Aotearoa Home Brewing Classic

Thanks to all who participated in the Aotearoa Home Brewing Classic.

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There were 120 entries judged and 344 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Results

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Vaughan Hider	May the Schwarz be with you	8B: Schwarzbier	Christchurch Home Brew Association

Champion Brewer (48 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1000 1st	Dan Filihiahekava	2	1	0	8.04	Valley Brewer
2000 2nd	Roger Keys	1	1	1	6.04
3000 3rd	Cam Hall	1	1	0	5.04	Poribrewer

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.

Winning Entries

Pale Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Withington	God Save the Queen	2A: International Pale Lager	Valley Brewers
2nd	Simon Withington	Bud on steroids	1B: American Lager	Valley Brewers
3rd	Keith Lantsbury	382 Lager	2A: International Pale Lager

Pilsner (3 entries)

There are no winning entries at this table.

Amber Lager (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Colin Garland	Jousting Stix	3C: Czech Amber Lager

Dark Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Vaughan Hider	May the Schwarz be with you	8B: Schwarzbier	Christchurch Home Brew Association
2nd	Dan Filihiahekava	Lies , illusions and fetishes	8B: Schwarzbier	Valley Brewer
3rd	Duncan McQueen	crusty	8A: Munich Dunkel

Bock (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Filihiahekava	Insufficient Funds	9A: Doppelbock	Valley Brewer
2nd	Darren Auto Anniss	Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock
3rd	Ian Kitto	Dunklebock Tropical fusion	6C: Dunkels Bock

Pale Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jem Howden	Belgian Pale Ale	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	CHBA
2nd	Vaughan Hider	Cerveza Rubia	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Christchurch Home Brew Association
3rd	Miro Anderson	Hefty Hop Pale	18B: American Pale Ale

IPA (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cam Hall	Juicebox	21C: Hazy IPA	Poribrewer
2nd	Mary Talbot	Rye IPA	21B5: Rye IPA
3rd	Dave Burroughs	gunslinger IPA	21A: American IPA

Amber Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Kokich	443 scottish heavy	14B: Scottish Heavy
2nd	Roger Keys	COULTON BITTER	11C: Strong Bitter
3rd	Matthew Paterson	Dubbel Days	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Valley Brewers

Brown Ale (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Kim Bergerson	Cowboy Sam	19C: American Brown Ale
2nd	Cliff Renner	Brittania	13A: Dark Mild
3rd	Keith Lantsbury	384 Brown Ale	13B: British Brown Ale

Porter (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Roger Keys	COAL PORTER	13C: English Porter
2nd	Dan Rabarts Co-Brewer: Ian Freer Ewan Gould	For Whom the Bean Tolls	20A: American Porter
3rd	Shane Spencer	Porters Pass	13C: English Porter

Stout (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Matt Van Kerkhoff	Unbroken	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Darren Auto Anniss	Russian Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout
3rd	Roger Keys	DARK MATTER	15B: Irish Stout

Strong Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Filihiahekava	Cockblocker	17D: English Barley Wine	Valley Brewer
2nd	Mikey Newlands	Renegades of Monk	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Robert Manktelow	Plan B	17B: Old Ale	Brutopians

Wheat Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Duncan Bayne	GrowzisKia	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Brewtopians
2nd	Sean Heffernan	Cherry Lambic	23F: Fruit Lambic	Auckland Guild Of Winemakers

Speciality Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Clark	Big Scotch Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	Cam Hall	Left in the dark	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Poribrewer
3rd	Trent Mankelow	Ashes to Ashes	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer	South Coast Brew Club