stout

Table 12: Strong Stout

Table 13: Wheat and Rye Beer

Table 14: Belgian Ale

Table 15: Strong Ale and Lager

Table 16: Sour and Wild Ale

Table 17: Fruit and Spice Beer

Table 18: Specialty Beer

Table 19: Mead

Table 20: Cider and Perry

Champion Beer

Champion Brewer

Champion State

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners