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] | |
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) |