Sydney Beer Week Pro-Am 2025
Awards
Judges
Tim Allen, Dion Barlin, Roman Bukarev, Andrew Coombs, Samuel Lam, King Hong Benjamin Law, Ruixing Liu, Alessio Mancini, Jodi McLean, Stephen McLean, Noelia Rubio, Tom Smith, Carla Tallone, Aziz Tan, David Tetley
Stewards
Brendan Abbott, Jason Scala
Staff
Simon Haynes
Organizer
Stuart Upton
By the Numbers
67 Entries
22 Entrants
15 Judges
2 Stewards
1 Staff
32 Placing Entries
Table 1: Akasha Brewing Company
9 entries
Judges: King Hong Benjamin Law, Tom Smith
1st
Mark Davis
Northern Rivers Brew Club
American IPA (ABC01: Akasha)
2nd
Michael Ward
American IPA (ABC01: Akasha)
3rd
Arron Stephenson
Flat Rock Brew Club
American IPA (ABC01: Akasha)
Table 2: Badlands Brewery
4 entries
Judges: Tim Allen, David Tetley
1st
Harald Walt
Smb Maibock (BLB01: Badlands)
2nd
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
We Want Privacy (BLB01: Badlands)
3rd
Julian Chan
Inner Sydney Brewers (ISB)...
Talk To Me Goose (BLB01: Badlands)
Table 3: The Coastal Brewing Company
10 entries
Judges: Dion Barlin, Dion Barlin, Aziz Tan, Aziz Tan
1st
Peter Symons
Extra Special Brewers (ESB)...
Splann STOUT (CBC01: Coastal Brewing)
2nd
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
Tefal For Two (CBC01: Coastal Brewing)
3rd
Arron Stephenson
Flat Rock Brew Club
Double IPA (CBC01: Coastal Brewing)
Table 5: Depot Brewery
2 entries
Judges: King Hong Benjamin Law, Tom Smith
1st
Roger Barnes
Flat Rock Brew Club
Hazy IPA (DBC01: Depot Brewery)
2nd
Dylan Porter
Western Sydney Brewers [Australia]
Nectar Session Hazy (DBC01: Depot Brewery)
Table 6: Dad & Dave's Brewing
7 entries
Judges: Noelia Rubio, David Tetley
1st
James Overton
Canberra Brewers Club
Schwarzbier (DDB01: Dad & Dave's)
2nd
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
2 For The Price Of One (DDB01: Dad & Dave's)
3rd
Simon Noble
Mad Eyed And Moody (DDB01: Dad & Dave's)
Table 7: Endeavour Tap Rooms
6 entries
Judges: Samuel Lam, Jodi McLean
1st
Michael Ward
B Blond (ETR01: Endeavour)
2nd
Simon Haynes
Flat Rock Brew Club
Whiter Shade Of Pale (ETR01: Endeavour)
3rd
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
He Took The Potato Peeler! (ETR01: Endeavour)
Table 8: Frenchies Bistro & Brewery
6 entries
Judges: Samuel Lam, Stephen McLean
1st
Tim Allen
Brewsbuzz Dunkelweizen (FBB01: Frenchies)
2nd
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
Whole Wit (FBB01: Frenchies)
3rd
Harald Walt
Smb Dunkelweizen (FBB01: Frenchies)
Table 9: Slow Lane Brewing
8 entries
Judges: Ruixing Liu, Alessio Mancini
1st
Sebastian Pilz
Extra Special Brewers (ESB)...
German Pilsner (SLB01: Slow Lane)
2nd
Michael Ward
KC (SLB01: Slow Lane)
3rd
Harald Walt
Smb Keller Pils (SLB01: Slow Lane)
Table 10: Wayward Brewing Co.
5 entries
Judges: Roman Bukarev, Carla Tallone
1st
Arron Stephenson
Flat Rock Brew Club
West Coast IPA (WBC01: Wayward Brewing)
2nd
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
C Hops (WBC01: Wayward Brewing)
3rd
Michael Ward
IPA (WBC01: Wayward Brewing)
Table 11: Willie the Boatman
7 entries
Judges: Roman Bukarev, Andrew Coombs
1st
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
The Hershey (WTB01: Willie the Boatman)
2nd
Dylan Porter
Western Sydney Brewers [Australia]
American Idiot (WTB01: Willie the Boatman)
3rd
Conan Bourke
Inner Sydney Brewers (ISB)...
You Right Bud? (WTB01: Willie the Boatman)
Table 12: Freshwater Brewing Company
3 entries
Judges: Ruixing Liu, Alessio Mancini
1st
Alex Fagan
Inner Sydney Brewers (ISB)...
RIPA (FBC01: Freshwater)
2nd
Simon Haynes
Flat Rock Brew Club
Little RIPA (FBC01: Freshwater)
3rd
Adam Gaffey
Grainmother Brewing Supplies
They Can't All Be Wrong! (FBC01: Freshwater)
Best Brewer
22 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Adam Gaffey | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15.0801000 | Grainmother Brewing Supplies |
| 2nd | Michael Ward | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.0401000 | |
| 3rd | Harald Walt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.0301000 | |
| Arron Stephenson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.0301000 | Flat Rock Brew Club |
Best Club
9 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Grainmother Brewing Supplies | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15.0801000 |
| 2nd | Flat Rock Brew Club | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12.0602000 |
| 3rd | Extra Special Brewers (ESB) [Australia] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0202000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 3
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest average score.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners