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Welsh National Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the Welsh National Homebrew Competition.

There were 232 entries judged and 241 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

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Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Cory	Nz Pils	PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner
2nd	Charles Abbott	Potaytor	9A: Doppelbock	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Jonathan Fleck	Auld Nick's Return	17C: Wee Heavy	Perth Homebrew Club

Winning Entries

Pale Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kelvyn Griffiths	Happy Pills	2A: International Pale Lager	REBEL Homebrew Club
2nd	Garreth Smith	Eat Thunder, Shit Lightning	4A: Munich Helles	REBEL Homebrew Club
3rd	Nick Davis	Throtmanni Export	5C: German Exportbier	Anglian Craft Brewers

Pilsner & Pale Hybrid (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Cory	Nz Pils	PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner
2nd	Rob Marchington	German Pils	5D: German Pils	Cambridge Craft Brewers
3rd	Ryan Anderson	Kolsch	5B: Kolsch

Amber & Dark Hybrid (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Abbott	Potaytor	9A: Doppelbock	Anglian Craft Brewers
2nd	Simon Gladding	Hertford Brew Club Eisbock	9B: Eisbock
3rd	Milan Bez	Tadeáš	3D: Czech Dark Lager

Wheat Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Oldridge	One-Wit Wonder	24A: Witbier
2nd	Sean O'Toole	Into The White	24A: Witbier	MCB
3rd	Brian Tomlinson	Craftwork	10A: Weissbier	MCB

British & Irish Ale (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Fleck	Auld Nick's Return	17C: Wee Heavy	Perth Homebrew Club
2nd	Jerry Pringle	Old Napper	17D: English Barleywine	Reading Amateur Brewers
3rd	Rich Caller	Spanner Hound	17A: British Strong Ale	Manchester Homebrew
HM	Grant Gammie	Ghillie's Caber	17C: Wee Heavy

American Pale & Amber (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Purdie	Last Resort	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Charles Abbott Co-Brewer: Jason Jones	Sipa	18B: American Pale Ale	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Richard Dent Co-Brewer: Mash Heads	Just A Kveik One.	18B: American Pale Ale	Norwich Amateur Brewers
HM	Ian Cosier	Freshly Squeezed	18B: American Pale Ale	LAB

Brown Ale & Porter (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Lee Immins	Mandrill Mild	13A: Dark Mild	LAB
2nd	Lucas Stolarczyk	The Midnight Snack	19C: American Brown Ale	LAB
3rd	Nick Swann	Grease Monkey	20A: American Porter	REBEL Homebrew Club

Stout (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robbie Gaston Co-Brewer: Tim Passmore, Hugh Rowberry	Tsarry Night	20C: Imperial Stout	Beer Boars
2nd	Anna Moe Co-Brewer: Neil Page	Goat Meal	16B: Oatmeal Stout
3rd	Darren Sloan Co-Brewer: Pete Lewis	Trojan Horse	20B: American Stout	Beer Boars
HM	Jason Jensen	St Basil's Stout	20C: Imperial Stout

IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garreth Smith	Buccaneers Of Hispaniola	21A: American IPA	REBEL Homebrew Club
2nd	Andrew Oldridge	6th Time Lucky	21A: American IPA
3rd	Rob Hadfield Co-Brewer: Stuart Horrocks	Cigar Chomper	22A: Double IPA

Speciality IPA (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Perks	Snoop Doggs Pocket	21B: Specialty IPA
2nd	Josh Smith	Brutalist Architecture	21B: Specialty IPA	Beer Boars East
3rd	William Cory	Juicy Juice Neipa	21B7: New England IPA

Saison (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marian Verbenik	Direct	25B: Saison	KDD
2nd	Stew Horne	Mae Haf A'r Byw Yn Hawdd	25B: Saison	LAB
3rd	Barry Walsh Co-Brewer: The Hyperbolic Boys	Yuzu & Seaweed Saison	25B: Saison	Beer Boars
HM	Rob Iafrati	Saison D'été	25B: Saison	Bristol Craft Brewers

Belgian Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Reay	Craigs #56	26C: Belgian Tripel	Manchester Homebrew Group
2nd	Keith Bailey	The Imp	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Craig Tarft	Innocent Perle	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	LAB
HM	Nick Davis	Longbows At Agincourt	24C: Biere de Garde	Anglian Craft Brewers

Sour Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian Morris Co-Brewer: Chris	Skin Of My Teeth	23A: Berliner Weisse	REBEL Homebrew Club
2nd	Fraser Withers	Sour Paulo	PRX4: Catharina Sour	LAB
3rd	Ian Cheeseright	The Man With Salt Hair	27A1: Gose	Leeds Homebrew Collective

Wood & Smoke (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Lee Immins	All Was Quiet In The Deep Dark Wood	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	LAB
2nd	Fraser Withers	You Sexy Thing	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	LAB
3rd	Piotr Mikucki	Sbp	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Brewcialism

Fruit (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Geoff Nix Co-Brewer: Mike Anson & Doug Hayes	Red Eyes & Tears	29A: Fruit Beer
2nd	James Pettifor Co-Brewer: Bryan Allman	Dubbel Trubbel	29A: Fruit Beer	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Piotr Mikucki	Tcnis	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Brewcialism

Spice, Herb & Veg (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garreth Smith	Galactic Hunt	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	REBEL Homebrew Club
2nd	Fraser Withers	Hot Chocolate	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	LAB
3rd	Lee Kellett	Lager N Lime Please Squire	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Speciality (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Hunter	Low-Alcohol Caramel Sour	34C: Experimental Beer	REBEL Homebrew Club
2nd	Richard Bradford	Mega Blend Saison	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Glasgow Homebrewers
3rd	Pedro Palacios	George's Rythm	28C: Wild Specialty Beer