Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Liam Anderson, Lottie Arman, Mark Davies, Guiral Delaporte, Todd Harford, Andrew Larsen, Ben Lyne, Cary MacDonald, Jeremy MacGregor, Damian Maguire, Benn Martens, Michael McGovern, Brian McRae, Cameron Mole, Stevie Noble, Tom Northwood, Jeremy Owen, Thomas Parker, Chris Rosewarne, Benedict Roth, Simon Skidmore, Brett Thomas, Jimmy Van Eetvelde, Pete Wheldon, Brenden White, Miles Wilson

Stewards

Craig Dickson, Ryan Grant, Paul Horton, Owen Jones, Rob McDonald, Sam Middler, Luke Ronalds, Ben Stevens, Evan Wheatley, Mark Whitten, Kev Yates

By the Numbers

260 Entries 68 Entrants

26 Judges 11 Stewards

33 Placing Entries

Table 1: Table - 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5D

33 entries

Judges: Ryan Grant, Andrew Larsen, Cary MacDonald (Head Judge)

1st
Ben Savage
Toowoomba Society Of Beer...
Did I do That? (3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager)
2nd
Sam Middler & ...Slime Man
GoldCLUB
Lowox Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Alex Taubert & .....Slime Man
CQ Craft Brewers
Captain Thumb Meatus' Kweelan Kölsch (5B: Kölsch)
HM
Mark Whitten
Lawnmower Special (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: Table 2 - 2C, 6A, 7A, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9C

17 entries

Judges: Jeremy MacGregor (Head Judge), Rob McDonald, Pete Wheldon

1st
Tony Van Der Linden
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
Danzig (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Ryan ONeill
Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
Malty Marzen (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Garth Wilkosz
West Coast Brewers [Australia]
Zdzislaw Wilkosz (9C: Baltic Porter)
HM
Garth Wilkosz
West Coast Brewers [Australia]
Double Bubble (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 3: Table 3 & 4 - 6B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11C, 12A, 13B, 13C, 16A, 16B, 16C

38 entries

Judges: Lottie Arman, Mark Davies (Head Judge), Paul Horton

1st
Tim Connolly
Toowoomba Society Of Beer...
Specific Ale (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Luke Ross & 1kg Of Galaxy
Brisbane Brewers Club [Australia]
Uncle Jimmy’s Malt Monster (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Cameron Mole
Gold Club
English Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)

Table 5: Table 5 - 15B, 15C, 16D, 17D, 19A, 20A, 20B, 22C

18 entries

Judges: Owen Jones, Ben Lyne (Head Judge), Brenden White

1st
Ryan ONeill
Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
Irish Love (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
Hairy Swine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Jimi Wall
Tuns Of Anarchy
Regulator (20A: American Porter)

Table 6: Table 6 - 20C

11 entries

Judges: Michael McGovern (Head Judge), Brett Thomas, Evan Wheatley

1st
Garth Wilkosz
West Coast Brewers [Australia]
The Dark Horse (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Greg Eberbach
TUNS
Greg Eberbach (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Paul Horton & Debz
Gold Club Associate
Speedway Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 7: Table 7 & 8 - 18B, 21A, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6, 21C, 22A

51 entries

Judges: Liam Anderson (Head Judge), Benedict Roth, Ben Stevens

1st
Arron Stephenson
Mosaic IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Benn Martens
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)...
Paradox (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Neil Holmes
Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
American IPA (21A: American IPA)

Table 9: Table 9 - 17B, 25B, 27A1

16 entries

Judges: Benn Martens (Head Judge), Jeremy Owen, Mark Whitten

1st
Joshua Keen
Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
Nelson Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Sam Middler & …Slime Man
GoldCLUB
Country Helles (27A1: Kellerbier)

Table 10: Table 10 - 3D, 24A, 25C, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A5, LSX4, LSX5

23 entries

Judges: Craig Dickson, Tom Northwood (Head Judge), Miles Wilson

1st
Benedict Roth & Byron Van Zyl
GoldCLUB
Graezen (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Paul Doneley
Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
Black Forrest (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Andrew Foley
Gladstone Home Brewers Guild
You Know I Can't Eat Your Ghost Chips Bro (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
HM
Duncan Lindley
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)...
Prague Noir (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 11: Table 11 - 27A8, 29A, 29B, 29C, 30A

18 entries

Judges: Guiral Delaporte, Brian McRae (Head Judge), Kev Yates

1st
Jared Sherwood
GoldCLUB (Gold Coast) [Australia]
Raspberry Tart With Oat Pastry (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Sam Jackson & Joe Wicking
Raspberry, Strawberry & Dragonfruit Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Benedict Roth
GoldCLUB
Chocolate Leftover Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 12: Table 12 & 13 - 21B, 23A, 23B, 23D, 23E, 23F, 23G, 25A, 28A, 28B, 28C, 30C, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33B, 34C

35 entries

Judges: Todd Harford, Chris Rosewarne (Head Judge), Kev Yates

1st
Benedict Roth & Byron Van Zyl
GoldCLUB
Gose (23G: Gose)
2nd
Joshua Place
Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC)...
Funkystein (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Dan Svantesson
Dominium - Narva Anno 1700 (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

Champion Brewer

1st
Benedict Roth
GoldCLUB
Gose (23G: Gose)

Champion Beer

1st
Benedict Roth
GoldCLUB
Gose (23G: Gose)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners