ACT Amateur Brewing Competition (ACT Champs)
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Wayne Alford, Mark Bilbrough, Darren Blackhurst, Richard Brown, David Cattle, Andrew Chek, Ken Dale, Daniel Davenport, Corey Fisher, David Gilks, James Hazel, Amber Hutchison, Kip Koenig, Stephen Lawford, Andrew Lewis, Frank Michell, Stephen Neilsen, Charles Newton, Jason Reilly, Craig Stokes, Simon Watt, Anthony Ween, Ed Wunsch
Stewards
Leonardo Alfonzo, Michael Clarke, Nicole Coombe, Mick Donovan, John Lovatt
By the Numbers
220 Entries 31 Entrants
23 Judges 5 Stewards
81 Placing Entries
Category 1: Low Alcohol
15 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Higgins Mild (106: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A])
2nd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Little Pivo (108: Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A])
3rd
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Leichtbier (107: German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A])
4th
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
Smokey (110: Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
Category 2: Pale Lager
20 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Higgins Helles (203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A])
2nd
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Export Hell (204: Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder) [BJCP 5C])
3rd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Pivo (207: Czech Premium Pale Lager (Boh. Pils) [BJCP 3B])
4th
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Entschuldigung (203: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A])
Category 3: Amber and Dark Lager
13 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
The Ides Of March (306: Märzen [BJCP 6A])
2nd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Higgins Vienna Lager (305: Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A])
3rd
Mick Donovan
Canberra Brewers Club
Dark Larger (307: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Polotmave Pivni Krasa (302: Czech Amber Lager [BJCP 3C])
Category 4: Pale Ale
17 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Helles (403: Kölsch [BJCP 5B])
2nd
John Lovatt
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
ASA (405: Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B])
3rd
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Kolsch 25 (403: Kölsch [BJCP 5B])
4th
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Phat Monk (408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A])
HM
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Blonde To Run (408: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A])
Category 5: American Pale Ale
10 entries
1st
John Lovatt
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
APA (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
2nd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Hop-Tastrophe (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
3rd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 APA (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
4th
Frank Michell
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
BB273 (501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B])
Category 6: IPA
12 entries
1st
Craig Evans & Hopcalypse Now
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Hopocalypse Now (603: Double IPA [BJCP 22A])
2nd
Charles Newton & Jesus
Canberra Brewers Club
Oatcream, Lactose And Juice Free IPA (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
3rd
Frank Michell
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
BB275 (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
4th
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
Rapid Torque (602: American IPA [BJCP 21A])
Category 7: Specialty IPA
12 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Moo Juice (705: Brown IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
2nd
Michael Day
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Black Cloud (704: Black IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
3rd
Leonardo Alfonzo & Gabriel Betancourt
Canberra Brewers Club
Compadre (707: Rye IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
4th
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Brown IPA (705: Brown IPA, Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B])
Category 8: Amber Ale
11 entries
1st
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
25 Bitter (801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B])
2nd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Alstadt Alt (803: Altbier [BJCP 7B])
3rd
Charles Newton & Terry McCann
Canberra Brewers Club
Hit Him Terry, Hit Him Hard (805: Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C])
4th
Michael Day
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Trueman Yorker (801: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B])
Category 9: Brown Ale
4 entries
1st
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Rory (901: Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Brown Sugar (904: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B])
3rd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
How Now Brown Cow (905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C])
4th
Stephen Neilsen
Canberra Brewers Club
Alberts Undies (905: American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C])
Category 10: Porter
14 entries
1st
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Smoke On The Porter (Not Actually Smokey) (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])
2nd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Higgins Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])
3rd
Jason Reilly
Canberra Brewers Club
MM Porter (1001: English Porter [BJCP 13C])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Baltic Porter (1004: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C])
Category 11: Stout
10 entries
1st
Ken Dale
Canberra Brewers Club
Two Oat Sodas, Gary (1103: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B])
2nd
David Cattle
Canberra Brewers Club
All Torque Irish Stout (1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Stout Of Control (1104: Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C])
4th
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Stout Me Up! (1102: Irish Stout [BJCP 15B])
Category 12: Strong Stout
10 entries
1st
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Oleg To Igor (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
2nd
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Clippers Last Barrel (1202: Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D])
3rd
Rob Barnsley
Canberra Brewers Club
Ris Of Some Kind (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
4th
Michael Day
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Old Curmudgeon (1204: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C])
Category 13: Wheat and Rye Beer
6 entries
1st
Ken Dale
Canberra Brewers Club
...And Justice For All (1303: American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D])
2nd
Paul Haesler
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
The Void Beyond (1307: Weizenbock [BJCP 10C])
3rd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Rye Not? (1306: Roggenbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27])
4th
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Wit Me Up Before You Go Go (1302: Witbier [BJCP 24A])
Category 14: Belgian Ale
14 entries
1st
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
The Bald Monk (1404: Belgian Single [BJCP 26A])
2nd
Mick Donovan
Canberra Brewers Club
Legless Lizard (1407: Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D])
3rd
Amber Hutchison
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Pagan Daze (1401: Saison [BJCP 25B])
4th
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Jousting Baguettes (1401: Saison [BJCP 25B])
Category 15: Strong Ale and Lager
11 entries
1st
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
All The Way (1509: American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B])
2nd
Stephen Lawford
Canberra Brewers Club
Wonko The Sane (1503: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A])
3rd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
What The Helles (1501: Helles Bock [BJCP 4C])
4th
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Old Time Hop And Roll (1507: Old Ale [BJCP 17B])
Category 16: Sour and Wild Ale
10 entries
1st
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Funky Saison (1608: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A])
2nd
Adrian Ison
Canberra Brewers Club
Wildcard (1609: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B])
3rd
Steve Hogarth
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Feral Fringe (1605: Straight Sour Beer [BJCP 28D])
4th
Steve Hogarth
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Wildling (1602: Lambic [BJCP 23D])
Category 17: Fruit and Spice Beer
8 entries
1st
Patrick Cole
Canberra Brewers Club
Boo Brew (1706: Autumn Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30B])
2nd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Christmas Cake Barleywine (1707: Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C])
3rd
Daniel Davenport
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Double D's - Goodness Gracious Gruit Balls Of Fire (1705: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A])
4th
James Overton
Canberra Brewers Club
Earl Grey Lemon Sour (1703: Specialty Fruit Beer [BJCP 29C])
Category 18: Specialty Beer
7 entries
1st
Wayne Alford
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Manuka Smoked Baltic Porter (1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A])
2nd
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Distant Campfire (1801: Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A])
3rd
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
English Porter (1803: Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A])
4th
Leonardo Alfonzo
Canberra Brewers Club
Arepa Ale (1809: Mixed-Style Beer [BJCP 34B])
Category 19: Mead
10 entries
1st
Patrick Cole
Canberra Brewers Club
Raspberry Mead (1906: Berry Mead [BJCP M2C])
2nd
Darren Blackhurst
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Bochet (1913: Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C])
3rd
Andrew Lewis
Canberra Brewers Club
2025 Braggot (1911: Braggot [BJCP M4A])
4th
Craig Evans
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Peach Mead (1907: Stone Fruit Mead [BJCP M2D])
Category 20: Cider and Perry
6 entries
1st
Anthony Ween
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
English Cider (2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B])
2nd
Richard Brown
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Cider Of The Times (2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B])
3rd
Dave Johnson
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Crofter's Blend (2002: English Cider [BJCP C1B])
4th
Frank Michell
Canberra Brewers [Australia]
Pink Lady Cider (2001: New World Cider [BJCP C1A])
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners