UK National Homebrew Competition

Awards

Judges

Jon Archer, Keith Bailey, Richard Baldwin, Ken Bazley, Brent Bruynseels, Rich Caller, Jesus Talavera Campos, Kei Yu Shackey Chan, Joe Chau, Peter Clapham, Ian Cosier, Sam Costello, James Cross, Marton Csizmadia, Carlos De La Barra, Stephen Edmonds, Nathan Edwards, Des Feeney, David Gago, Robert Gallagher, Rowan Gilmore, Diego Martín González, Antony Hawkerr, Martin Haworth, Joe Hickey, Jona Jewitt, Alan Juarez, Jouni Koskinen, Barry Long, Joanne Love, Jacques Marais, Rob Neale, Eloise Nicholson-Phillips, Volodia Pachev, Simon Poffley, Tonie Prins, Sandro Rey, Peter Robinson, Serge Savin, Colin Swan, Andrea Tambone, Malcolm Venter

Stewards

Chris Cameron, Matt Evans, Jack Forsey, Matt Green, Mark Hopkins, Martine Hopkins, Richard Jones, Richard Martin, Dave Matthews, Fiona Matthews, Sean O'Toole, Darren Oakley, Luiz Pagani, Ian Parker, Will Piercy, Paul Willis, Rick Woolliss

Staff

Organizer

Rob Iafrati

By the Numbers

362 Entries 205 Entrants

42 Judges 17 Stewards

76 Placing Entries

Table 1: Pilsner Style Beers

14 entries

Judges: Rich Caller, Eloise Nicholson-Phillips

1st

Neil Werdmuller Von Elgg

Double D's Potion (5D: German Pils)

2nd

Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen

Panomaju

Mustan Kissan Tango (5D: German Pils)

3rd

Richard Williams

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

Gotta Feed The Monkey! (5D: German Pils)

Table 2: Pale Lagers

14 entries

Judges: Jesus Talavera Campos, Nathan Edwards

1st

Dan Turner

Jersey Homebrewers

Red Cup (1A: American Light Lager)

2nd

Geoff Bishop

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

One Way Ticket To Hell (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 3: Czech Lagers

12 entries

Judges: Robert Gallagher, Rowan Gilmore

1st

Graham Hughes

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

Jan Paul Van Czech (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

2nd

Laura Braid

Scottish Craft Brewers

Laura's Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

3rd

Richard Brookes

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

Planet Of The Brettlingtons (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Sean O'Toole

Midlands Craft Brewers

Plzeň Thrlzeň Bellyaches (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 4: Amber and Dark Lagers

20 entries

Judges: Jon Archer, Joe Chau, Martin Haworth, Rob Neale

1st

Mark Colwill

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

Decoczen (6A: Märzen)

2nd

Luke Russell

London Amateur Brewers

Decoctorists (6C: Dunkels Bock)

3rd

Andrew Aitchison

Scottish Craft Brewers

Black Dog (8B: Schwarzbier)

Antti Kääriä

Panomaju

Shady Beer (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 5: German Ales

13 entries

Judges: Ian Cosier, Des Feeney

1st

Chris Burrows

Reading Amateur Brewers

Babbling In German (7B: Altbier)

2nd

Phil Cox

CycloKölsch (5B: Kölsch)

3rd

Joe Hickey

London Amateur Brewers

Everything's Kölschty (5B: Kölsch)

Table 6: British Pale Ales

20 entries

Judges: Richard Baldwin, Antony Hawkerr, Joe Hickey, Volodia Pachev

1st

Shane Van Der Westhuizen

Sporan Filler (14A: Scottish Light)

2nd

Matias Huhta

Panomaju

Lightning Bolt Maker (11B: Best Bitter)

3rd

Dylan Jones

Esblendid (11C: Strong Bitter)

Colin Swan

Bristol Craft Brewers

Mind Your Manors!! (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 7: British Golden Ale

14 entries

Judges: James Cross, Joe Hickey

1st

Will Piercy

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Wedding Tackle (12A: British Golden Ale)

2nd

Phil Cox

Everymans Gold (12A: British Golden Ale)

3rd

Richard Martin

My Beer (12A: British Golden Ale)

Jeremy Parker

Admiral Golden Ale (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 8: British Dark and Amber

25 entries

Judges: Marton Csizmadia, Jouni Koskinen, Andrea Tambone, Malcolm Venter

1st

Bojan Grdinic & Tapiri

Pivari Grada Zagreba, Pivari...

Ye Olde Tapir (17B: Old Ale)

2nd

Barry Long

Wee County Brewers [Ireland]

Importeranter (13C: English Porter)

3rd

Fern Leaf

Fern Leaf Homebrew Club

Autumn Keep Ale (17A: British Strong Ale)

Craig Lanchbery

Peculiar And Old (17B: Old Ale)

Table 9: Stout

18 entries

Judges: Kei Yu Shackey Chan, Stephen Edmonds, Barry Long, Serge Savin

1st

Keith Macaulay

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

Island Dark (16C: Tropical Stout)

2nd

Richard Swindells

Anglian Craft Brewers

Dark And Bitter (20B: American Stout)

3rd

Chris Aplin

Nutty Slack (16C: Tropical Stout)

Table 10: Antipodean Beers

12 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Brent Bruynseels

1st

Martin Taylor & Charlie Taylor

Eureka Motueka (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

2nd

Aleksi Vanhala

Panomaju

Fierce Lager (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

3rd

Mark Charlwood

London Amateur Brewers

Local Approved (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)

Table 11: American Pale Ale

15 entries

Judges: Jacques Marais, Sandro Rey

1st

Chris Burrows

Reading Amateur Brewers

Back To Basics (18B: American Pale Ale)

2nd

James Whalen

NorCal APA (18B: American Pale Ale)

3rd

Lauri Vuoristo

Panomaju

Pale's Face (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 12: American Ales

15 entries

Judges: Carlos De La Barra, Joanne Love

1st

Shane Van Der Westhuizen

Triple A (19A: American Amber Ale)

2nd

Luke Ebersold

Aberdeen Homebrew Club

Hangover's Hug (1C: Cream Ale)

3rd

Sean O'Toole

Midlands Craft Brewers

Haunted (20A: American Porter)

Dave Matthews

Hereford Amateur Brewers

Get Stuffed Trump (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 13: American IPA

13 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Malcolm Venter

1st

Luke Ebersold

Aberdeen Homebrew Club

Kilted Yankee (21A: American IPA)

2nd

Nick Tredwell

Norwich Amateur Brewers

Skylarke IPA (21A: American IPA)

3rd

Tuomo Äkkinen

Panomaju

Simcoe Fu***** Everything (21A: American IPA)

Kai Oksanen & Aleksi Ahjopalo

Panomaju

Cash Converters #5 (21A: American IPA)

Table 14: Speciality IPA

19 entries

Judges: Jon Archer, Rich Caller, Ian Cosier, Des Feeney

1st

James Lackman & Peter Luther

Beyond The Pale (21B2: Black IPA)

2nd

Angus McCully

Kernow Amber IPA (12C: English IPA)

3rd

Rob Iafrati

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Jaipur Noir (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 15: Hazy IPA

15 entries

Judges: Joe Chau, Joanne Love

1st

Simon Bratton

Hops Detected (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Nathan Edwards

Rebel Homebrewers

Riverside (21C: Hazy IPA)

3rd

Antti Kääriä

Panomaju

Residual Haze (21C: Hazy IPA)

Jack Forsey

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Stick It On The Overdraft (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 16: Strong Beers

21 entries

Judges: Kei Yu Shackey Chan, Stephen Edmonds, Rob Neale, Andrea Tambone

1st

James Cross

London Amateur Brewers

Fortior Quam Credis (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

2nd

Markku Leminen

Panomaju

Battle Nectar (17D: English Barley Wine)

3rd

Paavo Gaidach

Panomaju

All Caps (22C: American Barleywine)

Table 17: Imperial Stout

14 entries

Judges: Antony Hawkerr, Tonie Prins

1st

Michael Beswick

Big Bez. (20C: Imperial Stout)

2nd

Richard Swindells

Anglian Craft Brewers

Night Owl (20C: Imperial Stout)

3rd

Tom Canty

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Oh My Quad! (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 18: Belgian and Abbey Ales

21 entries

Judges: Nathan Edwards, Robert Gallagher, Eloise Nicholson-Phillips, Serge Savin

1st

Edward Collard-Walker

House Cat Saison (25B: Saison)

2nd

Vegas Markin

Fern Leaf Homebrew Club

Fern Abbey Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)

3rd

Paul Johnson

Ardennes Drift (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 19: Regional Sour and Wild

12 entries

Judges: Rowan Gilmore, Barry Long

1st

Jacques Marais

London Amateur Brewers

The Heart Of Sour (23E: Gueuze)

2nd

Kevin Surridge-Dines

Anglian Craft Brewers

Here It Gose 'gain... (23G: Gose)

3rd

Mikko Salo

Panomaju

Biosphere V4 (23F: Fruit Lambic)

Stephen Green

Es Werde Licht(Enhainer) (27A3: Lichtenhainer)

Table 20: Modern Sour and Wild

17 entries

Judges: Brent Bruynseels, Jesus Talavera Campos, Jacques Marais, Sandro Rey

1st

Rowan Gilmore

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Raining Sky (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

2nd

Tuomo Äkkinen

Panomaju

Rhu And Rasp (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

3rd

Daren Fearon

Reading Amateur Brewers

Wine-Ding From Coast To Coast (28A: Brett Beer)

Michael Hassall

Dundee Homebrew Club

Pigs Pigs Pigs (UK1: For Competition Use Only - Sour and Wild)

Table 21: Fruit, Herb, Spice and Vegetable Beers

17 entries

Judges: Peter Clapham, Sam Costello, Carlos De La Barra, Jouni Koskinen

1st

Chris Cameron

Wells Tankard Division

Sneaky Tzatziki (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

2nd

Michael Bosco

Broadstairs Imperial Stout (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)

3rd

Max Taylor

Beer Boars

Fo Shizzle Ma Drizzle (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 22: Wood and Smoke

21 entries

Judges: Richard Baldwin, Marton Csizmadia, Martin Haworth, Volodia Pachev

1st

Olli-Pekka Niinimäki & Matti & Tuomo

Panomaju

Barley In Barrel (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

2nd

Jerry Pringle

Reading Amateur Brewers

Smoke In The Water (6B: Rauchbier)

3rd

Lance Blackman

Hop Addition Homebrew Club

Mein Anderes Bier Ist Ein Aschenbecher (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

Matti Isosomppi & Olli-Pekka Niinimäki...

Panomaju

Stout #8 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st

Rowan Gilmore

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Raining Sky (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

2nd

Dan Turner

Jersey Homebrewers

Red Cup (1A: American Light Lager)

3rd

Keith Macaulay

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

Island Dark (16C: Tropical Stout)

Shane Van Der Westhuizen

Triple A (19A: American Amber Ale)

Best Club

42 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Panomaju	1	5	5	3	32.0100000
2nd	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club	3	1	2	0	19.0300000
3rd	London Amateur Brewers	2	1	2	0	15.0200000
4th	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)	2	0	2	1	13.0200000
	Reading Amateur Brewers	2	1	1	0	13.0200000

UK National Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Stewards

Staff

Organizer

By the Numbers

Table 1: Pilsner Style Beers

Table 2: Pale Lagers

Table 3: Czech Lagers

Table 4: Amber and Dark Lagers

Table 5: German Ales

Table 6: British Pale Ales

Table 7: British Golden Ale

Table 8: British Dark and Amber

Table 9: Stout

Table 10: Antipodean Beers

Table 11: American Pale Ale

Table 12: American Ales

Table 13: American IPA

Table 14: Speciality IPA

Table 15: Hazy IPA

Table 16: Strong Beers

Table 17: Imperial Stout

Table 18: Belgian and Abbey Ales

Table 19: Regional Sour and Wild

Table 20: Modern Sour and Wild

Table 21: Fruit, Herb, Spice and Vegetable Beers

Table 22: Wood and Smoke

Best of Show

Beer

Best Club

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners