Scottish National Homebrew Competition 2025

Awards

Judges

Ingo Barkow, Theo Barnes, Logan Bartlett, Callum Bracher, Richard Brown, Ian Carswell, Ross Chisholm, James Collin, Joe Cruickshank, Malcolm Cruickshank, Ady Floyd, Joe Hughes, Alan Juárez, Eduardo Lagunes, Federico Lantschner, John Livingstone, Chun Kit Lo, Devon MacDougall, Donald Mactaggart, Andy Newall, Gordon Nicol, Malin Norman, Stephen O'Kane, Eva Rainey, Amy Rankine, Alistair Soutter

By the Numbers

268 Entries 151 Entrants

26 Judges

74 Placing Entries

Table 1: American Lager and International Light Ales

7 entries

Judges: Eduardo Lagunes, Chun Kit Lo, Alistair Soutter

1st

Ross Stuart

Arizona Society of Homebrewers

American Lite (1A: American Light Lager)

2nd

Luke Ebersold

Aberdeen Homebrew Club

Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)

3rd

Vegas Markin

Fern Leaf Homebrew Club

Closed Loop Lager (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: Dark and Strong Lagers

11 entries

Judges: Callum Bracher, Ian Carswell

1st

Petar Generalic

Yeeeahhh, I Am The One!!! (8B: Schwarzbier)

2nd

Ian Benfell & Lucie Burton

Barnsley Homebrew Club

The Man From D.U.N.K.E.L (8A: Munich Dunkel)

3rd

Donald Mactaggart

Scottish Craft Brewers

It's Baltic (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 3: Pale Czech Lagers and New Zealand Pilsners

8 entries

Judges: John Livingstone, Devon MacDougall

1st

Marissa Truglio

Reading Amateur Brewers

Betrothed Robyn (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

2nd

Tuomo Äkkinen

Panomaju

Firestarter (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

3rd

Richard Ogden

Czech Pils (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

Timo Oja

Panomaju

Pacific Breeze (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 4: Amber European Lagers and Beers

12 entries

Judges: James Collin, Ady Floyd

1st

Darren Sloan

Beer Boars

Captain Hammär (6A: Märzen)

2nd

Aleksi Vanhala

Panomaju

Näsä (6C: Dunkels Bock)

3rd

Simon Bratton

This Means Nothing To Me (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 5: German Pale Lagers

13 entries

Judges: Richard Brown, Alan Juárez, Stephen O'Kane

1st

Adam Waterson

Barnsley Homebrew Club

Fest Your Best (4B: Festbier)

2nd

Andrew Aitchison

Scottish Craft Brewers

Maibock (4C: Helles Bock)

3rd

Paddy Fowler

Scottish Craft Brewers

Spade (4A: Munich Helles)

Paul Willis

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Geborgenheit (4B: Festbier)

Table 6: Wheat and Rye Beers

13 entries

Judges: Ingo Barkow, Gordon Nicol

1st

Kevin Surridge-Dines

Anglian Craft Brewers

*insert Witty Name Here* (24A: Witbier)

2nd

Chris Cameron

Wells Tankard Division

Hefelump (10A: Weissbier)

3rd

William Ritchie

Aberdeen Homebrew Club

Albert's Rye-In-Stein (27A8: Roggenbier)

Table 7: British Mild and Bitters

20 entries

Judges: Ingo Barkow, Callum Bracher, Alan Juárez, Andy Newall

1st

David Metcalfe

Cop Shocks (11C: Strong Bitter)

2nd

Phill Turner

London Amateur Brewers

Warrior Queen. (11A: Ordinary Bitter)

3rd

Les Howarth

Scottish Craft Brewers

BAP (11B: Best Bitter)

Brett Harman

The Hop Addition Homebrew...

Keep Cask Alive (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 8: Pale English Ales

8 entries

Judges: James Collin, John Livingstone

1st

Stuart Hubbard

Waterfront (12A: British Golden Ale)

2nd

Ian Cosier & Marie Coppet & Fede...

London Amateur Brewers

Green Run (12C: English IPA)

3rd

Simon Alcock

Reverse The Curse (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 9: Scottish and Irish Ales

16 entries

Judges: Malcolm Cruickshank, Donald Mactaggart, Andy Newall, Malin Norman

1st

Laura Braid

Deer Beer (14C: Scottish Export)

2nd

David Bryson

Loughkeepers Stout (15B: Irish Stout)

3rd

Stephen Hoodless

That's Four For The Gourd? (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Arthur Olcot

London Amateur Brewers

Bigger Hills And Hangovers (14B: Scottish Heavy)

Table 10: Amber and Brown Ales

10 entries

Judges: Theo Barnes, Federico Lantschner, Donald Mactaggart

1st

Barry Long

Wee County Brewers [Ireland]

Portly Angel (19A: American Amber Ale)

2nd

Dave Matthews

Hereford Amateur Brewers

California Dreaming (19A: American Amber Ale)

3rd

Lucas Stolarczyk

London Amateur Brewers

The Midnight Snack (19C: American Brown Ale)

Adam Bradley

Bay Area Mashers

Aotearoa Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 11: British Porters and Stouts

14 entries

Judges: Malcolm Cruickshank, Eva Rainey

1st

Stuart Hubbard

Dark Matter (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

2nd

Steven Scott

Scottish Craft Brewers

My Name Is Cutchy (16A: Sweet Stout)

3rd

John Watson

Anglian Craft Brewers

Posh & Porter (13C: English Porter)

Adam Waterson

Barnsley Homebrew Club

Black Bob (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 12: American Porters and Stouts

15 entries

Judges: Logan Bartlett, Ross Chisholm

1st

Jonathan Sheehan

Bay Area Mashers

Nutty Your Business (20C: Imperial Stout)

2nd

Gerard McGeever

Rigg Brew (20A: American Porter)

3rd

Markku Leminen

Panomaju

Blackened (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 13: American Pale Ales

12 entries

Judges: Eduardo Lagunes, Alistair Soutter

1st

Mark Hopkins

London Amateur Brewers

Pineapple Pony (18B: American Pale Ale)

2nd

David Metcalfe

1634 Racine (18B: American Pale Ale)

3rd

Simon Joyce

Joppy (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 14: American and Specialty IPA

11 entries

Judges: Richard Brown, Ian Carswell, Malin Norman

1st

Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen

Panomaju

WestBound Sound (21A: American IPA)

2nd

Steve Hiller

North Georgia Malt Monkeys

The Ducks Nuts (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

3rd

Mark Watson

Scottish Craft Brewers

1722 Black IPA (21B2: Black IPA)

Dave Strachan

Dad's Black IPA (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 15: Hazy IPA

13 entries

Judges: Stephen O'Kane

1st

Olli-Pekka Niinimäki

Panomaju

Fuit Ninja (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Kai Oksanen & Aleksi Ahjopalo

Panomaju

Österleden #2 (21C: Hazy IPA)

3rd

Rob Iafrati

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Hiphopopotamus Vs Rhymenoceros (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 16: Strong British and American Ales

13 entries

Judges: James Collin, Federico Lantschner

1st

Alex Hall

Scottish Craft Brewers

DIPA (22A: Double IPA)

2nd

Kai Oksanen & Aleksi Ahjopalo

Panomaju

Polunpää #1 (22C: American Barleywine)

3rd

Andrew Aitchison

Scottish Craft Brewers

True North (17C: Wee Heavy)

Guy Gallington

Anglian Craft Brewers

Old Gregg (17B: Old Ale)

Table 17: Belgian and Light Monastic Ale

12 entries

Judges: Ian Carswell, Alistair Soutter

1st

Paul Willis & Matt Hazley

Homebrew Collab (Bristol)

Electron (25B: Saison)

2nd

David Birke

No Frills Joe Homebrew Club

The Lonely Monk (26A: Belgian Single)

3rd

Tony Tilbury

Anglian Craft Brewers

Miss Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 18: Strong Monastic Ale

11 entries

Judges: Ross Chisholm, Eduardo Lagunes, Donald Mactaggart

1st

Timo Oja

Panomaju

Vallée Des Chats (26C: Belgian Tripel)

2nd

Keith Bailey

Norwich Amateur Brewers

All Hail The Greek (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

3rd

John Lee

Norwich Amateur Brewers

Mephisto (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 19: Wood and Smoked Beer

9 entries

Judges: Logan Bartlett, Malcolm Cruickshank

1st

Ross Chisholm & Midlands/Royal/Liffey/Connacht...

Wee County Brewers [Ireland]

'Tis Baltic Out (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

2nd

Richard Brown

Scottish Craft Brewers

Jamie's Barrelled Weirdo (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

3rd

Tyler Miller

Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Picture To Burn (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 20: European Sour and Fruit Beers

12 entries

Judges: Joe Cruickshank, Amy Rankine

1st

Kevin Surridge-Dines

Anglian Craft Brewers

This Green And Pleasant Land... (34C: Experimental Beer)

2nd

Mikko Salo

Panomaju

Biosphere (23F: Fruit Lambic)

3rd

Daren Fearon

Reading Amateur Brewers

Electric Soup (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)

Table 21: Spiced Beers

17 entries

Judges: Theo Barnes, John Livingstone, Malin Norman, Stephen O'Kane

1st

Bartosz Leniec

Reading Amateur Brewers

Blooming Bru-1se (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

2nd

Tim Hayward

Reading Amateur Brewers

Haters' Ale (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)

3rd

Greg Strom

Bay Area Mashers

Reindeer Reserve (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)

Table 22: American Wild Ale

11 entries

Judges: Ingo Barkow, Richard Brown, Andy Newall

1st

Alistair Soutter

Scottish Craft Brewers

Pekko Pucker (28D: Straight Sour Beer)

2nd

Marc Hannewald

Norwich Amateur Brewers

Titania (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

3rd

Mikko Töykkälä

Panomaju

Wilson Yoghurt (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st

Darren Sloan

Beer Boars

Captain Hammär (6A: Märzen)

2nd

Olli-Pekka Niinimäki

Panomaju

Fuit Ninja (21C: Hazy IPA)

3rd

Kevin Surridge-Dines

Anglian Craft Brewers

*insert Witty Name Here* (24A: Witbier)

Champion Brewer

151 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	Score	Club
1st	Kevin Surridge-Dines	2	0	1.5567817	Anglian Craft Brewers
2nd	Stuart Hubbard	2	0	1.4705779
3rd	David Metcalfe	1	1	1.4360787

Champion Club

34 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Panomaju	3	5	2	1	5.3709384
2nd	Scottish Craft Brewers	2	3	5	0	4.6273845
3rd	Anglian Craft Brewers	2	0	2	1	2.6967601

Scottish National Homebrew Competition 2025

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

By the Numbers

Table 1: American Lager and International Light Ales

Table 2: Dark and Strong Lagers

Table 3: Pale Czech Lagers and New Zealand Pilsners

Table 4: Amber European Lagers and Beers

Table 5: German Pale Lagers

Table 6: Wheat and Rye Beers

Table 7: British Mild and Bitters

Table 8: Pale English Ales

Table 9: Scottish and Irish Ales

Table 10: Amber and Brown Ales

Table 11: British Porters and Stouts

Table 12: American Porters and Stouts

Table 13: American Pale Ales

Table 14: American and Specialty IPA

Table 15: Hazy IPA

Table 16: Strong British and American Ales

Table 17: Belgian and Light Monastic Ale

Table 18: Strong Monastic Ale

Table 19: Wood and Smoked Beer

Table 20: European Sour and Fruit Beers

Table 21: Spiced Beers

Table 22: American Wild Ale

Best of Show

Beer

Champion Brewer

Champion Club

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners