Welsh National Homebrew Competition
Awards
Judges
Scott Bertram, Joe Chau, Rhys Davies, Nathan Edwards, Kristy Ellis, Friederike Kaymer-Meißner, Gavin McPherson, Jan Meissner, Bethan Millett, Sarah Pantry, Simon Poffley, Nick Swann, Brian Tomlinson, Jakub Trakowski, Stuart Watkins
Judges - Best of Show
Kristy Ellis, Bethan Millett, Stuart Watkins
Stewards
Neil Counsell, Mark Hitchins, Mark Hopkins, Martine Hopkins, Richard Jones, Richard Martin, Richard Taylor
Staff
Jack Baber, Kristy Ellis, Nick Swann
By the Numbers
135 Entries
75 Entrants
15 Judges
7 Stewards
3 Staff
39 Placing Entries
Table 1: American Pale Ale
14 entries
Judges: Simon Poffley, Jakub Trakowski
1st
Robert Read
London Amateur Brewers
Rob The Younger (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Paul Cushing
White Water Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Richard Jones
Bristol Craft Brewers
Mosaical (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 2: Pale Commonwealth Beer
10 entries
Judges: Gavin McPherson, Bethan Millett (Head Judge)
1st
Simon Stubbings
Jack Of All Trades (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Arthur Olcot
London Amateur Brewers
Admiral On The Bus (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Serge Savin
London Amateur Brewers
The Quest For Clairvoyance (12C: English IPA)
Table 3: IPA
14 entries
Judges: Rhys Davies, Kristy Ellis, Friederike Kaymer-Meißner, Jakub Trakowski
1st
James Wilson
London Amateur Brewers
Identity Crisis (21B1: Belgian IPA)
2nd
Nathan Edwards
Rebel Homebrewers
Fuzzball Theory (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Martin Taylor & Charlie Taylor
Everyday Miracle (21B3: Brown IPA)
Table 4: International Lager and Cream Ale
9 entries
Judges: Joe Chau, Rhys Davies (Head Judge)
1st
David Birke
No Frills Joe Homebrew
Petting Pils (27A1: Kellerbier)
2nd
Dan Turner
Jersey Homebrew Club
Don't Call Me Mate (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Fern Leaf
Standard Lager (1B: American Lager)
Table 5: European pale and bitter
10 entries
Judges: Kristy Ellis (Head Judge), Jan Meissner
1st
Judson Tattersall
Tap Select Homebrew Club
Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Dan Turner
Jersey Homebrew Club
Asheville Ale (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Fern Leaf
Festbier (4B: Festbier)
Table 6: European Amber and Dark
8 entries
Judges: Friederike Kaymer-Meißner, Nick Swann
1st
Ben Lester
Worcestershire Homebrew Club
The Elusive Peak That Is Happiness (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Fernando Luis Toni
Galway Homebrew Club [Ireland]
Rauchbier (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Lucie Burton
Barnsley Homebrew Club
The Man From D.U.N.K.E.L (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Table 7: Monastic Ale
11 entries
Judges: Gavin McPherson, Nick Swann
1st
Nick Davis
Anglian Craft Brewers
Brother Filip's Immaculate Conception (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Stuart Hubbard
Eau Rouge (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Dwayne Haynes
D.R.A.F.T. (Deutsch-American...
Don't Fear The Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
The Dark One (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 8: Belgian Ale
8 entries
Judges: Simon Poffley, Brian Tomlinson
1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Not A Tripel (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Guy Asaert
London Amateur Brewers
Full Circle (25B: Saison)
3rd
Allen Bowden
Midlands Craft Brewers
Sos (25B: Saison)
Table 9: Strong Ales
12 entries
Judges: Joe Chau, Bethan Millett
1st
Ian Cosier
London Amateur Brewers
Entre Deux Meres (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Rebel Yelp (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Chris Burrows
Reading Amateur Brewers
The Beer That Saved Nome (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 10: Other American beers
7 entries
Judges: Sarah Pantry (Head Judge), Brian Tomlinson
1st
Richard Swindells
Anglian Craft Brewers
Blackjack Hop To It (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Fern Leaf
American Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Paul Cushing
Hops On The Rocks (19A: American Amber Ale)
Table 11: British beer
9 entries
Judges: Stuart Watkins
1st
James Pettifor
Anglian Craft Brewers
Not So (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Nick Corbin
East Kennett Esb (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Richard Martin
Rebel Homebrew
Four Pounds In Old Money (14C: Scottish Export)
Table 12: Stout
12 entries
Judges: Sarah Pantry, Stuart Watkins
1st
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
Out Of Space (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Dwayne Haynes
D.R.A.F.T. (Deutsch-American...
Breaking Chains (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 13: Special ingredient beers
11 entries
Judges: Jan Meissner
1st
Ian Cosier
London Amateur Brewers
Cabin Fever (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Daren Fearon
Reading Amateur Brewers
Coast To Coast (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Simon Bratton
If You Ain't First, You're Last (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Kristy Ellis, Bethan Millett, Stuart Watkins
1st
Robert Read
London Amateur Brewers
Rob The Younger (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Ian Cosier
London Amateur Brewers
Entre Deux Meres (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
James Wilson
London Amateur Brewers
Identity Crisis (21B1: Belgian IPA)
HM
Simon Stubbings
Jack Of All Trades (12A: British Golden Ale)
Champion Brewer
75 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ian Cosier
** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.0003020 | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Robert Read
** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0002020 | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Keith Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0002010 | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
Best Club
29 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
|---|
| 1st | London Amateur Brewers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 44.0011050 |
| 2nd | Anglian Craft Brewers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0003030 |
| 3rd | Norwich Amateur Brewers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0002010 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 5
- 2nd Place: 4
- 3rd Place: 3
- 4th Place: 2
- HM: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest total number of first, second, third, fourth (if applicable), and honorable mention places.
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest maximum score.
- The highest minimum score.
- The lowest number of entries.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
