Aotearoa Home Brewing Classic

Awards

Judges

Robert Aylward, Jim Batten, Kim Bergerson, Marcus Bokk, Wade Cashmore, Denise Garland, Jules Grace, James Ivey, Daniel Jordan, Patrick Main, Richard Nixon, Sam O'Dea, Jamie Rickard, Renato Saltori, Evan Sutherland, Matt Van Kerkhoff, David Wood

Judges - Best of Show

Robert Aylward, Kim Bergerson, Matt Van Kerkhoff

Stewards

Sabrina Aylward, Brooke Dillon, Anna Hector, Mark Johnson, Alex Morgan, Jessica Parker, Abby Van Kerkhoff

Staff

Organizer

Mort Piripi

By the Numbers

136 Entries 46 Entrants

17 Judges 7 Stewards

42 Placing Entries

Table 1: Pale Lager

6 entries

Judges: Wade Cashmore, Patrick Main, Sam O'Dea, Jamie Rickard

1st

Colin Garland

Son Of Coco (2A: International Pale Lager)

2nd

Sam Grant

Nami (2A: International Pale Lager)

3rd

Brendon Powell

Percloni (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 2: Pilsner

7 entries

Judges: Jim Batten, Renato Saltori

1st

Dan Hags

Czech Mate! (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

2nd

Colin Garland

Brains, Muscle & Good Luck (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

3rd

Simon Withington

Valley Brewers

Fritz (5D: German Pils)

Table 3: Amber Lager

4 entries

Judges: Evan Sutherland, Matt Van Kerkhoff

1st

Scott Benjamin

Manawatu Area Society Of Homebrewers

Simply A-Marzen (6A: Märzen)

2nd

Duncan Bayne

Brewtopians

My Marzen (6A: Märzen)

3rd

Colin Garland

Walked In Cold Air (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 4: Dark Lager

6 entries

Judges: Kim Bergerson, Richard Nixon

1st

Richie Lewis

Zoe (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

2nd

Colin Garland

Serenity Revisited (8B: Schwarzbier)

3rd

Sam Grant

Black Lantern (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 5: Bock

4 entries

Judges: Evan Sutherland, Matt Van Kerkhoff

1st

Dan Filihiahekava

Valley Brewer

Trouble On My Bock (9A: Doppelbock)

2nd

Jim Batten

Hawkes Bay Amateur Winemakers...

Hoozbock (4C: Helles Bock)

3rd

Jim Batten

Hawkes Bay Amateur Winemakers...

Cousin Billy (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 6: Pale Ale

19 entries

Judges: Robert Aylward, Jim Batten, Jules Grace, Jamie Rickard, David Wood

1st

Dan Filihiahekava

Valley Brewer

Street Cred (25B: Saison)

2nd

Cory Kilcullen

CHBA

Flight Of The Pilsnerds (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

3rd

Kim Bergerson

Pear-Licious (25B: Saison)

Table 7: IPA

28 entries

Judges: Kim Bergerson, Denise Garland, Daniel Jordan, Richard Nixon, Renato Saltori, Matt Van Kerkhoff

1st

Paul Ngamanu

Passionate Haze (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Scott Benjamin

Manawatu Area Society Of Homebrewers

1868 (12C: English IPA)

3rd

Cory Kilcullen

CHBA

Radiored (21B4: Red IPA)

Table 8: Amber Ale

11 entries

Judges: James Ivey, Evan Sutherland

1st

Darren Auto Anniss

Wailander (14C: Scottish Export)

2nd

Roger Keys

Brisbane Road SB (11C: Strong Bitter)

3rd

Richie Lewis

The Queen's Tantrum (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 9: Brown Ale

3 entries

Judges: Robert Aylward, Denise Garland, Daniel Jordan

1st

Keith Lantsbury

337 Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)

2nd

Roger Keys

Chestnut Tree Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)

3rd

Matthew Binnie

Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 10: Porter

5 entries

Judges: Robert Aylward, Denise Garland, Daniel Jordan

1st

Louis Nortje

Deported Porter (20A: American Porter)

2nd

Mike Malanchak

The Badger's Porter (13C: English Porter)

3rd

Chris Hayes

Peppermint Porter V1.1 (13C: English Porter)

Table 11: Stout

12 entries

Judges: Marcus Bokk, Patrick Main

1st

Chris Grubb

Right Nipple (16A: Sweet Stout)

2nd

Darren Auto Anniss

Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)

3rd

Dan Filihiahekava

Valley Brewer

Hidden Agenda (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 12: Strong Ale

8 entries

Judges: Jules Grace, David Wood

1st

Jem Howden

CHBA

Tripel Vision (26C: Belgian Tripel)

2nd

Alistair Graham

Old Greg (17B: Old Ale)

3rd

Trent Mankelow

South Coast Brew Club

Panic Room (17B: Old Ale)

Table 13: Wheat Beer

4 entries

Judges: Marcus Bokk, James Ivey

1st

Mort Piripi & Susan Piripi

Neis Weiss Baby (10C: Weizenbock)

2nd

MacLean Fraser

Gueuzer The Destroyer (23E: Gueuze)

3rd

Dan Rabarts & Ian Freer Ewan Gould

Old Heffes DIE Hard (10A: Weissbier)

Table 14: Sour Ale

1 entry

Judges: Marcus Bokk, James Ivey

There are no winning entries at this table.

Table 15: Speciality Beer

18 entries

Judges: Wade Cashmore, Sam O'Dea

1st

Mort Piripi & Susan Piripi

Eis Weiss Baby (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)

2nd

Alistair Graham

Bumblebee Day Nursery (28A: Brett Beer)

3rd

Matt Gilbert

Valley Brewers

Enter The Abyss (34C: Experimental Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Robert Aylward, Kim Bergerson, Matt Van Kerkhoff

1st

Dan Filihiahekava

Valley Brewer

Trouble On My Bock (9A: Doppelbock)

Champion Brewer

46 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Colin Garland	1	2	1	8.0430028
2nd	Dan Filihiahekava	2	0	1	7.0435041	Valley Brewer
3rd	Mort Piripi	2	0	0	6.0440035

Aotearoa Home Brewing Classic

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Judges - Best of Show

Stewards

Staff

Organizer

By the Numbers

Table 1: Pale Lager

Table 2: Pilsner

Table 3: Amber Lager

Table 4: Dark Lager

Table 5: Bock

Table 6: Pale Ale

Table 7: IPA

Table 8: Amber Ale

Table 9: Brown Ale

Table 10: Porter

Table 11: Stout

Table 12: Strong Ale

Table 13: Wheat Beer

Table 14: Sour Ale

Table 15: Speciality Beer

Best of Show

Beer

Champion Brewer

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners