Thanks to all who participated in the Amateur Brewing Championship of South Australia 2024.
There were 218 entries judged and 62 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show winner(s) have not been posted yet. Please check back later.
Winning Entries
Table 1: Low Alcohol (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Darren Williams | Czech Mate | 108: Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Peter Bradshaw | Ordinary Bitter | 109: Ordinary Bitter [BJCP 11A] | |
| 3rd | James Edwards | Berliner Weisse | 101: Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 2: Pale Lager (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Wolfgang Trenkler | Helles | 203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Darren Williams | Hoppy Lager | 407: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Blake Quinney | Czech-Xican Lager | 201: American Lager [BJCP 1B] | |
Table 3: Amber and Dark Lager (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Wolfgang Trenkler | Bohemian Night | 307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Mark Woods | Schwarzbier | 308: Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B] | |
| 3rd | Olivier Maennel | Teutoburger Wald | 308: Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B] | |
Table 4: Pale Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Nick McAuley | Blond Version | 408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Lee Finch | Golden Ale | 406: British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A] | |
| 3rd | Russell Saint | Sparkylicious | 405: Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 5: American Pale Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brendan Macey
Co-Brewer: Glenn Macey | Make Apa Great Again | 501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Kieren Vercoe | Do I Bother? | 501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Nicholas Hauschild | American Pale Ale | 501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 6: IPA (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matt Laube | IPA | 602: American IPA [BJCP 21A] | |
| 2nd | Mark Lehmann | Meet You On The West Coast! | 603: Double IPA [BJCP 22A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Brendan Macey | Citradelic IPA | 602: American IPA [BJCP 21A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 7: Specialty IPA (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Leon Van Der Linden | Traditions Of Rye | 707: Rye IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Mark Lehmann | Mates In The Trenches II | 701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Lucas Veitch | Hazy IPA | 701: Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 8: Amber Ale (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Alistair Murray | Al's Alt | 803: Altbier [BJCP 7B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Peter Bradshaw | Strong Bitter | 805: Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C] | |
| 3rd | Peter Winch | California Dreaming | 804: California Common [BJCP 19B] | |
Table 9: Brown Ale (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Russell Saint | King Brown | 905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Kieren Vercoe | Drool #3 | 905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Matt Kennedy | Up Yah Kilt | 902: Scottish Export [BJCP 14C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 10: Porter (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mitchell Oliver | Gobbledok's Baltic Porter | 1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Blake Quinney | Bramling Brown | 1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C] | |
| 3rd | Peter Bradshaw | English Porter | 1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C] | |
Table 11: Stout (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Woods | Oatmeal Stout | 1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B] | |
| 2nd | Brett Wallis | Irish Stout | 1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Mark Lehmann | Coffee With That? | 1101: Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 12: Strong Stout (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brendan Macey
Co-Brewer: Glenn Macey | Happy Accident | 1203: American Stout [BJCP 20B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Jordan Stearnes | Foreign Extra Stout | 1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Gary Waters | Midnight Tan And Tan | 1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 13: Wheat and Rye Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | James Edwards | Wheat Wine | 1308: Wheatwine [BJCP 22D] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Mark Lehmann | A Weizen Friend | 1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Trent Day | Luneburg Heide | 1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 14: Belgian Ale (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Lehmann | Single In Belgium | 1404: Belgian Single [BJCP 26A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Matt Kennedy | Plain Beret | 1401: Saison [BJCP 25B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Jakub Fidos | Belgian Quad | 1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D] | |
Table 15: Strong Ale and Lager (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mitchell Oliver | Gobbledok's Dunkel Bock | 1502: Dunkles Bock [BJCP 6C] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Kieren Vercoe | A Bit Too Much? | 1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Peter Bradshaw | Helles Bock | 1501: Helles Bock [BJCP 4C] | |
Table 16: Sour and Wild Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tom Pontt | Michigan Yellow Plum | 1609: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B] | |
| 2nd | Gerard Flynn | 3rd Time Lucky? | 1604: Fruit Lambic [BJCP 23F] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Nicholas Hauschild | Gose | 1601: Gose [BJCP 23G] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 17: Fruit and Spice Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matt Kennedy | Raspberry Beret | 1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Brendan Macey | Sour Puss | 1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Kieren Vercoe | Cc & Lime | 1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 18: Specialty Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Woods | Whiskey Barrel Aged RIS | 1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B] | |
| 2nd | Kieren Vercoe | Cbawzb | 1804: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 3rd | Matt Kennedy | Pale Ale With Honey | 1806: Alternative Sugar Beer [BJCP 31B] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 19: Mead (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brendan Macey | Mead | 1901: Dry Mead [BJCP M1A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
| 2nd | Mark Woods | Mead | 1902: Semi-Sweet Mead [BJCP M1B] | |
| 3rd | Matt Kennedy | The Stinger | 1911: Braggot [BJCP M4A] | South Australian Brewing Club [Australia] |
Table 20: Cider and Perry (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tom Pontt | Ashton Mid-Dry Cider | 2001: New World Cider [BJCP C1A] | |
| 2nd | Tom Pontt | Ashton Mixed Berry 2 | 2011: Specialty Cider/Perry [BJCP C2F] | |
| 3rd | Bruce Tonkin | #101 | 2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B] | |
