Competition Results

Champion Beer

Highest awarded beer based on highest number of points awarded

Haig Jason - Melbourne Brewers (Belgian Pale Ale, 126 points)

Champion Brewer

The best brewer of the competition, determined by the number of placing points (3 for 1st, 2 for 2nd and 3 for 3rd)

John Kingston - Westgate Brewers (7 points)

Club of Show

The club with the highest number of placing points

Best Novice Brewer

Awarded to the highest placed brewer who has not placed before in any other VicBrew recognized competition

Luke McCrone - Westgate Brewers (120 pts)

Category: Pale Continental Lager

First Prize: $50 Temple Brewing voucher + $50 Purvis Cellars voucher

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	122	Bohemian Pilsner	Matt Daniel	Melbourne Brewers
2	121	German Pilsner	Andrew Clark	Bayside Brewers
3	120	German Pilsner	Charles Hall	Melbourne Brewers

Category: Wheat Beer

First Prize: Keg King Magnetic Stirrer machine

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	118.5	Witbier	Fergus McGregor	Westgate Brewers
2	116	Dunkel Weizen	Darren Piasente	No Club
3	111	Witbier	Matt Carroll	No Club

Category: Porter & Stout

First Prize: 1 Keg King Growler + 1 Keg King Temperature Controller

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	113	Russian Imperial Stout	Martin Woznicki	No Club
2	111	Russian Imperial Stout	Fergus McGregor	Westgate Brewers
3	110	Russian Imperial Stout	Mikko Pludra	Bayside Brewers

Category: Dark Lager

First Prize: 1 slab of Buckley's beer, 1 $50 Grain and Grape voucher

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	120	Vienna Lager	Neal Kavanagh	Westgate Brewers
2	104	California Common	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
3	104	Oktoberfest/Marzen	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers

Category: Dark Ale

First Prize: $100 voucher from Brewers Den

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	120	American Amber Ale	luke McCrone	Westgate Brewers
2	118	Northern English Brown Ale	Imants Vitolins	Worthogs
3	116	Dusseldorf Altbier	Haig Jason	Melbourne Brewers

Category: Pale Ale

First Prize: $100 voucher from Hop Dealz Australia

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	126	Belgian Pale Ale	Haig Jason	Melbourne Brewers
2	125	American Pale Ale	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
3	124	American Pale Ale	Clint Cathcart	No Club

Category: Strong Lager

First Prize: $50 voucer from Grain and Grape + $50 voucher from Purvis Cellars

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	109.5	Eisbock	Jethro McCulloch	Bayside Brewers
2	106	Maibock/Helles Bock	Grant Morley	Westgate Brewers
3	95.5	Maibock/Helles Bock	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers

Category: Strong Ale

First Prize: 1 slab Hargreaves Hill beer + $50 voucher from Grain and Grape

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	123	English Barley Wine	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
2	122	Strong Scotch Ale	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
3	112.5	English Barley Wine	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers

Category: Specialty Beer

First Prize: 1 Keg King bottle filler + 1 Keg King Growler

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	106	Other Specialty	Ian Bennett	Melbourne Brewers
2	105	Fruit Beer	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers
3	104	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer	Grant Morley	Westgate Brewers

Category: Mead

First Prize: $100 voucher from Home Makeit

Place	Score	Style	Brewer	Club
1	110	Dry Mead	chan lay	Bayside Brewers
2	106	Melomel (Fruit Mead)	Chris Kahler	Melbourne Brewers
3	106	Semi-Sweet Mead	Brett Tyrrell	Bayside Brewers