LAB Open 2026 Sponsors

Bohem Brewery

Experience the depth of authentic Czech lager. By combining traditional decoction mashing with modern brewing precision, Bohem creates beers that honour heritage while sets a new standard for technical excellence.

Mash Paddle Brewery

Ready to see how your recipe handles a commercial brew day? Mash Paddle offers homebrewers and nomadic brewers access to high-spec equipment on the iconic Beer Mile, ensuring your competition-grade ideas get the professional execution they deserve.

The Malt Miller

Don’t let oxidised hops or tired malt stand between you and a Best in Show. They handle your ingredients with the same obsession you bring to your brew day. Get custom-crushed grains and competition-ready freshness delivered straight to your brewhouse.

Lallemand

With decades of expertise in yeast and bacteria, Lallemand provides the high-performance fermentation tools needed to turn a good recipe into a gold-medal winner. Excellence in every sachet.

WHC

Harness the power of world-class biotechnology. From Irish-bred yeast strains to meticulous lab analysis, WHC Lab provides the technical edge required to brew with absolute confidence and consistency.

Inkbird

Temperature stability is the difference between a Gold Medal and an off-flavour. Inkbird’s range of controllers ensures your yeast stays within its ideal range, preventing unwanted esters and phenols from forming.

Tilt

Precision fermentation is the key to competition-winning beer. The Tilt wireless hydrometer provides continuous data logging, allowing you to track attenuation and temperature fluctuations with pinpoint accuracy - all through your smartphone.

Ridgeway Brewing

Inspired by the ancient trade routes of Britain, Ridgeway Brewing craft small-batch beers that honour the past while embracing the future. From balanced bitters to historic imperial stouts, they pair traditional styles with a modern, sustainable mindset to create beer with real staying power.

BREWHA

Consistency is the soul of great beer. BREWHA’s patented BIAC (Brew-In-A-Conical) system provides unparalleled temperature control and sanitation, ensuring your competition entries are always true to style and free from off-flavours.

Wyeast

For over four decades, Wyeast has been the benchmark for liquid yeast purity and variety. Offering an unmatched library of world-class strains, they give brewers the precise tools needed to execute flawless, competition-ready beers.

Past Winners

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Judging Sessions

Session 1
16/05/2026 09:00, BST.

Session 2
17/05/2026 09:00, BST.

Account Registration is Open for Judges or Stewards Only

Account registrations accepted 26/01/2026 20:00, GMT through 19/04/2026 22:00, BST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 26/01/2026 20:00, GMT through 15/05/2026 23:00, BST.

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 04/05/2026 16:30, BST — 08/05/2026 22:00, 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 27/04/2026 08:00, BST — 08/05/2026 21:00, BST.