Dont Be Afraid of the Dark Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Craig Agnor, Keith Bailey, Connor Bartlett, Steve Bennett, Nick Davis, Guy Gallington, Martin Haworth, Joe Hickey, Roland Nagy, Alan Osbiston, James Pettifor, Steve Plampton, Serge Savin, Tim Stanton, Richard Swindells, Jake Thorogood, Tony Tilbury

Stewards

Dave Caiels, Graham Smith

By the Numbers

115 Entries 77 Entrants

17 Judges 2 Stewards

34 Placing Entries

Table 1: Strong Continental Beers

8 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Roland Nagy

1st
Mark Rink
Anglian Craft Brewers
Pass The Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Stuart Hubbard
Midland Craft Brewers
Erzgebirge (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Nick Davis
Anglian Craft Brewers
The Wise Old Goat (10C: Weizenbock)

Table 2: Continental Beer

12 entries

Judges: Steve Bennett, Nick Davis, Martin Haworth, Joe Hickey

1st
Chris Cameron
The Beig (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Dave Matthews
Hereford Amateur Brewers
Round The Ragged Rauch, The Ragged Rascal Ran. (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Keith Bailey
Anglian Craft Brewers
Schwarz It (8B: Schwarzbier)
HM
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
Vikender (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 3: British Beers

20 entries

Judges: Alan Osbiston, James Pettifor, Steve Plampton, Tim Stanton

1st
Rich Jones
Bristol Craft Brewers
Old Money (14A: Scottish Light)
2nd
Keith Bailey
Anglian Craft Brewers
1909 Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Elliott White
Jersey Homebrewers
Toe Path (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 4: Black and Brown IPA

8 entries

Judges: Steve Plampton, Richard Swindells

1st
Guy Gallington
Anglian Craft Brewers
Ravens Flock (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Chris Burrows
Reading Amateur Brewers
Technically In New Jersey (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Paul Cousins
London Amateur Brewers
Mix Me A Midnight Cocktail (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 5: Imperial Stouts

10 entries

Judges: Connor Bartlett, Joe Hickey, Serge Savin

1st
Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen
Panomaju
Deep Sleep (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Ian Benfell
Barnsley Homebrew Club
Rumpy Pumpy (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 6: American Ales

9 entries

Judges: Connor Bartlett, Jake Thorogood

1st
Dan Turner & Adam O'Neil
Jersey Homebrewers
Hoiyahama (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Mountaineer Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Richard Swindells
Anglian Craft Brewers
Whispers In The Wind (20B: American Stout)

Table 7: Speciality Beers

9 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Roland Nagy, Alan Osbiston, Steve Plampton

1st
Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen
Panomaju
Deep White Sleep (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
2nd
Chris Cameron
Up In Smoke (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
James Cross
London Amateur Brewers
No Oysters Were Smoked (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

Table 8: Belgian Beers

7 entries

Judges: Nick Davis, James Pettifor

1st
Guy Asaert
London Amateur Brewers
Quadable (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Marc Hannewald
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Titania (23C: Oud Bruin)

Table 9: Stouts

12 entries

Judges: Guy Gallington, Serge Savin, Richard Swindells, Tony Tilbury

1st
Chris Aplin
Nutty Slack (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Henri Rinta-Piirto
Panomaju
Oat Again (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
Orla's Original (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 10: Strong British Beer

10 entries

Judges: Steve Bennett, Martin Haworth, Richard Swindells, Tony Tilbury

1st
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Tasty Stuff (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Chris Aplin
The Hammer And The Thistle (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Kevin Surridge-Dines
Anglian Craft Brewers
Moominpappa's Secret Stash... (17A: British Strong Ale)
HM
Mark Hopkins
London Amateur Brewers
Sir Ivor (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 11: Wood Aged Beers

10 entries

Judges: Nick Davis, Guy Gallington, James Pettifor, Jake Thorogood

1st
Timo Oja
Panomaju
Jos Aurinko Ei Paistais Enää… (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Bartosz Leniec
Reading Amateur Brewers
Morana (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Ian Cosier
London Amateur Brewers
A Brief History Of Time (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Mikko Töykkälä
Panomaju
OKI BAREL II (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Guy Gallington
Anglian Craft Brewers
Ravens Flock (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Chris Aplin
Nutty Slack (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Mark Rink
Anglian Craft Brewers
Pass The Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)

Best Club

22 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stAnglian Craft Brewers315025.0000000
2ndPanomaju410120.0000000
3rdLondon Amateur Brewers104113.0000000
4thReading Amateur Brewers02006.0000000
Jersey Homebrewers 10106.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners

Dont Be Afraid of the Dark Homebrew Competition - Awards - Sunday 7 December, 2025