Judges
Craig Agnor, Simón Bahamondes, Ken Bazley, Manmohan Birdi, Brent Bruynseels, Chris Burrows, James Cross, Richard Farr, Eugenio Fezzardi, Rob Gallagher, Tomislav Gmajnic, Chris Hacon, Mick Harrison, Martin Haworth, Joe Hickey, Stew Horne, Matúš Kocúr, Jacques Marais, Taras Morskyi, Vincenzo Mulè, Marco Pace, Luís Pires, Ciaran Prendeville, Jane Price, Peter Robinson, Steve Smith, Lucas Stolarczyk, Mr. A Suppel, Nga Man Kristie Tang, Simon Thompson, James Torr, James Wilson
Judges - Best of Show
Brent Bruynseels, Rob Gallagher, Marco Pace, Jane Price, Steve Smith
Stewards
Guy Asaert, Evgeniia Blackery, Steven Blackery, Paul Cousins, Laurence McHauser, Arthur Olcot, Jack Packham, Ben Quinton, Rick Woolliss
Staff
Mick Harrison, Antony Hawkerr, Joe Hickey, Jack Packham, Ben Quinton, James Wilson
Organizer
Serge Savin
By the Numbers
193 Entries
110 Entrants
32 Judges
9 Stewards
6 Staff
46 Placing Entries
Table 1: Amber and Dark Lager & Hybrid
16 entries
Judges: Craig Agnor, Simón Bahamondes, Eugenio Fezzardi, Rob Gallagher (Head Judge), Taras Morskyi, James Wilson
1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Schwarz It! (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Adam Zakss
Amadeus (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
Mein Herz Raucht (6B: Rauchbier)
HM
Rob Iafrati
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Red Barchetta (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
Table 2: German Pale Lager & Hybrid
19 entries
Judges: Manmohan Birdi, Brent Bruynseels, Joe Hickey, Jacques Marais (Head Judge), Luís Pires, Ciaran Prendeville
1st
Andrew Oldridge
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Guy Gallington
Anglian Craft Brewers
Don't Mention The War (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Arthur Olcot
London Amateur Brewers
Rhine And Shine (5D: German Pils)
HM
Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen
Panomaju
Hold Your Horses (5D: German Pils)
Table 3: US, Czech, NZ, Italy Pale Lager and Hybrid
12 entries
1st
Jani Hietala
Panomaju
Triple Nelson (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Richard Williams
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Zesty Enterprise (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Phill Turner
London Amateur Brewers
Glass Blowers Lager (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
4th
Rich Jones
Bristol Craft Brewers
Git In The Ka (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
HM
Brett Harman
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
The Yeast Awakens (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
Table 4: British Bitters and IPAs
22 entries
Judges: Richard Farr, Tomislav Gmajnic, Chris Hacon, Matúš Kocúr, Vincenzo Mulè, Marco Pace, Steve Smith (Head Judge), Nga Man Kristie Tang
1st
David Birke
North Kent Home Brew Kent
Golden Stars (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Serge Savin
London Amateur Brewers
Jon Bobstone (260H: Smoked Best Bitter (32A Sub-style; Base Style 11B Best Bitter))
3rd
Paavo Gaidach & Andrei Kazakov
Panomaju
Parful Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
HM
Guy Gallington
Anglian Craft Brewers
A Monk In Abbots Robes (11C: Strong Bitter)
Table 5: European Ale
20 entries
Judges: Craig Agnor, Brent Bruynseels, Nga Man Kristie Tang, James Wilson (Head Judge)
1st
Adam Page
Maidstone Brewers
Belgium Dark Strong (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
Tripel Heart (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Gggee (25B: Saison)
HM
Ian Scott
WEHomebrew
Montaña Roja (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 6: Dark and Malty British Isles Beers
17 entries
Judges: Simón Bahamondes, Martin Haworth, Joe Hickey (Head Judge)
1st
Steven Blackery
London Amateur Brewers
Railway Porker (13C: English Porter)
2nd
James Cross
London Amateur Brewers
Black Rock (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
Please Insert Coffee (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 7: American Pale, Amber and Brown Ale
19 entries
Judges: Chris Hacon, Peter Robinson, Lucas Stolarczyk (Head Judge)
1st
Shane Van Der Westhuizen
3-Point Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Paavo Gaidach
Panomaju
Kova Ajo (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Rick Woolliss
Beer Boars
Pacific Drift (260C: Hazy Pale Ale (34C Custom Sub-style))
4th
Andrew Oldridge
Apa1 (18B: American Pale Ale)
HM
Richard Brown
Scottish Craft Brewers
Early Bath For Watt (19A: American Amber Ale)
Table 8: American IPA and Specialty IPA
19 entries
Judges: Tomislav Gmajnic, Marco Pace, Steve Smith (Head Judge), James Torr
1st
James Wilson
London Amateur Brewers
West Coast Red (21B4: Red IPA)
2nd
David Metcalfe
Dollar Signs (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Brett Harman
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Wookie's Lipstick (21B4: Red IPA)
Table 9: Hazy and Double IPA
22 entries
Judges: Chris Burrows, Stew Horne (Head Judge), Vincenzo Mulè, Luís Pires, Ciaran Prendeville, Simon Thompson
1st
Topi Tirronen
Panomaju
Yes, I Did It Again (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Chris Burrows
Reading Amateur Brewers
Forbidden Orchard (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Max Taylor
Beer Boars
Pillow Talk - Oat Cream IPA (260D: Oat Cream IPA (34C Custom Sub-Style))
HM
Antti Kääriä
Panomaju
Residual Haze Vol.2 (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 10: Sour, Wild and Mixed Fermentation Ale & Experimental
11 entries
Judges: Eugenio Fezzardi, Jacques Marais (Head Judge)
1st
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Rasselbock (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
2nd
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Umbriel (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Pedro Palacios
Tropical Funk (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
4th
Topi Tirronen
Panomaju
Räsb (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Guy Asaert
London Amateur Brewers
Long Live The Lambic (23D: Lambic)
Table 11: Strong Ales and Lagers
16 entries
Judges: James Cross, Rob Gallagher (Head Judge), Mick Harrison, Taras Morskyi
1st
Antti Kääriä & Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Why So Barley (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Ian Benfell
Rumpy Pumpy (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Olli-Pekka Niinimäki & Matti & Tuomo
Panomaju
Tynskä Imppi (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
4th
Chris Herron
Teesside Homebrew Club
AGB18 (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
Michael Bosco
Daddy Speed (9C: Baltic Porter)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Brent Bruynseels, Rob Gallagher, Marco Pace, Jane Price, Steve Smith
1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Schwarz It! (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Rasselbock (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
3rd
Andrew Oldridge
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
HM
Topi Tirronen
Panomaju
Yes, I Did It Again (21C: Hazy IPA)
LAB Open Champion Brewer
110 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Marc Hannewald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0100020 | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Topi Tirronen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0100020 | Panomaju |
| Andrew Oldridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0100020 | |
LAB Open Champion Club
25 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | HM | Score |
|---|
| 1st | London Amateur Brewers | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37.0200100 |
| 2nd | Panomaju | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35.0300100 |
| 3rd | Norwich Amateur Brewers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0200030 |
| 4th | The Hop Addition Homebrew Club | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.0000030 |
| 5th | Maidstone Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0100010 |
| North Kent Home Brew Kent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0100010 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 6
- 2nd Place: 4
- 3rd Place: 3
- 4th Place: 2
- HM: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest total number of first, second, third, fourth (if applicable), and honorable mention places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
