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Rules

The Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition is BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 18 or older.

All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time.

All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day of the drop-off deadline.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.   Entry fee is $6.50 / entry + PayPal fees.  Fees must be paid before the entry close off time or entries will be disqualified.

 

GCABC Flyer 2023

 

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The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.

Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each style once.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.

 

2023 Prizes

Champion Brewer - Pro-Am collaboration beer with Madocke Beer Brewing Company (brew your beer commercially with a collab beer), Beer Co. grain pack, liquid yeast plus more.  Champion brewer is the highest average over 3 beers, must enter 3 beers to be eligible.

Champion Beer (Highest Scoring Beer) - SS Brewtech Brew Bucket Fermenter from Newera Brewing and $100 gift voucher with Border Brewing Supplies

1st Place Category Winner - 25kg sack of grain (sponsored by Cryer Malt and The Gold Club)

2nd Place Category Winner - $25 Hoppy Days Voucher and 1 x White Labs Liquid Yeast 

3rd Place Category Winner - 1 x White Labs Liquid Yeast

 

About the Competition

 

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The Gold Club are the proud organisers of the Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition (GCABC) which first ran in 2017.  In 2019, the competition received over 220 entries from local and regional home brewers.  The Gold Club is a local group of passionate home brewers (and some professional brewers) that have been meeting since 2012 to share our love of home brewing and quality beer.

The Gold Club meets on the second Firday of every month at Black Hops II to share home brew beers, starting from 6PM.  We also hold several social events, camping trips, and education nights throughout the year.  Please join our Facebook group for further details on our upcoming events.

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Please share our 2021 GCABC flyer on social media to spread the word about the competition. Download - GCABC 2021 Flyer

 

Results and Scoresheets

Competition results and score sheets will be available online at the conclusion of the competition.  Previous year's results are available on the GCABC Results page.  Score sheets are NOT sent to entrants via. postal mail, these are available online only.

 

Categories

The following categories are eligible for entry as shown within the Judging Styles.  This is a subset of the BJCP 2021 style guideline categories and styles.  Please follow the latest BJCP 2021 guidelines.

 

Drop-off Locations

If you wish to ship your entries via. postal mail then please contact the competition organiser. Details for dropping beers off are available within the Drop-off Locations section.  Date and times for drop-off and shipping beers are strict and can not be received before or after the stated times for each location.  Please note that dates and times may vary depending on each location.

 

FAQ - Common Questions

Reference: http://dev.bjcp.org/newsletter/faqs-1-sour-fruit-beers-specialty-ipas-gruit-and-english-brown/

Q: Should I enter a fruited Berliner Weisse into Wild Specialty Beer or as a Fruit Beer?
A: A fruited Berliner Weisse should be entered as a Fruit Beer because it is a classic style with fruit added. Some brewers and judges have been confused by language in the guidelines, but BJCP President Gordon Strong clarified the intent of the Fruit Beer and American Wild Ale guidelines in a post on the BJCP Members Forum. His post can also be accessed here.

Q: If I add fruit or another special ingredient to an IPA, should I enter it as a Specialty IPA?
A: No. Your entry should go into one of the appropriate specialty beer categories. An IPA with fruit would be a Fruit Beer. An IPA with chilies should be entered as Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer. Specialty IPA entries should be reserved for widely accepted IPA modifications that usually involve more than just adding one specialty ingredient.

One way to think about this would is to think about what a competition entry write-up for a Grapefruit IPA would look like. It would be something like “American IPA with Grapefruit.” That’s not a new style, it’s a classic style with fruit added, so it should be entered as a Fruit Beer (this is the same logic used for the fruited Berliner Weiss example above). Most of the currently declared Specialty IPAs are style hybrids that generally go beyond taking a classic style IPA and adding a single special ingredient. Rye IPA is an exception, but Rye IPA is a clearly defined Specialty IPA style that is brewed frequently by both commercial and home brewers.

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BJCP 2021 Judging Styles

If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.

1A American Light Lager1B American Lager1C Cream Ale
1D American Wheat Beer2A International Pale Lager2B International Amber Lager
2C International Dark Lager3A Czech Pale Lager3B Czech Premimum Pale Lager
3C Czech Amber Lager3D Czech Dark Lager4A Munich Helles
4B Festbier4C Helles Bock5A German Leichtbier
5B Kölsch5C German Helles Exportbier5D German Pils
6A Märzen6B Rauchbier6C Dunkels Bock
7A Vienna Lager7B Altbier8A Munich Dunkel
8B Schwarzbier9A Doppelbock 9B Eisbock
9C Baltic Porter10A Weissbier10B Dunkels Weissbier
10C Weizenbock 11A Ordinary Bitter11B Best Bitter
11C Strong Bitter12A British Golden Ale12B Australian Sparkling Ale
12C English IPA13A Dark Mild13B British Brown Ale
13C English Porter14A Scottish Light14B Scottish Heavy
14C Scottish Export15A Irish Red Ale15B Irish Stout
15C Irish Extra Stout16A Sweet Stout16B Oatmeal Stout
16C Tropical Stout16D Foreign Extra Stout17A British Strong Ale
17A1 Burton Ale17B Old Ale17C Wee Heavy
17D English Barley Wine18A Blonde Ale18B American Pale Ale
19A American Amber Ale19B California Common19C American Brown Ale
20A American Porter20B American Stout20C Imperial Stout
21A American IPA21B Specialty IPA 21B1 Belgian IPA
21B2 Black IPA 21B3 Brown IPA 21B4 Red IPA
21B5 Rye IPA 21B6 White IPA 21B7 Brut IPA
21C Hazy IPA22A Double IPA22B American Strong Ale
22C American Barleywine22D Wheatwine23A Berliner Weisse
23B Flanders Red Ale23C Oud Bruin23D Lambic
23E Gueuze23F Fruit Lambic 23G Gose
24A Witbier24B Belgian Pale Ale24C Bière de Garde
25A Belgian Blond Ale25B Saison 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale
26A Belgian Single26B Belgian Dubbel26C Belgian Tripel
26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale27A Historical Beer 27A1 Kellerbier
27A2 Kentucky Common27A3 Lichtenhainer27A4 London Brown Ale
27A5 Piwo Grodziskie27A6 Pre-Prohibition Lager27A7 Pre-Prohibition Porter
27A8 Roggenbier27A9 Sahti28A Brett Beer
28B Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer 28C Wild Specialty Beer 28D Straight Sour Beer
29A Fruit Beer 29B Fruit and Spice Beer 29C Specialty Fruit Beer
29D Grape Ale 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 30B Autumn Seasonal Beer
30C Winter Seasonal Beer 30D Specialty Spice Beer 31A Alternative Grain Beer
31B Alternative Sugar Beer 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer 32B Specialty Smoked Beer
33A Wood-Aged Beer 33B Specialty Wood-Aged Beer 34A Commercial Specialty Beer
34B Mixed-Style Beer 34C Experimental Beer LSX1 Dorada Pampeana
LSX2 IPA ArgentaLSX3 Italian Grape Ale LSX4 Catharina Sour
LSX5 New Zealand Pilsner  

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Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 1

Judging Sessions and Dates

Madocke Beer Brewing Company
Friday 23 June, 2023 5:00 PM, ChST

Madocke Beer Brewing Company
Saturday 24 June, 2023 8:00 AM, ChST

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Best of Show

Champion brewer receives a pro-am collaboration beer with the venue sponsor for the given year.  Champion brewer will be determined based on an average score of each brewer's three highest scoring beers.

 

2023 Scoresheets

To locate your judging numbers (random 6 digit number) login to your account (My Account > Entries) and view your entries. Sheets are sorted in descending scores for each table.  Note: Judging numbers won't be shown on a mobile device.  You can then locate your score sheets below based on the judging number and the category.

Table 1 and 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A - 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5D

Table 2 - 2C, 6A, 7A, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9C

Table 3 and Table 4 - 6B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11C, 12A, 13B, 13C, 16A, 16B, 16C

Table 5 - 15B, 15C, 16D, 17D, 19A, 20A, 20B, 22C

Table 6 - 20C

Table 7 and Table 8 and 18B - 18B, 21A, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6, 21C, 22A

Table 9 - 17B, 25B, 27A1

Table 10 - 3D, 24A, 25C, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A5, LSX4, LSX5

Table 11 - 27A8, 29A, 29B, 29C, 30A

Table 12 and Miscellaneous - 21B, 23A (see Misc.), 23B, 23D, 23E, 23F, 23G, 25A (see Misc.), 28A, 28B, 28C, 30C (see Misc.), 31B (see Misc.), 32A (see Misc.), 32B (see Misc.), 33B (see Misc.), 34C (see Misc.)

 

2022 Scoresheets

To locate your judging numbers (random 6 digit number) login to your account (My Account > Entries) and view your entries. Sheets are sorted in descending scores for each table.  Note: Judging numbers won't be shown on a mobile device.  You can then locate your score sheets below based on the judging number and the category.

Table 1 - 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5D, 6A

Table 2 - 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9C, 10A, 10B, 11B, 12A, 13A

Table 3 - 13B, 13C, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 17A, 19A

Table 4 - 18B, 21A, 21B1, 21B, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5

Table 5 - 20A, 20B, 20C, 21C, 22A, 24A

Table 6 - 23A, 23B, 23C, 23E, 23F, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A, 27A5, 29A, 29B, 29C

Table 7 - 28A, 28C, 28D, 30A, 30B, 31A, 31B, 32B, 33A, 33B, 34B, 34C, LSX2, LSX4

Table 8 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

Table 9 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

Table 10 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

Table 11 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

Table 12 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

Table 13 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

Table 14 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

Table 15 - 3D, 4B, 12B, 18A, 21B6, 22B, 22C, 23G, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, LSX5

 

2021 Results


Champion Brewer 2021: Sam Middler (GoldClub)

Calculated on average of three highest scoring beers, tie breaker determined by average 4 highest scoring beers.

1. Sam Middler (GoldClub) - 44, 43, 43 - 43.33 average - 44, 43, 43, 42 - 43 average (tie breaker)
2. Max Plank (GoldClub) - 44, 44, 42 - 43.33 average - 44, 44, 42, 40 - 42.5 average(tie breaker)
3. John Kenyon (Tuns Of Anarchy) - 44, 43, 38 - 41.66 average
4. Jon Clark - 43, 42, 39 - 41.33
5. Cary MacDonald - 44, 40, 39 - 41 average
6. Jeremy MacGregor - 45, 41, 33 - 39.66 average
7. Tony Van Der Linden - 44, 38, 36 - 39.33 average
8=. Lachlan Beach - 46, 37, 33 - 38.66 average
8=. Simon Skidmore - 44, 43, 29 - 38.66 average

 

Champion Beer 2021: Lachlan Beach (Sunny Coast Brewers [Australia])

30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer - Chilli Chocolate Stout (46 points)

 

2021 Scoresheets

To locate your judging numbers (random 6 digit number) login to your account (My Account > Entries) and view your entries.  Note: Judging numbers won't be shown on a mobile device.  You can then locate your score sheets below based on the judging number and the category.

Table 1 - 1B, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6A, PRX5

Table 2 - 7A, 7B, 7C, 8A, 8B, 9A, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 13A, 13B

Table 3 - 13C, 14B, 14C, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 17A, 17D

Table 4 - 12B, 18B

Table 5 - 9C, 19A, 19C, 20A, 20B, 20C

Table 6 - 18A, 21A, 21B, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6, 21B7, 22A

Table 7 - 23A, 23B, 23E, 23F, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B, 28A, 28B, 28C

Table 8 - 24C, 25C, 26B, 26C, 27A1, 27A2, 29A, 29B, 29C, 30A, 32A, 33A, 33B, 34A, 34C

 

2020 Results

The GCABC was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

 

2019 Results

Champion Brewer 2019: Tony Van der Linden (Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers)

1. Tony Van der Linden - 43.75, 43.5, 41.5 - 42.91
2. Sam Middler - 46, 41, 40.75 - 42.58
3. Dan Koorey - 45.5, 40.5, 40 - 42

 

Champion Beer 2019: Sam Middler (GoldClub)

34C: Experimental Beer - Razzle Dazzle Smoothie (46 points)

 

2019 Scoresheets

To locate your judging numbers (random 6 digit number) login to your account (My Account > Entries) and view your entries.  Note: Judging numbers won't be shown on a mobile device.  You can then locate your score sheets below based on the judging number and the category.

Table 1 - 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, PRX5

Table 2 - 10A, 10B, 11B, 12A, 12B, 12C, 14C, 17C

Table 3A and Table 3B - 9C, 13A, 13B, 13C, 15B, 16A, 16B, 16D, 17A, 19A, 19C, 20A, 20B, 20C

Table 4 - 21A, 21B, 21B1, 21B3, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6, 21B7, 22A, 22B

Table 5 - 23B, 23F, 24B, 25A, 25B, 26A, 26C, 26D, 28A, 28B

Table 6 - 27A1, 29A, 29B, 29C, 30A, 31A, 32A, 32B, 33B, 34A, 34C

Table 7 - 18A, 18B

2018 Results

Champion Brewer 2018:  Andrew Mahony

1. Andrew Mahony - 44, 43.5, 41 - 42.83
2. Cary MacDonald - 46, 43.25, 38 - 42.41
3. Sam Middler - 44.5, 40, 39 - 41.16
4. Alex Taubert - 41, 39.5, 39 - 39.8
5. Andrew Leckie - 42.5, 39, 37.5 - 39.6
6. Scott Burnett - 41.5, 41, 36 - 39.5
7. Benedict Roth - 43, 38.5, 36 - 39.16
8. Paul Davidson - 43, 38, 34.5 - 38.5
9. Tony Van der Linden - 40, 39.5, 34.5 - 38

 

Champion Beer 2018: Cary MacDonald (The Gold Club)

21B6: White IPA: Specialty IPA - Great White Unchained (46 points)

 

2018 Scoresheets

To locate your judging numbers (random 6 digit number) login to your account (My Account > Entries) and view your entries.  Note: Judging numbers won't be shown on a mobile device.  You can then locate your score sheets below based on the judging number and the category.

Table 1 - Pale Lager / Beer - 1A, 1B, 2A, 4A, 4C, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D

Table 2 - Amber / Dark Lager - 1C, 2B, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7A, 8A, 8B

Table 3 - Wheat Ale / British / Australian Beer - 1D, 10A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 12B

Table 4 - Amber / Brown Ale - 13A, 13B, 13C, 15B, 15C, 19A, 19B, 19C

Table 5 - Porter / Stout - 9C, 16A, 16B, 16D, 20A, 20B, 20C

Table 6 - Pale Ale - 18A, 18B

Table 7 - IPA / Strong Ale - 21A, 21B, 21B2, 21B3, 21B4, 21B6, 22A, 22B, 22C

Table 8 - European Sour / Wild Ale - 23D, 23F, 28A, 28B, 28C

Table 9 - Belgian / Trappist Ale - 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D

Table 10 - Specialty Beer - 29A, 29C, 30A, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B, 34C

2017 Results

Champion Brewer 2017:  Sam Middler (The Gold Club)

1. Sam Middler - 44, 40, 38 - 40.67
2. Luke Elliot - 44.5, 40, 36 - 40.17
3. Ben Brett - 41.75, 41.5, 37 - 40.08
4. Andrew Leckie - 45, 43, 30.5 - 39.50
5. Tony Van Der Linden - 42, 40, 35.5 - 39.17
6. Neal Matulich - 43.5, 41, 31.5 - 38.67
7. Nick Holt - 40.75, 40.25, 32.5 - 37.83

 

Champion Beer 2017: Andrew Leckie (Brisbane Brewers Club)

16B Dark British Beer: Oatmeal Stout - Choc Oatmeal Stout (45 points)

 

2017 Scoresheets

To locate your judging numbers (random 6 digit number) login to your account (My Account > Entries) and view your entries.  Note: Judging numbers won't be shown on a mobile device.  You can then locate your score sheets below based on the judging number and the category.

Table 1 - Pale Lager / Amber / Dark Lager / Beer - 1B, 2A, 3A, 3B, 4A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7A, 8A, 8B, 9A

Table 2 - Wheat Beer / British / Australian Ale - 1D, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 12B, 24A

Table 3 - Amber / Brown Ale / Porter / Stout - 9C, 13A, 13B, 13C, 14A, 15A, 15B, 16A, 16B, 19A, 19B, 19C, 20A, 20B, 20C

Table 4 - APA / IPA / Strong Ale - 12C, 18B, 21A, 21B, 22A, 22B, 22C

Table 5 - European Sour Ale / Belgian Trappist Ale - 23A, 24B, 24C, 25B, 25C, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D

Table 6 - Specialty Beer - 28A, 28B, 28C, 29A, 29B, 29C, 30A, 32A, 32B, 33A, 34C

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Awards

Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.

Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.

Both score sheets and awards will be available online within the competition portal.  Score sheets will NOT be sent via. postal mail.  Awards will be available for pickup at the Gold Club meeting at Burleigh Brewing, details on this will be communicated with the prize winners individually. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.

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