BABBs Annual Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the BABBs Annual Competition.

There were 104 entries judged and 42 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

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Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Igor Veljacic	Bockyslav	9A: Doppelbock	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
2nd	Liam Anderson Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Please Ensure Your Beer Is Fully Carbonated	23D: Lambic	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	Tony Van Der Linden	Siobhan	15A: Irish Red Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
4th	Martin Rudge	Old Gold Strong Ale	17A: British Strong Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
HM	Craig Mander	Tyrion Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Champion Beermaker

Champion Beermaker - The Brewmaster's Trophy shall be awarded to the Entrant gaining the highest total place points for their four highest placing beers over four different classes

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Samwell Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Captain Thumb Meatus Experiences An Existential Crisis	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Champion Novice

Champion Novice Brewer - Awarded to the Novice brewer with the highest scoring beer

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Stuart McGregor	The English Stone Mason	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Champion Lager

Champion Lager - Awarded to the highest scoring Lager

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Igor Veljacic	Das Pils	5D: German Pils	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Champion Stoutmaker

Champion Stoutmaker - Awarded to the brewer with the best average score over two entries in the Porters and Stouts Category

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Simon Calcinai	Erica Porter, But British	13C: English Porter	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
Simon Calcinai	звезда II	20C: Imperial Stout	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Hopmaster

Highest score amongst the Hop forward Style beers

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Stephen Wharton	English IPA	12C: English IPA

Winning Entries

Wheat (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Samwell Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Smonked Beyond Smonked	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie
2nd	Tony Van Der Linden	Two Things Must You Know About The Weiss Woman	10A: Weissbier	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	Martin Rudge	A Stab In The Dark (Aka I Found An Old Bottle At The Back Of The Fridge!)	23A: Berliner Weisse	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Lagers (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Igor Veljacic	Das Pils	5D: German Pils	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
2nd	Igor Veljacic	Bockyslav	9A: Doppelbock	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	James Morrison	Czech-Ish	2C: International Dark Lager	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Pale Ale and Bitter (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Liam Anderson Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	It's Actually Pronounced Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Hoppy Ales (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Wharton	English IPA	12C: English IPA
2nd	Luke Fox	Citra & Motueka Hazy IPA	21C: Hazy IPA	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	Luke Fox	Best of Both IPA	21B: Specialty IPA	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Amber and Dark Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Van Der Linden	Siobhan	15A: Irish Red Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
2nd	David Nielsen	Amber	19A: American Amber Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	Chris Hacon	Jessica Rabbit	19A: American Amber Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Stouts and Porters (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Mander	Tyrion Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
2nd	Simon Calcinai	звезда II	20C: Imperial Stout	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	Tony Van Der Linden	J E J	20B: American Stout	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Strong Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Graham Black	Zoalina's Scottish Ale	17C: Wee Heavy	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
2nd	Martin Rudge	Old Gold Strong Ale	17A: British Strong Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	James Morrison	Weird Oldy	17B: Old Ale	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Belgians (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Liam Anderson Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Please Ensure Your Beer Is Fully Carbonated	23D: Lambic	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
2nd	David Nielsen	Saison	25B: Saison	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	Stuart McGregor	Up Sh*t Kriek	23F: Fruit Lambic	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]

Specialty (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Samwell Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Captain Thumb Meatus Experiences An Existential Crisis	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	Stuart McGregor	The English Stone Mason	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]
3rd	Troy Villani	Hawaiian Bbq	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers (BABBs) [Australia]