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

Melbourne Brewers (19 Points)
Westgate Brewers (15 points)
Bayside Brewers (11 points)
Worthogs (2 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
4	115	Munich Helles	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
5	112	Classic American Pilsner	Grant Morley	Westgate Brewers
6	110.5	Bohemian Pilsner	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
7	108.5	Australian Lager	Shaun Raymer	Bayside Brewers
8	105.5	Bohemian Pilsner	Ian Tomlin	Melbourne Brewers
9	98	German Pilsner	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
10	97.5	Bohemian Pilsner	Tim Armstrong	No Club
11	94.5	Bohemian Pilsner	David Jarrett	Westgate Brewers
12	94	German Pilsner	Grant Morley	Westgate Brewers
13	93	Australian Lager	Nigel Berns	No Club
14	88.5	Munich Helles	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
15	83.5	Bohemian Pilsner	Barry Roberts	Bayside 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
4	108.5	Weizen/Weissbier	Craig Ditcham	Bayside Brewers
5	108	Weizen/Weissbier	Bryce van Denderen	Bayside Brewers
6	91	Berliner Weisse	Matt Carroll	No Club
7	90.5	Weizenbock	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers
8	90	Witbier	Cameron Blanchard	No Club
9	82	Rye Beer	Michael Bowron	Westgate Brewers
10	81	Weizen/Weissbier	Peter Lowndes	No Club
11	80.5	Weizenbock	Haig Jason	Melbourne Brewers
12	70	Weizen/Weissbier	chan lay	Bayside Brewers
13	70	Dunkel Weizen	Blair Henry	No Club
14	69	Witbier	Wez Prictor	No Club
15	69	Rye Beer	Haig Jason	Melbourne Brewers
16	68	Dunkel Weizen	chan lay	Bayside Brewers
17	55	Witbier	David Jarrett	Westgate Brewers

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
4	110	Russian Imperial Stout	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers
5	108	Robust Porter	John Killmister	Bayside Brewers
6	105	Robust Porter	Craig Ditcham	Bayside Brewers
7	101	Brown Porter	Jethro McCulloch	Bayside Brewers
8	100	Russian Imperial Stout	Lukas Dedman	Worthogs
9	100	Russian Imperial Stout	Bryce van Denderen	Bayside Brewers
10	100	Brown Porter	Clint Cathcart	No Club
11	100	Australian/Foreign Stout	Nigel Berns	No Club
12	99	Dry Stout	John Killmister	Bayside Brewers
13	98	Robust Porter	peter yelland	Bayside Brewers
14	97	Dry Stout	Paul Bowlen	Worthogs
15	97	Dry Stout	Bryce van Denderen	Bayside Brewers
16	97	Baltic Porter	Fergus McGregor	Westgate Brewers
17	96	Sweet Stout	Imants Vitolins	Worthogs
18	95	Dry Stout	Steve Walker	Melbourne Brewers
19	93	Baltic Porter	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers
20	92	Russian Imperial Stout	Matt Carroll	No Club
21	91	Australian/Foreign Stout	Ian Bennett	Melbourne Brewers
22	87	Baltic Porter	Derek Hales	Melbourne Brewers
23	85	Sweet Stout	Darren Piasente	No Club
24	80	Dry Stout	Brett Tyrrell	Bayside Brewers
25	80	Sweet Stout	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
26	66	Sweet Stout	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
27	54	Robust Porter	John Kingston	Westgate 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
4	101.5	Schwarzbier	Michael Bowron	Westgate Brewers
5	101	California Common	Jethro McCulloch	Bayside Brewers
6	87	Vienna Lager	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
7	79	Schwarzbier	Aaron Jenkins	No Club
8	75	Oktoberfest/Marzen	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
9	66	Munich Dunkel	Barry Roberts	Bayside 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
4	114	Northern English Brown Ale	Clint Cathcart	No Club
5	111	American Brown Ale	Clint Cathcart	No Club
6	105	Australian Dark/Old Ale	Bryce van Denderen	Bayside Brewers
7	101	American Brown Ale	Grant Morley	Westgate Brewers
8	100	American Amber Ale	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
9	100	Northern English Brown Ale	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
10	98	American Amber Ale	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
11	96	Northern English Brown Ale	Yosu Plaza	Bayside Brewers
12	93	Northern English Brown Ale	Troy Maher	No Club
13	90	Southern English Brown Ale	Darren Piasente	No Club
14	90	American Brown Ale	Braden Hammond	Bayside Brewers
15	86	American Brown Ale	Matt Daniel	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
4	123	Australian Pale Ale	Aaron Jenkins	No Club
5	120	Australian Pale Ale	Nigel Berns	No Club
6	120	American Pale Ale	Matt Carroll	No Club
7	117	American Pale Ale	Matt Daniel	Melbourne Brewers
8	116	Kolsch	Braden Hammond	Bayside Brewers
9	116	Australian Pale Ale	Edward Cox	No Club
10	115	American Pale Ale	Grant Morley	Westgate Brewers
11	114	Kolsch	Michael Bowron	Westgate Brewers
12	114	American Pale Ale	Blair Henry	No Club
13	113	English Pale Ale	Braden Hammond	Bayside Brewers
14	112	American Pale Ale	Bryce van Denderen	Bayside Brewers
15	110	Australian Pale Ale	Chris Desham	Bayside Brewers
16	110	American Pale Ale	Imants Vitolins	Worthogs
17	104	English Pale Ale	Matt Daniel	Melbourne Brewers
18	103	American Pale Ale	Troy Maher	No Club
19	101	American Pale Ale	Chris Duckworth	Melbourne Brewers
20	100	Australian Pale Ale	shaun raymer	Bayside Brewers
21	100	American Pale Ale	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers
22	99	American Pale Ale	Cameron Blanchard	No Club
23	98	Australian Pale Ale	Jordan Elwell	No Club
24	98	Kolsch	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
25	96	Kolsch	Grant Morley	Westgate Brewers
26	96	American Pale Ale	Edward Cox	No Club
27	96	American Pale Ale	peter yelland	Bayside Brewers
28	90	Australian Pale Ale	Jesse McFadyen	Melbourne Brewers
29	89	American Pale Ale	Lukas Dedman	Worthogs
30	87	Belgian Pale Ale	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
31	87	American Pale Ale	Jordan Elwell	No Club
32	86.5	Belgian Pale Ale	Chris Duckworth	Melbourne Brewers
33	86	American Pale Ale	Jesse McFadyen	Melbourne Brewers
34	84	American Pale Ale	Scott McKinnon	Bayside Brewers
35	82	Kolsch	Garry Lodge	No Club
36	76	American Pale Ale	luke McCrone	Westgate Brewers
37	74	American Pale Ale	Haig Jason	Melbourne Brewers
38	72	American Pale Ale	Neal Kavanagh	Westgate Brewers
39	71	Irish Red Ale	Dave Walker	Bayside Brewers
40	70	American Pale Ale	David Jarrett	Westgate Brewers
41	68	American Pale Ale	Jenny Desham	Bayside Brewers
42	67	American Pale Ale	Chris Desham	Bayside Brewers
43	62	Irish Red Ale	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers
44	59	American Pale Ale	Cameron Kinder	Worthogs
45	51	American Pale Ale	Ian Bennett	Melbourne Brewers

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
4	95	Traditional Bock	Mikko Pludra	Bayside Brewers
5	94	Traditional Bock	Barry Mowbray	Westgate Brewers
6	93.5	Traditional Bock	Chris Duckworth	Melbourne Brewers
7	80	Maibock/Helles Bock	Edward Cox	No Club

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
4	108	Strong Scotch Ale	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
5	102	Old Ale (English Strong Ale)	peter yelland	Bayside Brewers
6	99	Old Ale (English Strong Ale)	Braden Hammond	Bayside Brewers
7	95	English Barley Wine	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
8	92	Strong Scotch Ale	Michael Bowron	Westgate Brewers
9	87	Old Ale (English Strong Ale)	shaun raymer	Bayside Brewers
10	67	Old Ale (English Strong Ale)	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
4	102	Wood-aged Beer	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
5	100	Other Specialty	Jordan Elwell	No Club
6	99	Other Specialty	Tim Armstrong	No Club
7	99	Belgian Specialty Ale	Steve Blair	Westgate Brewers
8	97	Belgian Specialty Ale	Haig Jason	Melbourne Brewers
9	97	Fruit Beer	Ian Bennett	Melbourne Brewers
10	97	Other Specialty	Cameron Blanchard	No Club
11	96	Other Specialty	Chris Duckworth	Melbourne Brewers
12	96	Other Specialty	Bryce van Denderen	Bayside Brewers
13	95	Other Specialty	Michael Bowron	Westgate Brewers
14	95	Other Specialty	Scott McKinnon	Bayside Brewers
15	94	Other Specialty	Paul Bowlen	Worthogs
16	92	Belgian Specialty Ale	Fergus McGregor	Westgate Brewers
17	91	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer	Troy Maher	No Club
18	91	Belgian Specialty Ale	John Kingston	Westgate Brewers
19	87	Belgian Specialty Ale	Edward Cox	No Club
20	85	Wood-aged Beer	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
21	85	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer	Matt Carroll	No Club
22	81	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer	Barry Roberts	Bayside Brewers
23	81	Other Specialty	Dereck Hales	Melbourne Brewers
24	78	Other Specialty	Barry Mowbray	Westgate Brewers
25	76	Other Specialty	Matt Daniel	Melbourne Brewers
26	75	Fruit Beer	Chris Duckworth	Melbourne Brewers
27	73	Classic Rauchbier (Smoked Marzen)	Steve Blair	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
4	104.5	Metheglin (Spiced Mead)	Michael Bowron	Westgate Brewers
5	88.5	Braggot (Mead with Malt)	Chris Duckworth	Melbourne Brewers
6	86	Melomel (Fruit Mead)	Michael Guenzel	Melbourne Brewers
7	79	Melomel (Fruit Mead)	Michael Bowron	Westgate Brewers
8	76	Semi-Sweet Mead	Chris Duckworth	Melbourne Brewers
9	53	Dry Mead	Steve Walker	Melbourne Brewers
10	45	Other Mead	Michael Guenzel	Melbourne Brewers

Competition Results

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