Thanks to all who participated in the Welsh National Homebrew Competition.
There were 135 entries judged and 132 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Robert Read | Rob The Younger | 18B: American Pale Ale | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Ian Cosier | Entre Deux Meres | 17D: English Barley Wine | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | James Wilson | Identity Crisis | 21B1: Belgian IPA | London Amateur Brewers |
| HM | Simon Stubbings | Jack Of All Trades | 12A: British Golden Ale | |
Winning Entries
Table 1: American Pale Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Robert Read | Rob The Younger | 18B: American Pale Ale | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Paul Cushing | White Water Pale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
| 3rd | Richard Jones | Mosaical | 18B: American Pale Ale | Bristol Craft Brewers |
Table 2: Pale Commonwealth Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Simon Stubbings | Jack Of All Trades | 12A: British Golden Ale | |
| 2nd | Arthur Olcot | Admiral On The Bus | 12C: English IPA | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Serge Savin | The Quest For Clairvoyance | 12C: English IPA | London Amateur Brewers |
Table 3: IPA (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | James Wilson | Identity Crisis | 21B1: Belgian IPA | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Nathan Edwards | Fuzzball Theory | 21B2: Black IPA | Rebel Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Martin Taylor
Co-Brewer: Charlie Taylor | Everyday Miracle | 21B3: Brown IPA | |
Table 4: International Lager and Cream Ale (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | David Birke | Petting Pils | 27A1: Kellerbier | No Frills Joe Homebrew |
| 2nd | Dan Turner | Don't Call Me Mate | 1C: Cream Ale | Jersey Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Fern Leaf | Standard Lager | 1B: American Lager | |
Table 5: European pale and bitter (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Judson Tattersall | Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Tap Select Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Dan Turner | Asheville Ale | 5B: Kölsch | Jersey Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Fern Leaf | Festbier | 4B: Festbier | |
Table 6: European Amber and Dark (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ben Lester | The Elusive Peak That Is Happiness | 7A: Vienna Lager | Worcestershire Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Fernando Luis Toni | Rauchbier | 6B: Rauchbier | Galway Homebrew Club [Ireland] |
| 3rd | Lucie Burton | The Man From D.U.N.K.E.L | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Barnsley Homebrew Club |
Table 7: Monastic Ale (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Nick Davis | Brother Filip's Immaculate Conception | 26A: Belgian Single | Anglian Craft Brewers |
| 2nd | Stuart Hubbard | Eau Rouge | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | |
| 3rd | Dwayne Haynes | Don't Fear The Quad | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | D.R.A.F.T. (Deutsch-American Ramstein Area Fermenting Technologists) |
| HM | Jacques Marais | The Dark One | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | London Amateur Brewers |
Table 8: Belgian Ale (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Keith Bailey | Not A Tripel | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Guy Asaert | Full Circle | 25B: Saison | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Allen Bowden | Sos | 25B: Saison | Midlands Craft Brewers |
Table 9: Strong Ales (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ian Cosier | Entre Deux Meres | 17D: English Barley Wine | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Keith Bailey | Rebel Yelp | 17B: Old Ale | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Chris Burrows | The Beer That Saved Nome | 9C: Baltic Porter | Reading Amateur Brewers |
Table 10: Other American beers (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Richard Swindells | Blackjack Hop To It | 20B: American Stout | Anglian Craft Brewers |
| 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)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | James Pettifor | Not So | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Anglian Craft Brewers |
| 2nd | Nick Corbin | East Kennett Esb | 11C: Strong Bitter | |
| 3rd | Richard Martin | Four Pounds In Old Money | 14C: Scottish Export | Rebel Homebrew |
Table 12: Stout (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Sean O'Toole | Out Of Space | 15B: Irish Stout | Midlands Craft Brewers |
| 2nd | Dwayne Haynes | Breaking Chains | 20C: Imperial Stout | D.R.A.F.T. (Deutsch-American Ramstein Area Fermenting Technologists) |
Table 13: Special ingredient beers (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ian Cosier | Cabin Fever | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | London Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Daren Fearon | Coast To Coast | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Reading Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Simon Bratton | If You Ain't First, You're Last | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
