UK National Homebrew Competition: Past Winners – 2024
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 |
Table 1: Hazy IPA (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Past Winners
- 2023
- 2024
Judging Sessions
Morning
21/02/2025 09:30, GMT.
Afternoon
21/02/2025 13:00, GMT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 07/10/2024 19:10, BST through 02/02/2025 12:00, GMT.
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The competition entry limit has been reached.
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