blanyon Sorry ACT ones are what I was after! I mean really though I don't want to hassle anyone it should be posted on a website for all to read. I know the AASCA is a small organisation but it isn't a big deal to post info. Just my minor little rant for the day. Brett
blanyon Ok scratch that they have posted details on their website. I am not an AASCA basher and I would become more involved if I wasn't so far from a capital city, I am hoping to be involved in the comps this year as a helper in some way. Brett
jrmetcalf Here is the official places/dates/time for the up coming barista competition around Australia leading up to the Nationals in the Gold Coast AASCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS State Western Australia State coordinator/s Matt O'Donohue Contact details matt@abstractgourmet.com 0408 961 108 Competition date/s November 6th and 7th Competition venue Perth Town Hall State Queensland State coordinator/s Penny Wolff Contact details 0417844234 penny@wolffcoffeeroasters.com.au Competition date/s December 4th and 5th Competition venue Wolf Rost Haus 14/23 Ashtan Place Banyo Qld 4014 State ACT State coordinator/s Bill Maloney Contact details bam@burraga.au.com 0410696917 Competition date/s 11th & 12th of December Competition venue Caf
Koffee_Kosmo [quote author=AM link=topic=1244.msg10128#msg10128 date=1291685591] Some pics here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33006&id=142644635755732&l=2577f5a8c7 Well it
blanyon ACT champs are on this weekend, anyone going? I am hoping to go and help out but it will depend on the kids getting over their colds. Brett
admin Hi AM - thanks for the update; congrats to all the entrants and of course special congratulations to the winners. Brett, if you do make it to ACT event, would be great if you could post results from there also. cheers A
blanyon Well the ACT champs are done and dusted and despite some issues with the equipment they ran fairly well. Unfortunately due to the delays the latte art and cupping competitions were postponed to a later date. I had to leave before the end of the day as I had a long drive but I believe the winner was Sasa from Ona coffee. When I get official results I will post. Have a few snaps (not as professional as some) and will post them shortly. Brett
blanyon Just confirming that Sasa won, not exactly sure about the place getters. Their scores will be a bit low due to issues with the coffee machines leading to their taste scores being marked down. Sasa also had to deal with some power issues which meant he had to start again. Congratulations to all the competitors and thanks to the organisers and judges it was interesting to see how much work goes into putting one of these on. Try this link http://picasaweb.google.com/104708243126600274067/20101213142517?authkey=Gv1sRgCOi2uK_RoYWwCg&feat=directlink for the photos. Brett
blanyon I found the whole experience really interesting so I would encourage anyone who has the time to get on down and have a look. Stick your hand up to help out and you will get a lot more out of it too!!! As a result of my involvement I (supported by the assca hopefully) will be organising a barista competition in Wagga next year. If anyone would like to help out/be involved in the Wagga/Albury/Griffith area (or anywhere around there too) then I would love to hear from you/them. Brett
admin anyone going to the national Barista Champs in the Gold Coast on the weekend of 28th? Unfortunately I can't make it unfortunately, so if you're going and may be able to provide a few pics, that would be great! A
admin actually AM - they don't seem to have been 'jumping out of the woodwork' - let's hope one of your CS colleagues does end up attending!!
