LAB Open 2019

Thanks to all who participated in the LAB Open 2019.

There were 343 entries judged and 247 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marian Verbenik	Sezona	28A: Brett Beer

Champion Brewer (147 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	HM	Score	Club
1st	Robbie Gaston Co-Brewer: Tim Passmore, Joao Hilario	1	1	1	0	0	12.01	Beer Boars West
2nd	Josh Smith	1	0	0	1	0	7.01	Beer Boars
3rd	Øystein Borud	0	1	1	0	0	7.00
	Dan Burgin	0	1	1	0	0	7.00
5th	John Watson	1	0	0	0	0	5.01	Anglian Craft Brewers
	Rob McVey	1	0	0	0	0	5.01
	Richard Clibborn	1	0	0	0	0	5.01	London Amateur Brewers
	Steven Scott	1	0	0	0	0	5.01
	Geoff Nix Co-Brewer: Mike Anson & Doug Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	5.01
	Gidon Litmanovich Co-Brewer: Yalimi	1	0	0	0	0	5.01
	Darren Sloan Co-Brewer: Pete Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	5.01	Beer Boars
	Antony Hawkins	1	0	0	0	0	5.01	London Amateur Brewers
	Tom Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	5.01	Twisted Barrel Homebrew Club
	Marian Verbenik	1	0	0	0	0	5.01
	George Hedley	1	0	0	0	0	5.01	Hertford Brew Club
	Bojan Grdinic Co-Brewer: Tapirs	1	0	0	0	0	5.01
	George Hamer Co-Brewer: Philip Senior	1	0	0	0	0	5.01	London Beer Lab
18th	Mark Sanderson	0	0	1	1	0	5.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Lee Kellett	0	1	0	0	1	5.00
20th	Lee Immins	0	0	1	0	1	4.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Richard Dent Co-Brewer: Mash Heads	0	0	0	2	0	4.00	Norwich Amateur Brewers
22nd	Mathias Borjesson	0	1	0	0	0	4.00
	Ian Fox	0	1	0	0	0	4.00
	Serge Savin	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Sam Thorburn	0	1	0	0	0	4.00
	Neil Rock Co-Brewer: Fraser Withers	0	1	0	0	0	4.00
	Ben Smith Co-Brewer: Josh Smith	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	Beer Boars West
	Jerry Pringle	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	Brewcialism
	Sean O'Toole	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	MCB
	Anthony Warhurst	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	Brewcialism
	Joao Hilario Co-Brewer: Robbie Gaston Tim Passmore	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	Beer Boars West
	Simon Gladding	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	Hertford Brew Club
33rd	David Eves	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Portsmouth Home Brew Club
	Luke Slisz Co-Brewer: Robert Frost & Stephen Fry	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Oli Edmonds	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Beer Boars
	Mark Charlwood	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Lucas Stolarczyk	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Michael Acord	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Waterintobeer
	Keith Bailey	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Anglian Craft Brewers
	Natalie Wall Co-Brewer: Jonathan Ritson	0	0	1	0	0	3.00
	Jason Jones Co-Brewer: Carlie Abbott	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Anglian Craft Brewers
	Steve Smith	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	London Amateur Brewers
43rd	Nick Davis	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Anglian Craft Brewers
	Damir Ban	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Broken Banjo Home Brew
	Matthew Callaby	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Alex Allen	0	0	0	1	0	2.00
	Marcus Alexander	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Hertford Brew Club
	Mike Carter	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Daren Fearon Co-Brewer: Russell Purves	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Reading Homebrew Club
	Robert Neale	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Swindon Home Brewers
	John Kellett	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Alex Beecroft Co-Brewer: Mark Beecroft	0	0	0	1	0	2.00
	Brian Tomlinson	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	MCB
54th	Pedro Palacios	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
	Paul Toon	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
	Cliff Cardoza	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	Hertford Brew Club
	Innes Crawford	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
	Martin Rake	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	Swindon Home Brewers
	Brendan Buchanan	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
	Russell Purves Co-Brewer: India Alton	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
	Neil Campbell	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
	Ian Cosier	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Sean Cummins	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
	Jon Moore	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	Beer Boars
	Jonathan Fleck	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	Perth Homebrew Club
	Steve Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	1.00

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: American Pale Ales (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robbie Gaston Co-Brewer: Tim Passmore, Joao Hilario	Green Star	18B: American Pale Ale	Beer Boars West
2nd	Dan Burgin	Upchat Marker	18B: American Pale Ale
3rd	Oli Edmonds	Don't Tell Mark	18B: American Pale Ale	Beer Boars
4th	John Kellett	Pale Eagle	18B: American Pale Ale	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Neil Campbell	Greyhound Apa	18B: American Pale Ale

Table 2: New England IPAs (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Hamer Co-Brewer: Philip Senior	Sorry, My Horse Is Sick	21B7: New England IPA	London Beer Lab
2nd	Joao Hilario Co-Brewer: Robbie Gaston Tim Passmore	Hops On Parade	21B7: New England IPA	Beer Boars West
3rd	Robbie Gaston Co-Brewer: Tim Passmore, Joao Hilario	East Coast Rules	21B7: New England IPA	Beer Boars West
4th	Alex Beecroft Co-Brewer: Mark Beecroft	Naughty Jean	21B7: New England IPA
HM	Paul Toon	Harbouring Luminosity	21B7: New England IPA

Table 3: Pale Lagers (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob McVey	German Pils	5D: German Pils
2nd	Ben Smith Co-Brewer: Josh Smith	Pill	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Beer Boars West
3rd	Øystein Borud	May Be Bock	4C: Helles Bock
4th	Marcus Alexander	Bohemian Tragedy	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Hertford Brew Club
HM	Innes Crawford	German Style	5D: German Pils	Aberdeen Homebrew Club

Table 4: Wheat, Rye & Saison (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Watson	Calypso Queen	1D: American Wheat Beer	Anglian Craft Brewers
2nd	Anthony Warhurst	Ich	10C: Weizenbock	Brewcialism
3rd	David Eves	Wai-Ti Saison	25B: Saison	Portsmouth Home Brew Club
4th	Richard Dent Co-Brewer: Mash Heads	Wheat Drink and Be Merry	24A: Witbier	Norwich Amateur Brewers
HM	Russell Purves Co-Brewer: India Alton	Indigo Wit	24A: Witbier

Table 5: English Ales (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Scott	Wee Dusty's Delight	11B: Best Bitter
2nd	Sean O'Toole	The Golden Path	12A: English Golden Ale	MCB
3rd	Jason Jones Co-Brewer: Carlie Abbott	Full English	12A: English Golden Ale	Anglian Craft Brewers
4th	Brian Tomlinson	Augmented Reality	12A: English Golden Ale	MCB
HM	Jon Moore	Daytime Television	11B: Best Bitter	Beer Boars

Table 6: Stouts (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Hedley	Jet Black Hertford	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Hertford Brew Club
2nd	Simon Gladding	Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Hertford Brew Club
3rd	Keith Bailey	Mareseadoats	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Anglian Craft Brewers
4th	Matthew Callaby	Milk Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Lee Immins	Space Monkey Stout	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	London Amateur Brewers

Table 7: Belgian Beers (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gidon Litmanovich Co-Brewer: Yalimi	Yalimi Brewery	26B: Belgian Dubbel
2nd	Serge Savin	Titiyh Y Aa	26C: Belgian Tripel	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Michael Acord	Insane Particles	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Waterintobeer
4th	Nick Davis	Longboows At Agincourt	24C: Biere de Garde	Anglian Craft Brewers
HM	Sean Cummins	Dubbel Down	26B: Belgian Dubbel

Table 8: American (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Geoff Nix Co-Brewer: Mike Anson & Doug Hayes	Black Eyed Porter	20A: American Porter
2nd	Øystein Borud	Brown American	19C: American Brown Ale
3rd	Dan Burgin	Drawing Board	21A: American IPA
4th	Robert Neale	Busted Knuckle	20A: American Porter	Swindon Home Brewers
HM	Steve Johnson	To Dare Is To Brew	21A: American IPA

Table 9: Speciality IPAs (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Darren Sloan Co-Brewer: Pete Lewis	Werewolves Of Wall Street	21B2: Black IPA	Beer Boars
2nd	Mathias Borjesson	Null & Void	21B2: Black IPA
3rd	Mark Charlwood	Session IPA II	21B: Specialty IPA	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Josh Smith	Brutalist Architecture	21B: Specialty IPA	Beer Boars
HM	Ian Cosier	Mélèze	22A: Double IPA	London Amateur Brewers

Table 10: Fruit Beers (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Josh Smith	Triangles And Rhombuses	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Beer Boars
2nd	Neil Rock Co-Brewer: Fraser Withers	Grape Ale	PRX3: Italian Grape Ale
3rd	Natalie Wall Co-Brewer: Jonathan Ritson	Berry Widow	29A: Fruit Beer
4th	Daren Fearon Co-Brewer: Russell Purves	Electric Soup V 4	29A: Fruit Beer	Reading Homebrew Club
HM	Lee Kellett	Summer Fruits Berliner Weisse	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 11: Sours and Funky Beers (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marian Verbenik	Sezona	28A: Brett Beer
2nd	Ian Fox	Half-Hour Of Sour	23A: Berliner Weisse
3rd	Lucas Stolarczyk	They Forced Me To	PRX4: Catharina Sour	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Damir Ban	Sangue De Bruxa	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Broken Banjo Home Brew
HM	Pedro Palacios	Pink Rose Mallow	28C: Wild Specialty Beer

Table 12: Smoked Beers & Darker Lagers (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bojan Grdinic Co-Brewer: Tapirs	Tapir A la Speck	6B: Rauchbier
2nd	Sam Thorburn	Smoke Signal	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer
3rd	Mark Sanderson	The Cat Smiled	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Mark Sanderson	Demeter	27A2: Piwo Grodziskie	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Cliff Cardoza	Munich Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Hertford Brew Club

Table 13: Strong Beers (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Antony Hawkins	Something Old V2017	17D: English Barleywine	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Robbie Gaston Co-Brewer: Tim Passmore, Hugh Rowberry	Tsarry Night	20C: Imperial Stout	Beer Boars West
3rd	Lee Immins	Wee Heavy Monkey	17C: Wee Heavy	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Mike Carter	One For The Road!	17A: British Strong Ale	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Brendan Buchanan	Turn It (Oat) Up To Eleven	20C: Imperial Stout

Table 14: Speciality Beers (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Gardner	Kombucha Raspberry Black Pepper Beer	34C: Experimental Beer	Twisted Barrel Homebrew Club
2nd	Lee Kellett	Marooned At High Tea	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd	Luke Slisz Co-Brewer: Robert Frost & Stephen Fry	The Oude Less Taken	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Alex Allen	The Old Vbp	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
HM	Martin Rake	You Sexy Thing!	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Swindon Home Brewers

Table 15: European Ales (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Clibborn	London Porter	13C: English Porter	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Jerry Pringle	Mellow Stygian	13A: Dark Mild	Brewcialism
3rd	Steve Smith	Ohm Sweet Ohm	7B: Altbier	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Richard Dent Co-Brewer: Mash Heads	Smashing Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Norwich Amateur Brewers
HM	Jonathan Fleck	Caledonia	14B: Scottish Heavy	Perth Homebrew Club

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Friday Evening Session (Finish unpacking and short judging session)
17/05/2019 18:30, BST

Saturday Morning Judging
18/05/2019 09:00, BST

Saturday Afternoon Judging
18/05/2019 13:00, BST

Sunday Morning Judging
19/05/2019 09:00, BST

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 14/02/2019 12:00, GMT through 19/05/2019 10:00, BST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 18/02/2019 19:30, GMT through 27/04/2019 22:00, BST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 07/05/2019 09:00, BST through 16/05/2019 18:00, BST.

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Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 07/05/2019 09:00, BST through 16/05/2019 18:00, BST.