Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition

Champion Brewer

1. Sam Middler - 45.5 - 2. Cary MacDonald - 44.75 - 3. Jeremy MacGregor - - 43.416 - 4. Tony Van Der Linden - 43.166 - 5. Ryan ONeill - 43.583 - 6. Nick Holt - 41.833 - 7. David Neilsen - 41.833 - 8. Jimi Wall - 41.5 - 9. Jacob Viel - 41.166 - 10. Greg Donohue - 41.083

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Middler	Gold Drops V4	23E: Gueuze	GoldCLUB

Champion Beer - Highest Scoring Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Middler	Gold Drops V4	23E: Gueuze	GoldCLUB
2nd	Sam Middler	Anti-Chonk Wcipa	21A: American IPA	GoldCLUB
2nd	Jeremy MacGregor	Amalgamate - Super Spicy Version	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Tuns Of Anarchy

Table 1: Table 1 - 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5D, 6A (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Murray Lewis	Brighton Amber	2B: International Amber Lager
2nd	Sam Middler	Low Oxygen Brewing Is A Myth	5D: German Pils	GoldCLUB
3rd	Neil Holmes	American Wheat Beer	1D: American Wheat Beer	Peninsula Brewers Union
HM	Sean Weller	Sundays	1C: Cream Ale

Table 2: Table 2 - 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9C, 10A, 10B, 11B, 12A, 13A (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Paul	It's A Lager	8B: Schwarzbier	GoldCLUB
2nd	Greg Donohue	Golden Ale	12A: British Golden Ale	GoldCLUB
3rd	Joshua Tamsett	Viennese Tea	7A: Vienna Lager

Table 3: Table 3 - 13B, 13C, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 17A, 19A (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jimi Wall	Mrs Stoutfire	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Tuns Of Anarchy
2nd	David Nielsen	Oatmeal Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
3rd	David Nielsen	Ruby Red	17A: British Strong Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
HM	Sam Jackson Co-Brewer: Joe Wicking	Oblong Velvet Stout	16A: Sweet Stout

Table 4: Table 4 - 18B, 21A, 21B1, 21B, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5 (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Middler	Anti-Chonk Wcipa	21A: American IPA	GoldCLUB
2nd	Jimi Wall	Perfectly Cromulent	21A: American IPA	Tuns Of Anarchy
3rd	Daniel O'Donnell	Equinox On Takaka Hill	18B: American Pale Ale	Brisbane Brewers Club

Table 5: Table 5 - 20A, 20B, 20C, 21C, 22A, 24A (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Dickson	Double IPA	22A: Double IPA	Ipswich Brewers Union (IBU) [Australia]
2nd	Ryan ONeill	Oneill's Wit	24A: Witbier	Peninsula Brewers Union (PBU) [Australia]
3rd	Jacob Viel Co-Brewer: Beau Stegert	American Stout	20B: American Stout

Table 6: Table 6 - 23A, 23B, 23C, 23E, 23F, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A, 27A5, 29A, 29B, 29C (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Middler	Gold Drops V4	23E: Gueuze	GoldCLUB
2nd	Rob Pietsch	Randomizer	23C: Oud Bruin
3rd	Cary MacDonald	Preserved Lemon Gose	29A: Fruit Beer	GoldCLUB

Table 7: Table 7 - 28A, 28C, 28D, 30A, 30B, 31A, 31B, 32B, 33A, 33B, 34B, 34C, LSX2, LSX4 (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy MacGregor	Amalgamate - Super Spicy Version	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Tuns Of Anarchy
2nd	John Watt	Bangkok Sour	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Other
3rd	Sam Middler	Rosé	34C: Experimental Beer	GoldCLUB

Table 8: Table 8 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5 (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cary MacDonald	White Coat Syndrome	21B6: White IPA	GoldCLUB
2nd	Arran Canning	Belgian Blonde	25A: Belgian Blond Ale
3rd	Cary MacDonald	Who Goes There	23G: Gose	GoldCLUB

Account Registration Open

Account registrations accepted 10/04/2025 8:00 AM, ChST through 23/05/2025 5:00 PM, ChST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 10/04/2025 8:00 AM, ChST through 01/06/2025 7:00 AM, ChST.

Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition: Past Winners – 2022

Champion Brewer

Champion Beer - Highest Scoring Beer

Table 1: Table 1 - 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5D, 6A (35 entries)

Table 2: Table 2 - 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9C, 10A, 10B, 11B, 12A, 13A (35 entries)

Table 3: Table 3 - 13B, 13C, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 17A, 19A (34 entries)

Table 4: Table 4 - 18B, 21A, 21B1, 21B, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5 (35 entries)

Table 5: Table 5 - 20A, 20B, 20C, 21C, 22A, 24A (34 entries)

Table 6: Table 6 - 23A, 23B, 23C, 23E, 23F, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A, 27A5, 29A, 29B, 29C (36 entries)

Table 7: Table 7 - 28A, 28C, 28D, 30A, 30B, 31A, 31B, 32B, 33A, 33B, 34B, 34C, LSX2, LSX4 (35 entries)

Table 8: Table 8 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5 (35 entries)

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