Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship
Awards
Judges
Liam Ahearn, Liam Anderson, Daniel Angus, Mark Becker, Mark Bedford, John Bennett, Peter Bezett, Tony Bilbrough, Matt Bradford, Perry Burt, Sean Carney, Dion Clark, David Clarke, Andrew Coles, Matthew Cuthbert, Mark Davies, Faraaz De Belder, Luke Fox, Alex Frangoulis, Steven Gower, Angus Grant, Julian Grigg, Jake Harrison, Steve 'Hendo' Henderson, Ben Hirsch, Nick Holt, Chris Howell, Matthew Lake, Carl Legros, Katie Lourey, Cary MacDonald, Scott Mackenzie, Damian Maguire, Craig Mander, Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed, Rob McDonald, Cam McMillan, Sam Middler, James Morrison, David Nielsen, Stevie Noble, Michael Page, Jose Perez, Maximilian Plank, Damian Rigby, Karl Robinson, Luke Ronalds, Chris Rosewarne, Craig Samin, Robert Skeat, Alex Taubert, Dean Tummers, Antony Van Der Linden, David Watson, Stephen Wharton, Matthew Wolfe, Colin Wright
Stewards
Alan Aldridge, John Brighenti, Anna Burt, Nicholas Byrne, Matthew Holloway, Andrew Leckie, Benn Martens, Callan O'Neill, Greg Osborne, Tyler Page, Dan Pedler, Bryan Penley, Aydan Rogers, Martin Rudge, Sjon Wakeam, Gareth Whitaker, Kev Yates
Staff
Duncan Lindley, Anthony Zigenbine
Organizer
Aydan Rogers
By the Numbers
556 Entries
148 Entrants
57 Judges
17 Stewards
2 Staff
60 Placing Entries
Table 1: Low Alcohol (<4% ABV)
15 entries
Judges: Nicholas Byrne, Steven Gower, Stephen Wharton
1st
Carl Legros
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Darkside of the Lagoon (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Liam Anderson
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
'close Enough To Being A' - Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
David Watson
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
Table 2: Pale Lager
53 entries
Judges: Liam Anderson, Dion Clark, Steve 'Hendo' Henderson, Scott Mackenzie, Dean Tummers, Stephen Wharton
1st
Benn Martens
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Just A Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Benn Martens
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Martin Wallis
Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)
Martin Wallis (5D: German Pils)
Table 3: Amber & Dark Lager
33 entries
Judges: Liam Ahearn, Faraaz De Belder, Angus Grant, Damian Rigby, Sjon Wakeam
1st
Carl Legros
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Unkle Dunkle (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Leon Steffens
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Big Black Beer (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Josh Hill
You Don't Know the Power... (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 4: Pale Ale
20 entries
Judges: Sam Middler, Luke Ronalds
1st
Anson Russ
Peninsula Brewers Union (PBU)
Xxx House Ale (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
2nd
Stephen Taubert
Pine Rivers Underground Brewing...
Bpa (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
3rd
Mark Davies
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Summer Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
Table 5: American Pale Ale
37 entries
Judges: John Bennett, Mark Davies, Nick Holt, Craig Mander, Kev Yates
1st
Jake Harrip
Apa (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Scott Angel
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Rapid Feedrate (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Rob McDonald
GoldCLUB
Point 5 Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 6: Bitter Ale
28 entries
Judges: Nicholas Byrne, Dion Clark, Nick Holt, Carl Legros, Michael Page, Aydan Rogers
1st
John Kenyon & Paul Kenyon
#ff0000 Red Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Josh Gill
Sent It (12A: English Golden Ale)
3rd
Rob Vanstone
Esb (11C: Strong Bitter)
Table 7: Brown Ale
22 entries
Judges: Luke Fox, Steven Gower, Andrew Leckie
1st
Aaron Heness
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Irish Red Ale (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Fergus Seppanen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Brown Eye American Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Adrian Lambeth
Mackay And District (MAD)...
The Redheaded Stranger (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 8: Porter
14 entries
Judges: Liam Ahearn, Scott Mackenzie, Gareth Whitaker
1st
Ben Kirby
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Sex In A Cup (13C: English Porter)
2nd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
English Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Tom Stephens
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Bp (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 9: Stout
23 entries
Judges: Mark Becker, Anna Burt, Stevie Noble, Maximilian Plank, Chris Rosewarne
1st
David West
Toowoomba Society Of Beer...
The Drifter (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Duncan Lindley
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Nitro Leckie (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Scott Angel
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Midnight Special (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Table 10: Strong Stout
29 entries
Judges: John Brighenti, Matthew Cuthbert, Matthew Lake, Benn Martens, Michael Page, Alex Taubert
1st
Liam Anderson
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
'arguably Better Than Sam Middlers' - Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Alex Frangoulis
Hoppy Days Brew Club
Jamaican Stout (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Sam Middler
GoldCLUB
друг (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 11: IPA
35 entries
Judges: Mark Bedford, Julian Grigg, Damian Maguire, Antony Van Der Linden
1st
Nick Holt
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Sean Astill
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
English IPA (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Jimi Wall
Hoppy Days Brew Club
Partytime, Excellent! (21A: American IPA)
Table 12: Specialty IPA
50 entries
Judges: Daniel Angus, Matt Bradford, Andrew Coles, Jake Harrison, Chris Howell, Cam McMillan, Tyler Page
1st
Scott Eckford
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Evil Uncle (21B4: Red IPA)
2nd
Sjon Wakeam
GoldCLUB
Hazy IPA (21B7: New England IPA)
3rd
Cary MacDonald
GoldCLUB
White Coat Syndrome (21B6: White IPA)
Table 13: Wheat & Rye Ales
23 entries
Judges: Matt Bradford, Alex Taubert, David Watson, Matthew Wolfe
1st
Scott Mackenzie
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
6u Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Cary MacDonald
GoldCLUB
Erdinger Pikantus (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Jimi Wall
Hoppy Days Brew Club
California Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
Table 14: Sour Ales
38 entries
Judges: Rob McDonald, Karl Robinson, Martin Rudge, Craig Samin, David Watson
1st
Ryan Keightley
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Tart'nfizzy (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Ashley Gillman
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Aus Gose (27A1: Gose)
3rd
Matthew Holloway & Lachlan Buchan
Righteous Brewers of Townsville...
Mixed Fermentation Sour Ale (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
Table 15: Belgian Ales
30 entries
Judges: David Clarke, Alex Frangoulis, Ben Hirsch, Katie Lourey, Bryan Penley
1st
Perry Burt
Hoppy Days Brew Club
Rooting Saison - Pacifica Edition (25B: Saison)
2nd
Rakai Diaz
Byggbobler (25B: Saison)
3rd
Scott Mackenzie
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
6o Saison (25B: Saison)
Table 16: Strong Ales & Lagers
7 entries
Judges: Cary MacDonald, James Morrison, Callan O'Neill
1st
Andrew Leckie
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Barleywine Is For the Children (17D: English Barleywine)
2nd
Alex Frangoulis
Hoppy Days Brew Club
Make American Barleywine Great Again. (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Leon Steffens
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Big Red (22B: American Strong Ale)
Table 17: Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
36 entries
Judges: Alan Aldridge, Perry Burt, Carl Legros, David Nielsen, Robert Skeat
1st
John Bennett
Toowoomba Society Of Beer...
Job Done (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Sam Middler
GoldCLUB
I'll Just Have A Coffee. Beer It Is. (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Ryan Keightley
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Passion Pop (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 18: Specialty Beer
47 entries
Judges: Peter Bezett, Sean Carney, Cary MacDonald, James Morrison, Jose Perez, Colin Wright
1st
Daniel O’Donnell
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)
Whisky-Port Barrel Aged RIS (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Jeremy MacGregor
Hoppy Days Brew Club
Tropical Horse (40A: Belgian Specialty Ale)
3rd
Sam Middler
GoldCLUB
Caffe E Latte (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 19: Mead
8 entries
Judges: Tony Bilbrough, Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed, Dan Pedler
1st
John Moloney
Dry Out West (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
John Moloney
Plumb Out Off Luck (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
3rd
John Moloney
Sweet One (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 20: Cider
8 entries
Judges: Tony Bilbrough, Sean Reynolds Massey-Reed, Greg Osborne
1st
John Brighenti
Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)
Grand Cru Cider (C1B: English Cider)
2nd
Ralph deVoil
Pc2 (C1D: New World Perry)
3rd
Michael Collins
Ef (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
John Bennett
Toowoomba Society Of Beer...
Job Done (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Ryan Keightley
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Tart'nfizzy (23A: Berliner Weisse)
3rd
Carl Legros
Central Queensland Craft Brewers...
Unkle Dunkle (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Champion Brewer
148 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Carl Legros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.020200 | Central Queensland Craft... |
| 2nd | John Moloney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.010300 | |
| 3rd | Liam Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.010200 | Brisbane Amateur Beer... |
| Benn Martens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.010200 | Brisbane Brewers Club... |
Champion Club
13 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22.041000 |
| 2nd | Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20.031000 |
| 3rd | Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13.040500 |
| 4th | Hoppy Days Brew Club | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11.010600 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 3
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
