ACT Amateur Brewing Championships
Awards
ACT Amateur Brewing Championships
Sponsors
Judges
Patrick Baggoley, Marius Barnsley, Richard Brown, David Cattle, David Gilks, Paul Haesler, Benjamin Harmer, James Hazel, Amber Hutchison, Adrian Ison, Dave Johnson, Josh Kassulke, Kip Koenig, Stephen Lawford, Mike Lloyd, Frank Michell, Stephen Neilsen, Charles Newton, Jason Reilly, David Tetley, Piers Watson, Simon Watt, Anthony Ween
Stewards
Leonardo Alfonzo, Michael Clarke, Nicole Coombe, Thomas Deighan, Robin Fieldhouse
Staff
Organizer
Ken Dale
By the Numbers
195 Entries 29 Entrants
23 Judges 5 Stewards
76 Placing Entries
Category 1: Low Alcohol
11 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2026 Mild 2 (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])
2nd
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
The unbearable lightness of being a Czech Pale Lager (108: Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A])
3rd
Patrick Cole
Canberra Brewers Club
Midnight Mild (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])
4th
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
Lightly Lubed (110: Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
Category 2: Pale Lager
25 entries
1st
John Oliver
Pointer Pilsner (206: German Pils [BJCP 5D])
2nd
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
True south Pils (409: New Zealand Pilsner [BJCP X5])
3rd
Patrick Cole
Canberra Brewers Club
Pilsbrucker (206: German Pils [BJCP 5D])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Pivo (207: Czech Premium Pale Lager (Boh. Pils) [BJCP 3B])
Category 3: Amber and Dark Lager
11 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Smoked Marzen (309: Rauchbier [BJCP 6B])
2nd
Leonardo Alfonzo
Canberra Brewers Club
Baruta (306: Märzen [BJCP 6A])
3rd
Mick Donovan
Canberra Brewers Club
Dark Lager (308: Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B])
4th
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2026 Vienna 2 (305: Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A])
Category 4: Pale Ale
9 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Tripel (404: Belgian Pale Ale [BJCP 24B])
2nd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Everything light is just a lighter version of something heavy (406: British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A])
3rd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Phat Monk (408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Ella's Cream Ale (401: Cream Ale [BJCP 1C])
Category 5: American Pale Ale
9 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
APA (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
2nd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2026 Winter APA (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
3rd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
I'm a buff baby IPA that can dance like a man, I can shake-a... (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
4th
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
Small Block (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
Category 6: IPA
10 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
IPA (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
2nd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Willow Wolf (601: English IPA [BJCP 12C])
3rd
David Cattle
Canberra Brewers Club
Green Hornet (603: Double IPA [BJCP 22A])
4th
Mark Overton
VR #1 (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
Category 7: Specialty IPA
12 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Cascadian Black IPA (704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
2nd
Mark Overton
VR #2 (703: Belgian IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
3rd
Michael Day
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Little Red Monkey (706: Red IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
4th
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Disco Clown (703: Belgian IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
Category 8: Amber Ale
11 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2026 Vienna 2 (803: Altbier [BJCP 7B])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Passing the Pub Test (804: California Common [BJCP 19B])
3rd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Reach-around red (802: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A])
4th
Michael Day
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
High Plains Drifter (802: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A])
Category 9: Brown Ale
8 entries
1st
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Bad brown beer makes a brewer broke bro (905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C])
2nd
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Badger's Tavern (904: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B])
3rd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Old Kentucky (903: Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
4th
Thomas Deighan
Canberra Brewers Club
Brun Ealu (904: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B])
Category 10: Porter
7 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Baltic Porter (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])
2nd
Ken Dale
Canberra Brewers Club
Hey, Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])
3rd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2026 Mild 1 (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])
4th
Mick Donovan
Canberra Brewers Club
London Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])
Category 11: Stout
9 entries
1st
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Haulin' Oats (1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B])
2nd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2026 FES (1104: Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C])
3rd
Ken Dale
Canberra Brewers Club
Two oat sodas, Gary (1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B])
4th
John Oliver
Midnight MargoT (1104: Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C])
Category 12: Strong Stout
8 entries
1st
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Dimitri's Iron Cross (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
2nd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Mr Hudson (1203: American Stout [BJCP 20B])
3rd
John Lovatt
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Kremlin Knockout (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
4th
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Barbados Backstreets (1201: Tropical Stout [BJCP 16C])
Category 13: Wheat and Rye Beer
7 entries
1st
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Get Wit It (1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A])
2nd
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Bavarian Wiehen Weissbier (1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A])
3rd
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
Smoke Show (1304: Lichtenhainer; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
4th
Mark Overton
VR #3 (1308: Wheatwine [BJCP 22D])
Category 14: Belgian Ale
16 entries
1st
Ken Dale
Canberra Brewers Club
The Extraordinary Pennell (1403: Belgian Dubbel [BJCP 26B])
2nd
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Jousting Baguettes (1401: Saison [BJCP 25B])
3rd
Patrick Cole
Canberra Brewers Club
Dark Abbey (1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D])
4th
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Mind surfing with a Pralite Monk (1405: Belgian Tripel [BJCP 26C])
Category 15: Strong Ale and Lager
10 entries
1st
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
The Menace of Llandudno (1502: Dunkles Bock [BJCP 6C])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
50 Shades of Brown (1507: Old Ale [BJCP 17B])
3rd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2019 Barleywine (1508: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D])
4th
Patrick Baggoley
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Scotchtoberfest (1505: Wee Heavy [BJCP 17C])
Category 16: Sour and Wild Ale
11 entries
1st
David Bennett
Canberra Brewers Club
Winter '24 (1609: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B])
2nd
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Hot Club Ghent (1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A])
3rd
David Bennett
Canberra Brewers Club
Feijoa '26 (1610: Wild Specialty Beer [BJCP 28C])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Kriek (1604: Fruit Lambic [BJCP 23F])
Category 17: Fruit and Spice Beer
5 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2026 Christmas Cake Barleywine (1707: Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C])
2nd
Christian Jones
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Raspberry Voyage (1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A])
3rd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Lights out vanilla stout (1705: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A])
4th
Jessica Joss
The BountyFul Beaver (1705: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A])
Category 18: Specialty Beer
12 entries
1st
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Raspberry Catharina Sour (1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C])
2nd
Tim Godfrey
Bounty (1807: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C])
3rd
John Oliver
Corny Bock (1805: Alternative Grain Beer [BJCP 31A])
4th
John Oliver & Brian MacCabe
Dirty Gerty's French Toast (1809: Mixed-Style Beer [BJCP 34B])
Category 19: Mead
2 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2024 Braggot (1911: Braggot [BJCP M4A])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Blueberry Mead 2025 (1913: Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C])
Category 20: Cider and Perry
2 entries
1st
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Brave New World (2001: New World Cider [BJCP C1A])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
English Cider (2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B])
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners