Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship
Awards
Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship
Sponsors
Judges
Liam Anderson, Sean Astill, Lisa Bailey, John Brighenti, Dion Clark, Callum Andrew Crocker, Mark Davies, Faraaz De Belder, Craig Dickson, Luke Fox, Barry Freeman, Steven Gower, Steve 'Hendo' Henderson, Nick Holt, Josh Keen, Isaac Linnett, Jeremy MacGregor, Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed, Rob McDonald, Stuart McGregor, Sam Middler, James Morrison, Callan O'Neill, Aaron Ohmsen, Michael Page, Dan Pedler, Simon Pilot, Lucian Quach, Scott Rowlands, Endriw Gabriel Dos Santos, Kieran Shepherd, Mario Silva, Simon Skidmore, Tony VanDerLinden, Adam Wells, Stephen Wharton, Matthew Wolfe, Robert Zosars
Stewards
Luke Ballantyne, Mark Becker, Douglas Craick, Charles Testu De Balincourt, Jess Peebles, Martin Rudge, Matthew Smart, Jordan Terblanche, Vikrant Vikrant
Staff
Duncan Lindley, Damian Rigby, Anthony Zigenbine
By the Numbers
337 Entries 101 Entrants
38 Judges 9 Stewards 3 Staff
60 Placing Entries
Category 1: Low Alcohol
10 entries
1st
Liam Anderson & …Slime Man
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Remember That Guy Who Took A Thomas The Tank Engine Toy To Craft Breweries? (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])
2nd
Jonathan Baxter
All Dayer (107: German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A])
3rd
Craig Dickson
Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)
Saures Deutsch (101: Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A])
Category 2: Pale Lager
47 entries
1st
Norbert Wimmer & Andreas Ruemann
Quaff (206: German Pils [BJCP 5D])
2nd
Rob Lewkowicz
Fernando's Mexican Cerveza (202: International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A])
3rd
Sam Middler & ...Slime Man
GoldCLUB
Judo Bank Tricked Me Into Brewing LODO (206: German Pils [BJCP 5D])
Category 3: Amber and Dark Lager
29 entries
1st
Leon Steffens
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Dunkel (304: Munich Dunkel [BJCP 8A])
2nd
Duncan Lindley
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Black Out (308: Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B])
3rd
Benedict Roth & Byron Van Zyl
GoldCLUB
Dunkel (304: Munich Dunkel [BJCP 8A])
Category 4: Pale Ale
15 entries
1st
Paul Doneley
Tuns of Anarchy
Blond Ambition (408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A])
2nd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Monk Sins (404: Belgian Pale Ale [BJCP 24B])
3rd
Mark Gibbons
Tuns of Anarchy
Köln As Ice (403: Kölsch [BJCP 5B])
Category 5: American Pale Ale
11 entries
1st
Justin Mahon
Tuns of Anarchy
Stellar Pale Ale (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
2nd
Kieran Keyes
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Is It A Brown, Is It A Pale... (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
3rd
Mark West
Sunshine Coast Amateur Brewers...
River Break (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
Category 6: IPA
19 entries
1st
Paul Doneley
Tuns of Anarchy
Nectar Of Ron (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
2nd
Jeremy MacGregor
Tuns of Anarchy
Taste The Flavour (603: Double IPA [BJCP 22A])
3rd
Josh Keen
Tuns of Anarchy
ANZUS West Coast IPA (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
Category 7: Specialty IPA
14 entries
1st
David Downie
GoldCLUB
Hoppy Darkness (704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
2nd
Cameron Mole
GoldCLUB
Border Red IPA (706: Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
3rd
Shara Iriks
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Hops Don't Lie (701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C])
Category 8: Amber Ale
18 entries
1st
Mark Davies
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Alt (803: Altbier [BJCP 7B])
2nd
Mark Gibbons
Tuns of Anarchy
Ctrl-ALT-Del (803: Altbier [BJCP 7B])
3rd
Martin Rudge
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Kiss Me Hardy (801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B])
Category 9: Brown Ale
13 entries
1st
Sam Middler & ...Slime Man
GoldCLUB
A Trip To Aldi In Oversized Shorts (903: Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
2nd
Duncan Lindley
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Brown Out (904: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B])
3rd
Scott Eckford
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Cranky Cattledog Hoppy Brown (905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C])
Category 10: Porter
12 entries
1st
Maximilian Plank
GoldCLUB
American Porter (1003: American Porter [BJCP 20A])
2nd
Craig Dickson
Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)
Tiny Bar In Singapore #2 (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])
3rd
Kieran Keyes
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Baltic Porter (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])
Category 11: Stout
15 entries
1st
Justin Griffin
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Pogue Mahone (1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B])
2nd
Dean Adamson
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Oatmeal Stout (1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B])
3rd
Liam Anderson & …Slime Man
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Achin' 4 Hacon (1101: Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A])
Category 12: Strong Stout
13 entries
1st
Tony VanDerLinden
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
St Petersburg (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
2nd
Andy Coles
Pine Rivers Underground Brewing...
The Russian Grim Reaper (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
3rd
Kieran Keyes
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Oyster Stout (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
Category 13: Wheat and Rye Beer
20 entries
1st
Andrew Hurren
Rock And Timber (1304: American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D])
2nd
Ryan O'Neill
Tuns of Anarchy
Humbybong Hefeweizen (1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A])
3rd
Ryan O'Neill
Tuns of Anarchy
O'Neills Wit (1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A])
Category 14: Belgian Ale
24 entries
1st
Jake Attwell
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Drunken Monk (1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D])
2nd
Tony VanDerLinden
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Midnight In Antwerp (1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D])
3rd
John Brighenti
Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)
Lucky Dip Garde (1402: Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C])
Category 15: Strong Ale and Lager
7 entries
1st
Benedict Roth & Byron Van Zyl
GoldCLUB
Bock (1502: Dunkles Bock [BJCP 6C])
2nd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Ye Old English Pub (1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D])
3rd
Martin Rudge
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Old Dogs Barely Whine (3YO) (1507: Old Ale [BJCP 17B])
Category 16: Sour and Wild Ale
30 entries
1st
Stuart McGregor
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
L'Âme D'Abricot (1610: Wild Specialty Beer [BJCP 28C])
2nd
Cary MacDonald
GoldCLUB
YomYoms (1602: Lambic [BJCP 23D])
3rd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Mander's Funk Brett Beer (1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A])
Category 17: Fruit and Spice Beer
13 entries
1st
Paul Doneley
Tuns of Anarchy
Nocturne Abbey (1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A])
2nd
Rowan Page
Tuns of Anarchy
Grab Life By The Berries (1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A])
3rd
Rakai Diaz
The Big Cherry (1702: Fruit and Spice Beer [BJCP 29B])
Category 18: Specialty Beer
16 entries
1st
Scott Rowlands
Tuns of Anarchy
Wild Weiss (1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C])
2nd
Benedict Roth & Byron Van Zyl
GoldCLUB
Is It Even Beer? (1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C])
3rd
Sam Reed
Day At The BEECH (1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A])
Category 19: Mead
7 entries
1st
Padraic Mooney
Cherry Pepperberry Mead (1909: Fruit and Spice Mead [BJCP M3A])
2nd
Stuart McGregor
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Settlers Run (1901: Dry Mead [BJCP M1A])
3rd
Padraic Mooney
Meadarita (1913: Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C])
Category 69: Common Cider [BJCP C1A] (Custom Style)
4 entries
1st
Rob McDonald
GoldCLUB
Longitude & Appletude (69001: Common Cider [BJCP C1A])
2nd
Rob McDonald
GoldCLUB
Olde Worlde Cidre (69001: Heirloom Cider [BJCP C1B])
3rd
Sam Middler & ...Slime Man
GoldCLUB
Captain Nemo's Strawberry Lime #TasteTempter (69001: Fruit Cider [BJCP C3A])
Champion Beer
Tony VanDerLinden
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Midnight In Antwerp (1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D])
Champion Brewer
101 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Doneley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0304550 | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Benedict Roth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0304200 | GoldCLUB |
| 3rd | David Nielsen | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.0304300 | Brisbane Amateur Beer... |
Champion Club
12 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners