Judges
Daniel Abernethy, Craig Bates, Anthony Bradstreet, Ty Broderson, Andrew Bulman, Rohan Burns, Jack Carew, Joshua Ceccato, Kahlia Ceccato, Kris Domagala, Michael Guenzel, Martin Halden, Kevin Hawley, Mark Hibberd, Greg Hodson, Nikolaj Jenter, Mark Johnstone, Aidan Kempster, John Keske, Karl Kusko, Ruixing Liu, Harrison Long, Peter Lowndes, Richard Lynes, Adam Macfarlane-Hill, Brian Murray, Damian Nippard, Adam Norris, Tito Orellana, Nathan Pearce-Boltec, Angus Robertson, Andi Sandbach, Grace Sarta, Jeremy Skuse, Sharif Slamet, Dean Smith, Scott Trainor, Jackal Cheuk Yin Tse, Matt Zuerrer
Stewards
Richard Bailey, Michael Bowron, Geoff Donnellon, John Ellerbock, Brett Elliott, Christopher Holmes, Echo Huang, Rohan Lowe, Walter Medenbach, Natalie Modica, Richard Pagotto, Steve Pouniotis, Dale Ross-Soden, Murray Rudman, John Sheehan, Jo Skuse, Sam Sorrenti, Brad Washington
Staff
Michael Bowron, Michael Guenzel, Mark Hibberd, Mark Johnstone, John Keske, Rohan Lowe, Dean Smith
Organizer
Cameron Eldridge
By the Numbers
294 Entries
76 Entrants
39 Judges
18 Stewards
7 Staff
60 Placing Entries
Table 1: LOW ALCOHOL (≤ 4% ABV)
7 entries
Judges: Mark Hibberd, Scott Trainor, Jackal Cheuk Yin Tse
1st
Jason Ayres
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Midnight Traveller (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Jo Skuse
Thursty Brewers
Smoke 'n Bubbles (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Daniel Horridge
Merri Mashers [Australia]
#117 (23A: Berliner Weisse)
Table 2: PALE LAGER
35 entries
Judges: Jack Carew, Kahlia Ceccato, Aidan Kempster, John Keske, Richard Lynes, Adam Macfarlane-Hill, Tito Orellana, Andi Sandbach, Sharif Slamet, Scott Trainor
1st
Joshua Ceccato
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
It's Pretty Overcast Outside (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Luke Gilchrist
Westgate Brewers [Australia]
German Pilly Willy (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Geoff Donnellon
Backshed DAB (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
Table 3: AMBER & DARK LAGER
29 entries
Judges: Craig Bates, Anthony Bradstreet, Ty Broderson, Nathan Pearce-Boltec, Angus Robertson, Grace Sarta, Dean Smith, Jackal Cheuk Yin Tse, Matt Zuerrer
1st
Matthew O'Halloran
Kinglake Munich Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Bradley Glossop
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Ozzie Schwarzbier #2 (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Todd Wade
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Maltzart (7A: Vienna Lager)
Table 4: PALE ALE
11 entries
Judges: Martin Halden, Kevin Hawley, Mark Johnstone, Aidan Kempster, Ruixing Liu, Harrison Long, Richard Lynes, Nathan Pearce-Boltec, Jeremy Skuse
1st
Mark Chapman
Yarra Valley Brewers [Australia]
Rule 43: Enjoy! (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
2nd
Chris Schwinghamer
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Belgy Boi (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
3rd
Michael Bowron
Westgate Brewers [Australia]
1927SA-26 (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
Table 5: AMERICAN PALE ALE
16 entries
Judges: Joshua Ceccato, Kahlia Ceccato, Kris Domagala
1st
Eric Beck
Merri Mashers [Australia]
American Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Mark Chapman
Yarra Valley Brewers [Australia]
Rule 46: Enjoy! (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Sharif Slamet
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Hop-Head Nebula (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 6: IPA
11 entries
Judges: Kevin Hawley, Greg Hodson, Karl Kusko
1st
Matthew O'Halloran
Kinglake IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Adam Clark
Merri Mashers [Australia]
3 Months Of Sunshine (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Nathan Pearce-Boltec
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Burton It Home '66 (12C: English IPA)
Table 7: SPECIALTY IPA
7 entries
Judges: Harrison Long, Peter Lowndes, Adam Norris, Jeremy Skuse
1st
Lachlan Walsh
Macedon Ranges Brew Club [Australia]
Macedon Mist (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Jason Ayres
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Black Eye Pale Ale (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Sasha Boskovic
Wifey Session IPA (21B: Specialty IPA)
Table 8: AMBER ALE
12 entries
Judges: Joshua Ceccato, Kahlia Ceccato, Kevin Hawley
1st
Craig Tabb
Westgate Brewers [Australia]
A (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Syd Allen
Yarra Valley Brewers [Australia]
6X (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Jeremy Skuse
(T)Hursty Brewers
Screwmaker (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 9: BROWN ALE
10 entries
Judges: Mark Johnstone, Harrison Long, Richard Lynes
1st
Craig Bates
Melbourne Brewers [Australia]
DB59: ANZAC Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Jo Skuse
Thursty Brewers
Go Nuts (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Ben Esler
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Redbeard Irish Red Ale (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 10: PORTER
20 entries
Judges: Daniel Abernethy, Andrew Bulman, Rohan Burns, Joshua Ceccato, Kris Domagala, Kevin Hawley
1st
Craig Bates
Melbourne Brewers [Australia]
DB62: IMPorter (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Walter Medenbach
Westgate Brewers [Australia]
BBP (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Kahlia Ceccato
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Portergeist (13C: English Porter)
Table 11: STOUT
16 entries
Judges: Greg Hodson, Nikolaj Jenter, Mark Johnstone, Karl Kusko, Harrison Long, Adam Norris, Jeremy Skuse
1st
Brian Murray
Merri Mashers [Australia]
The Demons You Drowned (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Julian Szaters
Winter Solstice Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Nathan Pearce-Boltec
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Shut The Fridge Door! (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
Table 12: STRONG STOUT
11 entries
Judges: Daniel Abernethy, Andrew Bulman, Rohan Burns, Joshua Ceccato, Nikolaj Jenter, Mark Johnstone
1st
Brett Elliott
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Bris25 (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Michael Bowron
Westgate Brewers [Australia]
TS26 (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Scott Trainor
Strait Of Hopmuz (20B: American Stout)
Table 13: WHEAT & RYE BEER
10 entries
Judges: Adam Macfarlane-Hill, Sharif Slamet, Scott Trainor
1st
Murray Rudman
Bruno's Weiss (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
John Sheehan
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Weizenup (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Matthew O'Halloran
Kinglake Weissbier (10A: Weissbier)
Table 14: BELGIAN ALE
24 entries
Judges: Anthony Bradstreet, Ty Broderson, Kris Domagala, Ruixing Liu, Angus Robertson, Grace Sarta, Dean Smith, Jackal Cheuk Yin Tse, Matt Zuerrer
1st
Jeremy Skuse
(T)Hursty Brewers
Dubbel Trubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Murray Rudman
Saison D'etre (25B: Saison)
3rd
Christopher Holmes
Melbourne Brewers [Australia]
Tripel Down (26C: Belgian Tripel)
Table 15: STRONG ALE & LAGER
10 entries
Judges: Mark Hibberd, Scott Trainor, Jackal Cheuk Yin Tse
1st
Michael Bowron
Westgate Brewers [Australia]
BW25 (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Brett Tyrrell
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
206 - Jurgen-Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Michael Bowron
Westgate Brewers [Australia]
DB3-24 (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 16: SOUR & WILD ALE
13 entries
Judges: Kris Domagala, Tito Orellana, Nathan Pearce-Boltec, Jeremy Skuse
1st
Murray Rudman
Ned's Red (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
2nd
Michael Horn
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Cherry Sour (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Eric Beck
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Mixed Ferm Sour - Rakau (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
Table 17: FRUIT & SPICE BEER
13 entries
Judges: Jack Carew, Kahlia Ceccato, Aidan Kempster, Richard Lynes, Brian Murray, Andi Sandbach
1st
Murray Rudman
Plum Pudding Porter (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)
2nd
Daniel Horridge
Merri Mashers [Australia]
#151 (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Murray Rudman
Belly Of Babes (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 18: SPECIALTY BEER
13 entries
Judges: Craig Bates, Martin Halden, Aidan Kempster
1st
Troy Poulier
Bayside Brewers [Australia]
Raison Detre (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Matthew O'Halloran
Kinglake Smoked Helles (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
John Keske
Melbourne Brewers [Australia]
CJHEN Stout (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 19: MEAD
10 entries
Judges: Michael Guenzel, Mark Hibberd, Damian Nippard
1st
Thanavit Jirapanjawat
Orange And Cinnamon Sparkling Session Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Brad Washington
Melbourne Brewers [Australia]
Mean Mead (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Thanavit Jirapanjawat
Dry Sparkling Mead (M1A: Dry Mead)
Table 20: CIDER & PERRY
15 entries
Judges: Andrew Bulman, Michael Guenzel, Dean Smith
1st
John Keske
Melbourne Brewers [Australia]
Fire Cider (C2D: Fire Cider)
2nd
Cameron Eldridge
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Cider (C1A: Common Cider)
3rd
Michael Horn
Merri Mashers [Australia]
Cider 2024 (C1A: Common Cider)
Champion Brewer
76 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Murray Rudman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12.0500000 | |
| 2nd | Matthew O'Halloran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.0400000 | |
Champion Club
11 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Merri Mashers [Australia] | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23.1400000 |
| 2nd | Bayside Brewers [Australia] | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22.1000000 |
| 3rd | Westgate Brewers [Australia] | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14.0700000 |
| 4th | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13.0600000 |
| 5th | (T)Hursty Brewers | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.0400000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 3
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest maximum score.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
