UK National Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the UK National Homebrew Competition.

There were 362 entries judged and 316 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rowan Gilmore	Raining Sky	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
2nd	Dan Turner	Red Cup	1A: American Light Lager	Jersey Homebrewers
3rd	Keith Macaulay	Island Dark	16C: Tropical Stout	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
HM	Shane Van Der Westhuizen	Triple A	19A: American Amber Ale

Best Club (42 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Panomaju	1	5	5	3	32.01
2nd	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club	3	1	2	0	19.03
3rd	London Amateur Brewers	2	1	2	0	15.02
4th	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)	2	0	2	1	13.02
	Reading Amateur Brewers	2	1	1	0	13.02

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pilsner Style Beers (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Neil Werdmuller Von Elgg	Double D's Potion	5D: German Pils
2nd	Muhis Elwan Co-Brewer: Roope Ruuhonen	Mustan Kissan Tango	5D: German Pils	Panomaju
3rd	Richard Williams	Gotta Feed The Monkey!	5D: German Pils	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club

Table 2: Pale Lagers (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Turner	Red Cup	1A: American Light Lager	Jersey Homebrewers
2nd	Geoff Bishop	One Way Ticket To Hell	4A: Munich Helles	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club

Table 3: Czech Lagers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Graham Hughes	Jan Paul Van Czech	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
2nd	Laura Braid	Laura's Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Scottish Craft Brewers
3rd	Richard Brookes	Planet Of The Brettlingtons	3D: Czech Dark Lager	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
HM	Sean O'Toole	Plzeň Thrlzeň Bellyaches	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Midlands Craft Brewers

Table 4: Amber and Dark Lagers (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Colwill	Decoczen	6A: Märzen	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
2nd	Luke Russell	Decoctorists	6C: Dunkels Bock	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Andrew Aitchison	Black Dog	8B: Schwarzbier	Scottish Craft Brewers
HM	Antti Kääriä	Shady Beer	8B: Schwarzbier	Panomaju

Table 5: German Ales (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Burrows	Babbling In German	7B: Altbier	Reading Amateur Brewers
2nd	Phil Cox	CycloKölsch	5B: Kölsch
3rd	Joe Hickey	Everything's Kölschty	5B: Kölsch	London Amateur Brewers

Table 6: British Pale Ales (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Van Der Westhuizen	Sporan Filler	14A: Scottish Light
2nd	Matias Huhta	Lightning Bolt Maker	11B: Best Bitter	Panomaju
3rd	Dylan Jones	Esblendid	11C: Strong Bitter
HM	Colin Swan	Mind Your Manors!!	11C: Strong Bitter	Bristol Craft Brewers

Table 7: British Golden Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Will Piercy	Wedding Tackle	12A: British Golden Ale	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
2nd	Phil Cox	Everymans Gold	12A: British Golden Ale
3rd	Richard Martin	My Beer	12A: British Golden Ale	Other
HM	Jeremy Parker	Admiral Golden Ale	12A: British Golden Ale

Table 8: British Dark and Amber (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bojan Grdinic Co-Brewer: Tapiri	Ye Olde Tapir	17B: Old Ale	Pivari Grada Zagreba, Pivari Istre I Kvarnera
2nd	Barry Long	Importeranter	13C: English Porter	Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
3rd	Fern Leaf	Autumn Keep Ale	17A: British Strong Ale	Fern Leaf Homebrew Club
HM	Craig Lanchbery	Peculiar And Old	17B: Old Ale

Table 9: Stout (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Macaulay	Island Dark	16C: Tropical Stout	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
2nd	Richard Swindells	Dark And Bitter	20B: American Stout	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Chris Aplin	Nutty Slack	16C: Tropical Stout

Table 10: Antipodean Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Martin Taylor Co-Brewer: Charlie Taylor	Eureka Motueka	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner
2nd	Aleksi Vanhala	Fierce Lager	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Panomaju
3rd	Mark Charlwood	Local Approved	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	London Amateur Brewers

Table 11: American Pale Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Burrows	Back To Basics	18B: American Pale Ale	Reading Amateur Brewers
2nd	James Whalen	NorCal APA	18B: American Pale Ale
3rd	Lauri Vuoristo	Pale's Face	18B: American Pale Ale	Panomaju

Table 12: American Ales (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Van Der Westhuizen	Triple A	19A: American Amber Ale
2nd	Luke Ebersold	Hangover's Hug	1C: Cream Ale	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
3rd	Sean O'Toole	Haunted	20A: American Porter	Midlands Craft Brewers
HM	Dave Matthews	Get Stuffed Trump	19C: American Brown Ale	Hereford Amateur Brewers

Table 13: American IPA (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Luke Ebersold	Kilted Yankee	21A: American IPA	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
2nd	Nick Tredwell	Skylarke IPA	21A: American IPA	Norwich Amateur Brewers
3rd	Tuomo Äkkinen	Simcoe Fu***** Everything	21A: American IPA	Panomaju
HM	Kai Oksanen Co-Brewer: Aleksi Ahjopalo	Cash Converters #5	21A: American IPA	Panomaju

Table 14: Speciality IPA (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Lackman Co-Brewer: Peter Luther	Beyond The Pale	21B2: Black IPA
2nd	Angus McCully	Kernow Amber IPA	12C: English IPA
3rd	Rob Iafrati	Jaipur Noir	21B2: Black IPA	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Table 15: Hazy IPA (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Bratton	Hops Detected	21C: Hazy IPA
2nd	Nathan Edwards	Riverside	21C: Hazy IPA	Rebel Homebrewers
3rd	Antti Kääriä	Residual Haze	21C: Hazy IPA	Panomaju
HM	Jack Forsey	Stick It On The Overdraft	21C: Hazy IPA	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Table 16: Strong Beers (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Cross	Fortior Quam Credis	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Markku Leminen	Battle Nectar	17D: English Barley Wine	Panomaju
3rd	Paavo Gaidach	All Caps	22C: American Barleywine	Panomaju

Table 17: Imperial Stout (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Beswick	Big Bez.	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Richard Swindells	Night Owl	20C: Imperial Stout	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Tom Canty	Oh My Quad!	20C: Imperial Stout	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Table 18: Belgian and Abbey Ales (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Collard-Walker	House Cat Saison	25B: Saison
2nd	Vegas Markin	Fern Abbey Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Fern Leaf Homebrew Club
3rd	Paul Johnson	Ardennes Drift	24B: Belgian Pale Ale

Table 19: Regional Sour and Wild (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jacques Marais	The Heart Of Sour	23E: Gueuze	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Kevin Surridge-Dines	Here It Gose 'gain...	23G: Gose	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Mikko Salo	Biosphere V4	23F: Fruit Lambic	Panomaju
HM	Stephen Green	Es Werde Licht(Enhainer)	27A3: Lichtenhainer

Table 20: Modern Sour and Wild (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rowan Gilmore	Raining Sky	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
2nd	Tuomo Äkkinen	Rhu And Rasp	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Panomaju
3rd	Daren Fearon	Wine-Ding From Coast To Coast	28A: Brett Beer	Reading Amateur Brewers
HM	Michael Hassall	Pigs Pigs Pigs	UK1: For Competition Use Only - Sour and Wild	Dundee Homebrew Club

Table 21: Fruit, Herb, Spice and Vegetable Beers (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Cameron	Sneaky Tzatziki	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Wells Tankard Division
2nd	Michael Bosco	Broadstairs Imperial Stout	30D: Specialty Spice Beer
3rd	Max Taylor	Fo Shizzle Ma Drizzle	29A: Fruit Beer	Beer Boars

Table 22: Wood and Smoke (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Olli-Pekka Niinimäki Co-Brewer: Matti & Tuomo	Barley In Barrel	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Panomaju
2nd	Jerry Pringle	Smoke In The Water	6B: Rauchbier	Reading Amateur Brewers
3rd	Lance Blackman	Mein Anderes Bier Ist Ein Aschenbecher	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer	Hop Addition Homebrew Club
HM	Matti Isosomppi Co-Brewer: Olli-Pekka Niinimäki And Tuomo Äkkinen	Stout #8	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Panomaju

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 13/10/2025 12:00, BST through 28/02/2026 09:30, GMT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 13/10/2025 12:00, BST through 26/02/2026 22:00, GMT.