The Great British Brew Off
Awards
Judges
Gearoid Beggan, Colm Clinton, Des Feeney, Seán Fitzmaurice, Dave Guilfoyle, Thandi Guilherme, Paddy Gunn, Richie Hamilton, Patrick Havern, Barry Long, Richard Lubell, Dan McGee, Aaron Murphy, Ross O'Hara, Peter O’Brien, Caoimhe OBrien, José Sokolowski, Peter Town
Judges - Best of Show
Dave Guilfoyle, Thandi Guilherme, Barry Long, Richard Lubell, Dan McGee
By the Numbers
73 Entries
39 Entrants
18 Judges
1 Staff
26 Placing Entries
Table 1: English IPA
8 entries
Judges: Gearoid Beggan, Paddy Gunn
1st
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Willamette Falls IPA (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Rusty Wrench (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Phil Clarke
New York City Homebrewers...
BIPA (12C: English IPA)
Table 2: British Bitter
12 entries
Judges: Richie Hamilton, Caoimhe OBrien, Peter Town
1st
Patrick Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Timotheus (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Matias Huhta
Panomaju
Draft Punk (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
3rd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Pilgrimage (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 3: Brown British Beer
12 entries
Judges: Richard Lubell, José Sokolowski
1st
Gerry Dunphy
Royal County Brewers [Ireland]
Gerry Dunphy (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Dan McGee
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Oriel Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Brendan Kenny
Midland Brewers [Ireland]
The Governor (13C: English Porter)
HM
Patrick Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Kinky Boots (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 4: Dark British Beer
8 entries
Judges: Dave Guilfoyle, Aaron Murphy
1st
Jonathan Leech
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Losty's Drop (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
2nd
Peter McGeough
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Overnight Oats (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Kerpeikkari (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
Table 5: Pale Commonwealth & Scottish Ale
7 entries
Judges: Thandi Guilherme, Barry Long
1st
Matias Huhta
Panomaju
Scottish Fold (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Paul Gartland
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Scottish Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Phil Clarke
New York City Homebrewers...
Greyfriar Bobby (14C: Scottish Export)
Table 6: Strong British Ale
10 entries
Judges: Colm Clinton, Peter O’Brien
1st
Gearoid Beggan
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Methuselah The Rummy (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Lifted Kilt (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Patrick Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Lord Of The Manor (17D: English Barley Wine)
HM
Gerry Dunphy
Royal County Brewers [Ireland]
Gerry Dunphy (17A: British Strong Ale)
Table 7: Dessert Beer (29C & 30D)
11 entries
Judges: Des Feeney, Ross O'Hara
1st
Paddy Gunn
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Cherry Pastry Stout (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
2nd
Jonathan Leech
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Imperial Vanilla Breakfast Stout (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
3rd
Niall Clinton
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Nuts About Stouts (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
Table 8: Imperial Stout & Strong Ale
5 entries
Judges: Patrick Havern, Dan McGee
1st
Matti Isosomppi
Panomaju
Stout #8 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
It's Still Half Decent After A Year In The Keg (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Mikko Töykkälä
Panomaju
OKI BAREL 2 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Dave Guilfoyle, Thandi Guilherme, Barry Long, Richard Lubell, Dan McGee
1st
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Willamette Falls IPA (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Gearoid Beggan
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Methuselah The Rummy (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Matti Isosomppi
Panomaju
Stout #8 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Jonathan Leech
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Losty's Drop (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
Best Brewer
39 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Barry Long | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.0000000 | Wee County Brewers [Ireland] |
| 2nd | Matias Huhta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0000000 | Panomaju |
| Patrick Havern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0000000 | Wee County Brewers [Ireland] |
| Jonathan Leech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0000000 | Capital Brewers [Ireland] |
Best Club
12 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Wee County Brewers [Ireland] | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27.0000000 |
| 2nd | Panomaju | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15.0000000 |
| 3rd | Capital Brewers [Ireland] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.0000000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 4
- 2nd Place: 3
- 3rd Place: 2
- HM: 1
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
