Thanks to all who participated in the Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship. There were 333 entries judged and 128 registered participants, judges, and stewards, with 96 brewers and 10 clubs taking part.
Champion Beer
| Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| Adam Wells | Baltic Porter | Baltic Porter (BJCP 9C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Champion Brewer
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Rowan Page | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.04 | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Sam Middler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.03 | GoldCLUB |
| 3rd | Endriw Gabriel Dos Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.02 | BABBs |
Champion Club
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Tuns of Anarchy | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28.14 |
| 2nd | Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22.11 |
| 3rd | GoldCLUB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17.07 |
Category Results
Cat 1 – Low Alcohol (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Rowan Page | Wee Little’n | Scottish Light (BJCP 14A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Jonathan Baxter | HindleBahm | German Leichtbier (BJCP 5A) | — |
| 3rd | Sam Middler (Co-Brewer: …Slime Man) | HOSS HEAVY (HADDALAYERDOWN) | Scottish Heavy (BJCP 14B) | GoldCLUB |
Cat 2 – Pale Lager (30 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tony VanDerLinden | Ichibiru | International Pale Lager (BJCP 2A) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Michael Byrnes | Pils | German Pils (BJCP 5D) | — |
| 3rd | Rowan Page | All-Grain Champaign | International Pale Lager (BJCP 2A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 3 – Amber & Dark Lager (28 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Michael Byrnes | Rauchbier | Rauchbier (BJCP 6B) | — |
| 2nd | Rowan Page | Viva la Vienna | Vienna Lager (BJCP 7A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Scott Rowlands | Czech your Pants | Czech Dark Lager (BJCP 3D) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 4 – Pale Ale (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Daniel Sawford | Festivus Prime | Belgian Blond Ale (BJCP 25A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Paul Croker | Bush Bubbles | Australian Sparkling Ale (BJCP 12B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Paul Croker | Russel Sprout | Belgian Pale Ale (BJCP 24B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 5 – American Pale Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Benedict Roth | Can you tell if its Caramel or Diac? | American Pale Ale (BJCP 18B) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Miles Pritchett | Far From Home | American Pale Ale (BJCP 18B) | — |
| 3rd | Igor Veljacic | I’m on a palealeo diet | American Pale Ale (BJCP 18B) | BABBs |
Cat 6 – IPA (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Scott Angel | Twins IPA | American IPA (BJCP 21A) | — |
| 2nd | Scott Angel | Limp mode IPA | Double IPA (BJCP 22A) | — |
| 3rd | Miles Pritchett | Stay at Home | American IPA (BJCP 21A) | — |
Cat 7 – Speciality IPA (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Carl Legros | Hazey Peasey | Hazy IPA (BJCP 21C) | SCABs |
| 2nd | Scott Eckford | Evil Uncle | Red IPA (BJCP 21B) | RBT |
| 3rd | Rakai Diaz | Misty Mountain Hop | Hazy IPA (BJCP 21C) | — |
Cat 8 – Amber Ale (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Scott Seymour | Sheffield Crucible | Strong Bitter (BJCP 11C) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Scott Eckford | Alts Aint Alts | Altbier (BJCP 7B) | RBT |
| 3rd | Franciscus Sluyter | Eat Some Boar | Strong Bitter (BJCP 11C) | BABBs |
Cat 9 – Brown Ale (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Aaron Terry | Mad | Irish Red Ale (BJCP 15A) | IBU |
| 2nd | Stuart Crookham | Irish Red Ale | Irish Red Ale (BJCP 15A) | SCABs |
| 3rd | Cam McMillan | Grandad’s Ale | British Brown Ale (BJCP 13B) | CQCB |
Cat 10 – Porter (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Adam Wells | Baltic Porter | Baltic Porter (BJCP 9C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Thomas Walrut | Bite My Lip and Close My Eyes, Take Me Away to Porter Paradise | American Porter (BJCP 20A) | — |
| 3rd | Sam Reed (Co-Brewer: Brendan Drzezdzen) | Last Runnings | American Porter (BJCP 20A) | — |
Cat 11 – Stout (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jimi Wall | Oatmeal Dreams | Oatmeal Stout (BJCP 16B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Brendan Power | DS_6 | Irish Stout (BJCP 15B) | — |
| 3rd | Mark Becker | Oat Standing In Its Field | Oatmeal Stout (BJCP 16B) | BBC |
Cat 12 – Strong Stout (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | James Morrison | I’ve Got Too Many Fingers Anyway | Imperial Stout (BJCP 20C) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Kieran Keyes | Imperial Stout | Imperial Stout (BJCP 20C) | RBT |
| 3rd | Cam McMillan | US Stout | American Stout (BJCP 20B) | CQCB |
Cat 13 – Wheat & Rye (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Benedict Roth | Citra in all its beauty | American Wheat Beer (BJCP 1D) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Steve ‘Hendo’ Henderson | This Is Not The Greatest Hefeweizen In The World…This Is Just A Tribute To Alex Taubert | Weissbier (BJCP 10A) | — |
| 3rd | Steven Gower | Holy Wit | Witbier (BJCP 24A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 14 – Belgian (35 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Isaac Linnett | The Big Belgian | Belgian Dubbel (BJCP 26B) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 2nd | Ryan Watts | Dubbel | Belgian Dubbel (BJCP 26B) | BBC |
| 3rd | Leon Steffens | Disappointment | Saison (BJCP 25B) | BABBs |
Cat 15 – Strong Ale & Lager (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Sam Middler (Co-Brewer: …Slime Man) | BIGOLEBILLY88 ALE | Old Ale (BJCP 17B) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Neil Holmes | Doppelbanger | Doppelbock (BJCP 9A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Callum Crocker | Winston’s End | Dunkles Bock (BJCP 6C) | Tuns of Anarchy |
Cat 16 – Sour & Wild (32 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Stu McGregor | Du fond de | Lambic (BJCP 23D) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Rakai Diaz | Brettalicious | Brett Beer (BJCP 28A) | — |
| 3rd | Tony VanDerLinden | Sitting out the front of Cafe de Sportwereld honking on a stogie | Oud Bruin (BJCP 23C) | BABBs |
Cat 17 – Fruit & Spice (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Endriw Gabriel Dos Santos | Catharina Sour Pineapple Mint | Fruit and Spice Beer (BJCP 29B) | BABBs |
| 2nd | Cam McMillan | Berry Sour | Fruit Beer (BJCP 29A) | CQCB |
| 3rd | Gregory Donohue | Elvis Costello juice | Fruit Beer (BJCP 29A) | GoldCLUB |
Cat 18 – Speciality Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Endriw Gabriel Dos Santos | Oak Aged Ale | Wood-Aged Beer (BJCP 33A) | BABBs |
| 2nd | James Morrison | Who Put Smoke in My Malt? | Classic Style Smoked Beer (BJCP 32A) | BABBs |
| 3rd | David Nielsen | Stout With Benefits | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (BJCP 33B) | BABBs |
Cat 19 – Mead (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Donna Reynolds | Spiced Fig Mead | Fruit and Spice Mead (BJCP M3A) | — |
| 2nd | Donna Reynolds | Guava Melomel | Melomel (BJCP M2E) | — |
| 3rd | John Moloney | Cappings | Semi-Sweet Mead (BJCP M1B) | — |
Cat 20 – Cider (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Sam Middler (Co-Brewer: …Slime Man) | TAUBS DUCKS QABC AGAIN | Fruit Cider (BJCP C3A) | GoldCLUB |
| 2nd | Rowan Page | Full Circle | Common Cider (BJCP C1A) | Tuns of Anarchy |
| 3rd | Maximilian Plank | 46 Pider | Fruit Cider (BJCP C3A) | — |
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, and thank you to the judges, stewards, and volunteers who made QABC 2026 possible. See you in 2027!
