16th Annual ESB Home Brew Competition 2025
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Julian Chan, Barry Cranston, Craig Dunbar, Simon Haynes, Daniel Ivey, Ruixing Liu, Alessio Mancini, Sebastian Pilz, Kris Rogers, Tom Smith, Jonathan Strating, Joe Valente, Piers Watson
Judges - Best of Show
Barry Cranston, Daniel Ivey
Stewards
Graham McDonald, Brett McKenna, Ian Mooney
Staff
David Tetley, Shane Warburton
Organizer
Matty Reed
By the Numbers
72 Entries 17 Entrants
13 Judges 3 Stewards 2 Staff
21 Placing Entries
Table 1: Bintani - Pale Lager
13 entries
Judges: Kris Rogers, Tom Smith
Table 2: The Brew Shop - Amber & Dark Lager
7 entries
Judges: Craig Dunbar, Joe Valente
Table 3: Hop & Grain - Pale Ale
19 entries
Judges: Barry Cranston, Daniel Ivey, Alessio Mancini, Jonathan Strating
Table 4: Brew Cellar - Amber & Dark Ale
7 entries
Judges: Sebastian Pilz, Joe Valente
Table 5: Hawkers - Porter & Stout
13 entries
Judges: Julian Chan, Simon Haynes
Table 6: NSW Homebrewers Association - Belgian & Sours
13 entries
Judges: Ruixing Liu, Piers Watson
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Barry Cranston, Daniel Ivey
Best Brewer
17 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Gaffey | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14.0800000 | |
| 2nd | Ian Mooney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0200000 | Extra Special Brewers... |
| Jason Ayres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0200000 |
Best Club
6 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | HM | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Extra Special Brewers (ESB) [Australia] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.0500000 |
| 2nd | Flat Rock Brew Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0200000 |
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners