Dont Be Afraid of the Dark Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the Dont Be Afraid of the Dark Homebrew Competition.

There were 115 entries judged and 101 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

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

Best Club (22 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Anglian Craft Brewers	3	1	5	0	25.00
2nd	Panomaju	4	1	0	1	20.00
3rd	London Amateur Brewers	1	0	4	1	13.00
4th	Reading Amateur Brewers	0	2	0	0	6.00
	Jersey Homebrewers	1	0	1	0	6.00

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winning Entries

Table 1: Strong Continental Beers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Rink	Pass The Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Anglian Craft Brewers
2nd	Stuart Hubbard	Erzgebirge	10C: Weizenbock	Midland Craft Brewers
3rd	Nick Davis	The Wise Old Goat	10C: Weizenbock	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 2: Continental Beer (12 entries)

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

Table 3: British Beers (20 entries)

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

Table 4: Black and Brown IPA (8 entries)

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

Table 5: Imperial Stouts (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Muhis Elwan Co-Brewer: Roope Ruuhonen	Deep Sleep	20C: Imperial Stout	Panomaju
2nd	Ian Benfell	Rumpy Pumpy	20C: Imperial Stout	Barnsley Homebrew Club

Table 6: American Ales (9 entries)

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

Table 7: Speciality Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Muhis Elwan Co-Brewer: Roope Ruuhonen	Deep White Sleep	30D: Specialty Spice Beer	Panomaju
2nd	Chris Cameron	Up In Smoke	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer
3rd	James Cross	No Oysters Were Smoked	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer	London Amateur Brewers

Table 8: Belgian Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Guy Asaert	Quadable	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Marc Hannewald	Titania	23C: Oud Bruin	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 9: Stouts (12 entries)

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

Table 10: Strong British Beer (10 entries)

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

Table 11: Wood Aged Beers (10 entries)

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