ACT Amateur Brewing Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the ACT Amateur Brewing Competition.

There were 241 entries judged and 89 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show winner(s) have not been posted yet. Please check back later.

Winning Entries

Category 1: Low Alcohol 14 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Evans	Just Light	104: American Light Lager [BJCP 1A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Steve Hogarth	Das Summer	107: German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Patrick Baggoley	Scottish Beer Hound	103: Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Andrew Lewis	2024 Mild	106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 2: Pale Lager 16 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Lewis	2024 Dortmunder	204: Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder) [BJCP 5C]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Giles Hartwell Co-Brewer: Merri	Canberra Ain't A Bad Place To Be	203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Daniel Davenport	A Beer Named Hans	206: German Pils [BJCP 5D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Anthony Ween	Mogwai Helles 24	203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 3: Amber and Dark Lager 14 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Barnsley	Bohemian Blackout	307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Andrew Lewis	2024 Vienna Lager	305: Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Giles Hartwell	Black Ice	308: Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	John Dietz	Marzens Need Guitarzens	306: Märzen [BJCP 6A]

Category 4: Pale Ale 18 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Corey Fisher	British Golden Ale	406: British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Craig Evans	Ella's Cream Ale	401: Cream Ale [BJCP 1C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	John Dietz	Aussie Spark	405: Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B]
HM	Craig Evans	NZ Pils	407: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 5: American Pale Ale 11 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Evans	Hop-Tastrophe	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Steve Hogarth	Iteration 27	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Richard Brown	Full And Fruity	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Jason Reilly	Pilot Ale	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 6: IPA 14 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Frank Michell	Citra Neuvo	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Craig Evans	Hop Odyssey IPA	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Anthony Ween	Big PIG	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Michael Day	Daytona Beach	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 7: Specialty IPA 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Overton	Mustafar	706: Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	John Dietz	Hopscotch	701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C]
3rd	Corey Fisher	Black IPA	704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Craig Evans	Red IPA	706: Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
HM	Corey Fisher	Hazy IPA	701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 8: Amber Ale 12 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Overton	Wrong Hole Amber Ale	802: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A]
2nd	Andrew Lewis	2024 Belco Bitter	801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Craig Evans	Make Amber Great Again	802: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Craig Evans	Altstadt Alt	803: Altbier [BJCP 7B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 9: Brown Ale 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Brown	Irish Rust	901: Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Rob Barnsley	A Brown	905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Stephen Lawford	A Beer That's All Wrong Looks All Right, A Gentle Touch From That One Beer Style And Life Is Sweet And Good, Ain't No Doubt I'm Talkin' About - Kentucky Common, If You Get To Know It, It's Goin' To Own You & God Knows, I Love It, Kentucky Common	903: Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Anthony Ween	Brownie	905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 10: Porter 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Brown	Surrender To The Darkside	1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Craig Evans	Almost Fuller English Porter	1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Mick Donovan	London Porter	1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C]
4th	Stephen Lawford	Polyamory Porter, When One Is Not Enough	1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 11: Stout 12 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Day	Hobbing Foot	1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Steve Hogarth	Oscar's Stout	1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Daniel Davenport	Sweet As Bro	1101: Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Richard Brown	Dublin Down	1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 12: Strong Stout 15 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Giles Hartwell	Ruff Stuff	1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Ken Dale	Black Steer's Tuchus	1202: Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	James Overton	Imperial-Trooper	1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Andrew Lewis	2020 Tropical Stout	1202: Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 13: Wheat and Rye Beer 5 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Dale	America (F**k Yeah)!	1303: American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Dave Johnson	Dave's Weissbier	1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Adrian Ison	Up The Duff	1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A]
4th	Craig Evans	Weissbier	1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 14: Belgian Ale 15 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Johnson	Daves Biere De Garde	1402: Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Daniel Davenport	Fruity Table Saison	1401: Saison [BJCP 25B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Wayne Alford	A Humble Saison, At Your Service!	1401: Saison [BJCP 25B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Adrian Ison	Look Out It's A Gusher	1404: Belgian Single [BJCP 26A]

Category 15: Strong Ale and Lager 16 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Frank Michell	Little Boots Barleywine	1510: American Barleywine [BJCP 22C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Adrian Ison	Bulldog	1506: British Strong Ale [BJCP 17A]
3rd	Corey Fisher	Doppelbock	1503: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Wayne Alford	Mainly Munich Doppelbock	1503: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
HM	Dave Johnson	Daves English Barleywine	1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 16: Sour and Wild Ale 18 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Baggoley	Windswept And Interesting V5	1602: Lambic [BJCP 23D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Steve Hogarth	Wild And Woolly	1605: Straight Sour Beer [BJCP 28D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Anthony Ween	Old Brown Barrel Aged	1607: Oud Bruin [BJCP 23C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Charles Newton	Mixed Fermentation Sour	1609: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B]	Canberra Brewers Club
HM	Andrew Lewis	2024 Brett Saison	1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 17: Fruit and Spice Beer 4 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Lewis	2024 Christmas Cake Barleywine	1707: Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Richard Brown	Fruit Salad Sour	1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Frank Michell	Grape Ape	1704: Grape Ale [BJCP 29D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	James Overton	BBW - Blackberry Berliner Weisse	1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 18: Specialty Beer 13 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Davenport	Putting Hairs On Your Chest	1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Dave Johnson	Daves Hint-Of-A-Redgum-Campfire Smoked Baltic Porter	1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Giles Hartwell	Down Payment Blues	1803: Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Craig Evans	English Porter	1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 19: Mead 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Heberley	2023 Amber Pyment	1909: Fruit and Spice Mead [BJCP M3A]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Nathan Heberley	2020 Dry Orange Mead	1909: Fruit and Spice Mead [BJCP M3A]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Nathan Heberley	2021 Toffee Apple	1913: Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Nathan Heberley	2022 Sweet Mead	1903: Sweet Mead [BJCP M1C]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 20: Cider and Perry 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Ween	English Cider	2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Anthony Ween	Frenc Cider	2003: French Cider [BJCP C1C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	T K	Herb Spice Cider	2010: Cider with Herbs/Spices [BJCP C2E]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Richard Brown	English Cider 2	2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 01/08/2024 9:00 AM, AEST through 20/09/2024 6:30 PM, AEST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/08/2024 9:00 AM, AEST through 14/09/2024 10:00 PM, AEST.