Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship

Thanks to all who participated in the Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship.

There were 580 entries judged and 208 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Svantesson	Dominium Chocolate Baltici	1705: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]

Champion Brewer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Smonked Beyond Smonked	110: Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]	GoldCLUB
2nd	Tony Van Der Linden	En Garde	1402: Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
3rd	Michael Redemski	Big Micks Mexican Lager	202: International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A]

Champion Club (16 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Tuns of Anarchy	4	5	5	27.14
2nd	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)	4	4	4	24.12
3rd	GoldCLUB	4	3	2	20.09
4th	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)	1	2	1	8.04
5th	Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)	1	1	1	6.03
	Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB)	1	1	1	6.03
7th	Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA)	0	2	1	5.03

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winning Entries

Category 1: Low Alcohol 23 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Smonked Beyond Smonked	110: Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]	GoldCLUB
2nd	Benedict Roth	Session Light	104: American Light Lager [BJCP 1A]	GoldCLUB
3rd	Nick Holt	Lager, I Hardly Knew Her!	108: Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)

Category 2: Pale Lager 45 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Redemski	Big Micks Mexican Lager	202: International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A]
2nd	Tony Van Der Linden	Bo Ho Ho Pils	207: Czech Premium Pale Lager (Boh. Pils) [BJCP 3B]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
3rd	Earle Douglas	Munich Helles	203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]	Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA)

Category 3: Amber and Dark Lager 36 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Morrison	Czech-Ish	303: International Dark Lager [BJCP 2C]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
2nd	Leon Steffens	Dunkel	304: Munich Dunkel [BJCP 8A]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
3rd	Todd Harford	Always The Bridesmaid	307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D]	Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)

Category 4: Pale Ale 34 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Martin Rudge	Exit Stage Lefft	408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
2nd	Earle Douglas	Cream Ale	401: Cream Ale [BJCP 1C]	Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA)
3rd	Andrew Foley	Hail To The New World	407: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5]	Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB)

Category 5: American Pale Ale 24 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Redemski	Big Micks Pale Ale	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]
2nd	Craig Daniels	Pale Ale	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]
3rd	Simon Calcinai	The Caramel Thumb	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)

Category 6: IPA 35 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Thomas	Tos IPA	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	GoldCLUB
2nd	Steven Gower	Grapefruit Days	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Tuns of Anarchy
3rd	Josh Keen	Modern Take - American West Coast IPA	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Tuns of Anarchy

Category 7: Specialty IPA 43 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Foley	When Darkness Falls	704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB)
2nd	Matthew Harris	The Billy	701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C]
3rd	Greg Donohue	White IPA	708: White IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	GoldCLUB

Category 8: Amber Ale 23 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob McDonald	Alt-Ctrl-Delete	803: Altbier [BJCP 7B]	GoldCLUB
2nd	Perry Burt	Spaltalt	803: Altbier [BJCP 7B]	Tuns of Anarchy
3rd	Andy Coles	Of All The Bitters, I'm The Best	801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]	Pine Rivers Underground Brewing Society (PUBS)

Category 9: Brown Ale 14 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Terry	English Nut Brown	904: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B]	Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)
2nd	Ryan Keightley	Fiddle De Dee Potatoes	901: Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
3rd	Steven Gower Co-Brewer: Clayton Morrison	Strained Tatties 2	902: Scottish Export [BJCP 14C]	Tuns of Anarchy

Category 10: Porter 23 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jimi Wall	Dominator	1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]	Tuns of Anarchy
2nd	Alex Frangoulis	Soap Dodger	1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C]	Tuns of Anarchy
3rd	Kieran Keyes	Bushland Beach Baltic Porter	1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]	Righteous Brewers of Townsville (RBT)

Category 11: Stout 29 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kieran Keyes	Hinchinbrook Mud Crab Stout	1101: Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A]	Righteous Brewers of Townsville (RBT)
2nd	Jeremy MacGregor	Hoppy Days Oatmeal Stout - Fancy Version	1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]	Tuns of Anarchy
3rd	Blind Boy Brewing Co-Brewer: Jacob Viel	Chocky Stout	1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]

Category 12: Strong Stout 27 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alan Aldridge	You've Been Caffeinated Imperial Stout	1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Tuns of Anarchy
2nd	Alex Taubert Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Captain Thumb Meatus' Elongated Meatballs	1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB)
3rd	Alan Aldridge	Al's Old Stout	1203: American Stout [BJCP 20B]	Tuns of Anarchy

Category 13: Wheat and Rye Beer 28 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Osborne	Banana Bomb	1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A]	Tuns of Anarchy
2nd	Chris Hacon	Biers Wit Friends	1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
3rd	Steve ‘Hendo’ Henderson	Brass Monkey Dunkelweiss	1305: Dunkles Weissbier [BJCP 10B]

Category 14: Belgian Ale 48 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Van Der Linden	En Garde	1402: Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
2nd	Aydan Rogers	Belgo Le Tripel	1405: Belgian Tripel [BJCP 26C]	Tuns of Anarchy
3rd	Mark Davies	Saison	1401: Saison [BJCP 25B]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)

Category 15: Strong Ale and Lager 25 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Van Der Linden	Rocket Science	1509: American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)
2nd	Daniel O’Donnell	Hakeator	1503: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
3rd	Graham Black	Zoalina's Scottish Ale	1505: Wee Heavy [BJCP 17C]	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs)

Category 16: Sour and Wild Ale 43 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Pedler	Jk Saison	1609: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B]	Tuns of Anarchy
2nd	Cary MacDonald	Who Gose There?	1601: Gose [BJCP 23G]	GoldCLUB
3rd	Alex Frangoulis	Petit Pug	1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A]	Tuns of Anarchy

Category 17: Fruit and Spice Beer 30 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Svantesson	Dominium Chocolate Baltici	1705: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]
2nd	John Bennett	Still Working	1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A]	Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA)
3rd	Cary MacDonald	Preserved Lemon Gose	1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A]	GoldCLUB

Category 18: Specialty Beer 25 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Captain Thumb Meatus Experiences An Existential Crisis	1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]	GoldCLUB
2nd	Craig Dickson	Bourbon Barrel Aged American Barley Wine	1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]	Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)
3rd	Dan Pedler Co-Brewer: Day RD Barrel Program	Chasing Faries 2.0	1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C]	Tuns of Anarchy

Category 19: Mead 17 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Murray A Brabrook	Choc Delight	1910: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead [BJCP M3B]
2nd	Brad Grieve	Dragon Fruit Melomel	1908: Melomel [BJCP M2E]	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
3rd	Chris Howell	Bochet	1903: Sweet Mead [BJCP M1C]	Pine Rivers Underground Brewing Society (PUBS)

Category 20: Cider and Perry 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Grieve	Apple & Rhubarb Cider	2007: Cider with Other Fruit [BJCP C2B]	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
2nd	Sam Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Thanks For Your Feedback	2001: New World Cider [BJCP C1A]	GoldCLUB
3rd	Duncan Lindley Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Stinky Pinky	2001: New World Cider [BJCP C1A]	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Friday Evening
09/09/2022 17:00, AEST.

Saturday
10/09/2022 09:00, AEST.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 21/06/2022 00:00, AEST through 09/09/2022 17:00, AEST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 01/07/2022 09:00, AEST through 09/09/2022 17:00, AEST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 13/08/2022 09:00, AEST through 02/09/2022 13:00, AEST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 06/08/2022 00:00, AEST through 02/09/2022 13:00, AEST.