Roll of Honour & Medals

On this page we’d like to list all of the individuals who have contributed to the club – our founding members; those who have acted as club chair or deputy; and those who have won medals on behalf of LAB in homebrew competitions over the years.

Club Honours

Club Founder

Anthony Hayes

Club Chair

Year	Chairman	Deputy
2020 – present	Darren Oakley
2018 – 2019	Rob Gallagher	Antony Hawkins
2016 – 2017	Richard Conroy	Manmohan Birdi
2015	Ken Bazley
2014 – 2015	Peter Hughes	Ken Bazley
2012	Paul Spearman	Peter Hughes
2010	Daniel Harrison
2007	Anthony Hayes

Beer Judges

Name	Accreditation
Alex Allen	BJCP
Simon Ashdown	BJCP
Ken Bazley	BJCP
Manmohan Birdi	BJCP
Mike Carter	BJCP, NGWBJ
Mark Charlwood	BJCP, NGWBJ
Vincent Clifford	BJCP
Geoff Cooper	NGWBJ
Ian Cosier	BJCP
Sean Cummins	BJCP
Darryll Defoe	BJCP
James Elliott	BJCP
Dave Halse	BJCP
Antony Hawkins	BJCP
George Hedley	BJCP
Paul Henderson	BJCP
Stewart Horne	BJCP
Pete Hughes	BJCP, NGWBJ
Lee Immins	BJCP, NGWBJ
John Kellett	NGWBJ
Devon MacDougall	BJCP
Sean McEnroe	BJCP
Jacques Marais	BJCP
Michael Palmer	BJCP
Richard Platt	BJCP
Simon Poffley	BJCP, NGWBJ
Mark Sanderson	BJCP, NGWBJ
Andrew Senior	BJCP, NGWBJ
Luke Slisz	BJCP
Steve Smith	BJCP
Lucas Stolarczyk	BJCP
Phill Turner	BJCP, NGWBJ
Joshua Walker	BJCP
James Wilson	BJCP

Hayesenbrau Award (Annual LAB-only competition)

Year	Style / Theme	Winner
2020	English Bitter
2019	Low ABV (< 3%)	Ian Cosier
2018	SMaSH	Mark Sanderson
2017	English IPA	Phil Turner
2016	Lager	Phil Turner
2015	Historic Burton Ales	Phil Turner
2014	Specific Ingredients	Joshua Walker
2013	English Brown Ales	Jan Jachnik

Competition Honours

Club of the Year

Craft Brewing Association	2012, 2013, 2014
Brew Con World Series	2017, 2018, 2019

You can also view the following results in the LAB Medals Table, or download the stats as CSV – [full list] [points accumulated over time].

Scottish Craft Brewers Annual Competition, 2020 - Bellfield & Campervan Brewery

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 3rd - Mark Sanderson - One Be, Or Not One Be (2A - International Pale Lager)
Gold Medals: Mark Sanderson - One Be, Or Not One Be (2A - International Pale Lager)
Silver Medals: Ian Cosier - Freshly Squeezed (18B - American Pale Ale)

WHBC Midlands Invitational, 2020 - Tonic, Worcester

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Rob Gallagher - Franklin's Crystal Diffraction (11B - Best Bitter); 3rd - Ian Cosier - Oxford Road (12C - English IPA)
Gold Medals: Mark Sanderson - Currie Night Pale (12A - British Golden Ale)
Silver Medals: Ian Cosier - Oxford Road (12C - English IPA); Rob Gallagher - Franklin's Crystal Diffraction (11B - Best Bitter)
Bronze Medals: Fraser Withers - Time Lord (11B - Best Bitter)

Brew Con World Series III, 2019 - Brew Con, London

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Steve Smith - Yorkshire/sussex (11B - Best Bitter)
Gold Medals: Fraser Withers - Crossroads (18B - American Pale Ale); Fraser Withers - Militant Atheist (21A - American IPA); Rob Gallagher - Rob Is No Slob (3C - Czech Amber Lager); Rob Gallagher - Rob's On The Job (9A - Doppelbock); Steve Smith - Yorkshire/sussex (11B - Best Bitter)
Silver Medals: Mark Charlwood - American Light Lager (1A - American Light Lager); Mark Sanderson - Pale New World (12A - British Golden Ale)
Bronze Medals: Fraser Withers - You Sexy Thing (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer); Mark Sanderson - Half A Dozen (11B - Best Bitter); Paul Spearman - Paul's Imperial Stout (20C - Imperial Stout)
Honourable Mention: Lee Immins - Fear The Monkey (13C - English Porter); Lee Immins - Paradise Stout (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Mark Sanderson - Hamlet (32A - Classic Style Smoked Beer)

Bexley Festival, 2019 - Bexley

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Best of Show: 1st - Mark Sanderson - Kölsch
Gold Medals: Mark Sanderson - Best Bitter; Mark Sanderson - Kölsch; Mark Sanderson - Pale Ale

Welsh National Homebrew Competition, 2019 - Tiny Rebel Brewery, Newport

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Lee Immins - All Was Quiet In The Deep Dark Wood (33A - Wood-Aged Beer); Lee Immins - Mandrill Mild (13A - Dark Mild)
Silver Medals: Fraser Withers - Hot Chocolate (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Fraser Withers - Sour Paulo (PRX4 - Catharina Sour); Fraser Withers - You Sexy Thing (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer); Lucas Stolarczyk - The Midnight Snack (19C - American Brown Ale); Stew Horne - Mae Haf A'r Byw Yn Hawdd (25B - Saison)
Bronze Medals: Craig Tarft - Innocent Perle (25A - Belgian Blond Ale)
Honourable Mention: Ian Cosier - Freshly Squeezed (18B - American Pale Ale)

Les Forces du Malt, 2019 - Toulouse, France

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Ian Cosier - 1741 (20A - American Porter); Ian Cosier - Powder Day (21A - American IPA)

Anglian Craft Brewers Homebrew Competition, 2019 - Royal British Legion, Wivenhoe, Essex

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Lee Immins - Wee Heavy Monkey (17C - Wee Heavy); 2nd - Mark Sanderson - Tapestry (13A - Dark Mild)
Gold Medals: Lee Immins - Wee Heavy Monkey (17C - Wee Heavy); Mark Sanderson - Tapestry (13A - Dark Mild)
Silver Medals: Lee Immins - Space Monkey Stout (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Mark Sanderson - Panzer X (8B - Schwarzbier); Phill Turner - Bog Standard Bitter (11B - Best Bitter); Steve Smith - Moe Tucker's New Zealand Farmhouse (25B - Saison)
Bronze Medals: Serge Savin - Kölsch, Eh? Lök! (5B - Kölsch)
Fourth Place: Phill Turner (Asst. Brewer: Mark Sanderson) - Georgijs Voshington (9C - Baltic Porter)
Honourable Mention: Fraser Withers - Baltic Atheists (9C - Baltic Porter); Paul Spearman - Paul's German Pilsner (5D - German Pils)

LAB Open, 2019 - Fourpure Brewery, London

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Antony Hawkins - Something Old V2017 (17D - English Barleywine); Richard Clibborn - London Porter (13C - English Porter)
Silver Medals: Serge Savin - Titiyh Y Aa (26C - Belgian Tripel)
Bronze Medals: Lee Immins - Wee Heavy Monkey (17C - Wee Heavy); Lucas Stolarczyk - They Forced Me To (28C - Wild Specialty Beer); Luke Slisz (Asst. Brewer: Robert Frost & Stephen Fry) - The Oude Less Taken (34B - Mixed-Style Beer); Mark Charlwood - Session IPA II (21B - Specialty IPA); Mark Sanderson - The Cat Smiled (32A - Classic Style Smoked Beer); Steve Smith - Ohm Sweet Ohm (7B - Altbier)
Fourth Place: John Kellett - Pale Eagle (18B - American Pale Ale); Mark Sanderson - Demeter (27-piwo - Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie); Matthew Callaby - Milk Stout (16A - Sweet Stout); Mike Carter - One For The Road! (17A - British Strong Ale)
Honourable Mention: Ian Cosier - Mélèze (22A - Double IPA); Lee Immins - Space Monkey Stout (16D - Foreign Extra Stout)

NAWB, 2019 - Manchester

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Gold Medals: Chris Pinnock - Kit Beer; Chris Pinnock - Oatmeal Stout; Lee Immins - Pale Lager; Lee Immins - Russian Imperial Stout
Silver Medals: Phill Turner - Barley Wine
Bronze Medals: Chris Pinnock - 3 Bottle Class (IPA, Stout, Barley Wine); Chris Pinnock - American Pale Ale; Chris Pinnock - Russian Imperial Stout; Mick Harrison - Bitter

Lager Than Life, 2019 - Pillars Brewery, London

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Mark Charlwood - German Leichtbier I (5A - German Leichtbier)
Gold Medals: Mark Charlwood - German Leichtbier I (5A - German Leichtbier); Mick Harrison - Ultravox (7A - Vienna Lager); Rob Gallagher - Mendel's Dihybrid Cross (3C - Czech Amber Lager); Steve Smith - It's The Neu! Thing (5D - German Pils)
Silver Medals: Mark Sanderson - Nancy's Ray Gun (2A - International Pale Lager); Stew Horne - The Image Has Gone Only You And I (7A - Vienna Lager)
Bronze Medals: Lucas Stolarczyk - $6 Million Beer (19B - California Common); Steve Smith - Czech 1-2 (3B - Czech Premium Pale Lager)

UK National Homebrewing Competition, 2019 - Bristol

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Dave Strachan (Asst. Brewer: Richard Davies) - IPA (21A - American IPA)
Silver Medals: Ian Cosier - Apres-Festbier (4B - Festbier); Ian Cosier - Cabin Fever (22C - American Barleywine); Mark Sanderson - Rauch (6B - Rauchbier); Richard Clibborn - Hopping Puffin Porter (13C - English Porter)
Bronze Medals: Lee Immins - Not As Good As Fraser Withers (33A - Wood-Aged Beer); Lee Immins - Space Monkey Stout (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Mark Charlwood - Nolo (34C - Experimental Beer); Mark Sanderson - Cat's Cradle (12A - British Golden Ale); Rob Gallagher - Kafka's Dark Prognosis (3D - Czech Dark Lager)
Honourable Mention: Rob Gallagher - Hume's Heavy Induction (17C - Wee Heavy)

Scottish Craft Brewers Annual Competition, 2019 - Edinburgh

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Silver Medals: Mark Sanderson - Nice Tan (11A - Ordinary Bitter)
Bronze Medals: Mark Sanderson - Pomegranate City (29C - Specialty Fruit Beer)
Honourable Mention: Devon MacDougall - A Finer Shade of Pale (21A - American IPA)

Brew Con World Series II, 2018 - Brew Con, London

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Rob Gallagher - Rossum's Utopian Rebel (3B - Czech Premium Pale Lager)
Gold Medals: Antony Hawkins - Something Bold (17D - English Barleywine); Antony Hawkins - Trapped In The Bottle (26A - Trappist Single); Fraser Withers - Metric Van Load (18B - American Pale Ale); Rob Gallagher - Rossum's Utopian Rebel (3B - Czech Premium Pale Lager)
Silver Medals: Fraser Withers - Wee Lee Immins (17C - Wee Heavy); James Wilson - Man Vs Wheat 3 (10A - Weissbier)
Bronze Medals: Fraser Withers - Metric Shed Load (22A - Double IPA); Fraser Withers - You Sexy Thing (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer); Mark Sanderson - Prickle Puss (23A - Berliner Weisse); Mike Carter - Over The Top (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Richard Clibborn - Magnus 10 (26D - Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Bexley Festival, 2018 - Bexley

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Best of Show: 1st - Mark Sanderson - Dark Mild
Gold Medals: Mark Sanderson - Dark Mild; Mark Sanderson - Pale Ale

Brew Brighton, 2018 - Brighton

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 2nd - Lucas Stolarczyk - Gaius Rubus (40 - Foraged/Fruit Beer)
Gold Medals: Lucas Stolarczyk - Gaius Rubus (40A - Foraged/Fruit Beer)

Welsh National, 2018

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 2nd - Fraser Withers - You Sexy Thing (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Gold Medals: Fraser Withers - You Sexy Thing (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer); James Wilson - Careless (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To the Porter (13C - English Porter)
Silver Medals: Ian Cosier - Fall Line (19A - American Amber Ale); Mark Sanderson - Cat's Cradle (12A - British Golden Ale); Mark Sanderson - Prickle Puss (23A - Berliner Weisse)
Bronze Medals: Ian Cosier - 1741 (20A - American Porter); Stew Horne - I Am Not Lee Immins (1B - American Lager)

London & Southeast Craft Brewing Competition, 2018 - Fourpure Brewery, London

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Alex Allen - Old John's Lady (16A - Sweet Stout); Fraser Withers - You Sexy Thing (33A - Wood-Aged Beer); Jacques Marais - Old Treacle (17B - Old Ale)
Silver Medals: Alex Allen - Old John's Pale (18B - American Pale Ale); Alex Allen - Vbp (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Fraser Withers - Blue Jay (19A - American Amber Ale); Jacques Marais - Eis DIPA (34C - Experimental Beer); Richard Conroy - Tiderace (12A - British Golden Ale)
Bronze Medals: Devon MacDougall - $4 Rent (9C - Baltic Porter); Devon MacDougall - Saison (25B - Saison); James Wilson - Careless (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Luke Slisz - Brett Beer (28A - Brett Beer); Luke Slisz - Oud Bruin (23C - Oud Bruin)
Honourable Mention: Mark Charlwood - Trappist Single (26A - Trappist Single); Richard Clibborn - 3 Phase Tripel IPA (21B-belgian - Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA); Rob Gallagher - Rubens' Red Venus (23B - Flanders Red Ale)

NAWB National, 2018 - Coventry

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Gold Medals: Chris Pinnock - Youngers 60/- 60th Anniversary
Bronze Medals: Chris Pinnock - Dry Stout; Chris Pinnock - English IPA; Chris Pinnock - Porter

Hertford Brewing Club #1 The English Sessions, 2018 - Hertford

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); 2nd - Mark Sanderson - Mark Smiled (13A - Dark Mild); 3rd - Mark Sanderson - Little Sunflower (12A - British Golden Ale)
Gold Medals: Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); Mark Sanderson - Little Sunflower (12A - British Golden Ale); Mark Sanderson - Mark Smiled (13A - Dark Mild); Mark Sanderson - The Cats Bit Her (11B - Best Bitter); Rob Gallagher - Franklin's Crystal Diffraction (11A - Ordinary Bitter)
Silver Medals: Dan Keeley - Green Griffin Special (11A - Ordinary Bitter); Paul Spearman - Paul's Best Bitter (11B - Best Bitter); Paul Spearman - Paul's English Golden Ale; Robbie Gaston - Milky Mild (Lactose-Free!) (13A - Dark Mild)

All Hail Pale Homebrew Competition, 2018 - London

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 3rd - Mark Sanderson - Dingy Bar (5D - German Pils)
Gold Medals: Lee Immins - Ooldveek Singel (34C - Experimental Beer); Mark Sanderson - Dingy Bar (5D - German Pils); Steve Smith - Thyme Of The Saison (25B - Saison)
Silver Medals: Mark Charlwood - Traditional Lambic (34C - Experimental Beer); Sam Jones - Vans (18B - American Pale Ale)
Bronze Medals: Fraser Withers - Cool As A (34C - Experimental Beer); Jaques Marais - Happy Daze (21B - Specialty IPA)
Honourable Mention: Stew Horne - Atomium (25A - Belgian Blond Ale)

Manchester Mini Competition, 2018 - Manchester

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Silver Medals: Mark Sanderson - Mark Smiled (13A - Dark Mild); Mark Sanderson - The Cats Bit Her (11B - Best Bitter)

Black Friday, 2017 - Ubrew

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Silver Medals: Barry Watts - Mauby Stout (16C - Tropical Stout); Mark Sanderson - Friend Of Tom (34C - Experimental Beer); Neal Irvin - Darkside Of Paradise (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Bronze Medals: Devon MacDougall (Asst. Brewer: Vincent Clifford) - Black Armadillo (20B - American Stout); John Kellett - Not To Be Rushed (20C - Imperial Stout); Ken Bazley - Rodenblack (34C - Experimental Beer)
Honourable Mention: Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); Mike Carter - A Bit Of Inner Darkness (20C - Imperial Stout)

Brew Con World Series I, 2017 - Brew Con, London

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Fraser Withers - Tea Junction (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Rob Gallagher - Skłodowska's Oaken Heart (27-piwo - Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie)
Silver Medals: Fraser Withers (Asst. Brewer: Lee Kellet) - Blue Jay (19A - American Amber Ale); Fraser Withers - Crossroads (18B - American Pale Ale); James Wilson - Chocolate Bomb (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); James Wilson - Fat Cat (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); James Wilson - Men Vs Wheat (10C - Weizenbock); James Wilson - Saison Campsis (25B - Saison); Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); Mark Sanderson - Daisycutter (5B - Kölsch); Mike Carter - Not A Boys' Bitter (11C - Strong Bitter); Richard Clibborn - 3 Phase Tripel IPA (21B-belgian - Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA)
Bronze Medals: Mark Charlwood - Diet Dark Lord (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Mark Sanderson - Perle's Cafe (5D - German Pils)

Bexley Festival, 2017 - Bexley

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Best of Show: 1st - Mark Sanderson - Bitter
Gold Medals: Mark Sanderson - Bitter; Mark Sanderson - Other Beer (Kolsch)

UK National Homebrewing Competition, 2017 - Bristol

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 2nd - Ken Bazley - Great Galah (24A - Witbier)
Gold Medals: Ken Bazley - Great Galah (24A - Witbier); Mark Sanderson - Matt Monroe (13A - Dark Mild); Paul Spearman - Paul's Old Ale (17B - Old Ale); Rich Lock - Retribution DIPA (22A - Double IPA)
Silver Medals: Fraser Withers - Best Mate (11C - Strong Bitter); Fraser Withers - Crossroads (18B - American Pale Ale); Fraser Withers - Death Star (22A - Double IPA); Lee Immins - Knight (12C - English IPA); Sasha Maznov - Saison IPA (21B - Specialty IPA)
Bronze Medals: Fraser Withers - Lemon Drop (3A - Czech Pale Lager); Richard Clibborn - 3 Phase Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel)

London vs Leeds New England IPA Challenge, 2017

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Fraser Withers - Welcome To Murkvile (35A)
Gold Medals: Fraser Withers - Welcome To Murkvile (35A)
Bronze Medals: Neal Irvin - NEIPA (35A)

Welsh National, 2017

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Lee Immins - Man's IBS (20C - Imperial Stout); Lee Immins - Ooldveek Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel); Phill Turner - Mr Goldings (12C - English IPA); Sam Whaley - Regency (11C - Strong Bitter)
Silver Medals: Phill Turner - Georgijs Voshington Porter (9C - Baltic Porter)
Bronze Medals: Rich Lock - Retribution Porter (20A - American Porter)

The Homebrew Festival, 2017 - Market Bosworth

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Best of Show: 1st - Mike Carter - Porter
Gold Medals: Mike Carter - Porter
Bronze Medals: Phill Turner - Bitter

VI. Hrvatsko Homebrew Prvenstvo, 2017 - Croatia

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Silver Medals: Lee Immins - Ooldveek Single (26A - Trappist Single)

London & Southeast, 2017 - Fourpure Brewery

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 2nd - Rob Gallagher - Karl's Universal Liberator (9A - Doppelbock)
Gold Medals: James Wilson - Saison D'etre (25B - Saison); John Kellett - Oaty Cokey Resurrection (16B - Oatmeal Stout); Paul Hadfield - Melonish (12A - British Golden Ale); Rob Gallagher - Karl's Universal Liberator (9A - Doppelbock)
Silver Medals: Mark Sanderson - Catford Blonde (18A - Blonde Ale); Phill Turner - Mr Goldings (12C - English IPA); Rich Lock - Retribution DIPA (22A - Double IPA); Rob Gallagher - Sklodowska' Oalen Heart (27A)
Bronze Medals: Alex Allen - Sweet Stout (16A - Sweet Stout); Fraser Withers - Smooth Hands (22A - Double IPA); Sean Cummins - Blonde Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel)

NAWB National, 2017 - Manchester

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Gold Medals: Phill Turner - Light Lager; Phill Turner - Porter
Silver Medals: Chris Pinnock - Dry Stout; Phill Turner - English IPA
Bronze Medals: Mike Carter - Barley Wine
Fourth Place: Mike Carter - Porter

Fast Like A Monk, 2017 - Ubrew

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Jeremiah Petersen - Educator (9A - Doppelbock); 3rd - Vincent Clifford - St. Reatham Single (26A - Trappist Single)
Gold Medals: Jeremiah Petersen - Educator (9A - Doppelbock); Luke Slisz - Dubbel The Adventure (26B - Belgian Dubbel); Mark Sanderson - Helliger Rauch (6B - Rauchbier); Richard Conroy - The Trouble With Tripels (26C - Belgian Tripel); Vincent Clifford - St. Reatham Single (26A - Trappist Single)
Silver Medals: Jeremiah Petersen - Conceit (26D - Belgian Dark Strong Ale); Rob Gallagher - Karl's Global Liberator (9A - Doppelbock)
Bronze Medals: Jacques Marais - I'll Be Bock (9A - Doppelbock); Neal Irvin - Belgian Dark (26D - Belgian Dark Strong Ale); Phill Turner - Vest Male Patersbier (26A - Trappist Single); Stew Horne - Two Ton Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel)

Black Friday, 2016 - Ubrew

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Jeremiah Petersen - Chocolate Imperial Stout (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); 3rd - Fraser Withers - Black Cat (21B-black - Specialty IPA: Black IPA)
Gold Medals: Fraser Withers - Black Cat (21B-black - Specialty IPA: Black IPA); Jeremiah Petersen - Chocolate Imperial Stout (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Josh Smith - Bourbon Borough Stout (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer); Lee Immins - Tramp Hair Treacle Stout (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Mark Sanderson - Eclipse (13A - Dark Mild); Phill Turner - Georgijs Voshington Porter (9C - Baltic Porter); Stew Horne - Grubelsucht (34C - Experimental Beer)
Silver Medals: Fraser Withers - Harry Porter And The Goblet Of Fire (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Mark Charlwood - Dark Mild (13A - Dark Mild); Mike Carter - You Do Something To Me (13C - English Porter); Paul Spearman - Paul’s Munich Dunkel (34C - Experimental Beer); Phill Turner - Old Bastards Fag End (32B - Specialty Smoked Beer); Rob Gallagher - Kafka’s Dark Menace (3D - Czech Dark Lager); Sasha Maznov - Grapefruit Ipa (29C - Specialty Fruit Beer); Tim Weenink - Dray Cart (15C - Irish Extra Stout)
Bronze Medals: Alex Allen - Milk Stout (16A - Sweet Stout); Jeremiah Petersen - Milk Stout (16A - Sweet Stout); John Kellett - Oaty Cokey Resurrection (16B - Oatmeal Stout); Lee Immins (Asst. Brewer: Chris Wyatt) - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); Mike Carter - Black Diamond (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Richard Conroy - Barclay Perkins 1859 Export India Porter (13C - English Porter)

Bexley Festival, 2016 - Bexley

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Best of Show: 1st - Mark Sanderson - Other Beer (Kolsch)
Gold Medals: Mark Sanderson - Other Beer (Kolsch); Phill Turner - Bitter

UK National Homebrewing Competition, 2016 - Bristol

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Dave Strachan - Rauch (6B - Rauchbier); Fraser Withers - Crossroads (18B - American Pale Ale); Fraser Withers - Tea Junction (30A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); Rich Lock - Retribution Dark Strong (26D - Belgian Dark Strong Ale); Sasha Maznov - WIPA (21B-white - Specialty IPA: White IPA)
Silver Medals: James Wilson - White Tiger (21B-white - Specialty IPA: White IPA); Phill Turner - Essex Barley Wine (17D - English Barleywine); Sasha Maznov - Double (22A - Double IPA); Tim Weenink - Dray Cart (15C - Irish Extra Stout); Tim Weenink - Longing For Home (11C - Strong Bitter)
Bronze Medals: Jeremiah Petersen - Educator (9A - Doppelbock)

Briarbank Homebrew Competition, 2016 - Briarbank Brewery

Guidelines: SIBA
Gold Medals: Mark Sanderson - Daisycutter (Kolsch)

Welsh National, 2016

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Fraser Withers - Best Mate (11C - Strong Bitter); Lee Immins - Wee Bottled It (17C - Wee Heavy); Rich Lock - IBS To My Friends (33A - Wood-Aged Beer)
Silver Medals: Fraser Withers - Cross Roads (18B - American Pale Ale); Fraser Withers - Raspberry Wheat (29A - Fruit Beer); Phill Turner - Georgijs Voshington Porter (9C - Baltic Porter)
Bronze Medals: Fraser Withers - Dragon Slayer (22A - Double IPA); Phill Turner - Green Frog (5D - German Pils)

Brew Brighton, 2016 - Brighton

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Phill Turner - Georgijs Voshington Porter (20A - American Porter); 3rd - Mike Carter - Dead Fly In The Wax (22C - American Barleywine)
Gold Medals: Fraser Withers - Blue Jay (19A - American Amber Ale); Fraser Withers - Cross Roads (18B - American Pale Ale); Mark Sanderson (Asst. Brewer: Rob Gallagher) - Daisycutter (1C - Cream Ale); Mike Carter - Dead Fly In The Wax (22C - American Barleywine); Phill Turner - Georgijs Voshington Porter (20A - American Porter)
Silver Medals: Jeremiah Petersen - Magical Realism (28A - Brett Beer); Mark Charlwood - Falconer's Flight (44A); Matt Simmons - Seven Point Four IPA (21A - American IPA); Paul Spearman - Paul's AAA (19A - American Amber Ale); Phill Turner - Not Ranke XX Bitter (21B - Specialty IPA)
Bronze Medals: James Wilson - Shot To Nothing (18B - American Pale Ale); Jonathan Finch - Winston Salem Wheat (1D - American Wheat Beer); Mark Charlwood - New England IPA (21B - Specialty IPA); Mark Sanderson - Amber Gambler (19A - American Amber Ale)

Piwobranie in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, 2016 - Poland

Guidelines: Local Guidelines
Silver Medals: Lee Immins - Piwo Perzyna

V. Hrvatsko Homebrew Prvenstvo, 2016 - Croatia

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Rich Lock - Retribution Barrel-Aged Imp Brown Stout (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Bronze Medals: Lee Immins - Ooldveek Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel)

London & Southeast, 2016 - Ubrew

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Gold Medals: Ken Bazley - Pivovar Bobek (3B - Czech Premium Pale Lager); Rich Lock - Imperial Cherryade (29A - Fruit Beer)
Silver Medals: John Kellett - Black Sunset (21B - Specialty IPA); Mike Carter - Whim-Wham (12A - British Golden Ale); Paul Spearman - Paul's Old Ale (17B - Old Ale); Tim Weenink - Big Black Buddy (15C - Irish Extra Stout)
Bronze Medals: Alex Allen - VBP (33A - Wood-Aged Beer); Andrew Senior - Roll The Potato (13B - British Brown Ale); James Wilson - Big Cat (22A - Double IPA); Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); Mark Charlwood - APA (Citra, Mosaic) (18B - American Pale Ale); Mark Charlwood - Golden Ale (12A - British Golden Ale); Rich Lock - RIS 2014 Batch (20C - Imperial Stout); Sean Cummins - Albino Dubbel (25A - Belgian Blond Ale)

NAWB National, 2016 - Coventry

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Gold Medals: Phill Turner - Barleywine
Silver Medals: Phill Turner - Gone For An Old Burton
Bronze Medals: Phill Turner - Stout

Black Friday Homebrew Competition, 2015 - Ubrew

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 1st - Jeremiah Petersen - Bildungsroman (13C - English Porter); 2nd - Rich Lock - Imperial Black Rye IPA (21B-black - Specialty IPA: Black IPA); 3rd - Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter)
Gold Medals: Barry Watts - Black Rod (16A - Sweet Stout); Jeremiah Petersen - Bildungsroman (13C - English Porter); Jonathan Goulding - DW Porter (20A - American Porter); Lee Immins - Bring Your Daughter To The Porter (13C - English Porter); Lee Immins - Tramp Hair Treacle Stout (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Rich Lock - Imperial Black Rye IPA (21B-black - Specialty IPA: Black IPA); Todd Buchanan - T Black C (15B - Irish Stout)
Silver Medals: John Lathouwers - The 1881 (20A - American Porter); Manmohan Birdi (Asst. Brewer: Lee Immins) - Man's IBS (20C - Imperial Stout); Mike Carter - Black Beauty (16D - Foreign Extra Stout); Phill Turner - 1835 English Porter (13C - English Porter); Sean Cummins - Expresso Stout (15B - Irish Stout); Steven Foster - Peckham Porter (13C - English Porter)
Bronze Medals: Claire Russell - Texas Tea (20C - Imperial Stout); Jeremiah Petersen - Domestic Tragedy (16B - Oatmeal Stout); Nick Reese - White Top (9C - Baltic Porter)

UK National Homebrew Competition, 2015 - Bristol

Guidelines: BJCP 2015
Best of Show: 4th - Phill Turner - Vest Male Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel)
Gold Medals: Lee Immins - Fox & Groot (31A - Alternative Grain Beer); Phill Turner - Vest Male Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel)
Silver Medals: Jonathan Finch - Three Graces Tripel (26C - Belgian Tripel); Ken Bazley - LARISBRIS (33B - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer); Phill Turner - Gone For An Old Burton (17A - British Strong Ale)
Bronze Medals: Jacques Marais - Es Weiss Zwei (10A - Weissbier); Jonathan Finch - Camberwell Fuggly (11A - Ordinary Bitter); Tim Weenink - Velomobile (31A - Alternative Grain Beer)

IV. Hrvatsko Homebrew Prvenstvo, 2015 - Croatia

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Silver Medals: Lee Immins - Imperious Old Bastard (22B - Other Smoked Beer)
Bronze Medals: Lee Immins - Black Ryeday Rye Stout (23 - Specialty Beer); Manmohan Birdi (Asst. Brewer: Lee Immins) - Man's IBS (13F - Russian Imperial Stout)

Bexley Festival, 2015 - Bexley

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Best of Show: 1st - Dave Halse - Smoked Porter
Gold Medals: Dave Halse - Smoked Porter

London & Southeast, 2015 - Truman's Brewery

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Best of Show: 2nd - Ken Bazley - LARISBRIS (22C - Wood-Aged Beer); 3rd - Mick Harrison - SpringBock (5B - Traditional Bock)
Gold Medals: Joshua Walker - Barleywine (19B - English Barleywine); Lee Immins - Marooned Baboon Bitter (8B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter); Mick Harrison - SpringBock (5B - Traditional Bock); Mike Carter - Pick Me Up (13D - Foreign Extra Stout); Paul Spearman - Paul's Bierre De Garde (16D - Bière de Garde)
Silver Medals: Jonathan Finch - Burton-on-Thames IPA (14A - English IPA); Josh Smith - Tesselation IPA (14B - American IPA); Ken Bazley - LARISBRIS (22C - Wood-Aged Beer); Lee Immins - 1823 (23 - Specialty Beer); Rich Lock - Pale Retribution (10A - American Pale Ale); Sean Cummins - Rye Beer (6D - American Wheat or Rye Beer)
Bronze Medals: Alex Allen - Sinead O'Stout (13B - Sweet Stout); Drew Wnek - Lea Valley Steam (7B - California Common Beer); Jonathan Finch - Three Graces IPA (14B - American IPA); Josh Smith - Red Ruin & Redemption (23 - Specialty Beer); Lee Immins - Imperious Old Bastard (22B - Other Smoked Beer); Mick Harrison - Southwold Pirate (10A - American Pale Ale); Paul Evans - St Jude's Lager (2A - German Pilsner (Pils)); Paul Spearman - Paul's IBS (13F - Russian Imperial Stout); Rich Lock - Retribution Saison (16C - Saison)

UK National Homebrew Competition, 2014 - Bristol

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Best of Show: 2nd - Phill Turner - Vest Male Dubbel (18B - Belgian Dubbel)
Gold Medals: Andrew Drinkwater - Garden Herb Saison (21A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Lee Immins - Simian's Wee Heavy (9E - Strong Scotch Ale); Phill Turner - 1835 (12B - Robust Porter); Phill Turner - Vest Male Dubbel (18B - Belgian Dubbel); Rich Lock - Retribution IPA (14B - American IPA); Rich Lock - Retribution RIS (13F - Russian Imperial Stout)
Silver Medals: Phill Turner - Chien Noir (11A - Mild); Phill Turner - Essex Barleywine (19B - English Barleywine); Phill Turner - Eva Pils (2B - Bohemian Pilsener)
Bronze Medals: Andrew Drinkwater - Hello My Name Is Ineta (20 - Fruit Beer); Paul Spearman - Roggenbier (15D - Roggenbier (German Rye Beer))

London & Southeast, 2014 - Beavertown Brewery

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Best of Show: 1st - Josh Smith - Sasquatch Black IPA (23 - Specialty Beer); 2nd - Andy Ortega - Classic Saison (16C - Saison); 3rd - Jonathan Stewart - Urban Fox (18C - Belgian Tripel)
Gold Medals: Andrew Drinkwater - Shepherds Bush Common (10A - American Pale Ale); Andy Ortega - Classic Saison (16C - Saison); Craig Carmichael - Twos And Threes (3B - Oktoberfest/Märzen); Jonathan Stewart - Urban Fox (18C - Belgian Tripel); Josh Smith - Sasquatch Black IPA (23 - Specialty Beer); Lee Immins - Simian's Wee Heavy (9E - Strong Scotch Ale)
Silver Medals: Andrew Backwell - Letterbox Oatmeal Stout (13C - Oatmeal Stout); Andrew Drinkwater - Saison A (16C - Saison); Andy Parker - West Coast IPA (14B - American IPA); Lee Immins - Old Bastard (22B - Other Smoked Beer); Mark Vincent - 7305 Days of Bliss (8C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)); Phill Turner - Essex Barleywine (19B - English Barleywine); Phill Turner - Eva Pils (2B - Bohemian Pilsener); Rich Lock - Retribution East India Porter (12B - Robust Porter)
Bronze Medals: Alex Gardiner - Liberty Cream Ale (6A - Cream Ale); Andy Ortega - Beauty (13A - Dry Stout); Dan Harris - String Theory (23 - Specialty Beer); Joshua Walker - Brown Ale (10C - American Brown Ale); Paul Evans - Abbaye De Morden Tripel (18D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale); Paul Henderson - Wisp of Smoke (22A - Classic Rauchbier); Phill Turner - Eltham Special Bitter (8C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)); Phill Turner - Musketeer (16C - Saison)

London & Southeast, 2013 - Westbourne Park

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Best of Show: 1st - Dave Halse - Barley Wine (19C - American Barleywine); 2nd - Darren Oakley - American Pale (Citra, Simcoe) (10A - American Pale Ale); 3rd - Dave Halse - Stout (13A - Dry Stout)
Gold Medals: Darren Oakley - American Pale (Citra, Simcoe) (10A - American Pale Ale); Dave Halse - Barley Wine (19C - American Barleywine); Dave Halse - Stout (13A - Dry Stout); Jonathan Stewart - Urban Fox Black IPA (23 - Specialty Beer); Mark Vincent - Spring Heeled Jack (Bitter) (8B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter); Mick Harrison - Farmgirl Saison (16C - Saison); Rich Lock - Hop You (IPA) (14B - American IPA)
Silver Medals: Andy Ortega - Easy Drinker (10C - American Brown Ale); Andy Parker - Imperial IPA (14C - Imperial IPA); Darren Oakley - Late Summer Blonde (6B - Blonde Ale); Dave Halse - Belgian Dark Star (18E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale); Dave Halse - Belgian Pale Ale (16B - Belgian Pale Ale); Lee Immins - Campfire Stout (13A - Dry Stout); Mick Harrison - Choccy Woccy Stout (13B - Sweet Stout); Mike Carter - X Wye Z (ESB) (8C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)); Phill Turner - Amazin’ Saisin (16C - Saison)
Bronze Medals: Dave Halse - Am Pils (2C - Classic American Pilsner); Drew Wnek - Naturale De Cherry (20 - Fruit Beer); Lee Immins - Emergency Summer IPA (14B - American IPA); Pete Hughes - Better Than Dave’s Porter (12B - Robust Porter); Sean Cummins - Smooth Black (Stout) (13A - Dry Stout)

UK National Homebrew Competition, 2013 - Oxford

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Gold Medals: Dave Halse - DHA LAG (6C - Kölsch)
Silver Medals: David Wilton - Summer Citra (23 - Specialty Beer); Richard Pearce - Bristol Homebrew Comp APA (10A - American Pale Ale)
Bronze Medals: Dave Halse - DHA SP (22B - Other Smoked Beer)

Essex Wine Federation Annual Show, 2013 - Ingatestone

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Gold Medals: Ken Bazley - Admiral IPA (IPA); Ken Bazley - Extra Stout (Dry Stout); Ken Bazley - Hop Gun (Pale Ale)
Silver Medals: Ken Bazley - Boho Pils (Lager)

London & Southeast, 2012 - Morden

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Gold Medals: Dave Halse - Smoked Porter (12B - Robust Porter); Drew Wnek - Happy Thanksgiving London (21B - Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer); Ken Bazley - Polish Bitter (8A - Standard/Ordinary Bitter); Rob Case - Robust Porter (12B - Robust Porter)
Silver Medals: Dave Halse - Belgian Pale Ale (16B - Belgian Pale Ale); Peter Bamford - Coconut Porter (21A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Bronze Medals: Andy Parker - American IPA (14B - American IPA); Dave Halse - Wood-aged Chocolate Stout (22C - Wood-Aged Beer); Paul Henderson - Mild (11A - Mild); Paul Spearman - ESB (8C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)); Tom Johnstone - Kolnel (6C - Kölsch)

UK National Homebrew Competition, 2012 - Bristol

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Best of Show: 3rd - Dave Halse - Mystrawraspb (20 - Fruit Beer)
Gold Medals: Dave Halse - Mystrawraspb (20 - Fruit Beer); Ken Bazley - Coconut Porter (21A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer); Matt Barker - Disconnecty Belgian IPA (16E - Belgian Specialty Ale)
Silver Medals: Dave Halse - Mybarleywine (19B - English Barleywine); Mark Charlwood - Summer Pale (10A - American Pale Ale); Matt Barker - Prodigal American Pale Ale (10A - American Pale Ale)
Bronze Medals: Bryan Spooner - Sadako Imperial Stout (13F - Russian Imperial Stout); Dave Halse - Mysmokedporter (22B - Other Smoked Beer); Ken Bazley - Altbier (7A - Northern German Altbier); Richard Pearce - Strong Bitter (8C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)); Tom Greasley - The Red Scare (10B - American Amber Ale)

London & Southeast, 2011 - Wimbledon

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Best of Show: 1st - Tom Greasley - Sarcastro Stout (23 - Specialty Beer)
Gold Medals: Gregg Irwin - Decadence Stout (13D - Foreign Extra Stout); Paul Henderson - Left Over IPA (14B - American IPA); Rob Case - Scarecrow Mild (11A - Mild); Simon Poffley - Higham Hill Special (8C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)); Tom Greasley - Sarcastro Stout (23 - Specialty Beer)
Silver Medals: Bryan Spooner - Barley One (19C - American Barleywine); David Wilton - Little Brother (8A - Standard/Ordinary Bitter); Gregg Irwin - Roaring Queen (16C - Saison)
Bronze Medals: Mick Harrison - Howard Hughes Ruby Mild (11A - Mild); Mick Harrison - Street Party Bitter (8B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter); Rob Case - Passing Time (13F - Russian Imperial Stout)

UK National Homebrew Competition, 2011 - Bristol

Guidelines: BJCP 2008
Gold Medals: Dave Halse - DHA LAG (6C - Kölsch); David Wilton - Summer Citra (23 - Specialty Beer); Richard Pearce - Comp APA (10A - American Pale Ale)

London & Southeast, 2010

Guidelines: NGWBJ
Best of Show: 1st - Pete Hughes - Riwaka APA
Gold Medals: Nick Addington - Hoppiness Is An IPA; Nick Reese - Imperial Stout; Pete Hughes - Riwaka APA
Silver Medals: Mick Harrison - Independence Pale Ale; Nick Addington - Simcoe Amber; Rob Case - Good Companions Old Ale

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is on Monday 2nd March 2020 at Southwark Brewing Company, Bermondsey. More details on the announcement post »

Next Competition

The next competition is Lager Than Life, on the 7th March. Places are full, but judges and stewards, or anyone who just wants to help out are encouraged to register!