Judges
Each judge brings unique skills, industry insight, sensory expertise, and a strong commitment to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. This ensures a wide range of perspectives in the judging process, delivering a well-rounded, credible, and rigorous assessment of all entries.
Pictured: Warren Pawsey and Tina Panoutsos at the Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards
Meet the Head Judges
Overseeing the panel in their capacity as rotating Head Judges will be industry veterans Tina Panoutsos and Warren Pawsey.
Tina Panoutsos, from CUB and Asahi brings over 30 years of experience in various roles across the beer industry, including sensory, quality assurance, and marketing.
“The AIBAs are not just about assessing beers; they’re about building strong networks, encouraging camaraderie, and celebrating the ever-evolving quality and innovation in brewing.”
Warren Pawsey, consultant, has over 35 years of experience in brewing and has worked with various breweries across the industry.
Together, these head judges will ensure the competition runs smoothly and fairly, upholding the highest standards in beer judging.
Head Judges
- Tina Panoutsos – Australia
- Warren Pawsey – Australia
Associate Judges
- Amanda Hertz – Australia
- Andras Fehervari – Australia
- Chris Brady – Australia
- Julia Honan – Australia
- Timothy Miles – Australia
- Zander Evershed-Brown – Australia
- Hugh Irwin – Australia
- Julia Santos Muriel – Australia
- Lang Yu – China
- Lewis Kerr – Australia
- Matthew Cuthbert – Australia
- Nathaniel Reeves – Australia
- Sylvia Guimaraes – Australia
- Jeffrey Bell – Australia
Judges
- Adrian McNulty – Australia
- Allison Macdonald – Australia
- Arthur Shu – Singapore
- Ashley Hazell – Australia
- Cam Dinsdale – Australia
- Charlotte Freeston – Australia
- Colin Mallon – New Zealand
- Daniel Feist – Australia
- Dennis Stewart – Australia
- Eduardo Orellana – Australia
- Em Sauter – USA
- Emily Usher – Australia
- Emma Penny – Ireland
- Jack Viney – Australia
- Jesse Sigurdsson – New Zealand
- Dan Cunningham – Australia
- Kade Wilson – Australia
- Henry Tier – Australia
- Kris Domagala – Australia
- Lindsay Crawford – Australia
- Matt Warner – New Zealand
- Matthew Hogan – Australia
- Matthew Houghton – Australia
- Mick Bentley – Australia
- Narrelle Lukasik – Australia
- Nic Sandery – Australia
- Nicholas Rhodes – Australia
- Richard Chamberlin – Australia
- Ross Brown – Australia
- Ian Morgan – Australia
- Sarah Turner – Australia
- Satoshi Murabayashi – Japan
- Sean Rynne – Australia
- Shane McNamara – USA
- Shane Morley – New Zealand
- Simeon Bonetti – Australia
- Stephanie Johansson – Australia
- Steven Finney – Australia
- Sam Seward – Australia
- Tao Sha – China
- Tetsuya Kojima – Japan
- Tim Low – New Zealand
- Sushil Savla – Australia
- Tom Wood – Australia
- Unson Kim – Korea
- Will Brown – Australia
- Will Tatchell – Australia
- Kevin te Wierik – Australia
Table Captains
- Ashur Hall – Australia
- Ben Kraus – Australia
- Caolan Vaughan – Australia
- Chris Willcock – Australia
- David Castro – Spain
- Glenn Harrison – Australia
- James Dittko – Australia
- Jon Selton – Australia
- Kristian Martin – Australia
- Lindsy Greig – Australia
- Pia Poynton – Australia
- Richard Adamson – Australia
- Samara Fuss – Indonesia
- Shaun Blissett – Australia
- Shawn Sherlock – Australia
- Steve ‘Hendo’ Henderson – Australia
- Garry Menz – Australia
- Katie Jessup – Australia
- Sam Bethune – Australia
