Vicbrew 2026: Past Winners – Vicbrew2024
Table 1: LOW ALCOHOL (≤ 4% ABV) (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Geoff Donnellon | Premium Lager | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | |
| 2nd | John Keske | Dark Wild | 13A: Dark Mild | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Bruno Schivinski | Berliner Weisse | 23A: Berliner Weisse | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
Table 2: PALE LAGER (29 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Braden Hammond | Grand Fest Auto | 4B: Festbier | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Daniel Abernethy | German Pils | 5D: German Pils | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Sharif Slamet | Pilsner Urkel | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
Table 3: AMBER & DARK LAGER (31 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Bowron | SCH | 8B: Schwarzbier | Westgate Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Brian Murray | Faults And Cracks - Munich Dunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Kyle Molina | Beer | 2B: International Amber Lager | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
Table 4: PALE ALE (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Luke Gilchrist | Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | Westgate Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Joshua Ceccato | Second Wind | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Mark Hibberd | XPA | 12A: British Golden Ale | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
Table 5: AMERICAN PALE ALE (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Bailey | Bailey's Pale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Sharif Slamet | Cosmic Alignment XPA | 18B: American Pale Ale | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Julian Szaters | 20 Paces American Zest Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale |
Table 6: IPA (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Trainor | American IPA | 21A: American IPA | |
| 2nd | Bruno Schivinski | American IPA | 21A: American IPA | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Scott Trainor | Double IPA | 22A: Double IPA |
Table 7: SPECIALTY IPA (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Maccauley | Hazy | 21C: Hazy IPA | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Neil Milne | Phazy | 21C: Hazy IPA | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Sean Swift | Hazy Soft And Juicy | 21C: Hazy IPA | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
Table 8: AMBER ALE (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thurstan Bruce | Thursty Pale Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale | |
| 2nd | Jo Skuse | Alternate Reality | 7B: Altbier | Thursty Brewers |
| 3rd | Sharif Slamet | Harder, Bitter, Faster, Stronger | 11B: Best Bitter | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
Table 9: BROWN ALE (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Martin Halden | Ya Brown | 13B: British Brown Ale | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Martin Halden | Yamerican Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Rob Bonici | Bobby B's Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | Yarra Valley Brewers [Australia] |
Table 10: PORTER (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Trainor | English Porter | 13C: English Porter | |
| 2nd | Brian Murray | Latest Trick - English Porter | 13C: English Porter | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Mark Chapman | American Porter MC12 | 20A: American Porter | Yarra Valley Brewers [Australia] |
Table 11: STOUT (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Bowron | IS | 15B: Irish Stout | Westgate Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Vaun Thompson | Sh_out | 16A: Sweet Stout | Westgate Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Christopher Holmes | Ode To Oats | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
Table 12: STRONG STOUT (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cameron Eldridge | IS | 20C: Imperial Stout | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Scott Trainor | Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | |
| 3rd | Rob Bonici | Fireside Chat | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Yarra Valley Brewers [Australia] |
Table 13: WHEAT & RYE BEER (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Murray Rudman | Bruno's Big Banana | 10A: Weissbier | |
| 2nd | Jason Ayres | Mit Der Sense Der Wiese | 10A: Weissbier | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | John Keske | Wit Happens | 24A: Witbier | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
Table 14: BELGIAN ALE (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Chapman | Grisette Saison | 25B: Saison | Yarra Valley Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | John Sheehan | John Sheehan | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Michael Bowron | DB2 | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Westgate Brewers [Australia] |
Table 15: STRONG ALE & LAGER (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Martin Halden | Ya Wee | 17C: Wee Heavy | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Michael Bowron | DB | 9A: Doppelbock | Westgate Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Brett Tyrrell | 188 Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
Table 16: SOUR & WILD ALE (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Maccauley | Oud Bruin | 23C: Oud Bruin | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Murray Rudman | Ned's Barrel Beer | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | |
| 3rd | Eric Beck | Table Beer | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
Table 17: FRUIT & SPICE BEER (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nino Karow | Blood Orange And Passionfruit Gosa | 29A: Fruit Beer | Monash Brewlab |
| 2nd | Christopher Holmes | Home 4Xmas | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Hayden Henderson | Honestly Not Forcing It Into A Category.... | 29A: Fruit Beer | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
Table 18: SPECIALTY BEER (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christopher Holmes | Full Duck Lord | 34A: Commercial Specialty Beer | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Hayden Henderson | Steinbrew | 32B: Specialty Smoked Beer | Melbourne Brewers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Cameron Eldridge | BBW | 34C: Experimental Beer | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
Table 19: MEAD (2 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Kingston | Melomel | M2E: Melomel | |
| 2nd | Jack Maccauley | Mead | M1C: Sweet Mead | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
Table 20: CIDER & PERRY (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cameron Eldridge | OC | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 2nd | Holger Detje | BPB Boysenberry Cider | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Merri Mashers [Australia] |
| 3rd | Kahlia Richardson | Strawberry Orchard Bliss | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Bayside Brewers [Australia] |
Past Winners
- Vicbrew2021
- Vicbrew2022
- Vicbrew2023
- Vicbrew2024
- Vicbrew2025
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12/09/2026 1:00 PM, AEST.
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