LAB Open 2025: Past Winners – 2023
Table 1: American Pale Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rick Woolliss | Strange Saints | 18B: American Pale Ale | Beer Boars |
| 2nd | Stuart Watkins | You Sellin' Chickens | 18B: American Pale Ale | Rebels (Cardiff) |
| 3rd | Richard Humphrey | Supersonic | 18B: American Pale Ale | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
Table 2: American IPA (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Thakker-Jones | Hunter's Tor | 21A: American IPA | Homebrew Collab (Bristol) |
| 2nd | Jerome Clegg | Transmission | 21A: American IPA | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Stuart Hubbard | Oso | 21A: American IPA | |
| HM | Rob Ayres | IPA | 21A: American IPA |
Table 3: Hazy IPA (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Thakker-Jones | Virtual Aerobics | 21C: Hazy IPA | Homebrew Collab (Bristol) |
| 2nd | Kevin Andrews | Mama Told Me, Girl, Smoke 'em If You Got 'em | 21C: Hazy IPA | Worcestershire Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | James Wilson | That Scene From Interstellar | 21C: Hazy IPA | London Amateur Brewers |
| HM | Mathieu Guillaume | Hazy | 21C: Hazy IPA |
Table 4: International Pale Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Humphrey | Debbie's Done | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Antony Hawkerr | Maebure | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Andrew Aitchison | Legally Blonde | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Scottish Craft Brewers |
| HM | Ben Lester | Throw Them In The Lake | 12A: British Golden Ale | Worcestershire Homebrew Club |
Table 5: Specialty and English Hoppy Pale Ales (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Darren Sloan | Escape Goat | 21B2: Black IPA | Beer Boars |
| 2nd | Greg Mizon | Doin' My Swede'n | 21B2: Black IPA | |
| 3rd | Joon Chung | Fisherman's Ale | 34C: Experimental Beer | Beer Boars |
Table 6: International Amber and Brown Ale (25 entries)
Table 7: Pale and Malty Lager (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ian Benfell Co-Brewer: Lucie Burton | High Way To Helles | 4C: Helles Bock | Barnsley Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Oli Edmonds | Superb Owl | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Beer Boars |
| 3rd | Richard Caldecott | Aha! | 2A: International Pale Lager | Liverpool Homebrew Club |
| HM | Mathieu Guillaume | Lag | 3A: Czech Pale Lager |
Table 8: Bitter and Hoppy Lager (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Williams | Smells Lagery | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Bedford Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Richard Williams | Nelsons Pils | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Bedford Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Andrew Aitchison | Papa's Kolsch | 5B: Kölsch | Scottish Craft Brewers |
| 4th | James Fox | Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | Teesside Homebrew Club |
| HM | Craig Martindale Co-Brewer: Andrew Green | Older But Wiser | 5B: Kölsch |
Table 9: Amber and Dark Lager (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Tilbury | Let The Darkness In | 8B: Schwarzbier | Anglian Craft Brewers |
| 2nd | James Cross | Marching Lager | 6A: Märzen | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Ben Lester | The Elusive Peak That Is Happiness | 7A: Vienna Lager | Worcestershire Homebrew Club |
Table 10: Porter and Stout (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ian Siviter | Are You Experienced? | 20B: American Stout | Hertford Brew Club |
| 2nd | Mick Harrison | Spell Caster | 13C: English Porter | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Simon Stubbings | Dot And Dab | 13C: English Porter |
Table 11: Strong Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ales Dolenec Co-Brewer: Ian Dolenec | Perian | 17C: Wee Heavy | |
| 2nd | Ian Benfell | Old Geoffers | 17B: Old Ale | Barnsley Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Keith Worrall | Nessy | 17C: Wee Heavy | |
| 4th | Keith Bailey | Rebel Yelp | 17A: British Strong Ale | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| HM | Jerry Pringle | Old Napper | 17D: English Barley Wine | Reading Amateur Brewers |
Table 12: Smoked, Wood Beer and Strong Lager (12 entries)
Table 13: Wheat, Rye and Farmhouse Beer (13 entries)
Table 14: Strong Belgian and Saison (15 entries)
Table 15: Sour, Funky and Experimental (17 entries)
Table 16: Fruit, Spice and Vegetable Beer (17 entries)
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06/07/2025 13:00, BST
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239 entries have been added to the system as of 03:16, BST, Saturday 19 April, 2025. There is a limit of 250 entries for this competition.
124 paid entries are in the system as of 03:16, BST, Saturday 19 April, 2025. There is a limit of 200 paid entries for this competition.
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