LAB Open 2024 Sponsors

Hammerton Brewery

N7, London, UK

Proudly brewing great beer in London N7. Hammerton Brewery have been hosting LAB Open since 2022.

London Amateur Brewers are an enthusiastic and informal group of home-brewers from London and the Home Counties who meet regularly (in-person and online) to share their skills, knowledge (and beer), to widen their appreciation of the world’s finest drink, and improve the beer they make themselves.

The Malt Miller

Swindon, UK

Set up in 2010 by Robert Neale, The Malt Miller focus on supplying the highest quality fresh ingredients to the home brewer and micro-breweries. All ingredients are treated with the respect they deserve, with freshness in mind. Malt and other grains are milled to order on the day they are being shipped and stock is on hand form all the major maltsters in the UK and key European maltsters. Hops are all stored cold and packed in nitrogen flushed, light and heat resistant bags. Yeast is cold stored and shipped with ice packs to ensure viability for the brewer at home. In addition to this, the team at The Malt Miller focus on education and sharing knowledge to the thriving home brew community. This is achieved through various ways such as their skilled customer service team, an on-site brew school and YouTube Channel.

Brew Builder

Bristol

Brew Builder provides Home Brewers with a supply of quality and affordable equipment. We are able to custom build and supply pretty much all the equipment you will ever need to undertake, All Grain, Extract and BIAB brewing. Building from scratch and purchasing from source allows us to sell equipment direct to the customer. No middle men and no advertising helps us keep costs to a minimum and in turn pass on the savings!

Elusive Brewing

Finchampstead, Berkshire

Elusive Brewing creates beer with one eye on tradition and the other on taking things to the next level. Founded by a London Amateur Brewers member who went on to win awards at national level, from our small brewery in Finchampstead, Berkshire we’d like to share our game with you. We love the West Coast and take inspiration from the hop loving breweries who pioneered the craft beer movement. We are an open and collaborative brewery who loves playing an active role in our local community. Insert coin to play.

Exale Brewing

Blackhorse Rd, Walthamstow + Bethnal Green

Exale's mission is to build community through music, dance, beer, food and good times. We've created an environment of inclusivity, fun, freedom, beer and music at the heart of the Blackhorse Beer Mile.

Southwark Brewing Company

London, SE1

Modern recipes. Traditionally brewed. Southwark Brewing Company was founded in 2014 by Peter Jackson and lifelong friend Andy Nichol.

Windsor & Eton Brewery

Windsor

WEBREW remain a ‘beer led’ brewery making outstanding beers in all kinds of style and character. We offer a warm welcome to everyone from beer newcomer to expert, locals to visitors, the smallest club to the biggest pub and the local shop to the top supermarket. Windsor & Eton run a home brew club 'WEHomebrew', at the brewery, open to home brewers in the local area.

BarthHaas X

Everything you need from the world’s biggest supplier of hops and innovative hop products, delivered in a way that works best for the craft and smaller breweries of Europe. Stocked by The Malt Miller for UK Homebrewers.

Crossmyloof Brew

Glasgow

Here at Crossmyloof Brew we keep it intimate. At the end of the day, we like to say thanks for your visit, ask how it’s going then put our feet up with a pint in hand... Happy Brewing!

Mash Paddle Brewery

92 Enid St, London SE16 3RA

Located in the heart of the Bermondsey Beer Mile, Mash Paddle Brewery is the perfect place to relax and enjoy a fantastic craft beer. Want more? We also teach you how to brew your own amazing beer! Mash Paddle Brewery is London’s only incubator for start-up brewers, where anyone can learn to Brew Great Beer in one of our classes.

Ora Brewing

N17, Tottenham

Founded in 2016 in Modena (Italy), ORA is an independent brewery dedicated to creating beers that marry the quality of the finest Italian ingredients with contemporary beer styles. Our aim is to take the best out of classic styles of beer with a modern approach to flavors and methods.

WHC Lab

Strabane, Northern Ireland

WHC Lab is a biotechnology business focused on fermentation within the beverage industry. Our R&D facility boasts best in class laboratory equipment, experts in the industry and uses next-generation methods to grow yeast, bacteria and to perform analysis.

Past Winners

2022LABOpen
LABOpen2023

Judging Sessions

Friday Evening Session
17/05/2024 17:30, BST.

Saturday Morning Judging
18/05/2024 09:00, BST.

Saturday Afternoon Judging
18/05/2024 14:00, BST.

Sunday Morning Judging
19/05/2024 09:00, BST.

Non-Judging Sessions

Unboxing and Sorting Session
16/05/2024 09:00, BST

Festival Set-up Session
19/05/2024 09:30, BST

Festival Staff Volunteers
19/05/2024 13:00, BST

Festival Clear Up
19/05/2024 18:00, BST

Account Registration is Open for Judges or Stewards Only

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 08/01/2024 09:00, GMT through 05/05/2024 23:59, BST.

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 10/05/2024 15:00, BST through 16/05/2024 18:00, 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 10/05/2024 00:00, BST through 16/05/2024 18:00, BST.