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Thanks To All Who Participated in the London And South East Craft Brewing Competition

There were 127 entries and 71 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Allan Gayton George’s Nectar 33A: Other Pale Ale and IPA styles (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->) Midlands Craft Brewers
2nd Steve Syson Debaser 14C: Imperial IPA Midlands Craft Brewers
3rd Stephen Auld
Co-Brewer: Chris Auld & Kristian Robinson
Aramis 16C: Saison

BOS - Cider

No entries are eligible.

BOS - Mead

No entries are eligible.

Winning Entries 

Table 1: IPA and Strong Ale (19 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Steve Syson Debaser 14C: Imperial IPA Midlands Craft Brewers
2nd Fergus Mciver Hop Rocket 14B: American IPA
3rd Andy Parker West Coast IPA 14C: Imperial IPA London Amateur Brewers
HM Dave Halse MyAIPA 14B: American IPA London Amateur Brewers

Table 2: English and Scottish Ale (19 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Ken Bazley Boring Brown Beer 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter LAB
2nd Mark Newman seventeen 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
3rd Paul Spearman TraditionAle 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter London Amateur Brewers
HM Giancarlo Maccini EVO-3 E.S.B. 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) London Amateur Brewers

Table 3: Porter & English Brown Ale (15 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Rob Case Back To Black 12B: Robust Porter London Amateur Brewers
2nd Chris Cheeseman fuggles porter 12B: Robust Porter
3rd Paul Henderson Gently Does It 11A: Mild London Amateur Brewers
HM Dave Halse MyBrownPorter 12A: Brown Porter London Amateur Brewers

Table 4: Stouts (15 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Ali Kocho-Williams Tsar 13F: Imperial Stout Pembrokeshire Union of Brewers
2nd Steve Syson Tomahawk 13E: American Stout Midlands Craft Brewers
3rd Nick Reese Imperial Stout (the 2nd) 13F: Imperial Stout
HM Ian Thomas Sluice Gates Stout 13B: Sweet Stout
HM Fergus Mciver Dark Matter 13F: Imperial Stout

Table 5: American and Other Pale Ale and IPA (13 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Allan Gayton George’s Nectar 33A: Other Pale Ale and IPA styles (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->) Midlands Craft Brewers
2nd Steve Syson South Pacific IPA 33A: Other Pale Ale and IPA styles (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->) Midlands Craft Brewers
3rd Mark Simpson
Co-Brewer: Chris Simpson
Hop Sip and Slump 33A: Other Pale Ale and IPA styles (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->)
HM Mike Carter Browst 10C: American Brown Ale LAB
HM Bryan Spooner EL 15 33A: Other Pale Ale and IPA styles (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->) LAB

Table 6: Belgian and French Ale (13 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Stephen Auld
Co-Brewer: Chris Auld & Kristian Robinson
Aramis 16C: Saison
2nd Dave Halse MyBelgian 16B: Belgian Pale Ale London Amateur Brewers
3rd Steve Syson La Fleche Wallonne 16C: Saison Midlands Craft Brewers
HM Ingemar Jansson Serenity 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale cosinusfi
HM Ben Fields Stuck in the Chunnel Pale Ale 16B: Belgian Pale Ale London Amateur Brewers

Table 7: Fruit Spice Herb Vegetable Beer (11 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Drew Wnek Happy Thanksgiving London 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer London Amateur Brewers
2nd Peter Bamford Coconut Porter 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer LAB
3rd Chris Lewis Eye Piercing Scene From Zombie Flesh Eaters 20A: Fruit Beer
HM Vladimir Kaznakov Pumpkin Ale 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 8: Speciality and Smoked Beer (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Dave Halse MySmokedPorter 22B: Other Smoked Beer London Amateur Brewers
2nd Gregg Irwin Fade to Black 23A: Specialty Beer LAB
3rd Dave Halse MyOakedSmokedChocoStout 22C: Wood-Aged Beer London Amateur Brewers

Table 9: Amber and Hybrid Beers (6 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Steve Syson American Gothic 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer Midlands Craft Brewers
2nd Steve Syson Goodnight Vienna 3A: Vienna Lager Midlands Craft Brewers
3rd Tom Johnstone Kolnel 6C: Kolsch London Amateur Brewers
HM Simon Bedwell Chippings Altbeer 7A: Northern German Altbier
HM Steve Syson California Dreamin’ 7B: California Common Beer Midlands Craft Brewers

Table 10: The Better Half (6 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Alison Irwin Grumpy Cougar 34A: The Better Half (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->)
1st Kerri Henderson Trick or Treat 34A: The Better Half (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->)
3rd Belinda Kelly Killed Three Already 34A: The Better Half (click View Accepted Styles and read notes ->) London Amateur Brewers

Sponsors

London Amateur Brewers is proud to have the following sponsors for the London And South East Craft Brewing Competition:

Beermerchants.com

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Brew Uk

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Cheers Wine Making And Brewing
Sutton

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Durden Park Beer Circle
London

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Easy Home Brew
Ashford

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Euston Tap

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Lallemand Makers Of Danstar Yeast

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Murphy And Son

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The Bull Highgate

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The Craft Brewing Association
UK

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The Draft House
Tower Bridge Road, London

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The Home Brew Shop

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The Kernel Brewery
London

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The Malt Miller

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