Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship

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

There were 556 entries judged and 221 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st John Bennett Job Done 29A: Fruit Beer Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA) 2nd Ryan Keightley Tart'nfizzy 23A: Berliner Weisse Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 3rd Carl Legros Unkle Dunkle 8A: Munich Dunkel Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB)

Champion Brewer (148 Participating Brewers) Place Brewer 1st 2nd 3rd Score Club 1st Carl Legros 2 0 0 6.02 Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) 2nd John Moloney 1 1 1 6.01 3rd Liam Anderson 1 1 0 5.01 Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) Benn Martens 1 1 0 5.01 Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 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.

Champion Club (13 Participating Clubs) Place Club 1st 2nd 3rd Score 1st Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 4 4 2 22.04 2nd Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 3 4 3 20.03 3rd Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) 4 0 1 13.04 4th Hoppy Days Brew Club 1 3 2 11.01 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.

× Champion Brewer / Champion Club 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.

Winning Entries

Table 1: Low Alcohol (<4% ABV) (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Carl Legros Darkside of the Lagoon 13A: Dark Mild Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) 2nd Liam Anderson 'close Enough To Being A' - Dark Mild 13A: Dark Mild Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 3rd David Watson Bitter 11A: Ordinary Bitter Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB)

Table 2: Pale Lager (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Benn Martens Just A Lager 2A: International Pale Lager Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 2nd Benn Martens Helles 4A: Munich Helles Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 3rd Martin Wallis Martin Wallis 5D: German Pils Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU)

Table 3: Amber & Dark Lager (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Carl Legros Unkle Dunkle 8A: Munich Dunkel Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) 2nd Leon Steffens Big Black Beer 8B: Schwarzbier Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 3rd Josh Hill You Don't Know the Power... 8B: Schwarzbier

Table 4: Pale Ale (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Anson Russ Xxx House Ale 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale Peninsula Brewers Union (PBU) 2nd Stephen Taubert Bpa 24B: Belgian Pale Ale Pine Rivers Underground Brewing Society (PUBS) 3rd Mark Davies Summer Ale 1C: Cream Ale Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS)

Table 5: American Pale Ale (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Jake Harrip Apa 18B: American Pale Ale 2nd Scott Angel Rapid Feedrate 18B: American Pale Ale Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 3rd Rob McDonald Point 5 Pale Ale 18B: American Pale Ale GoldCLUB

Table 6: Bitter Ale (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st John Kenyon

Co-Brewer: 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 (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Aaron Heness Irish Red Ale 15A: Irish Red Ale Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) 2nd Fergus Seppanen Brown Eye American Brown Ale 19C: American Brown Ale Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 3rd Adrian Lambeth The Redheaded Stranger 15A: Irish Red Ale Mackay And District (MAD) Brewers

Table 8: Porter (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Ben Kirby Sex In A Cup 13C: English Porter Central Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) 2nd David Nielsen English Porter 13C: English Porter Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 3rd Tom Stephens Bp 9C: Baltic Porter Righteous Brewers of Townsville (RBT)

Table 9: Stout (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st David West The Drifter 15C: Irish Extra Stout Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA) 2nd Duncan Lindley Nitro Leckie 16B: Oatmeal Stout Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 3rd Scott Angel Midnight Special 16B: Oatmeal Stout Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)

Table 10: Strong Stout (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Liam Anderson 'arguably Better Than Sam Middlers' - Imperial Stout 20C: Imperial Stout Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 2nd Alex Frangoulis Jamaican Stout 16C: Tropical Stout Hoppy Days Brew Club 3rd Sam Middler друг 20C: Imperial Stout GoldCLUB

Table 11: IPA (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Nick Holt IPA 21A: American IPA Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 2nd Sean Astill English IPA 12C: English IPA Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 3rd Jimi Wall Partytime, Excellent! 21A: American IPA Hoppy Days Brew Club

Table 12: Specialty IPA (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Scott Eckford Evil Uncle 21B4: Red IPA Righteous Brewers of Townsville (RBT) 2nd Sjon Wakeam Hazy IPA 21B7: New England IPA GoldCLUB 3rd Cary MacDonald White Coat Syndrome 21B6: White IPA GoldCLUB

Table 13: Wheat & Rye Ales (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Scott Mackenzie 6u Hefeweizen 10A: Weissbier Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 2nd Cary MacDonald Erdinger Pikantus 10C: Weizenbock GoldCLUB 3rd Jimi Wall California Wheat 1D: American Wheat Beer Hoppy Days Brew Club

Table 14: Sour Ales (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Ryan Keightley Tart'nfizzy 23A: Berliner Weisse Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS) 2nd Ashley Gillman Aus Gose 27A1: Gose Righteous Brewers of Townsville (RBT) 3rd Matthew Holloway

Co-Brewer: Lachlan Buchan Mixed Fermentation Sour Ale 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer Righteous Brewers of Townsville (RBT)

Table 15: Belgian Ales (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Perry Burt Rooting Saison - Pacifica Edition 25B: Saison Hoppy Days Brew Club 2nd Rakai Diaz Byggbobler 25B: Saison 3rd Scott Mackenzie 6o Saison 25B: Saison Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)

Table 16: Strong Ales & Lagers (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Andrew Leckie Barleywine Is For the Children 17D: English Barleywine Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 2nd Alex Frangoulis Make American Barleywine Great Again. 22C: American Barleywine Hoppy Days Brew Club 3rd Leon Steffens Big Red 22B: American Strong Ale Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS)

Table 17: Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st John Bennett Job Done 29A: Fruit Beer Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA) 2nd Sam Middler I'll Just Have A Coffee. Beer It Is. 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer GoldCLUB 3rd Ryan Keightley Passion Pop 29A: Fruit Beer Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBS)

Table 18: Specialty Beer (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 1st Daniel O’Donnell Whisky-Port Barrel Aged RIS 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) 2nd Jeremy MacGregor Tropical Horse 40A: Belgian Specialty Ale Hoppy Days Brew Club 3rd Sam Middler Caffe E Latte 34C: Experimental Beer GoldCLUB

Table 19: Mead (10 entries) Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club 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