• LAB Online Meeting: All Things Stout & Beautiful With Francesco Antonelli – March 2026

    Our online meeting will take place at 19:00-22:00 – we’ll run the meeting over Zoom and it’s open to anyone from the home brewing community to join in on, please just jump in. For the meeting invite and password, please email admin@londonamateurbrewers.co.uk or message @londonamateurbrewers on Facebook. This month, we are really lucky to have […]

  • Lager Than Life

    Pillars Brewery Unit 2, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street, London, United Kingdom

    Together with our friends at Pillars Brewery we're excited to announce the 2026 edition of Lager Than Life The competition and festival will take place on 21st March 2026 at Pillars Brewery in Walthamstow. https://competitions.londonamateurbrewers.co.uk/lagerthanlife/

  • NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition

    Rascals Brewing Co. Unit 5, Goldenbridge Estate, Tyrconnell Rd, Inchicore, Dublin, Inchicore, Ireland

    Welcome back to the NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition! After a successful 2025 Championship, this year we are keeping the event in Dublin! The National Homebrew Competition of Ireland will be held at Rascals Brewing Company, Dublin. We welcome all styles to the competition, they will be judged in accordance with BJCP competition rules.

  • LAB In-Person Meeting: Smoked Beers – April 2026

    Mash Paddle Brewery 92 Enid Street, London, United Kingdom

    This month’s in-person meeting, as usual, will be held at Mash Paddle Brewery – 92 Enid St, London SE16 4AW. This month members will be brewing and bringing in smoked beers! If you’re planning on bringing a beer for tasting, please bring at least 2 litres so there is enough to go round the whole […]

  • LAB Online Meeting: AI Generated Beer – April 2026

    Our online meeting will take place at 19:00-22:00 – we’ll run the meeting over Zoom and it’s open to anyone from the home brewing community to join in on, please just jump in. For the meeting invite and password, please email admin@londonamateurbrewers.co.uk or message @londonamateurbrewers on facebook. This month, we’ve got James Cross talking to […]

  • LAB In-Person Meeting: Hayesenbrau – May 2026

    Mash Paddle Brewery 92 Enid Street, London, United Kingdom

    This month’s in-person meeting, as usual, will be held at Mash Paddle Brewery – 92 Enid St, London SE16 4AW. This month is our annual Hayesenbrau competition, on the style of brew your best English Bitter. The competition is open to any member that comes to the meeting, and will be judged by the members […]

  • LAB Open 2026

    The Queens Arms 139 St. Philip Street, Battersea, London, United Kingdom

    Join us for the LAB Open 2026, a BJCP-sanctioned homebrew competition and festival! Have your beer evaluated by qualified judges, receive professional feedback, and compete for prizes across 12+ categories and Best of Show. The Competition All entries will be assessed against the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines Every entry will receive a handwritten score sheet […]

  • West Coast Best Coast

    The annual Bear Boars hopfest competition is back for 2026! The emphasis is on West Coast styles and the judges will be scoring in favour of beers that have a signature “west coast” expression  - so please take note when selecting your hops. What defines a West Coast style compared with other IPA or APA […]