ACT Amateur Brewing Competition
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Wayne Alford, Patrick Baggoley, Daniel Davenport, Phil Dufty, David Gilks, Benjamin Harmer, Giles Hartwell, James Hazel, Steve Hogarth, T K, Andrew Lewis, Paul Lunney, Stephen Neilsen, Charles Newton, Jason Reilly, Simon Watt, Anthony Ween
Stewards
Nicole Coombe, Ken Dale, Mick Donovan, Richard Elsom, Bryce Kerr, Hamish Kerr, Bryan Lillicrap, Steve Robey
By the Numbers
241 Entries 32 Entrants
17 Judges 8 Stewards
83 Placing Entries
Category 1: Low Alcohol
14 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Just Light (104: American Light Lager [BJCP 1A])
2nd
Steve Hogarth
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Das Summer (107: German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A])
3rd
Patrick Baggoley
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Scottish Beer Hound (103: Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B])
4th
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2024 Mild (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])
Category 2: Pale Lager
16 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2024 Dortmunder (204: Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder) [BJCP 5C])
2nd
Giles Hartwell & Merri
Canberra Brewers Club
Canberra Ain't A Bad Place To Be (203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A])
3rd
Daniel Davenport
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
A Beer Named Hans (206: German Pils [BJCP 5D])
4th
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Mogwai Helles 24 (203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A])
Category 3: Amber and Dark Lager
14 entries
1st
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
Bohemian Blackout (307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D])
2nd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2024 Vienna Lager (305: Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A])
3rd
Giles Hartwell
Canberra Brewers Club
Black Ice (308: Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B])
4th
John Dietz
Marzens Need Guitarzens (306: Märzen [BJCP 6A])
Category 4: Pale Ale
18 entries
1st
Corey Fisher
Canberra Brewers Club
British Golden Ale (406: British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A])
2nd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Ella's Cream Ale (401: Cream Ale [BJCP 1C])
3rd
John Dietz
Aussie Spark (405: Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B])
HM
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
NZ Pils (407: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5])
Category 5: American Pale Ale
11 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Hop-Tastrophe (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
2nd
Steve Hogarth
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Iteration 27 (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
3rd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Full And Fruity (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
4th
Jason Reilly
Canberra Brewers Club
Pilot Ale (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
Category 6: IPA
14 entries
1st
Frank Michell
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Citra Neuvo (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
2nd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Hop Odyssey IPA (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
3rd
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Big PIG (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
4th
Michael Day
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Daytona Beach (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
Category 7: Specialty IPA
9 entries
1st
James Overton
Canberra Brewers Club
Mustafar (706: Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
2nd
John Dietz
Hopscotch (701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C])
3rd
Corey Fisher
Canberra Brewers Club
Black IPA (704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Red IPA (706: Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
HM
Corey Fisher
Canberra Brewers Club
Hazy IPA (701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C])
Category 8: Amber Ale
12 entries
1st
Mark Overton
Wrong Hole Amber Ale (802: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A])
2nd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2024 Belco Bitter (801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B])
3rd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Make Amber Great Again (802: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Altstadt Alt (803: Altbier [BJCP 7B])
Category 9: Brown Ale
8 entries
1st
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Irish Rust (901: Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A])
2nd
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
A Brown (905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C])
3rd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
A Beer That's All Wrong Looks All Right, A Gentle Touch... (903: Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
4th
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Brownie (905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C])
Category 10: Porter
10 entries
1st
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Surrender To The Darkside (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])
2nd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Almost Fuller English Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])
3rd
Mick Donovan
London Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])
4th
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Polyamory Porter, When One Is Not Enough (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])
Category 11: Stout
12 entries
1st
Michael Day
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Hobbing Foot (1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B])
2nd
Steve Hogarth
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Oscar's Stout (1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B])
3rd
Daniel Davenport
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Sweet As Bro (1101: Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A])
4th
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Dublin Down (1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B])
Category 12: Strong Stout
15 entries
1st
Giles Hartwell
Canberra Brewers Club
Ruff Stuff (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
2nd
Ken Dale
Canberra Brewers Club
Black Steer's Tuchus (1202: Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D])
3rd
James Overton
Canberra Brewers Club
Imperial-Trooper (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
4th
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2020 Tropical Stout (1202: Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D])
Category 13: Wheat and Rye Beer
5 entries
1st
Ken Dale
Canberra Brewers Club
America (F**k Yeah)! (1303: American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D])
2nd
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Dave's Weissbier (1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A])
3rd
Adrian Ison
Up The Duff (1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Weissbier (1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A])
Category 14: Belgian Ale
15 entries
1st
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Daves Biere De Garde (1402: Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C])
2nd
Daniel Davenport
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Fruity Table Saison (1401: Saison [BJCP 25B])
3rd
Wayne Alford
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
A Humble Saison, At Your Service! (1401: Saison [BJCP 25B])
4th
Adrian Ison
Look Out It's A Gusher (1404: Belgian Single [BJCP 26A])
Category 15: Strong Ale and Lager
16 entries
1st
Frank Michell
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Little Boots Barleywine (1510: American Barleywine [BJCP 22C])
2nd
Adrian Ison
Bulldog (1506: British Strong Ale [BJCP 17A])
3rd
Corey Fisher
Canberra Brewers Club
Doppelbock (1503: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A])
4th
Wayne Alford
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Mainly Munich Doppelbock (1503: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A])
HM
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Daves English Barleywine (1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D])
Category 16: Sour and Wild Ale
18 entries
1st
Patrick Baggoley
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Windswept And Interesting V5 (1602: Lambic [BJCP 23D])
2nd
Steve Hogarth
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Wild And Woolly (1605: Straight Sour Beer [BJCP 28D])
3rd
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Old Brown Barrel Aged (1607: Oud Bruin [BJCP 23C])
4th
Charles Newton
Canberra Brewers Club
Mixed Fermentation Sour (1609: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B])
HM
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2024 Brett Saison (1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A])
Category 17: Fruit and Spice Beer
4 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2024 Christmas Cake Barleywine (1707: Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Fruit Salad Sour (1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A])
3rd
Frank Michell
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Grape Ape (1704: Grape Ale [BJCP 29D])
4th
James Overton
Canberra Brewers Club
BBW - Blackberry Berliner Weisse (1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A])
Category 18: Specialty Beer
13 entries
1st
Daniel Davenport
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Putting Hairs On Your Chest (1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B])
2nd
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Daves Hint-Of-A-Redgum-Campfire Smoked Baltic Porter (1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A])
3rd
Giles Hartwell
Canberra Brewers Club
Down Payment Blues (1803: Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
English Porter (1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B])
Category 19: Mead
10 entries
1st
Nathan Heberley
Canberra Brewers Club
2023 Amber Pyment (1909: Fruit and Spice Mead [BJCP M3A])
2nd
Nathan Heberley
Canberra Brewers Club
2020 Dry Orange Mead (1909: Fruit and Spice Mead [BJCP M3A])
3rd
Nathan Heberley
Canberra Brewers Club
2021 Toffee Apple (1913: Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C])
4th
Nathan Heberley
Canberra Brewers Club
2022 Sweet Mead (1903: Sweet Mead [BJCP M1C])
Category 20: Cider and Perry
7 entries
1st
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
English Cider (2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B])
2nd
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Frenc Cider (2003: French Cider [BJCP C1C])
3rd
T K
Canberra Brewers Club
Herb Spice Cider (2010: Cider with Herbs/Spices [BJCP C2E])
4th
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
English Cider 2 (2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B])
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners