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Thanks to all who participated in the Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition.

There were 118 entries judged and 371 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Champion Brewer

Champion brewer calculated on the average over the brewer's entries with 3 entries. 1st: Sam Middler with 42.16, 2nd: Benedict Roth with 41.33 and Alex Taubert with 40.33

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
1stSam MiddlerPressure Pilz5D: German PilsGoldCLUB

Champion Beer

Highest scoring beer in the competition

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
1stCary MacDonald5 Years Young23B: Flanders Red AleGoldCLUB

Winning Entries

Table 1: Light Lagers, Low Alcohol and Pale Ale (10 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stRyan EllemBrigalow Lager, 2kg Dex, 50g Dry Hop Morgan's Cluster Hops, Kviek1B: American Lager
2ndAlex TaubertBig Shorts And Pùci Juice: A CEO's Love Story5B: KölschCQ Craft Brewers
3rdMark Davis MHPGolden Ale12A: British Golden AleNorthern Rivers Brew Club

Table 2: Amber and Brown Ales (10 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stSam MiddlerPretty Heavy17C: Wee HeavyGoldCLUB
2ndDuncan Lindley MHPIt's Brown, Enjoy.13B: British Brown AleBrisbane Brewers Club (BBC) [Australia]
3rdDean AdamsonBig Bad Leroy Brown Ale13B: British Brown AleCentral Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) [Australia]

Table 3: Speciality IPA (12 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stGreg PaulRed IPA21B4: Red IPA GoldCLUB
2ndMario SilvaThe Down Under Boss Lady21B: Specialty IPA
3rdCameron MoleBorder Hazy21C: Hazy IPAGold Club

Table 4: Pale Lagers (15 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stSam MiddlerPressure Pilz5D: German PilsGoldCLUB
2ndBenedict RothWarm Lager - Thanks Alfred2A: International Pale Lager GoldCLUB
3rdAlex TaubertCool Hand Lukr3A: Czech Pale LagerCQ Craft Brewers

Table 5: Amber/Dark Lagers (13 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stAndy ColesYour Mate3D: Czech Dark LagerPine Rivers Underground Brewing Society (PUBS) [Australia]
2ndJames OvertonSchwarzbeer8B: SchwarzbierCanberra Brewers Club
3rdGarry GoodwinVictory International2C: International Dark Lager

Table 6: American Ales (14 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stLucas HaleMan Down Amber19A: American Amber Ale
2ndMark Davis MHPAmerican Pale Ale18B: American Pale AleNorthern Rivers Brew Club
3rdAlex TaubertCaptain Thumb Meatus' Tragic Taco22B: American Strong AleCQ Craft Brewers

Table 7: Belgian, Fruit and Spice Beers (15 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stCameron MoleTropic Saison25B: Saison Gold Club
2ndMark Davis MHPChoc Raspberry Milk Stout29A: Fruit Beer Northern Rivers Brew Club
3rdSam MiddlerHopefully Scores Better Than BABBS25A: Belgian Blond AleGoldCLUB

Table 8: Stouts and Porters (13 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stPaul HortonSpeedway Stout20C: Imperial StoutGold Club Associate
2ndDean AdamsonImperial Stout20C: Imperial StoutCentral Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) [Australia]
3rdCarl LegrosNapping Bandit20C: Imperial StoutCentral Queensland Craft Brewers (CQCB) [Australia]

Table 9: Wild, Sour and Speciality Ales (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stCary MacDonald5 Years Young23B: Flanders Red AleGoldCLUB
2ndKieron Hugh ArmatolosSmoked Schwarzbier32B: Specialty Smoked Beer Lismore Beer Club
3rdBenedict RothChilli Margi Gose34C: Experimental Beer GoldCLUB