UK National Homebrew Competition

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

There were 312 entries judged and 251 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Read	500 Miles	17C: Wee Heavy	Reading Amateur Brewers
2nd	Simon Stubbings	Plumbers Mate	13A: Dark Mild
3rd	Andrew Aitchison	Dortmund No More	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Scottish Craft Brewers
HM	Laura Braid	Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier

Champion Brewer (159 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Rick Woolliss	1	1	1	7.01	Twickenham Boars
2nd	Jerry Pringle	1	1	0	6.01	Reading Amateur Brewers
3rd	Adam Waterson	1	0	1	5.01	Barnsley Homebrew Club

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.

Best Club (39 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Reading Amateur Brewers	3	2	0	0	16.03
2nd	Norwich Amateur Brewers	3	0	1	1	13.03
3rd	Panomaju	1	4	1	1	13.01

Winning Entries

Table 1: Hazy IPA (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mikko Salo	Sfääri	21C: Hazy IPA	Panomaju
2nd	Timo Oja	Hei Hei Isi	21C: Hazy IPA	Panomaju
3rd	Muhis Elwan Co-Brewer: Roope Ruuhonen	Northern Haze V2	21C: Hazy IPA	Panomaju

Table 2: American IPA (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bartosz Leniec	Modern West	21A: American IPA	Reading Amateur Brewers
2nd	Timo Oja	Amerikka	21A: American IPA	Panomaju
3rd	Rick Woolliss	Left To My Own Devices	21A: American IPA	Twickenham Boars

Table 3: British Isles Red & Brown (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Stubbings	Plumbers Mate	13A: Dark Mild
2nd	Nick Webb	Brown Ale	13B: British Brown Ale	Place To Brew
3rd	Les Manley	49'er	13C: English Porter	London Amateur Brewers

Table 4: Stout (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Waterson	Black Coffee	16A: Sweet Stout	Barnsley Homebrew Club
2nd	David Metcalfe	Cecil's Stout	15C: Irish Extra Stout
3rd	Stuart Hubbard	Dark Matter	16B: Oatmeal Stout

Table 5: British Amber & Pale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Bailey	Prizefighter	12A: British Golden Ale	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	Rick Woolliss	Race To the Horizon	11B: Best Bitter	Twickenham Boars
3rd	Arthur Olcot	Hills and Hangovers	14A: Scottish Light	London Amateur Brewers

Table 6: Belgian and French (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Bratton	Jan Belgian Blond	25A: Belgian Blond Ale
2nd	Simon Thompson	Tin Tin A Go Go	26A: Belgian Single	Twickenham Boars
3rd	Rich Humphrey	Magic Number	26C: Belgian Tripel	Norwich Amateur Brewers
HM	Nick Davis	Longbows At Agincourt	24C: Bière de Garde	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 7: Sour and Wild (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marc Hannewald	Incarnadine	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	Stuart Watkins	Spring Solstice	28A: Brett Beer	REBEL Homebrewers
3rd	Nathan Edwards	Fleur de Sel	23G: Gose	REBEL Homebrewers
HM	Marc Hannewald	Oberon	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 8: Other IPA (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Danny Clarke	No Grey	21B2: Black IPA	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	Matti Isosomppi	Wcdipa	22A: Double IPA	Panomaju
3rd	Brett Harman	Boba's Bipa	21B2: Black IPA	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club

Table 9: Other Lagers (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rowan Gilmore	Czech Yourself	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
2nd	Marissa Truglio	Gold Leaf Robyn	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Reading Amateur Brewers
3rd	Adam Waterson	Kiwi Ora	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Barnsley Homebrew Club
HM	Mark Hopkins	Lagtra	2A: International Pale Lager	London Amateur Brewers

Table 10: Pale to Brown Strong (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Read	500 Miles	17C: Wee Heavy	Reading Amateur Brewers
2nd	Jerry Pringle	Old Napper	17D: English Barley Wine	Reading Amateur Brewers
3rd	Kevin Surridge-Dines	Here You Go :)	17B: Old Ale	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 11: Dark Strong (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jerry Pringle	A Tribute	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Reading Amateur Brewers
2nd	James Pettifor	Clydesdale	20C: Imperial Stout	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Stuart Hubbard	Imperator	20C: Imperial Stout
HM	Dan McGee	Tainted Girls and Motel Frills	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Wee County Brewers, Ireland

Table 12: Weird (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rick Woolliss	Trade Your Passion For Glory	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Twickenham Boars
2nd	Barry Long	Rory's Irish Red	29A: Fruit Beer	Wee County Brewers
3rd	Malcolm Newton	So I Shall Call You Keith	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Midland Craft Brewers
HM	Markku Leminen	Sweet Dreams	30D: Specialty Spice Beer	Panomaju

Table 13: German (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Aitchison	Dortmund No More	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Scottish Craft Brewers
2nd	Paul Willis	Das Bier	5D: German Pils	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
3rd	Luke Russell	Andechs Gon' Give It To Ya	4C: Helles Bock	London Amateur Brewers

Table 14: American Ales (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shinji Ogasawara	The Black One	20A: American Porter
2nd	Olli-Pekka Niinimäki	Brow Ale #2	19C: American Brown Ale	Panomaju
3rd	Craig Agnor	Accidental Amber	19A: American Amber Ale	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Goran Boneta Co-Brewer: Anita Vranjić Boneta	Amwh	1D: American Wheat Beer	#zaljev
HM	Ian Parker	Tahoe Sundown	19B: California Common	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Table 15: Euro Amber & Dark (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Laura Braid	Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier
2nd	Owen Puckett	Prof Chem's Magical Marzen	6A: Märzen	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
3rd	Arthur Olcot	Stormin' Normal	8B: Schwarzbier	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Robert Iafrati	Appetite For Decoction	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Bristol Craft Brewers

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 27/10/2023 12:01, BST through 17/02/2024 09:00, GMT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 09/10/2023 12:01, BST through 14/02/2024 00:00, GMT.