Western Australian State Amateur Brewing Competition 2022

Thanks to all who participated in the Western Australian State Amateur Brewing Competition 2022.

There were 376 entries judged and 150 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Crawford	Cherry Sour	1806: Belgian Specialty Ale [AABC]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
2nd	Paul Lofts	Huns Gruber	1401: Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A]
3rd	George Copley	Sandgroper Purification	1603: Eisbock [BJCP 9B]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]

Category 19: Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Copley	Sandgroper Spice Mead	1905: Fruit Spice Mead [BJCP M3A]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Allan Aitken	Fruit Mead	1904: Fruit Mead [BJCP M2]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Mick Considine	Don't Poke The Bear	1901: Dry Mead [BJCP M1A]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]

Winning Entries

Table 1: Low Alcohol (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Copley	Sandgroper Exposition	101: Light Australian Lager [AABC]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Leon Stojmenov	Born To Be Mild	104: Dark Mild [BJCP 13A]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
3rd	Rhys Fleay	The Geezer	103: London Brown Ale [BJCP 27]

Table 2: Pale Lager 1/3 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Mathew Twomey	Samurai Hanamachi Lager	204: International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]

Table 3: Pale Lager 2/3 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Stockwell	Redemption	207: German Pils [BJCP 5D]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]

Table 4: Pale Lager 3/3 (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Mitchell Munro	Monkey Munro Front Row Helles	210: Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]

Table 5: Amber & Dark Lager 1/2 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris De Chaneet	Herr Dunkel	303: Munich Dunkel [BJCP 8A]	South West Brew & Co.
3rd	Brad Halse	Golden Dog Vienna Lager	304: Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A]

Table 6: Amber & Dark Lager 2/2 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	David Graham	Dark Larger	306: Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D]

Table 7: Pale Ale 1/2 (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Matthew Amadio	Sparkling Ale	405: Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B]	SWB&CO
3rd	Chris De Chaneet	Mangles Belgian	404: Belgian Pale Ale [BJCP 24B]	South West Brew & Co.

Table 8: American Pale Ale (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob King	Zamba Zamba Zamba	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]
2nd	Russ Meredith	Pinnacles Pale Ale	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
3rd	Peter Van Bockxmeer	Beginnings Pale Ale	501: American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]

Table 9: Bitter Ale 1/2 (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Crawford	Best Bitter	603: Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]

Table 10: Bitter Ale 2/2 (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Daniel Stockwell	Fire Lily	604: American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
3rd	David Giles	Bitter and Twisted	606: Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C]

Table 11: Brown Ale 1/1 (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Stockwell	Ob1	705: British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
2nd	David Graham	Better Red Than Dead	703: Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A]
3rd	Tim Cumming	Hefty Lass	701: Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B]

Table 12: Porter 1/1 (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Stockwell	Alfred	801: English Porter [BJCP 13C]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
2nd	Mitchell Munro	Mierzejewski Porter	803: Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]
3rd	Tim Cumming	Fox Stole My Chocolate	801: English Porter [BJCP 13C]

Table 13: Stout 1/2 (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Stockwell	Choc Lobster	901: Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]

Table 14: Stout 2/2 (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Wayne Crawford	Oatmeal Stout	903: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
3rd	Terry Weaver	Black Watch	903: Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]

Table 15: Strong Stout 1/2 (11 entries)

There are no winning entries at this table.

Table 16: Strong Stout 2/2 (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Wardale	Imperial Stout	1004: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]
2nd	Wayne Crawford	Russian Imperial	1004: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
3rd	Daniel Stockwell	Tribute	1004: Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]

Table 17: IPA 1/1 (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mitchell Munro	Boys Don't Cryo	1102: American IPA [BJCP 21A]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]
2nd	Anthony Scholfield	The Simian Experiment	1102: American IPA [BJCP 21A]
3rd	Rob King	Electric Violins	1102: American IPA [BJCP 21A]

Table 18: Specialty IPA 1/3 (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Crawford	Juice Bigalow	1201: New England IPA [BJCP 21B]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]

Table 19: Specialty IPA 2/3 (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Carl Simonetti	Gnome Chaser	1206: Belgian IPA [BJCP 21B]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]

Table 20: Specialty IPA 3/3 (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Mitchell Munro	West Coast Is The Best Coast - The Duece	1208: Double IPA [BJCP 22A]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]

Table 21: Wheat and Rye Ale 1/1 (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Dalby	Weizenbock	1306: Weizenbock [BJCP10C]
2nd	George Copley	Sandgroper Translation	1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]
3rd	Kim Watling	Brucus Wheatus	1301: Weissbier [BJCP 10A]	South West Brew And Co

Table 22: Sour Ale 1/1 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Paul Lofts	Huns Gruber	1401: Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A]
2nd	Rob King	Scoby Doo	1409: Mixed Fermentation Sour [BJCP 28]
3rd	Barrie Hatch	Britta	1408: Brett Beer [BJCP 28A]

Table 23: Belgian Ale 1/2 (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Walker	Namaste	1501: Saison [BJCP 25B]
3rd	Anthony Dethick	Belgian Bombshell	1504: Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]

Table 24: Belgian Ale 2/2 (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Mike Doswell	Dubbel Bubble	1505: Belgian Dubbel [BJCP 26B]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]

Table 25: Strong Ales and Lagers 1/1 (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Copley	Sandgroper Purification	1603: Eisbock [BJCP 9B]	West Coast Brewers [Australia]
2nd	Anthony Radice	Anthony Radice	1602: Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]
3rd	Jay Hepden	2020 Dps Wine	1607: English Barleywine [BJCP 17D]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]

Table 26: FSHV Beer 1/2 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Tulloch Co-Brewer: Chris Poore	Imperial Blood Orange Berliner	1701: Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A]

Table 27: FSHV Beer 2/2 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Tim Cumming	Hibiscus Saison	1702: Spice Herb Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]
3rd	William Orchard Co-Brewer: Caitlin Orchard	Cherry Ripe Porter	1702: Spice Herb Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]

Table 28: Specialty Beer 1/2 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Crawford	Cherry Sour	1806: Belgian Specialty Ale [AABC]	Northern Brewers Homebrew Club [Australia]
3rd	Mitchell Munro	Ivan Drago	1805: Specialty Wood?Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]

Table 29: Specialty Beer 2/2 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Rohit Jaggi	Maple + Rose Dessert Sout	1809: Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C]

Table 30: Mead & Cider 1/1 (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cameron Hardie Co-Brewer: Emma Patton	Appley Ever After	2005: Other Cider/Perry [BJCP C2]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]
2nd	James Webster	Pear Insider	2005: Other Cider/Perry [BJCP C2]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]
3rd	Rob King	Man In Cider	2005: Other Cider/Perry [BJCP C2]

Table 31: Pale Ale 2/2 (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mitchell Munro	Grau Katzchen Kolsch	403: Kolsch [BJCP 5B]	Perth Home Brew Share (PHBS) [Australia]

Past Winners

WASABC2021

Judging Sessions and Dates

Tuesday (PRIVATE)
23/08/2022 15:00, +08.

Wednesday (PRIVATE)
24/08/2022 19:00, +08.

Thursday 25/8 6pm-9pm
25/08/2022 18:00, +08.

Friday 26/8 9am-12pm
26/08/2022 09:00, +08.

Friday 26/8 12pm-5pm
26/08/2022 12:00, +08.

Saturday 27/8 8:30am-12pm
27/08/2022 08:30, +08.

Saturday 27/8 12-5pm
27/08/2022 12:00, +08.

Sunday 28/8 8:30am-12pm
28/08/2022 08:30, +08.

Sunday 28/8 12pm-4pm
28/08/2022 12:00, +08.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 09/07/2022 20:00, +08 through 23/08/2022 15:00, +08.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 20/07/2022 00:00, +08 through 23/08/2022 15:00, +08.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 20/08/2022 09:00, +08 through 20/08/2022 13:00, +08.

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.

Western Australian State Amateur Brewing Competition 2022: Past Winners – WASABC2021