NSW Amateur Brewing Championships for 2011
Champion Brewer of Show points
1st Barry Cranston (ESB Club) 13 points
2nd Matt Cawley 11 points
Best of Show
1st Joe Valente (ESB Club) Weizenbock
2nd Michael Finn (ESB Club) Vienna Lager
Category 1 – Low Alcohol
Style Entry # Name Description Score
1.6 58 Joe Valente English Bitter 66.5 (ESB Club)
1.6 31 Barry Cranston English Bitter 65.5 (ESB Club)
1.3 19 Ben Werbowyj Scottish Light Ale 65
Category 2 – Pale Lager
Style Entry # Name Description Score
2.4 2 16 Barry Cranston Munich Helles 75 (ESB Club)
2.4 1 24 Sam Haldane Munich Helles 71.5
2.1 1 12 Merv Cadwallader Australian Lager 71
Category 3 – Pilsener
Style Entry # Name Description Score
3.3 1 61 Chris Vais Bohemian Pilsener 73.5
3.3 3 05 Brendan Abbott Bohemian Pilsener 71.5
3.2 3 48 Greg Lee German Pilsener 70
Category 4 – Amber & Dark Lager
Style Entry # Name Description Score
4.2 2 4 Michael Finn Vienna Lager 76 (ESB Club)
4.1 2 3 Michael Finn Oktoberfest/Marzen 70 (ESB Club)
4.2 50 Matt Cawley Vienna Lager 69
Category 5 – Strong Lager
Style Entry # Name Description Score
5.4 47 Barry Cranston Doppelbock 75.5 (ESB Club)
5.3 3 21 Maximilian Plank Traditional Bock 74 2
5.4 53 Matt Cawley Doppelbock 66.5 1
Category 6 – Pale Ale
Style Entry # Name Description Score
6.3 1 00 Tony Moy Kolsch 79
6.6 1 60 Chris Vais English Pale Ale 77
6.3 2 31 Glenn Cartwright Kolsch 73.5
Category 7 – American Pale Ale
Style Entry # Name Description Score
7.1 3 51 Greg Lee American Pale Ale 72
7.1 2 75 Jason Scala American Pale Ale 71
7.1 2 32 Graham & Kelly Eyres American Pale Ale 70
Category 8 – Bitters
Style Entry # Name Description Score
8.2 5 1 Matt Cawley English Best Bitter 74.5
8.3 1 5 Ben Werbowyj ESB 74.5
8.3 2 00 Stephen Samarjia ESB 71
Category 9 – Brown Ales
Style Entry # Name Description Score
9.4 1 97 Tony Sneddon Australian Dark/Old Ale 77
9.2 3 13 Danny Hannan Irish Red Ale 76
9.2 2 84 Chris Trigg Irish Red Ale 69
Category 10 – Porter
Style Entry # Name Description Score
10.1 4 9 Matt Cawley Brown Porter 86
10.3 1 71 Scott Simpson Baltic Porter 83
10.1 2 85 Chris Trigg Brown Porter 80
Category 11 – Stout
Style Entry # Name Description Score
11.1 1 50 Pete Ptolomey Dry Stout 79.5
11.1 37 Trent Maier Dry Stout 77.5
11.2 2 57 Sunny Browning Sweet Stout 75.5
Category 12 – Strong Stout
Style Entry # Name Description Score
12.2 6 8 Josh Button Russian Imperial Stout 87
12.1 2 86 Chris Trigg Australian Stout/Foreign Extra Stout 83
12.2 1 34 Barry Cranston Russian Imperial Stout 82 (ESB Club)
Category 13 – India Pale Ale
Style Entry # Name Description Score
13.2 2 73 Andrew Squire American IPA 72
13.2 2 44 Jason Scala American IPA 68
13.2 308 Brendan Abbott American IPA 64
Category 14 – Strong Ale
Style Entry # Name Description Score
14.1 2 48 Barry Cranston Old Ale 83
14.2 3 David Jenkins Strong Scotch Ale 79
14.3 42 Matt Cawley English Barleywine 78
Category 15 – Belgian Strong Ale
Style Entry # Name Description Score
15.1 2 41 Graham & Kelly Eyres Belgian Blonde Ale 74
15.3 2 37 Graham & Kelly Eyres Belgian Tripel 72
15.1 2 59 Sunny Browning Belgian Blonde Ale 66.5
Category 16 – Wheat Beer
Style Entry # Name Description Score
16.3 6 5 Joe Valente Weizenbock 70 (ESB Club)
16.1 184 Michael Wallace Weizen/Weissbier 69
16.1 44 Matt Cawley Weizen/Weissbier 66.5
Category 17 – Farmhouse & Wild Ale
Style Entry # Name Description Score
17.1 8 4 Antony Bijok Witbier 73.5
17.4 2 56 Sunny Browning Flanders Red Ale 69
17.3 2 52 Barry Cranston Biere De Garde 63.5
Category 18 – Specialty
Style Entry # Name Description Score
18.3 80 Chris Benson Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer 83.5
18.7 55 Matt Cawley Other Specialty – Choc Espresso Oatmeal Stout 76.5
18.7 215 Vaughn Blackley Other Specialty – Pale/Golden Ale 76.5 (ESB Club)