UK National Homebrew Competition
Awards
Judges
Chris Aplin, Ken Bazley, Richard Caller, Joe Chau, Ross Chisholm, Peter Coombs, David Downs, Nathan Edwards, Des Feeney, Ronan Flynn, Paddy Gunn, Mick Harrison, Antony Hawkerr, Robert Iafrati, Jona Jewitt, Richard Jones, Jacob Liddle, Barry Long, Richard Lubell, Gavin Mcpherson, Caoimhe O'Brien, Ian Parker, Roger Parry, Simon Poffley, Tara Pollard, Peter Robinson, Padraic Stack, Brian Tomlinson, Stuart Watkins, Karen Wickham
Judges - Best of Show
Ken Bazley, Richard Caller, Richard Lubell, Karen Wickham
Stewards
Chris Cameron, Matthew Green, Richard Martin, Dave Matthews, Fiona Matthews, Sean O'Toole, Will Piercy, Mark Sherlock, Martin Williams, Alyssa Willis, Paul Willis, Euan Woodman, Rick Woolliss
Staff
Richard Caller, Matthew Green, Sean O'Toole
Organizer
Sarah Pantry
By the Numbers
312 Entries
159 Entrants
30 Judges
13 Stewards
3 Staff
53 Placing Entries
Table 1: Hazy IPA
24 entries
Judges: Nathan Edwards, Richard Lubell, Roger Parry, Padraic Stack
1st
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Sfääri (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Timo Oja
Panomaju
Hei Hei Isi (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen
Panomaju
Northern Haze V2 (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 2: American IPA
18 entries
Judges: Ross Chisholm, Richard Lubell, Tara Pollard, Padraic Stack
1st
Bartosz Leniec
Reading Amateur Brewers
Modern West (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Timo Oja
Panomaju
Amerikka (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Rick Woolliss
Twickenham Boars
Left To My Own Devices (21A: American IPA)
Table 3: British Isles Red & Brown
19 entries
Judges: Jona Jewitt, Jacob Liddle, Caoimhe O'Brien, Stuart Watkins
1st
Simon Stubbings
Plumbers Mate (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Nick Webb
Place To Brew
Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Les Manley
London Amateur Brewers
49'er (13C: English Porter)
Table 4: Stout
17 entries
Judges: Joe Chau, Ronan Flynn, Roger Parry, Brian Tomlinson
1st
Adam Waterson
Barnsley Homebrew Club
Black Coffee (16A: Sweet Stout)
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
Judges: Chris Aplin, Ken Bazley, Robert Iafrati, Ian Parker
1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Prizefighter (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Rick Woolliss
Twickenham Boars
Race To the Horizon (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Arthur Olcot
London Amateur Brewers
Hills and Hangovers (14A: Scottish Light)
Table 6: Belgian and French
21 entries
Judges: Ross Chisholm, Des Feeney, Barry Long
1st
Simon Bratton
Jan Belgian Blond (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Simon Thompson
Twickenham Boars
Tin Tin A Go Go (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Rich Humphrey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Magic Number (26C: Belgian Tripel)
HM
Nick Davis
Anglian Craft Brewers
Longbows At Agincourt (24C: Bière de Garde)
Table 7: Sour and Wild
21 entries
Judges: Richard Caller, Des Feeney, Jona Jewitt, Karen Wickham
1st
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Incarnadine (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Stuart Watkins
REBEL Homebrewers
Spring Solstice (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Nathan Edwards
REBEL Homebrewers
Fleur de Sel (23G: Gose)
HM
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Oberon (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
Table 8: Other IPA
17 entries
Judges: Chris Aplin, Ken Bazley, Richard Jones, Simon Poffley
1st
Danny Clarke
Norwich Amateur Brewers
No Grey (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Matti Isosomppi
Panomaju
Wcdipa (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Brett Harman
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Boba's Bipa (21B2: Black IPA)
Table 9: Other Lagers
27 entries
Judges: Peter Coombs, David Downs, Ronan Flynn, Mick Harrison
1st
Rowan Gilmore
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Czech Yourself (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Marissa Truglio
Reading Amateur Brewers
Gold Leaf Robyn (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Adam Waterson
Barnsley Homebrew Club
Kiwi Ora (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
HM
Mark Hopkins
London Amateur Brewers
Lagtra (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 10: Pale to Brown Strong
23 entries
Judges: Nathan Edwards, Paddy Gunn, Stuart Watkins
1st
Charles Read
Reading Amateur Brewers
500 Miles (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Jerry Pringle
Reading Amateur Brewers
Old Napper (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Kevin Surridge-Dines
Anglian Craft Brewers
Here You Go :) (17B: Old Ale)
Table 11: Dark Strong
17 entries
Judges: Peter Coombs, David Downs, Barry Long, Ian Parker
1st
Jerry Pringle
Reading Amateur Brewers
A Tribute (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
James Pettifor
Anglian Craft Brewers
Clydesdale (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Stuart Hubbard
Imperator (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
Dan McGee
Wee County Brewers, Ireland
Tainted Girls and Motel Frills (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 12: Weird
29 entries
Judges: Antony Hawkerr, Robert Iafrati, Jacob Liddle, Peter Robinson
1st
Rick Woolliss
Twickenham Boars
Trade Your Passion For Glory (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers
Rory's Irish Red (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Malcolm Newton
Midland Craft Brewers
So I Shall Call You Keith (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Sweet Dreams (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
Table 13: German
20 entries
Judges: Antony Hawkerr, Richard Jones, Karen Wickham
1st
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
Dortmund No More (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Das Bier (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
Andechs Gon' Give It To Ya (4C: Helles Bock)
Table 14: American Ales
22 entries
Judges: Gavin Mcpherson, Simon Poffley, Peter Robinson, Brian Tomlinson
1st
Shinji Ogasawara
The Black One (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Olli-Pekka Niinimäki
Panomaju
Brow Ale #2 (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Craig Agnor
London Amateur Brewers
Accidental Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)
4th
Goran Boneta & Anita Vranjić Boneta
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Amwh (1D: American Wheat Beer)
HM
Ian Parker
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Tahoe Sundown (19B: California Common)
Table 15: Euro Amber & Dark
16 entries
Judges: Richard Caller, Joe Chau, Paddy Gunn, Tara Pollard
1st
Laura Braid
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Owen Puckett
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Prof Chem's Magical Marzen (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Arthur Olcot
London Amateur Brewers
Stormin' Normal (8B: Schwarzbier)
HM
Robert Iafrati
Bristol Craft Brewers
Appetite For Decoction (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Ken Bazley, Richard Caller, Richard Lubell, Karen Wickham
1st
Charles Read
Reading Amateur Brewers
500 Miles (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Simon Stubbings
Plumbers Mate (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
Dortmund No More (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
HM
Laura Braid
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
Champion Brewer
159 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Rick Woolliss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0100000 | Twickenham Boars |
| 2nd | Jerry Pringle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0100000 | Reading Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Adam Waterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0100000 | Barnsley Homebrew Club |
Best Club
39 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Reading Amateur Brewers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.0300000 |
| 2nd | Norwich Amateur Brewers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.0300000 |
| 3rd | Panomaju | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13.0100000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 4
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest average score.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
