Victoria's largest homebrew competition

The Victorian Amateur Brewing Championships (Vicbrew 2024) will be held on 14th & 15th September 2024 at the Belgian Beer Café Eureka, 5 Riverside Quay, Southbank Melbourne.

14th and 15th September 2024

Schedule

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9:00am to 11:30am

Round 1 Judging

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12 noon to 1:00 pm

Lunch

Lunch Provided for all Judges and Stewards

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1:00pm to 4:30pm

Round 2 Judging

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10am to 12 noon

Judgeing session 3

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12 noon to 1:00pm

Lunch

Lunch provided for Judges and Stewards.

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1:00pm to 4:00pm

Judging session 4

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5:00PM

Awards

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Vicbrew 2024 Categories

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Beer

1. LOW ALCOHOL (≤ 4% ABV)

  • Berliner Weisse [BJCP 23A]
  • Scottish Light [BJCP 14A]
  • Scottish Heavy [BJCP 14B]
  • American Light Lager [BJCP 1A]
  • London Brown Ale; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
  • Dark Mild [BJCP 13A]
  • German Leichtbier [BJCP 5A]
  • Czech Pale Lager [BJCP 3A]
  • Ordinary Bitter [BJCP 11A]
  • Piwo Grodziskie; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]

2. PALE LAGER

  • American Lager [BJCP 1B]
  • International Pale Lager [BJCP 2A]
  • Munich Helles [BJCP 4A]
  • Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder) [BJCP 5C]
  • Pre-Prohibition Lager; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
  • German Pils [BJCP 5D]
  • Czech Premium Pale Lager (Boh. Pils) [BJCP 3B]
  • Festbier [BJCP 4B]

3. AMBER & DARK LAGER

  • International Amber Lager [BJCP 2B]
  • Czech Amber Lager [BJCP 3C]
  • International Dark Lager [BJCP 2C]
  • Munich Dunkel [BJCP 8A]
  • Vienna Lager [BJCP 7A]
  • Märzen [BJCP 6A]
  • Czech Dark Lager [BJCP 3D]
  • Schwarzbier [BJCP 8B]
  • Rauchbier [BJCP 6B]
  • Kellerbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]

4. PALE ALE

  • Cream Ale [BJCP 1C]
  • Blonde Ale [BJCP 18A]
  • Kölsch [BJCP 5B]
  • Belgian Pale Ale [BJCP 24B]
  • Australian Sparkling Ale [BJCP 12B]
  • British Golden Ale [BJCP 12A]
  • Belgian Blond Ale [BJCP 25A]

5. AMERICAN PALE ALE

  • American Pale Ale [BJCP 18B]

6. IPA

  • English IPA [BJCP 12C]
  • American IPA [BJCP 21A]
  • Double IPA [BJCP 22A]

7. SPECIALTY IPA

  • Hazy IPA [BJCP 21C]
  • Specialty IPA [BJCP 21B]

8. AMBER ALE

  • Best Bitter [BJCP 11B]
  • American Amber Ale [BJCP 19A]
  • Altbier [BJCP 7B]
  • California Common [BJCP 19B]
  • Strong Bitter [BJCP 11C]

9. BROWN ALE

  • Irish Red Ale [BJCP 15A]
  • Scottish Export [BJCP 14C]
  • Kentucky Common; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
  • British Brown Ale [BJCP 13B]
  • American Brown Ale [BJCP 19C]

10. PORTER

  • English Porter [BJCP 13C]
  • Pre-Prohibition Porter; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
  • American Porter [BJCP 20A]
  • Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C]
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Beer

11. STOUT

  • Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A]
  • Irish Stout [BJCP 15B]
  • Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B]
  • Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C]

12. STRONG STOUT

  • Tropical Stout [BJCP 16C]
  • Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D]
  • American Stout [BJCP 20B]
  • Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C]

13. WHEAT & RYE BEER

  • Weissbier [BJCP 10A]
  • Witbier [BJCP 24A]
  • Lichtenhainer; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
  • American Wheat Beer [BJCP 1D]
  • Dunkles Weissbier [BJCP 10B]
  • Roggenbier; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]
  • Weizenbock [BJCP 10C]
  • Wheatwine [BJCP 22D]

14. BELGIAN ALE

  • Saison [BJCP 25B]
  • Bière de Garde [BJCP 24C]
  • Belgian Dubbel [BJCP 26B]
  • Belgian Single [BJCP 26A]
  • Belgian Tripel [BJCP 26C]
  • Belgian Golden Strong Ale [BJCP 25C]
  • Belgian Dark Strong Ale [BJCP 26D]

15. STRONG ALE & LAGER

  • Helles Bock [BJCP 4C]
  • Dunkles Bock [BJCP 6C]
  • Doppelbock [BJCP 9A]
  • Eisbock [BJCP 9B]
  • Wee Heavy [BJCP 17C]
  • British Strong Ale [BJCP 17A]
  • Old Ale [BJCP 17B]
  • English Barleywine [BJCP 17D]
  • American Strong Ale [BJCP 22B]
  • American Barleywine [BJCP 22C]
  • Sahti; Historical Beer [BJCP 27]

16. SOUR & WILD ALE

  • Gose [BJCP 23G]
  • Lambic [BJCP 23D]
  • Gueuze [BJCP 23E]
  • Fruit Lambic [BJCP 23F]
  • Straight Sour Beer [BJCP 28D]
  • Flanders Red Ale [BJCP 23B]
  • Oud Bruin [BJCP 23C]
  • Brett Beer [BJCP 28A]
  • Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer [BJCP 28B]
  • Wild Specialty Beer [BJCP 28C]

17. FRUIT & SPICE BEER

  • Fruit Beer [BJCP 29A]
  • Fruit and Spice Beer [BJCP 29B]
  • Specialty Fruit Beer [BJCP 29C]
  • Grape Ale [BJCP 29D]
  • Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer [BJCP 30A]
  • Autumn Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30B]
  • Winter Seasonal Beer [BJCP 30C]
  • Specialty Spice Beer [BJCP 30D]

18. SPECIALTY BEER

  • Classic Style Smoked Beer [BJCP 32A]
  • Specialty Smoked Beer [BJCP 32B]
  • Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33A]
  • Specialty Wood-Aged Beer [BJCP 33B]
  • Alternative Grain Beer [BJCP 31A]
  • Alternative Sugar Beer [BJCP 31B]
  • Experimental Beer [BJCP 34C]
  • Commercial Specialty Beer [BJCP 34A]
  • Mixed-Style Beer [BJCP 34B]
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Cider & Mead

19. MEAD

  • Dry Mead [BJCP M1A]
  • Semi-Sweet Mead [BJCP M1B]
  • Sweet Mead [BJCP M1C]
  • Cyser [BJCP M2A]
  • Pyment [BJCP M2B]
  • Berry Mead [BJCP M2C]
  • Stone Fruit Mead [BJCP M2D]
  • Melomel [BJCP M2E]
  • Fruit and Spice Mead [BJCP M3A]
  • Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead [BJCP M3B]
  • Braggot [BJCP M4A]
  • Historical Mead [BJCP M4B]
  • Experimental Mead [BJCP M4C]

20. CIDER & PERRY

  • New World Cider [BJCP C1A]
  • English Cider [BJCP C1B]
  • French Cider [BJCP C1C]
  • New World Perry [BJCP C1D]
  • Traditional Perry [BJCP C1E]
  • New England Cider [BJCP C2A]
  • Cider with Other Fruit [BJCP C2B]
  • Applewine [BJCP C2C]
  • Ice Cider [BJCP C2D]
  • Cider with Herbs/Spices [BJCP C3d]

Drop Off locations

  • Ballarat Home Brew Centre:
    1/314 Ripon St. South Ballarat, Ph:5333 5825
  • Bendigo Sandhurst Butchers Supplies & Home Brew:
    46 Bridge St. Bendigo, Ph: 5441 4205
  • The FullBrew:
    Shop 4/ 1389 Healesville-Kooweerup Rd Woori Yallock Ph:5964 6222
  • Geelong Home Brewing:
    Shop 2/108 Church Street Hamlyn Heights, 3215. Ph: 5221 3985
  • Grape & Grain:
    14 - 16 Station Street, Moorabbin Ph: 9553 1003
  • Greensborough Home Brewing Supplies:
    29 Beewar St. Greensborough Ph:9432 0283
  • The Great Beyond:
    152 Bell Street Coburg Ph:7020 0278
  • Keg King:
    Warehouse 48 Smith St. Springvale Ph: 9011 1698
  • Narre Brew Supplies:
    Unit 4 82-84 Melverton Drive Hallam Ph:9796 4703