Brew Con World Series IV

Thanks to all who participated in the Brew Con World Series IV.

There were 271 entries judged and 238 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Scott	Double Trouble	9A: Doppelbock
2nd	Rick Woolliss	Grain Matter	20A: American Porter	Junction Brew Club
3rd	Paul Gaunt	Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
4th	Malcolm Cruickshank	What Was To Be Proved	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Scottish Craft Brewers
HM	Kevin Andrews	Kev Andrews 2	21A: American IPA	Worcestershire Homebrew Club
N/A	Dave Cutler	Dc1	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club

BREW CON '21 Best Brewer (95 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	HM	Score	Club
1st	Harry Kirkham	1	1	2	0	0	16.01	Scottish Craft Brewers
2nd	Andrew Oldridge	1	2	0	0	0	14.01
3rd	Steven Scott	2	0	0	0	0	12.02
4th	Malcolm Cruickshank	1	1	0	0	0	10.01	Scottish Craft Brewers
5th	Dave Cutler	1	0	0	2	0	10.01	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club
6th	Ian Cosier	0	2	0	0	1	9.00	London Amateur Brewers
7th	Dan Walters	1	0	0	1	0	8.01	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club
8th	Garreth Smith	0	2	0	0	0	8.00	Rebel Homebrew Club
9th	Marc Hannewald	1	0	0	0	1	7.01	Norwich Amateur Brewers
10th	Barry Walsh	1	0	0	0	1	7.01	Beer Boars
11th	Rhys Davies	0	1	1	0	0	7.00	Rebel Homebrew Club
12th	Darren Sloan	0	1	1	0	0	7.00	Beer Boars
13th	Nick Davis	0	1	0	1	1	7.00	Anglian Craft Brewers
14th	Joon Chung	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Beer Boars
15th	Paul Gaunt	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
16th	Kevin Andrews	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Worcestershire Homebrew Club
17th	Rick Woolliss	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Junction Brew Club
18th	Craig Martindale	1	0	0	0	0	6.01
19th	Alex Davies	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Norwich Amateur Brewers
20th	Charles Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Maltorific
21st	Tony Tilbury	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Anglian Craft Brewers
22nd	John Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
23rd	Sasha Maznov	0	0	2	0	0	6.00	Brewcialism
24th	Mark Sanderson	0	1	0	1	0	6.00	London Amateur Brewers
	James Pettifor	0	1	0	1	0	6.00	Anglian Craft Brewers
26th	Robbie Gaston	0	1	0	0	1	5.00	Beer Boars
27th	Richard Harrall	0	0	1	1	0	5.00	Wessex Brewers Group
28th	Matthew Scorer	0	0	1	1	0	5.00	Leicester Homebrew Club
29th	Steve Syson	0	0	1	1	0	5.00	Midlands Craft Brewers
30th	George Mcilroy	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
31st	Sam Luczynski	0	1	0	0	0	4.00
32nd	Allen Bowden	0	0	1	0	1	4.00	Midlands Craft Brewers
33rd	Tom Buchanan	0	1	0	0	0	4.00
34th	Harry Wright	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	Sheffield Homebrew Club
35th	Lucas Stolarczyk	0	0	0	2	0	4.00	London Amateur Brewers
36th	Guy Asaert	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	London Amateur Brewers
37th	Paul Willis	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Homebrew Collab Bristol
	Clive Barnard	0	0	1	0	0	3.00
39th	Andrew Rice	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Midlands Craft Brewers
	Lee Immins	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	London Amateur Brewers
41st	Adrian Goodrich	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Leicester Homebrew Club
	Serge Savin	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	London Amateur Brewers
43rd	Anthony Painter	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	Beer Boars
44th	Rich Caller	0	0	0	1	1	3.00	Manchester Homebrew
45th	Richard Dent	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Norwich Amateur Brewers
46th	Martin Laws	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
	Richie Walsh	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Scottish Craft Brewers
48th	Scott Reid	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
49th	Jon Moore	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	Beer Boars
50th	Stew Horne	0	0	0	1	0	2.00	London Amateur Brewers

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.

World Series Club Champions (24 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	HM	Score
1st	London Amateur Brewers	0	3	3	4	2	31.00
2nd	Beer Boars	2	2	2	1	2	30.02
3rd	Scottish Craft Brewers	2	2	2	1	0	28.02
4th	Worcestershire Homebrew Club	3	0	0	3	0	24.03
5th	Aberdeen Homebrew Club	2	1	0	2	1	21.02
6th	Anglian Craft Brewers	1	2	0	2	2	20.01
7th	Norwich Amateur Brewers	2	0	0	1	4	18.02
8th	Rebel Homebrew Club	0	3	1	0	0	15.00
9th	Midlands Craft Brewers	0	0	3	1	2	13.00
10th	Leicester Homebrew Club	0	0	2	1	0	8.00
11th	Junction Brew Club	1	0	0	0	0	6.01
12th	Maltorific	1	0	0	0	0	6.01
13th	Brewcialism	0	0	2	0	0	6.00
14th	Wessex Brewers Group	0	0	1	1	0	5.00
15th	Homebrew Collab Bristol	0	0	1	0	1	4.00
16th	Sheffield Homebrew Club	0	1	0	0	0	4.00
17th	Manchester Homebrew	0	0	0	1	1	3.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: German Ales + Lagers (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Oldridge	Beer 3	5B: Kolsch
2nd	Ian Cosier	May Day Leap	4C: Helles Bock	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Matthew Scorer	Blueprint	5D: German Pils	Leicester Homebrew Club
4th	Matthew Scorer	Nice New Outfit	8B: Schwarzbier	Leicester Homebrew Club
HM	Mat Ridge	Schnell, Alles In!	6A: Marzen	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 2: International Lagers & Ales (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Scott	Double Trouble	9A: Doppelbock
2nd	Harry Wright	Kurzeste Theke	7B: Altbier	Sheffield Homebrew Club
3rd	Darren Sloan	Chur Pils	PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Beer Boars
4th	Nick Davis	Caught Between A Bock And A Hard Place	9A: Doppelbock	Anglian Craft Brewers
HM	Nick Davis	Singing Revolution	9C: Baltic Porter	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 3: Wheat Beers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Martindale Co-Brewer: Andrew Green	Shining Wit	24A: Witbier
2nd	Andrew Oldridge	Beer 2	24A: Witbier
3rd	Allen Bowden	Wit The F****	24A: Witbier	Midlands Craft Brewers
4th	Steve Syson	Little Fluffy Clouds	24A: Witbier	Midlands Craft Brewers
HM	Robbie Gaston	Good Old Crisp Witty	24A: Witbier	Beer Boars

Table 4: UK Ales (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Tucker	St George	11C: Strong Bitter	Maltorific
2nd	Robbie Gaston	Green Hop Golden	12A: English Golden Ale	Beer Boars
3rd	Harry Kirkham	Drape Yourself In Greenery, Become Part Of The Scenery	12C: English IPA	Scottish Craft Brewers
4th	Rich Caller	Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold	12A: English Golden Ale	Manchester Homebrew
HM	Keith Bailey	Pom De Guerre	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 5: UK Brown Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Gaunt	Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
2nd	Mark Sanderson	Hooters	13C: English Porter	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Serge Savin	Dreams	13B: English Brown Ale	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Richie Walsh	Madra Rua	15A: Irish Red Ale	Scottish Craft Brewers
HM	Jack Davison	Geez A Bear Buh	13A: Dark Mild	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 6: UK Dark Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Scott	Is That Light At The End Of The Tunnel Or An Oncoming Train	16B: Oatmeal Stout
2nd	James Pettifor	Kilburn Dsp 21	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Richard Harrall	Avena	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Wessex Brewers Group
4th	Martin Laws Co-Brewer: John Sims	Calamity Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
HM	Mike Anson Co-Brewer: Geoff Nix And Doug Hayes	Black Eyed Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout

Table 7: Pale American Ales (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Stewart	Steamboats Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
2nd	Garreth Smith	Stand As Giants And Walk As Lions	18B: American Pale Ale	Rebel Homebrew Club
3rd	Sasha Maznov	Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Brewcialism
4th	Stew Horne	Garden Hop Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	London Amateur Brewers

Table 8: American IPA / DIPA (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Andrews	Kev Andrews 2	21A: American IPA	Worcestershire Homebrew Club
2nd	Andrew Oldridge	Beer 1	21A: American IPA
3rd	Sasha Maznov	DIPA	22A: Double IPA	Brewcialism
4th	Scott Reid	Best of the West	22A: Double IPA	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
HM	Barry Walsh Co-Brewer: Hyperbolic Boys	Rocco's Modern Life	22A: Double IPA	Beer Boars

Table 9: Speciality IPA (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Tilbury	Nights Watch	21B2: Black IPA	Anglian Craft Brewers
2nd	Darren Sloan	Vast	21B2: Black IPA	Beer Boars
3rd	Anthony Painter	Mountain Matador	21B: Specialty IPA	Beer Boars
4th	James Pettifor	Bucephalus	21B2: Black IPA	Anglian Craft Brewers
HM	Richard Swindells	Bipa Comback	21B: Specialty IPA	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 10: Belgian + Belgian Strong (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Davies	Twitcher On The Rye	25B: Saison	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	Nick Davis	La Femme Au Coeur Sauvage	24C: Biere de Garde	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Adrian Goodrich	Belgian Blonde Ale 05-21	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Leicester Homebrew Club
4th	Dan Walters	Hey Little Thing Let Me Light Your Candle, Cause Mama I'm Sure Hard To Handle, Now, Gets Around	24C: Biere de Garde	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club
HM	Rob Iafrati	Saison D'Ete	25B: Saison	Homebrew Collab Bristol

Table 11: Belgian + Trappist Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Cutler	Dc1	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club
2nd	Garreth Smith	A Voice Like A Horny Angel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Rebel Homebrew Club
3rd	Rhys Davies	Nennius Tennius	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rebel Homebrew Club
4th	Lucas Stolarczyk	K For Kayak	26A: Trappist Single	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Jacques Marais	Deaths Quad	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	London Amateur Brewers

Table 12: Sours + Wild Ales (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marc Hannewald	Arrakis	23E: Gueuze	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	Sam Luczynski	Brett Beer	28A: Brett Beer
3rd	Harry Kirkham	My Dog He Got Three Legs, But He Can't Run	28A: Brett Beer	Scottish Craft Brewers
4th	Richard Harrall	Apricot Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Wessex Brewers Group
HM	Marc Hannewald	Conception	23C: Oud Bruin	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 13: Fruit Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Harry Kirkham	Porcupine Or Pineapple?	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Scottish Craft Brewers
2nd	Tom Buchanan	Better Than Nice	29A: Fruit Beer
3rd	Lee Immins	Peter Pipli Pipola Picked A Pin Of Portered Pipli	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Jon Moore Co-Brewer: Beer Boars	Brew Camp Harvest Mild	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Beer Boars
HM	Tim Jackson Co-Brewer: Robin Jackson	A Crime Of Passion	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 14: Smoked + Wood Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Malcolm Cruickshank	What Was To Be Proved	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Scottish Craft Brewers
2nd	Harry Kirkham	Don't Be Afraid Of Anyone, Like Seasons Just Move On	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Scottish Craft Brewers
3rd	Clive Barnard	Smoke One	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer
4th	Mark Sanderson	Picasso Cubes	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Ian Cosier	Maltymcbarrelface	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	London Amateur Brewers

Table 15: Experimental Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joon Chung	Hoppy Witness	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Beer Boars
2nd	George Mcilroy	Rhubarb And Custard	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Aberdeen Homebrew Club
3rd	Andrew Rice	Mellow Moments	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Midlands Craft Brewers
4th	Dave Cutler	Just Because Pecan	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club
HM	Brian Tomlinson	Thriller With Vanilla	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Midlands Craft Brewers

Table 16: US Amber, Brown + Dark (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rick Woolliss	Grain Matter	20A: American Porter	Junction Brew Club
2nd	Rhys Davies	Puppy Power	20A: American Porter	Rebel Homebrew Club
3rd	Paul Willis	Mountaineer Porter	20A: American Porter	Homebrew Collab Bristol
4th	Dave Cutler	Great Scott!	19C: American Brown Ale	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club
HM	Luke Ebersold	Porter	20A: American Porter	Aberdeen Homebrew Club

Table 17: Strong Ales (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Barry Walsh Co-Brewer: Hyperbolic Boys	Cut Some Capers, Man!	17D: English Barleywine	Beer Boars
2nd	Ian Cosier	Cabin Fever	22C: American Barleywine	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Guy Asaert	Connel Bridge Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	London Amateur Brewers
4th	Richard Dent Co-Brewer: Mash Heads	Pilgrims Gold	17D: English Barleywine	Norwich Amateur Brewers
HM	Allen Bowden	Not Quite Strong Enough	22B: American Strong Ale	Midlands Craft Brewers

Table 18: Imperial Stouts (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Walters	In The Midnight Hour I Cried More, More, Mooooore	20C: Imperial Stout	Worcestershire HomeBrew Club
2nd	Malcolm Cruickshank	Avena Sativa	20C: Imperial Stout	Scottish Craft Brewers
3rd	Steve Syson	Rasputin	20C: Imperial Stout	Midlands Craft Brewers
4th	Lucas Stolarczyk	The Path To Inner Peace And Harmony	20C: Imperial Stout	London Amateur Brewers
HM	Rich Caller	False Dmitri	20C: Imperial Stout	Manchester Homebrew

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Friday Morning 10-1
05/11/2021 10:00, GMT.

Friday Morning 1-4
05/11/2021 13:00, GMT.

Friday Evening 4-7
05/11/2021 16:00, GMT.

Saturday Morning 9-12
06/11/2021 09:00, GMT.

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