LAB Open 2024

Thanks to all who participated in the LAB Open 2024.

There were 256 entries judged and 210 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

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

LAB Open Champion Brewer (139 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Keith Bailey	2	0	0	12.02	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	James Wilson	1	1	0	10.01	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Andrew Aitchison	1	0	1	9.01	Scottish Craft Brewers
	Rick Woolliss	1	0	1	9.01	Beer Boars

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.

LAB Open Champion Club (36 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	HM	Score
1st	London Amateur Brewers	4	3	1	1	2	43.04
2nd	Panomaju	2	3	2	1	0	32.02
3rd	Norwich Amateur Brewers	3	0	0	0	0	18.03
4th	Beer Boars	1	0	1	1	0	11.01
5th	Scottish Craft Brewers	1	0	1	0	0	9.01
	Reading Amateur Brewers	1	0	1	0	0	9.01

Winning Entries

Table 1: German Pale Beers sponsored by Mash Paddle Brewery (19 entries)

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

Table 2: Czech and International Lagers sponsored by Windsor & Eton Brewery (21 entries)

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

Table 3: German Amber, Dark and Wheat Beers sponsored by Mangrove Jacks (22 entries)

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

Table 4: British Bitter and Irish Ale sponsored by Windsor & Eton Brewery (25 entries)

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

Table 5: Hoppy British and New Zealand Beer sponsored by Windsor & Eton Brewery (20 entries)

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

Table 6: Session Dark Beers sponsored by Exale Brewing (19 entries)

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

Table 7: Hazy IPA sponsored by Uiltje Brewing Company (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Muhis Elwan Co-Brewer: Roope Ruuhonen	Astro Monkey V2	21C: Hazy IPA	Panomaju
2nd	Mikko Salo	Sphere	21C: Hazy IPA	Panomaju
3rd	Rick Woolliss	This Is My Hazy. There Are Many Like It, But This One Is Mine.	21C: Hazy IPA	Beer Boars
HM	Mike Anson Co-Brewer: Doug Hayes And Geoff Nix	Box Of Hops	21C: Hazy IPA

Table 8: American and Special IPA sponsored by Exale Brewing (16 entries)

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

Table 9: Strong Beers sponsored by Ora Brewing (15 entries)

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

Table 10: Belgian and French Ale sponsored by Mangrove Jacks (22 entries)

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

Table 11: American Ales sponsored by Uiltje Brewing Company (19 entries)

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

Table 12: Sour and Mixed Fermentation sponsored by The Malt Miller (19 entries)

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

Table 13: Fruit, Spice, Wood Aged and Smoked sponsored by The Malt Miller (23 entries)

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