Beerfest 2022

Thanks to all who participated in the Beerfest 2022.

There were 174 entries judged and 178 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show winner(s) have not been posted yet. Please check back later.

Champion Brewer (62 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Matt Kossen	2	0	0	6.01
2nd	Matt Standfield	1	0	0	3.01	Bayside Brewers
3rd	John Sheehan	1	0	0	3.00	Bayside Brewers
	James Hunter	0	1	1	3.00	Melbourne Brewers

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Best Club (6 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Bayside Brewers	3	1	2	13.00
2nd	Melbourne Brewers	1	2	3	10.00
3rd	Westgate Brewers	1	1	0	5.00
4th	Merri Mashers	0	0	1	1.00
	Way Out West	0	0	1	1.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: American Pale Ale (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Kossen	American Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Sharif Slamet	Just Another Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale
3rd	James Hunter	American Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Melbourne Brewers

Table 2: Pale and Bitter Ale (31 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Standfield	Rbc Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	Bayside Brewers
2nd	Peter McPhail	English Best Bitter	11B: Best Bitter
3rd	Richard Loynes	Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Melbourne Brewers

Table 3: Wheat & Rye Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Sheehan	Weizenbock	10C: Weizenbock	Bayside Brewers
2nd	James Hunter	American Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Melbourne Brewers
3rd	Nicolas Hellstern	Donaukinder	24A: Witbier	Merri Mashers

Table 4: Brown Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dawn Van Bruchem	Merry Measure III	19C: American Brown Ale	Westgate Brewers
2nd	Paul Verbeek	Sticky Brown	13B: English Brown Ale
3rd	Nathan Dawes	British Strong Ale	17A: British Strong Ale	Way Out West

Table 5: Strong Ale and Lager (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Holmes	Duck Lord	20C: Imperial Stout	Melbourne Brewers
2nd	Michael Bowron	Db1	9A: Doppelbock	Westgate Brewers
3rd	Angus Robertson	Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	Melbourne Brewers

Table 6: Sour and Wild Ales (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Kossen	Golden Sour Beer	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
2nd	Hayden Henderson	Apricot Funk	23F: Fruit Lambic	Melbourne Brewers
3rd	John Kovacs	Brett Saison	28A: Brett Beer	Bayside Brewers

Table 7: Specialty Beer (32 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Ditcham	92rf	29A: Fruit Beer	Bayside Brewers
2nd	Braden Hammond Co-Brewer: William Parker	Gum Tree Gose	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bayside Brewers
3rd	Troy Poulier	Rauchbier	6B: Rauchbier	Bayside Brewers

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Hard Road Brewery - Morning session
27/02/2022 9:00 AM, AEDT.

Hard Road Brewery - Afternoon Session
27/02/2022 1:00 PM, AEDT.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 10/12/2021 1:00 AM, AEDT through 27/02/2022 9:00 AM, AEDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 10/12/2021 1:00 AM, AEDT through 27/02/2022 9:00 AM, AEDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 10/12/2021 1:00 AM, AEDT through 12/02/2022 10:00 AM, AEDT.

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.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 10/12/2021 12:00 AM, AEDT through 12/02/2022 10:00 AM, AEDT.