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2022 Results
10 September 2022
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 – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Svantesson | Dominium Chocolate Baltici | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (BJCP 30A) | — |
Champion Brewer
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Middler | Smonked Beyond Smonked | Piwo Grodziskie / Historical Beer (BJCP 27) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Tony Van Der Linden | En Garde | Bière de Garde (BJCP 24C) | BABBs |
| 3rd | Michael Redemski | Big Micks Mexican Lager | International Pale Lager (BJCP 2A) | — |
Category Results
Cat 1 – Low Alcohol / Session (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Middler | Smonked Beyond Smonked | Piwo Grodziskie / Historical Beer (BJCP 27) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Benedict Roth | Session Light | American Light Lager (BJCP 1A) | GoldCLUB |
| 3rd | Nick Holt | Lager, I Hardly Knew Her! | Czech Pale Lager (BJCP 3A) | BABBs |
Cat 2 – Pale Lager (45 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Redemski | Big Micks Mexican Lager | International Pale Lager (BJCP 2A) | — |
| 2nd | Tony Van Der Linden | Bo Ho Ho Pils | Czech Premium Pale Lager (BJCP 3B) | BABBs |
| 3rd | Earle Douglas | Munich Helles | Munich Helles (BJCP 4A) | TooSOBA |
Cat 3 – Amber & Dark Lager (36 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Morrison | Czech-Ish | International Dark Lager (BJCP 2C) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Leon Steffens | Dunkel | Munich Dunkel (BJCP 8A) | BABBs |
| 3rd | Todd Harford | Always The Bridesmaid | Czech Dark Lager (BJCP 3D) | IBU |
Cat 4 – Pale Ale (34 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Martin Rudge | Exit Stage Lefft | Belgian Blond Ale (BJCP 25A) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Earle Douglas | Cream Ale | Cream Ale (BJCP 1C) | TooSOBA |
| 3rd | Andrew Foley | Hail To The New World | New Zealand Pilsner (BJCP X5) | CQCB |
Cat 5 – American Pale Ale (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Redemski | Big Micks Pale Ale | American Pale Ale (BJCP 18B) | — |
| 2nd | Craig Daniels | Pale Ale | American Pale Ale (BJCP 18B) | — |
| 3rd | Simon Calcinai | The Caramel Thumb | American Pale Ale (BJCP 18B) | BABBs |
Cat 6 – IPA (35 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brett Thomas | Tos IPA | American IPA (BJCP 21A) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Steven Gower | Grapefruit Days | American IPA (BJCP 21A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Josh Keen | Modern Take - American West Coast IPA | American IPA (BJCP 21A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 7 – Specialty IPA (43 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Foley | When Darkness Falls | Black IPA (BJCP 21B) | CQCB |
| 2nd | Matthew Harris | The Billy | Hazy IPA (BJCP 21C) | — |
| 3rd | Greg Donohue | White IPA | White IPA (BJCP 21B) | GoldCLUB |
Cat 8 – Bitter Ale (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rob McDonald | Alt-Ctrl-Delete | Altbier (BJCP 7B) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Perry Burt | Spaltalt | Altbier (BJCP 7B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Andy Coles | Of All The Bitters, I’m The Best | Best Bitter (BJCP 11B) | PUBS |
Cat 9 – Brown Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aaron Terry | English Nut Brown | British Brown Ale (BJCP 13B) | IBU |
| 2nd | Ryan Keightley | Fiddle De Dee Potatoes | Irish Red Ale (BJCP 15A) | BABBs |
| 3rd | Steven Gower | Strained Tatties 2 | Scottish Export (BJCP 14C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 10 – Porter (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jimi Wall | Dominator | Baltic Porter (BJCP 9C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Alex Frangoulis | Soap Dodger | English Porter (BJCP 13C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Kieran Keyes | Bushland Beach Baltic Porter | Baltic Porter (BJCP 9C) | RBT |
Cat 11 – Stout (29 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kieran Keyes | Hinchinbrook Mud Crab Stout | Sweet Stout (BJCP 16A) | RBT |
| 2nd | Jeremy MacGregor | Hoppy Days Oatmeal Stout - Fancy Version | Oatmeal Stout (BJCP 16B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Blind Boy Brewing (Co-Brewer: Jacob Viel) | Chocky Stout | Irish Stout (BJCP 15B) | — |
Cat 12 – Strong Stout (27 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alan Aldridge | You’ve Been Caffeinated Imperial Stout | Imperial Stout (BJCP 20C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Alex Taubert | Captain Thumb Meatus’ Elongated Meatballs | Imperial Stout (BJCP 20C) | CQCB |
| 3rd | Alan Aldridge | Al’s Old Stout | American Stout (BJCP 20B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 13 – Wheat & Rye Ale (28 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Osborne | Banana Bomb | Weissbier (BJCP 10A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Chris Hacon | Biers Wit Friends | Witbier (BJCP 24A) | BABBs |
| 3rd | Steve Henderson | Brass Monkey Dunkelweiss | Dunkles Weissbier (BJCP 10B) | — |
Cat 14 – Belgian Ale (48 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Van Der Linden | En Garde | Bière de Garde (BJCP 24C) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Aydan Rogers | Belgo Le Tripel | Belgian Tripel (BJCP 26C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Mark Davies | Saison | Saison (BJCP 25B) | BABBs |
Cat 15 – Strong Ales & Lagers (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Van Der Linden | Rocket Science | American Strong Ale (BJCP 22B) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Daniel O’Donnell | Hakeator | Doppelbock (BJCP 9A) | BBC |
| 3rd | Graham Black | Zoalina’s Scottish Ale | Wee Heavy (BJCP 17C) | BABBs |
Cat 16 – Sour Ale (43 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Pedler | Jk Saison | Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer (BJCP 28B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Cary MacDonald | Who Gose There? | Gose (BJCP 23G) | GoldCLUB |
| 3rd | Alex Frangoulis | Petit Pug | Brett Beer (BJCP 28A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 17 – Fruit / Spice / Herb / Veg (30 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Svantesson | Dominium Chocolate Baltici | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (BJCP 30A) | — |
| 2nd | John Bennett | Still Working | Fruit Beer (BJCP 29A) | TooSOBA |
| 3rd | Cary MacDonald | Preserved Lemon Gose | Fruit Beer (BJCP 29A) | GoldCLUB |
Cat 18 – Specialty Beer (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Middler | Captain Thumb Meatus Experiences An Existential Crisis | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (BJCP 33B) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Craig Dickson | Bourbon Barrel Aged American Barley Wine | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (BJCP 33B) | IBU |
| 3rd | Dan Pedler | Chasing Faries 2.0 | Experimental Beer (BJCP 34C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 19 – Mead (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Murray Brabrook | Choc Delight | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead (BJCP M3B) | — |
| 2nd | Brad Grieve | Dragon Fruit Melomel | Melomel (BJCP M2E) | BBC |
| 3rd | Chris Howell | Bochet | Sweet Mead (BJCP M1C) | PUBS |
Cat 20 – Cider (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brad Grieve | Apple & Rhubarb Cider | Cider with Other Fruit (BJCP C2B) | BBC |
| 2nd | Sam Middler | Thanks For Your Feedback | New World Cider (BJCP C1A) | GoldCLUB |
| 3rd | Duncan Lindley | Stinky Pinky | New World Cider (BJCP C1A) | BBC |