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September has been a huge month for the Canberra Brewers, with even more coming up in October! Some details below, but to get the full story you’ll have to come along to the club meeting this Thursday, 2 October at the Polish at the Polish White Eagle Club, 38 David St, Turner, from 7.30pm.We had the ACT Amateur Brewing Championships on 12-13 September, with Ed and Nic steering a dedicated team of judges and stewards through 220 entries over three sessions at BentSpoke’s Budding Cells facility.
First, second and third places for each category have been published on the competition website, with the first three places qualifying for the national competition in early November. You’ll have to be there on Thursday night to learn the winner of ACT Champion Brewer for 2025!
The top entry from each category heads into the BentBrewer Award judging for beer of show on October 23, with the winner announced and all ACT medals handed out at the meeting on 6 November.
Attack of the Clones
Spot the difference
At the September meeting we heard from BentSpoke brewer Dan Rayner who announced an epic new homebrew competition, where BentSpoke is offering a $500 cash prize for the brewer who can clone Australia’s favourite IPA, Crankshaft!
Recipe tips and entry details will be coming soon, and the beers will be judged at the club Christmas party on December 14. It will be maximum 1 entry per person, at a cost of $8 per entry for club members. Non-members can join in for $20, which also gets them invited to the Christmas party and membership until the end of the financial year.
Tiptoe through the tulips
Keen to get some early tips on brewing Crankshaft for the competition? Come and help out as the Canberra Brewers run brewing info sessions at Floriade each weekend! Led by Chuck, the gang is taking Floriade visitors through the brewing process and giving away a few tips on how to brew BentSpoke’s flagship beer.
Always keen for more helpers, so you can sign up to help out between 10.30am-12.30pm for the next two Saturdays and Sundays.
Sign up on the club forum
Chunky fermentation
The education session is taking a slightly different direction this Thursday, with a bit of a nod to Oktoberfest. Education Secretary Stretch is going to slice up the cabbage (not a euphemism) and get into the art of fermenting sauerkraut. Sounds delicious.
Live, Laugh, Lederhosen
After winning beer of show at the June club competition, Mozz has brewed his weizenbock at Cypher Brewing Co! We’re going to get together for an Oktoberfest celebration and beer release in a few weeks time – details to come.
Swap season
As well as the monthly six-pack swap, we’re also gearing up for the yearly case swap! Need a few extra homebrews to get through the Christmas season (and make up for no January club meeting)? Get brewing now so you can bring along 24 beers to the Christmas party so you can then take home a mixed case – every year a heap of local sponsors get on board offering giveaways and beers to those who take part, so get amongst it. Details are on the Facebook group and club forum.
What does membership get you?
Ever wondered what you get with a Canberra Brewers membership? Club meetings provide brewing support, education, access to the club library and brew-ship (brewing plus friendship – get it?). Our sponsors support you through discounts at your favourite brew and beer shops; Mashematics, Belco Brew Supplies, Plonk, Page Bottler. Events and brew days at Zierholz, Cypher, Capital Brewing Co, and BentSpoke. And the cherry in the stout: Draughters membership (and club comp and infrastructure support) at BentSpoke!
https://www.canberrabrewers.com.au/2025/09/october-2025-update/
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Polish White Eagle Club, 38 DAVID STREET TURNER,Canberra,ACT,Australia
