Bathurst Brew Comp

[Doc]

The Bathurst Showing Brewing comp is coming up fast.
It is on April 16-17 2004.

Entry forms and details can be found here.

Beers,
Doc

 

[Snow]

Not having much experience in the competiton side of things, can you tell me the significance of the Bathurst comp? Is it the NSW comp? or just a big comp that a lot of people seem to enter? How does it rate against, say, the National Comp?

Cheers - Snow

 

[Doc]

The Bathurst comp is widely regarded as a well run and organised comp.
It is not the NSW comp.

It is really the only major comp held at this time of the year with the state and national comps held around Sept.

Beers,
Doc

 

[Jovial_Monk]

It is well run

Entering a competition will give you feedback from experienced judge who does not know who's beer he is tasting. Your mates will always say your HB is great, a comp is a chance to find out how great, and how to make it better.

Bathurst is open to kit, extract and mash brews


Jovial Monk

 

[Doc]

The Bathurst comp was on Fri and Sat this week.
Did anyone go along for the judging/dinner and awards ceremony ?
Did anyone enter ?

Beers,
Doc

 

[Doc]

Straight from Oz Craftbrewing the Bathurst Results.

B ROCK 99.3 FM - RESULTS 2004 HOME BREW CHAMPIONSHIPS

(2840) Low Alcohol - Sponsored by BlackRock - 8 entries
English Dark Mild Harrison, Christopher 130.5 1
Australian Light Davis, Bruce 121 2
Australian Light Mewburn, Ross 117.5 3
Australian Light Primmer, Ray 92.5 HC
American Light Smith, Gareth 90.5 HC

(2841) Australian/American Draught - Sponsored by The Country Brewer - 25 entries
American Pale Halloran, Alan 115 1
Australian Draught Barnes, Peter 112.5 2
Australian Pale Lane, Michael 111 3
Australian Pale Smith, Gareth 110.5 HC
Australian Draught Grady, Craig 108.5 HC

(2842) Pale Ale - Sponsored by The Hopping Mad Brewery (Orange) - 10 entries
American Ale Killmister, John 119 1
Irish Red Ale Cranston, Barry 118.5 2
Kolsch Mills, Ray 114 3
English Pale Croft, Nick 113.5 HC
California Common Cranston, Barry 110.5 HC

(2843) Bitter Ale - Sponsored by Grain and Grape - Wyeast - 17 entries
Australian Bitter Davis, Bruce 115 1
English Ordinary Bitter Cranston, Barry 113 2
English Ordinary Bitter Tyack, Daniel 112.5 3
English Ordinary Bitter Hatton, Rod 106 HC
English Special Bitter Adamson, Richard 101.5 HC

(2844) Dark Ale - Sponsored by Tooheys Homebrew Kits - 46 entries
Northern English Brown Cranston, Barry 123 1*
Robust Porter Roberts, Shannon 123 1*
Brown Porter Clark, Andrew 120 3
Honey Porter Abbott, Peter 120 HC
Robust Porter Wiggins, Collin 108 HC

(2845) Strong Ale - Sponsored by B-Rock 99.3 FM - 28 entries
Imperial Stout Harrison, Christopher 123.5 1
American Barley Wine Miller, Darren 120 2
Strong Dark Ale (Belgian) Bryant, Geoffrey 114.5 3
English Barley Wine Reinsma, Leon 112 HC
English Old/Strong Ale Robinson, Darren 111.5 HC

(2846) Stout - Sponsored by Goldrush - 25 entries
Dry-Classic Irish McAlpine, Paul 109 1
Foreign Extra Davies, David 108 2
Sweet Tyack, Daniel 106.5 3
Foreign Extra Mills, Ray 104.5 HC
Foreign Extra 1 Cranston, Barry 102.5 HC

(2847) Pale Continental Lager - Sponsored by Bathurst Trophies and Gifts - 27 entries
Oktoberfest Jarrett, Phillipa 124.5 1
Bohemian Pilsner Killmister, John 124 2
Bohemian Pilsner Barker, Chris 123.5 3
Dortmunder Export Reinsma, Leon 122.5 HC
Bohemian Pilsner Murphy, Tony 120 HC

(2848) Dark Lager - Sponsored by Beermakers - 11 entries
Schwarzbier Cranston, Barry 126.5 1
Munich Dunkel Cranston, Barry 120 2
Schwarzbier Goodwin, Gary 114.5 3
Schwarzbier Smith, Gareth 97.5 HC
Munich Dunkel Murphy, Laurie 97.5 HC

(2849) Strong Lager - Sponsored by Bathurst Brewers - 7 entries
Traditional Bock Ripley, Maurice 118.5 1
Maibock Cranston, Barry 100 2
Doppelbock Young, Lorraine 100 3
Traditional Bock Jarrett, Phillipa 98.5 HC
Traditional Bock Shea, Peter 92 HC

(2850) Other Lager - Sponsored by B-Rock 99.3 FM - 19 entries
Australian Lager (Premium) Pilsner Williams, John 107.5 1
Classic American Pilsner Mills, Ray 99.5 2
Australian Lager Broderick, Graham 99.5 3
Australian Lager Clark, Andrew 97.5 HC
Australian Lager Goodwin, Gary 97.5 HC

(2851) Wheat Beer - Sponsored by ESB Brewing Supplies - 11 entries
Weizen Raymer, Shaun 111 1
Australian Smith, Gareth 86 2
Berliner Weisse Shea, Peter 84.5 3
Bavarian Weizen Arnott, Chris 80 HC
American Wheat Cranston, Barry 76.5 HC

(2852) Belgian/French Specialty - Sponsored by Malt Shovel Brewery - 9 entries
Belgian Wit Snook, Rodd 108.5 1
Tripel Fitzsimons, Peter 105.5 2
Belgian Wit Barrett, Simon 87 3
Trappist Ale Murphy, Laurie 81 HC
Belgian Pale Ale Snook, Rodd 79.5 HC

Grand Champion Beer of Show
Sponsored by Bathurst Trophies and Gifts
Christopher Harrison

Champion Bathurst District Beer of Show
Sponsored by B-Rock 99.3 FM
Phillipa Jarrett

Champion Bathurst District Beer of Show Runner Up
Sponsored by B-Rock 99.3 FM
Peter Barnes

Most Successful Exhibitor of Show
Sponsored by The Country Brewer
Christopher Harrison

Best Club
Eastern Suburbs Brewers

 

[jayse]

Doc is that you in for the strong ale?
I have tried the other darrens barley wine in the same cat, that was a wicked drop. if its the same one i had it was 100% pale malt.

oh and cascade.

jayse

 

[jayse]

Doc must be shy but iam sure thats his name at the bottom of the strong ale cat.
Also is andrew the same as the andrew we have here who's name appears a few times.

jayse

 

[Guest Lurker]

Hey- thats me in the Belgian wit category. Of the couple of bottles I entered I thought the wit was the worst. But I guess there would have been a lot more entries in my other categories. 87 doesnt sound very high. Forgive my ignorance, but what is the score out of?

 

[jayse]

Good work simon. i don't now the numbers but iam guessing 150.

jayse

 

[jayse]

Oh bigd will be bringing a present from me for you.

jayse

 

[big d]

ahb bias must be outa 88
well done simon

 

[Doc]

Well done Simon.
Yep that is me in the Strong Ale. It was my James Squire Australian Strong Ale clone.
The Andrew is the Andrew from this list AFAIK.
The scores are out of 150. 50 points max from three judges.

I believe the score sheets were being mailed Monday this week so you should have them any day now.

Beers,
Doc

 

[AndrewQLD]

Yeah guys, thats me 3rd in the dark ale for my brown porter (the one I posted a pic of a few weeks back) and I am rapped.
Good on you Doc and you too Simon.
Go the AHB brewers

 

[Gough]

Congrats to all the AHB boys. You've inspired me to have a stab next year, or maybe in the September round of comps if I'm ready. Again, well done,

Shawn.

 

[Linz]

Time to start filling out the club detail as "Aussie Home Brewer .Com" ?