Winners Announced in Annual Backyard Brewing Tournament

Margaret River Beer Co's annual Backyard Brewing Tournament is all about honouring our roots as home brewers and giving back to the home brewing community. We know firsthand the passion and talent that goes into every batch. That's why we love hosting this event and providing a platform for aspiring brewers to shine.

This year’s judging panel comprised of Margaret River Brewhouse’s own Head Brewer Ryan Allen & Brewer Noah Hastings, Artisan's Brian Fitzgerald who is a qualified Cicerone & BJCP Certified Judge, Eagle Bay Brewing Co's Head Brewer Keegan Steinbacher, Reuben Herriman – Senior Brewer with Running with Thieves,  & beer journalists Jono Outred & Simon Collins.

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who entered, medalled, our top 3 beers of the tournament & of course to the WINNER of Backyard Brewing Tournament #9 - Josh Curulli.

GOLD

• Josh Curulli - Helles - Munich Helles
• James Kossen - Rauchbock - Classic Style Smoked Beer
• James Kossen - Helles Rauch - Classic Style Smoked Beer
• Ocker Brew Club - Double Bubble - Doppelbock
• Collin Abbott - Suitsukirsi Porter - Fruit Beer
• Shaun Baldini - Udder Disappointment - Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
• Daniel Fitzell - If the fruit doesn't Fitz - Fruit Lambic
• Brendan Fernandez - Blazing Banshee - Irish Red Ale

SILVER

• Luke Sims - My Friend Jackson - Experimental Beer
• Jeremy Cheyne - The Blond She Knows About - Belgian Blond Ale
• Rob Hart - Halfluck Brown Ale - American Brown Ale
• Rob Stott - Wiener Brew - Vienna Lager
• Darren Sheward - Cowtown Stout - Sweet Stout
• Troy Giuffre - Hooksy - Foreign Extra Stout with Rum & Vanilla
• Joshua Ravensdale - Beer Portmania - English Porter
• Kofi Stevens - F.I.G.J.A.M - Baltic Porter
• Chad McGregor - Brewhaven Cold IPA - Specialty IPA
• Dinnermilk (Matt & Liam) - Magic Doors - Specialty IPA, Oat Cream DIPA
• Chris Jarrott - Betty - Fruit Beer

BRONZE

• Barnaby Skeggs - Moonlight IPA - Black IPA
• Dean Kelly - Ekuadorador - Hazy IPA
• Dean Kelly - Ekuadoradog - Hazy IPA
• Zac Dixon - Swheat Talker - Dunkles Weissbier
• Kip Lundy - Now Homer, donâ€TMt you eat this pie - Winter Seasonal Beer
• Shane Burrows - Confessions of a Stout Advocate - Irish Extra Stout
• Shane Burrows - This Means Nothing to Me....Ohhhhh - Vienna Lager
• Josh Ramsay - Randy Andy's Extra Special Bitter - Best Bitter
• Shaun Baldini - Long Live Napoleon - American Amber Ale
• Josh Ramsay - Rice Rice Baby - Light Australian Lager
• James Overton - Jim's Imperial Stout - Imperial Stout
• Bruce Tomlinson - Hazy Cot - Fruit Beer (Apricot)
• Project Zeus - Without a Paddle - Cold IPA
• Nicholas Pain - Fine Man You Are! - Strong Bitter
• Morgan Turner - 'Warm Ya Lips, Shake Ya Hips" - Winter Seasonal Beer
• Tim Nichols - Rum Ting - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
• Tim Galloway - "Balls Out" Lager - Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
• Lee Price - Crystalline A.I.P.A - American IPA