Canberra Brewers Autumn Comp Info
Account Registration
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Entry Registration
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Rules
This competition is the Canberra Brewers Autumn Comp, a competition open to all residents of the ACT and/or members of the Canberra Brewers Club.
This competition is a registered Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) event brought to you by the Canberra Brewers.
The competition is subsidised by the Canberra Brewers Club and supported by Bentspoke Brewery who are generously making their venue available for the judging.
All entrants will receive result scoresheets as soon as practicable after the competition.
Style Guidelines
This competition is based upon the 2022 Australian Amateur Brewing Championship Style guidelines.
Amateur brews
The competition is restricted to amateur brews, that is to beers not subject to excise duty.
This means any beer not fermented on licensed brewing premises is eligible, including beers made using extract kits, wort kits, or any other source of fresh wort. Brew-On-Premises beers are ineligible as these are subject to excise duty.
Entries must be submitted under the brewer's own name.
Entry Registration is open until Sunday 16 March 2025
Drop offs are open until Sunday 23 March, 2025 12:00 PM, AEST
Quick links:
AABC 2022 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 01.01 Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A] | 01.02 Scottish Light [BJCP 14A] | 01.03 Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B] |
| 01.04 American Light Lager [BJCP 1A] | 01.05 London Brown Ale; Historical Beer [BJCP 27] | 01.06 Dark Mild [BJCP 13A] |
| 01.07 German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A] | 01.08 Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A] | 01.09 Ordinary Bitter [BJCP 11A] |
| 01.10 Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27] | 04.01 Cream Ale [BJCP 1C] | 04.02 Blonde Ale [BJCP 18A] |
| 04.03 Kölsch [BJCP 5B] | 04.04 Belgian Pale Ale [BJCP 24B] | 04.05 Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B] |
| 04.06 British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A] | 04.07 New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5] | 04.08 Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A] |
| 05.01 American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B] | 06.01 English IPA [BJCP 12C] | 06.02 American IPA [BJCP 21A] |
| 06.03 Double IPA [BJCP 22A] | 07.01 Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C] | 07.03 Belgian IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] |
| 07.04 Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] | 07.05 Brown IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] | 07.06 Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] |
| 07.07 Rye IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] | 07.08 White IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] | 07.09 Brut IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] |
| 08.01 Best Bitter [BJCP 11B] | 08.02 American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A] | 08.03 Altbier [BJCP 7B] |
| 08.04 California Common [BJCP 19B] | 08.05 Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C] | 09.01 Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A] |
| 09.02 Scottish Export [BJCP 14C] | 09.03 Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27] | 09.04 British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B] |
| 09.05 American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C] | 10.01 English Porter [BJCP 13C] | 10.02 Pre-Prohibition Porter; Historical Beer [BJCP 27] |
| 10.03 American Porter [BJCP 20A] | 10.04 Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C] | 12.01 Tropical Stout [BJCP 16C] |
| 12.02 Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D] | 12.03 American Stout [BJCP 20B] | 12.04 Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C] |
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 1
Judging Sessions
Saturday Morning Session
Saturday 29 March, 2025 8:30 AM, AEST
Best of Show
Overall Best of Show will be judged on the day (if possible) with the 1st place best beer from each category.
Awards Ceremony
White Eagle Polish Club, O'Connor
O'Connor Shops, ACT
Thursday 3 April, 2025 7:00 PM, AEST
Judging Sessions
Saturday Morning Session
29/03/2025 8:30 AM, AEST.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 21/02/2025 9:00 AM, AEST through 29/03/2025 8:30 AM, AEST.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 21/02/2025 9:00 AM, AEST through 23/03/2025 10:00 PM, AEST.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.