LAB Open 2025: Past Winners – 2022
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oli Edmonds | No Photos On the Dancefloor | 5D: German Pils | Beer Boars |
| 2nd | James Wilson | Winner Winner Marzen Dinner | 6A: Marzen | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Dave Strachan Co-Brewer: Richard Davies | Porter | 13C: English Porter | London Amateur Brewers |
| 4th | Richard Dent | Golden Glow | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| HM | Stuart Betts | Eric the Weizenbock | 10C: Weizenbock | Midlands Craft Brewers |
Table 1: American Pale Ale (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neil Werdmuller | Beyond the Pale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Cambridge Hopheads |
| 2nd | Sam Thakker-Jones | Rollin' Lite | 18B: American Pale Ale | Homebrew Collab (Bristol) |
| 3rd | Mark Kettle | At the Summit | 18B: American Pale Ale |
Table 2: American IPA (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Burgin | 2nd Trilema | 21A: American IPA | |
| 2nd | Andrew Oldridge | Beer 1 (tbc) | 21A: American IPA | |
| 3rd | Ian Siviter | Sometimes It Snows In April | 21A: American IPA | Hertford Brew Club |
| HM | Luke Ebersold | I Am IPA | 21A: American IPA | Aberdeen Homebrew Club |
Table 3: New England IPA (15 entries)
Table 4: Speciality and English IPA (17 entries)
Table 5: Pale and Malty Lager (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Hassall | Bat Out of Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | |
| 2nd | Mat Ridge | Sac Magique | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Diano Jurić Co-Brewer: Pavle Šeremet | Helles 31 | 4C: Helles Bock | |
| 4th | Richie Walsh | Munich Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Scottish Craft Brewers |
| HM | Geoffrey Varley | Bock Him, Danno! | 4C: Helles Bock | Penistone Homebrew Club |
Table 6: Bitter and Hoppy Lager (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oli Edmonds | No Photos On the Dancefloor | 5D: German Pils | Beer Boars |
| 2nd | Richard Williams | Nelsons Pils | PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Bedford Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Matthew Scorer | Blueprint | 5D: German Pils | Leicester Home Brew Club |
| 4th | Neil Werdmuller | I'll Keep Taking the Pils | 5D: German Pils | Cambridge Hopheads |
| HM | Martin Haworth | Puffinus Puffinus | 5B: Kolsch | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
Table 7: Amber and Dark Lager (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Wilson | Winner Winner Marzen Dinner | 6A: Marzen | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Serge Savin | Rusty Droid | 7A: Vienna Lager | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Bojan Grdinic Co-Brewer: Tapiri | Dunkel Is the Night! | 8A: Munich Dunkel | |
| 4th | Chris Burrows | Babbling In German | 7B: Altbier | Reading Amateur Brewers |
| HM | Alastair Lewis | Chunga's Revenge | 6A: Marzen |
Table 8: Pale and Amber Ale from the British Isles (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Fleck | Kingmaker 80 Shilling | 14C: Scottish Export | |
| 2nd | Anthony Painter | Court of the Absurd | 12A: British Golden Ale | Beer Boars |
| 3rd | John Lee | Speculation | 11C: Strong Bitter | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 4th | Thomas Portlock | Cedric Bitter | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | |
| HM | Alastair Lewis | Red Sky At Night | 15A: Irish Red Ale |
Table 9: International Amber and Brown Ale (14 entries)
Table 10: Porter and Stout (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Strachan Co-Brewer: Richard Davies | Porter | 13C: English Porter | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Matthew Perks | Star of India | 20A: American Porter | Jersey Brew Club |
| 3rd | Mike Anson Co-Brewer: Geoff Nix And Doug Hayes | Black Eyed Porter | 20A: American Porter | |
| 4th | Steve Johnson | The Days Float Through My Eyes | 20B: American Stout |
Table 11: Strong Ale (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Syson | Glory To Ukraine | 20C: Imperial Stout | Midlands Craft Brewers |
| 2nd | Simon Thompson | Seeting Wells Barley Wine | 17D: English Barleywine | Junction Brew Club |
| 3rd | Christopher Herron | Impy 2021 | 20C: Imperial Stout | Teesside Homebrew Club |
| 4th | Dave Matthews | Old Ale | 17B: Old Ale | Worcestershire |
| HM | Ian Cosier | Entre Deux Meres | 17D: English Barleywine | London Amateur Brewers |
Table 12: Smoked, Wood Beer and Strong Lager (22 entries)
Table 13: Saison and Wheat Beer (20 entries)
Table 14: Belgian (20 entries)
Table 15: Sour and Funky (17 entries)
Table 16: Fruit, Spice, Vegetable and Specialty Beer (17 entries)
Judging Sessions
Non-Judging Sessions
Festival Set-up Session
06/07/2025 13:00, BST
Festival Staff Volunteers
06/07/2025 12:00, BST
Festival Clear Up
06/07/2025 17:00, BST
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 09/04/2025 11:00, BST through 29/06/2025 23:59, BST.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 09/04/2025 11:00, BST through 05/07/2025 23:59, BST.
Entry Registration Open
239 entries have been added to the system as of 02:45, BST, Saturday 19 April, 2025. There is a limit of 250 entries for this competition.
124 paid entries are in the system as of 02:45, BST, Saturday 19 April, 2025. There is a limit of 200 paid entries for this competition.
Entry registrations accepted 09/04/2025 11:00, BST through 29/06/2025 23:59, BST.Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/07/2025 15:00, BST through 03/07/2025 21:00, BST.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
Entry Shipping Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 30/06/2025 08:00, BST through 04/07/2025 23:59, BST.