LAB Open 2024

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Craig Agnor, Russell Anthony, Chris Aplin, Ken Bazley, Manmohan Birdi, Atanas Bozhkov, Ian Cosier, James Cross, Richard Farr, Robert Gallagher, Federico Javier Garcia, Mick Harrison, Martin Haworth, Joe Hickey, Stew Horne, Jacob Liddle, Oscar Lo, Andrea Marchiori, Darren Oakley, Jonathan Parry, Francesco Scalettaris, Luke Slisz, Steve Smith, Lucas Stolarczyk, Aaron Suppel, Brian Tomlinson, Luigi Valentino, Andrew Vaughan, James Wilson

Judges - Best of Show

Federico Javier Garcia, Stew Horne, Andrea Marchiori

By the Numbers

256 Entries 139 Entrants

29 Judges

56 Placing Entries

Table 1: German Pale Beers sponsored by Mash Paddle Brewery

19 entries

1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
If Summer Comes. (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Ian Cosier
London Amateur Brewers
Mayday Leap (4C: Helles Bock)
3rd
Robert Ingoldby
Reading Amateur Brewers
Bavaria (5D: German Pils)
HM
Mathias Borjesson
Fernweh (5D: German Pils)

Table 2: Czech and International Lagers sponsored by Windsor & Eton Brewery

21 entries

1st
Darren Oakley
London Amateur Brewers
Tmave (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
James Wilson
London Amateur Brewers
Saikou! (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Tuomo Äkkinen
Panomaju
Vienna By Night (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
4th
Darren Sloan
Beer Boars
Echo Czamber (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
HM
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Pekne Pivo (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 3: German Amber, Dark and Wheat Beers sponsored by Mangrove Jacks

22 entries

1st
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
Unser Britisches Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Sakari Kiili
Panomaju
Hilarious Hilde (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
It's Lager Jim But Not As We Know It (8B: Schwarzbier)
HM
Dave Matthews & Fiona Matthews
Hereford Amateur Brewers
Wifey Weisse (10A: Weissbier)

Table 4: British Bitter and Irish Ale sponsored by Windsor & Eton Brewery

25 entries

1st
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
Aitchie's Export (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Cheyne Harvey
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Hail, Arwald! (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Arthur Olcot
London Amateur Brewers
The Glass Of Art (11B: Best Bitter)
HM
Shane Van Der Westhuizen & Jessica Cosier
Sporran Filler (14B: Scottish Heavy)

Table 5: Hoppy British and New Zealand Beer sponsored by Windsor & Eton Brewery

20 entries

1st
Les Manley
London Amateur Brewers
Pirate Pale (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Richard Williams
Bedford Homebrewers
Zesty Enterprise (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Richard Swindells
Anglian Craft Brewer
Heavy On T'Chevvie (12C: English IPA)
HM
Andy Thomas
MILLHOP (12C: English IPA)

Table 6: Session Dark Beers sponsored by Exale Brewing

19 entries

1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
1909 Porter (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Chris Aplin
Nutty Slack (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Simon Kay
Brighton Brew Club
Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
HM
Simon Thompson
Twickenham Boars
Little Black Submarine (13C: English Porter)

Table 7: Hazy IPA sponsored by Uiltje Brewing Company

16 entries

1st
Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen
Panomaju
Astro Monkey V2 (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Sphere (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Rick Woolliss
Beer Boars
This Is My Hazy. There Are Many Like It, But This One... (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Mike Anson & Doug Hayes And Geoff...
Box Of Hops (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 8: American and Special IPA sponsored by Exale Brewing

16 entries

1st
James Wilson
London Amateur Brewers
Straight Outta Epsom (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Matti Isosomppi
Panomaju
WCDIPA #5 (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Martin Taylor & Charlie Taylor
Soooo Much CITRA (22A: Double IPA)
4th
Mikko Töykkälä
Panomaju
The Rake (21A: American IPA)
HM
Stephan Martin
Sensitive Soul (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 9: Strong Beers sponsored by Ora Brewing

15 entries

1st
Charles Read & Sam Illingworth
Reading Amateur Brewers
500 Miles (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Nick Davis
Anglian Craft Brewers
Singing Revolution (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
Might Get A 3rd Place If I'm Really Lucky ? (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
Kevin Surridge-Dines
Anglian Craft Brewers
Here We Go Again... (17B: Old Ale)

Table 10: Belgian and French Ale sponsored by Mangrove Jacks

22 entries

1st
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Hidden Sins (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Ken Johnson
The Triple Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Michael Hassall
Dundee Homebrew Club
White Noise (24A: Witbier)
HM
Rich Caller
Manchester Homebrew
Something Something Golden (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 11: American Ales sponsored by Uiltje Brewing Company

19 entries

1st
Rick Woolliss
Beer Boars
Sometimes I Run, Sometimes I Fall (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Paul Cushing
On The Tiles (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Paul Cushing
Hops On The Rocks (18B: American Pale Ale)
4th
Steve Harding
Maidstone Brewers
She's A Star (19A: American Amber Ale)
HM
Mark Hopkins
London Amateur Brewers
Crazy Palomeno (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 12: Sour and Mixed Fermentation sponsored by The Malt Miller

19 entries

1st
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Incarnadine (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Pedro Palacios
Sable (23D: Lambic)
3rd
Kevin Surridge-Dines
Anglian Craft Brewers
This Green And Pleasant Land... (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
Trains To Brazil (LSX4: Catharina Sour)

Table 13: Fruit, Spice, Wood Aged and Smoked sponsored by The Malt Miller

23 entries

1st
Brett Harman
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
One In The Stink (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
Passion (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Kai Oksanen & Aleksi Ahjopalo
Panomaju
Vessari #1 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
4th
Lucas Stolarczyk
London Amateur Brewers
I Love That Show (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Lee Immins
London Amateur Brewers
Paradise Porter (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Federico Javier Garcia, Stew Horne, Andrea Marchiori

1st
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Incarnadine (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
Unser Britisches Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Rick Woolliss
Beer Boars
Sometimes I Run, Sometimes I Fall (18B: American Pale Ale)
4th
Charles Read & Sam Illingworth
Reading Amateur Brewers
500 Miles (17C: Wee Heavy)
HM
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Hidden Sins (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

LAB Open Champion Brewer

139 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stKeith Bailey20012.0200020Norwich Amateur Brewers
2ndJames Wilson11010.0100020London Amateur Brewers
3rdAndrew Aitchison1019.0100020Scottish Craft Brewers
Rick Woolliss1019.0100020Beer Boars

LAB Open Champion Club

36 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rd4thHMScore
1stLondon Amateur Brewers4311243.0400110
2ndPanomaju2321032.0200080
3rdNorwich Amateur Brewers3000018.0300030
4thBeer Boars1011011.0100030
5thScottish Craft Brewers101009.0100020
Reading Amateur Brewers101009.0100020

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners