• 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 […]

  • LAB Social @ Clerkenwell

    We're planning on a bit of a crawl around some of the pubs in the Clerkenwell area... Rough idea is to meet at the new Thornbridge pub, The Wild Swan at 14:00 and then after some drinks move on to another pub and repeat.

  • 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 […]