Amateur Brewing Championship of South Australia 2025

Thank you for your interest in the Amateur Brewing Championship of South Australia 2025 organized by South Australian Brewing Club, Adelaide, SA.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered.

Entry Registration is Open

69 entries have been added to the system as of 9:47 PM, ACST, Tuesday 2 September, 2025. There is a limit of 400 entries for this competition.

31 paid entries are in the system as of 9:47 PM, ACST, Tuesday 2 September, 2025.

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

ABCSA is open to all interested amateur brewers who are residents of South Australia.

1. All entries must be made using private equipment by amateur brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or brew on-premises operations etc.).
2. Maximum of two entries per category – within this limit only one entry per style.
3. Fix one entry label per clean bottle with a rubber band only – no tape. Do not put your name on the label or bottle.
4. Vessels containing beer should be at least 500ml and no more than 1000ml in volume in glass, PET plastic or can (over 500ml). 700-800ml preferred. No 330ml stubbies or cans.
5. The fee of $7.00 (+ processing fees) per entry must be paid by credit card. Cash will not be accepted.
6. Beer judging guidelines can be found at the follwoing links
   AABC 2025 Styles and Guidelines
   AABC 2025 Styles and Categories List
   AABC Styles Reference App
7. The competition organisers are not responsible for incorrectly categorised entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline or that arrived damaged, or for the loss or damage to any entry, entry form, or fee.
8. Entrants are bound by the competition rules. The judges’ and Competition Director’s decision is final and no dispute will be entered into.
9. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category.
10. By entering the competition, entrants accept the competition rules, conditions of entry and categories and styles and are bound by these conditions.
11. Participants must declare any conflict of interest before taking part in the administration or judging of a competition.
12. All entries are submitted on the basis that they are to be judged for the competition, not for feedback only.
13. By registering for this competition, participants agree to grant the event organizers permission to photograph and record their likeness, and acknowledge that these images may be used for promotional or marketing purposes, without any expectation of compensation.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 1

• Only glass bottles, PET bottles or cans of at least 500ml capacity and no greater than 1000ml will be accepted. 700-800ml bottles are preferred. 330ml stubby bottles or cans will not be accepted.
• Bottles will not be returned.
• Please attach bottle labels printed from the entry portal after payment to your bottle with a rubber band only. No tape.
• Please be mindful of print quality/size. It needs to be legible.
• Entrants must nominate a designated style. Organisers may reclassify or disqualify incorrectly classified entries.

Competition Officials

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Gerard Flynn — Competition Director
• Brendan MacEy — Website Admin