BABBs Annual Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Liam Anderson, Daniel Angus, Sean Astill, Dion Clark, Andy Coles, Luke Fox, Angus Grant, Alejandro Grisales, Nick Holt, Ryan Keightley, Ben Lyne, Jeremy MacGregor, James Morrison, David Nielsen, Stevie Noble, Michael Page, Simon Skidmore, Alex Taubert, Stephen Wharton, Anthony Zigenbine

Stewards

Peter Bezett, Dougal Grimley, Callan O'Neill, Simon Pilot, Damian Rigby, Oliver Valencia, Robert Zosars

By the Numbers

96 Entries 24 Entrants

20 Judges 7 Stewards

27 Placing Entries

Table 1: 1. Wheat

8 entries

Judges: Andy Coles, Simon Skidmore

1st
Sam Middler
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Smoked Beyond Smoked (110: Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
2nd
James Morrison
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
We Don't Need Swords With Breakfast (101: Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A])
3rd
Dion Clark
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Piwotearoa (110: Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])

Table 2: 2. Lager

12 entries

Judges: Dion Clark, David Nielsen

1st
Simon Pilot
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Czech Dark (307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D])
2nd
Chris Hacon
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Christmas In Summer (407: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5])
3rd
Liam Anderson
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Tales Of Mayonnaise And Woe, A Cicerone's Journey (202: International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A])

Table 3: 3. Pale Ale and Bitter

6 entries

Judges: Liam Anderson, Alejandro Grisales

1st
Martin Rudge
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Bard's Original Bitter (As You Like It) (801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B])
2nd
Callan O'Neill
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
What's Golden (406: British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A])
3rd
Craig Little
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Lawnmower Express (403: Kölsch [BJCP 5B])

Table 4: 4. Hoppy Ale

15 entries

Judges: Daniel Angus, Sean Astill, Luke Fox, Ben Lyne

1st
Dion Clark
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Little Kermit (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
2nd
Callan O'Neill
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
ManGoes Silly With Cryo (603: Double IPA [BJCP 22A])
3rd
Peter Bezett
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Breakfast Juice (701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C])

Table 5: 5. Amber and Dark Ale

9 entries

Judges: Liam Anderson, Alejandro Grisales

1st
Dion Clark
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
BBD Dark Mild (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])
2nd
James Morrison
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
It Was A Sedimentary Rock (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])
3rd
James Morrison
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Don't Lick The Basin (803: Altbier [BJCP 7B])

Table 6: 6. Stout and Porter

22 entries

Judges: Angus Grant, James Morrison, Stevie Noble, Michael Page

1st
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Back To My Sugar Lumps (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
2nd
Martin Rudge
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Flop Dog Stout (1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B])
3rd
Tony Van Der Linden
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
St Petersburg (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])

Table 7: 7. Strong Ale

3 entries

Judges: Andy Coles, Simon Skidmore

1st
Martin Rudge
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Old Dogs Barely Whine (2YO) (1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D])
2nd
Craig Mander
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Arguably Better Than Smiddlers Stronk (1510: American Barleywine [BJCP 22C])
3rd
Sam Middler
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Hardker, Bettker, Fastker, Strongker (1509: American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B])

Table 8: 8. Belgian and Farmhouse

12 entries

Judges: Jeremy MacGregor, Anthony Zigenbine

1st
Tony Van Der Linden
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Midnight In Antwerp (1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D])
2nd
Craig Mander
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Le Tableau (1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A])
3rd
Stuart Mcgregor
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Hi Diddly Hoe 3.0 (1606: Flanders Red Ale [BJCP 23B])

Table 9: 9. Specialty

9 entries

Judges: Nick Holt, Alex Taubert

1st
Sam Middler
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
80% Of Hardcore Turkish Delight Enjoyers Would Be Pleased With... (1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C])
2nd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
1881 Porter (1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B])
3rd
Patrick King
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Blood Of The Lamb (1703: Specialty Fruit Beer [BJCP 29C])

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Sam Middler
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
80% Of Hardcore Turkish Delight Enjoyers Would Be Pleased With... (1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C])
2nd
Martin Rudge
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Bard's Original Bitter (As You Like It) (801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B])
3rd
David Nielsen
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Back To My Sugar Lumps (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
4th
Chris Hacon
Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers...
Christmas In Summer (407: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5])

Brewmasters Trophy - Champion Beermaker

24 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stMartin Rudge2108.0440000Brisbane Amateur Beer...
2ndSam Middler2017.0450000Brisbane Amateur Beer...
3rdDion Clark2017.0440000Brisbane Amateur Beer...

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners