Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition.

There were 260 entries judged and 353 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Champion Brewer

Champion brewer calculated on the average over the brewer's entries with 3 entries. Benedict Roth - 43.34 David Nielsen - 41.67 Tim Connolly - 41 Ryan O’Neil - 40.83 Sam Middler - 40.5

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benedict Roth Co-Brewer: Byron Van Zyl	Gose	23G: Gose	GoldCLUB

Champion Beer

Highest scoring beer in the competition

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benedict Roth Co-Brewer: Byron Van Zyl	Gose	23G: Gose	GoldCLUB

Winning Entries

Table 1: Table - 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 3B, 4A, 5A, 5B, 5D (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Savage	Did I do That?	3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager	Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA) [Australia]
2nd	Sam Middler Co-Brewer: ...Slime Man	Lowox Pils	5D: German Pils	GoldCLUB
3rd	Alex Taubert Co-Brewer: .....Slime Man	Captain Thumb Meatus' Kweelan Kölsch	5B: Kölsch	CQ Craft Brewers
HM	Mark Whitten	Lawnmower Special	1B: American Lager

Table 2: Table 2 - 2C, 6A, 7A, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9C (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Van Der Linden	Danzig	9C: Baltic Porter	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
2nd	Ryan ONeill	Malty Marzen	6A: Märzen	Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
3rd	Garth Wilkosz	Zdzislaw Wilkosz	9C: Baltic Porter	West Coast Brewers [Australia]
HM	Garth Wilkosz	Double Bubble	9A: Doppelbock	West Coast Brewers [Australia]

Table 3: Table 3 & 4 - 6B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11C, 12A, 13B, 13C, 16A, 16B, 16C (38 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Connolly	Specific Ale	12A: British Golden Ale	Toowoomba Society Of Beer Appreciation (TooSOBA) [Australia]
2nd	Luke Ross Co-Brewer: 1kg Of Galaxy	Uncle Jimmy’s Malt Monster	13A: Dark Mild	Brisbane Brewers Club [Australia]
3rd	Cameron Mole	English Bitter	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Gold Club

Table 5: Table 5 - 15B, 15C, 16D, 17D, 19A, 20A, 20B, 22C (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan ONeill	Irish Love	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
2nd	David Nielsen	Hairy Swine	17D: English Barley Wine	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
3rd	Jimi Wall	Regulator	20A: American Porter	Tuns Of Anarchy

Table 6: Table 6 - 20C (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garth Wilkosz	The Dark Horse	20C: Imperial Stout	West Coast Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Greg Eberbach	Greg Eberbach	20C: Imperial Stout	TUNS
3rd	Paul Horton Co-Brewer: Debz	Speedway Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Gold Club Associate

Table 7: Table 7 & 8 - 18B, 21A, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6, 21C, 22A (51 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Arron Stephenson	Mosaic IPA	21A: American IPA
2nd	Benn Martens	Paradox	21B2: Black IPA	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) [Australia]
3rd	Neil Holmes	American IPA	21A: American IPA	Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]

Table 9: Table 9 - 17B, 25B, 27A1 (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Keen	Saison	25B: Saison	Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
2nd	David Nielsen	Nelson Saison	25B: Saison	Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers
3rd	Sam Middler Co-Brewer: …Slime Man	Country Helles	27A1: Kellerbier	GoldCLUB

Table 10: Table 10 - 3D, 24A, 25C, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A5, LSX4, LSX5 (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benedict Roth Co-Brewer: Byron Van Zyl	Graezen	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	GoldCLUB
2nd	Paul Doneley	Black Forrest	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Tuns of Anarchy (ToA) [Australia]
3rd	Andrew Foley	You Know I Can't Eat Your Ghost Chips Bro	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Gladstone Home Brewers Guild
HM	Duncan Lindley	Prague Noir	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) [Australia]

Table 11: Table 11 - 27A8, 29A, 29B, 29C, 30A (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jared Sherwood	Raspberry Tart With Oat Pastry	29A: Fruit Beer	GoldCLUB (Gold Coast) [Australia]
2nd	Sam Jackson Co-Brewer: Joe Wicking	Raspberry, Strawberry & Dragonfruit Sour	29A: Fruit Beer
3rd	Benedict Roth	Chocolate Leftover Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	GoldCLUB

Table 12: Table 12 & 13 - 21B, 23A, 23B, 23D, 23E, 23F, 23G, 25A, 28A, 28B, 28C, 30C, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33B, 34C (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benedict Roth Co-Brewer: Byron Van Zyl	Gose	23G: Gose	GoldCLUB
2nd	Joshua Place	Funkystein	28A: Brett Beer	Brisbane Brewers Club (BBC) [Australia]
3rd	Dan Svantesson	Dominium - Narva Anno 1700	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Madocke Beer Brewing Company
23/06/2023 5:00 PM, ChST.

Madocke Beer Brewing Company
24/06/2023 8:00 AM, ChST.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 18/04/2023 8:00 AM, ChST through 23/06/2023 5:00 PM, ChST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 18/04/2023 12:00 PM, ChST through 23/06/2023 5:00 PM, ChST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 10/06/2023 8:00 AM, ChST through 17/06/2023 1:00 PM, ChST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 12/06/2023 8:00 AM, ChST through 17/06/2023 1:00 PM, ChST.