ACT Amateur Brewing Competition (ACT Champs)

Thanks to all who participated in the ACT Amateur Brewing Competition (ACT Champs).

There were 220 entries judged and 99 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

Category 1: Low Alcohol 15 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Lewis	2025 Higgins Mild	106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Craig Evans	Little Pivo	108: Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Anthony Ween	Leichtbier	107: German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Rob Barnsley	Smokey	110: Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 2: Pale Lager 20 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Lewis	2025 Higgins Helles	203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Adrian Ison	Export Hell	204: Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder) [BJCP 5C]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Craig Evans	Pivo	207: Czech Premium Pale Lager (Boh. Pils) [BJCP 3B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Adrian Ison	Entschuldigung	203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 3: Amber and Dark Lager 13 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Evans	The Ides Of March	306: Märzen [BJCP 6A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Andrew Lewis	2025 Higgins Vienna Lager	305: Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Mick Donovan	Dark Larger	307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Craig Evans	Polotmave Pivni Krasa	302: Czech Amber Lager [BJCP 3C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 4: Pale Ale 17 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Lewis	2025 Helles	403: Kölsch [BJCP 5B]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	John Lovatt	ASA	405: Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Anthony Ween	Kolsch 25	403: Kölsch [BJCP 5B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Stephen Lawford	Phat Monk	408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A]	Canberra Brewers Club
HM	Richard Brown	Blonde To Run	408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 5: American Pale Ale 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Lovatt	APA	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Craig Evans	Hop-Tastrophe	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Andrew Lewis	2025 APA	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Frank Michell	BB273	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 6: IPA 12 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Evans Co-Brewer: Hopcalypse Now	Hopocalypse Now	603: Double IPA [BJCP 22A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Charles Newton Co-Brewer: Jesus	Oatcream, Lactose And Juice Free IPA	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Frank Michell	BB275	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Rob Barnsley	Rapid Torque	602: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 7: Specialty IPA 12 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Evans	Moo Juice	705: Brown IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Michael Day	Black Cloud	704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Leonardo Alfonzo Co-Brewer: Gabriel Betancourt	Compadre	707: Rye IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Anthony Ween	Brown IPA	705: Brown IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 8: Amber Ale 11 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Ween	25 Bitter	801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Craig Evans	Alstadt Alt	803: Altbier [BJCP 7B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Charles Newton Co-Brewer: Terry McCann	Hit Him Terry, Hit Him Hard	805: Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Michael Day	Trueman Yorker	801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 9: Brown Ale 4 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Johnson	Rory	901: Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Richard Brown	Brown Sugar	904: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Craig Evans	How Now Brown Cow	905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Stephen Neilsen	Alberts Undies	905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 10: Porter 14 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Brown	Smoke On The Porter (Not Actually Smokey)	1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Andrew Lewis	2025 Higgins Porter	1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Jason Reilly	MM Porter	1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Craig Evans	Baltic Porter	1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 11: Stout 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Dale	Two Oat Sodas, Gary	1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	David Cattle	All Torque Irish Stout	1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Richard Brown	Stout Of Control	1104: Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Richard Brown	Stout Me Up!	1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 12: Strong Stout 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Johnson	Oleg To Igor	1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Dave Johnson	Clippers Last Barrel	1202: Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Rob Barnsley	Ris Of Some Kind	1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Michael Day	Old Curmudgeon	1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 13: Wheat and Rye Beer 6 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Dale	...And Justice For All	1303: American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Paul Haesler	The Void Beyond	1307: Weizenbock [BJCP 10C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Craig Evans	Rye Not?	1306: Roggenbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Richard Brown	Wit Me Up Before You Go Go	1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 14: Belgian Ale 14 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Evans	The Bald Monk	1404: Belgian Single [BJCP 26A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Mick Donovan	Legless Lizard	1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Amber Hutchison	Pagan Daze	1401: Saison [BJCP 25B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Adrian Ison	Jousting Baguettes	1401: Saison [BJCP 25B]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 15: Strong Ale and Lager 11 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Brown	All The Way	1509: American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Stephen Lawford	Wonko The Sane	1503: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Craig Evans	What The Helles	1501: Helles Bock [BJCP 4C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Richard Brown	Old Time Hop And Roll	1507: Old Ale [BJCP 17B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 16: Sour and Wild Ale 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Lewis	2025 Funky Saison	1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Adrian Ison	Wildcard	1609: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Steve Hogarth	Feral Fringe	1605: Straight Sour Beer [BJCP 28D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Steve Hogarth	Wildling	1602: Lambic [BJCP 23D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 17: Fruit and Spice Beer 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Cole	Boo Brew	1706: Autumn Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30B]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Andrew Lewis	2025 Christmas Cake Barleywine	1707: Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C]	Canberra Brewers Club
3rd	Daniel Davenport	Double D's - Goodness Gracious Gruit Balls Of Fire	1705: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	James Overton	Earl Grey Lemon Sour	1703: Specialty Fruit Beer [BJCP 29C]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 18: Specialty Beer 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Alford	Manuka Smoked Baltic Porter	1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Dave Johnson	Distant Campfire	1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Craig Evans	English Porter	1803: Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Leonardo Alfonzo	Arepa Ale	1809: Mixed-Style Beer [BJCP 34B]	Canberra Brewers Club

Category 19: Mead 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Cole	Raspberry Mead	1906: Berry Mead [BJCP M2C]	Canberra Brewers Club
2nd	Darren Blackhurst	Bochet	1913: Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Andrew Lewis	2025 Braggot	1911: Braggot [BJCP M4A]	Canberra Brewers Club
4th	Craig Evans	Peach Mead	1907: Stone Fruit Mead [BJCP M2D]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Category 20: Cider and Perry 6 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Ween	English Cider	2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Richard Brown	Cider Of The Times	2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Dave Johnson	Crofter's Blend	2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]
4th	Frank Michell	Pink Lady Cider	2001: New World Cider [BJCP C1A]	Canberra Brewers [Australia]

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 21/02/2025 9:00 AM, AEST through 12/09/2025 6:00 PM, AEST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 14/08/2025 9:00 AM, AEST through 14/09/2025 10:00 PM, AEST.