NZ Brewers Cup

Awards

Judges

Robert Aylward, Craig Boon, Scott Calvert, Mike Cheer, Hugh Crozier, Oliver Drake, Jaco Hamilton-Attwell, Rob Hough, Jem Howden, Glen Napthali, Rachael Norcross, Garth Peterson, Eve Stockley-Smith, Damian Treacher, Dan Versteeg

Stewards

Paul Fraser, Beau Gibson, Silas Normanton, Maggie Shearer

Staff

Organizer

Rob Hough

By the Numbers

134 Entries 50 Entrants

15 Judges 4 Stewards

39 Placing Entries

Table 1: Pale Lager

4 entries

Judges: Craig Boon, Garth Peterson

1st

Colin Garland

Son Of Coco (2A: International Pale Lager)

2nd

Sean Heffernan

Auckland Guild Of Winemakers

Summer Bliss (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: Pilsner

2 entries

Judges: Scott Calvert, Jaco Hamilton-Attwell

1st

Paul Ngamanu

Czech Mate (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

2nd

Colin Garland

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

Table 3: Amber Lager

9 entries

Judges: Robert Aylward, Craig Boon, Rob Hough (Head Judge), Rachael Norcross

1st

Louis Nortje

Smokin' Shot (6B: Rauchbier)

2nd

Colin Garland

Walked In Cold Air (7A: Vienna Lager)

3rd

Darren Crothers

Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 4: Dark Lager

7 entries

Judges: Robert Aylward, Jem Howden

1st

William Reid

Auckland Guild Of Winemakers

Dark Vader (8B: Schwarzbier)

2nd

Matthew Binnie

Slam Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)

3rd

Richard Armstrong

Darkside Lager (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 5: Bock

1 entry

Judges: Mike Cheer, Oliver Drake

1st

Ian Kitto

Tribal Eisbock (9B: Eisbock)

Table 6: Pale Ale

28 entries

Judges: Robert Aylward, Scott Calvert, Hugh Crozier, Oliver Drake, Garth Peterson, Eve Stockley-Smith, Dan Versteeg

1st

Paul Ngamanu

NekMinit Pilsner (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

2nd

Jaco Hamilton-Attwell

Christchurch Homebrewers Association

Roustabout (25B: Saison)

3rd

Mikey Newlands

Saison D'etre (25B: Saison)

Table 7: IPA

29 entries

Judges: Craig Boon, Mike Cheer, Jaco Hamilton-Attwell, Jem Howden, Rachael Norcross, Damian Treacher

1st

Andy Hope

New River Valley Brewers Guild

High Hopes Hazy (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Scotty Ogilvie

Christchurch Homebrewers Association

Ball And Chain (21B4: Red IPA)

3rd

Ollie Evans & Eddie Smith

Hops Road (21A: American IPA)

Table 8: Amber Ale

6 entries

Judges: Craig Boon, Garth Peterson

1st

Kim Bergerson

Bitter Endeavor (11C: Strong Bitter)

2nd

Colin Garland

Straight Old Line (19A: American Amber Ale)

3rd

Chris Grubb

Bitter Rivals (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 9: Brown Ale

5 entries

Judges: Glen Napthali, Damian Treacher

1st

Tim Wood

Christchurch Homebrewers Association

Dark Mild 3.5% (13A: Dark Mild)

2nd

Pierre Hammond

The League "Britannia" (13A: Dark Mild)

3rd

Nicholas Anderson & Aaron Mockford

Dunedin Home Brewers Association

Yogi Beer (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 10: Porter

5 entries

Judges: Glen Napthali, Damian Treacher

1st

Jaco Hamilton-Attwell

Christchurch Homebrewers Association

Shadow (9C: Baltic Porter)

2nd

Fagin Butters

The Dirty Sea (9C: Baltic Porter)

3rd

Nicholas Anderson

Dunedin Home Brewers Association

Pond Crosser (20A: American Porter)

Table 11: Stout

11 entries

Judges: Rachael Norcross, Dan Versteeg

1st

Richie Lewis

Oblivion (20C: Imperial Stout)

2nd

Fagin Butters

Little Irish (15B: Irish Stout)

3rd

William Reid

Auckland Guild Of Winemakers

The Dark Star (20B: American Stout)

Table 12: Strong Ale

3 entries

Judges: Robert Aylward, Jem Howden

1st

Kim Bergerson

The Quinster (17B: Old Ale)

2nd

Shea MacGibbon

Christchurch Homebrewers Association

Belgian Strong Blonde. (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

3rd

Mikey Newlands

Belgian Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 13: Wheat Beer

8 entries

Judges: Scott Calvert, Jaco Hamilton-Attwell

1st

MacLean Fraser

Zuul The Gatekeeper (23E: Gueuze)

2nd

Sam Grant

Wheat Dreams (1D: American Wheat Beer)

3rd

Jamie Rickard

Valley Brewer

Ooohh Its A Little Bit Tasty (23F: Fruit Lambic)

Table 14: Sour Ale

1 entry

Judges: Hugh Crozier, Oliver Drake, Jem Howden

1st

Jamie Rickard

Valley Brewer

Whatcha Doin Oud Bruin (23C: Oud Bruin)

Table 15: Specialty

15 entries

Judges: Mike Cheer, Hugh Crozier, Oliver Drake, Eve Stockley-Smith

1st

Ian Kitto

Stonecrusher (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

2nd

Richie Lewis

Pickle Rick! (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

3rd

Andy Hope

New River Valley Brewers Guild

High Hopes Raspberry Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st

Ian Kitto

Stonecrusher (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

Champion Brewer

50 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Ian Kitto	3	0	0	18.0425000

NZ Brewers Cup

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

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: Specialty

Best of Show

Beer

Champion Brewer

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners