Someone mentioned "those two blokes who knew a lot who judged" they were Ross Mitchell of Canberra and Mark Hibberd of Melbourne,the two highest ranking (exam wise) BJCP judges in Australia. Yes Virginia, there is a lot more to judging than comparing the beer in your hand to a set of printed guidlines on the table next to you.
My Acrobat has shirt itself so I have not read the results (yet) but I understand that Canberra (ho hum)once again did rather well!!! I have to congrads the Cougar, who on his own time and fuel drove the ACT entries, which had been stored in optimum conditions even down to temperature for ale or lager down to Bulli where they were handed to the Stewardship of Living God Ray where they (along with all the other entries) would have been kept, again, in optimal condition, until the judging.
I cannot emphasize too much the requirement that beers be kept stable for as long as possible before the judging.
Well done Canberra in the results and a big thank you to NSW for running it.
K