Roll of Honour

Below is the most complete selection we have of awards won by our members.

MCB Brewer of the Year - Annual Club Competition

2023 – 30/09/23 - Theme: Lagers
Winner – Steve Pymm – German Helles Exportbier 5C – BJCP 2021 guidelines

2022 - 06/08/2022 – Theme: Fruit Beers or Scottish Ales
Winner- Sean O’Toole - Mixed Fermentation on Sour Cherry purée 28C - BJCP 2021 guidelines.

2021 - 23/10/2021 – Theme: Any Style
Winner - Malcolm Newton – 5B Old Ale "Very Peculiar". Based on an Old Peculiar Clone but on steroids - BJCP 2015 guidelines

2020 - Remote judging December 2020 – Theme: All Styles
Winner - Alan Quirk - Irish Stout - BJCP 2015 guidelines.

2019 - 20/07/2019 – Theme: Weiss & Wits
Winner: Steve Hucker - Weissbier 10A - BJCP 2015 guidelines.

2018 - 2 leg competition (total aggregate score wins)
Winner: Sean O’Toole
1st leg 28/07/18: Thornbridge AM:PM clone
2nd leg 15/09/18: Irish Red 15A

2017 - 3 leg competition (total aggregate score wins)
Winner: Name withheld at the request of the brewer
1st leg 21/01/2017 – Theme: Dark Beers - Porter 13C - BJCP 2015 guidelines.
2nd leg13/05/2017 – Theme: Any non-specialty Pale beer - Ordinary Bitter 11C - BJCP 2015 guidelines.
3rd leg 30/09/2017: Theme: Speciality: Plum Porter 29A - BJCP 2015 guidelines.

2016 - 07/09/2016 – Theme: St Austell Tribute Clone
Winner: Matt Street - St Austell Tribute Clone

2015 - 24/01/2015 – Theme: All Styles
Winner: Dave W - Bitter 11C - BJCP 2015 guidelines.

Public Competitions

2024 UK National Homebrew Competition, Bristol, England. 17/02/2024 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
3rd – Weird (Fruit, Wood, Mixed styles, Experimental) – Malc Newton - 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer - So I Shall Call You Keith

2024 Scottish National Homebrew Competition, Edinburgh, Scotland 28/01/2024 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
2d - American Porter, Stout and Black IPA - Sean O’Toole - 20C: Imperial Stout - It's Not Very Good But Let’s Get The Feedback

2023 Norwich Amateur Brewers Brew Like a Monk Competition, Ampersand Brewery, Diss, Norfolk. 14/10/23 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - Belgian Golden Strong Ales -Sean O’Toole - 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale - (You're The) Devil In Disguise

2023 Brewcon Brew Keg Tap Club Challenger Cup, Wild Card & Hackney Breweries, London. 07/10/23, BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Belgian –Malc Newton - 26C: Belgian Tripel - Five Minute Argument
1st - Sours -Sean O’Toole - 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer - Tart Tart

2023 Welsh National Homebrew Competition, Mad Dog Brewery & Taproom, Cardiff, Wales 23/09/23, BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Stouts - Sean O’Toole - 15B Irish stout – Out of Space
3rd - Belgian Ales – Allen Bowden - 25B: Saison (Super Strength Amber / Dark Colour) - Sos

2023 Reading Amateur Brewers Sour & Session, Phantom Brewery, Reading, England 30/04/23 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Best of Show: Sours
3rd - Sean O’Toole - 28C: Wild Specialty Beer - Go Dig My Grave

Categories:
1st - Sour & Fruit/Veg - Sean O’Toole - LSX4: Catharina Sour - Mas Que Nada
2nd - Sour & Wild Ales - Sean O’Toole - 28C: Wild Specialty Beer - Go Dig My Grave

2023 LAB Lager Than Life, London, England 05/03/202 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
HM - Strong, Smoked and Wood-Aged Lager - Steve Syson - 6B: Rauchbier - The Third Rauch

2023 UK National Homebrew Competition, Left Handed Giant Brewery, Bristol, England 18/02/2023 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Sour & Wild - Sean O’Toole - LSX4: Catharina Sour - Mas Que Nada
1st - Porter and stout – Malc Newton - 9C: Baltic Porter - Poduszkowiec Pełen Węgorzy (Hovercraft Full Of Eels)

2023 Scottish National Homebrew Competition, Edinburgh, Scotland 29/01/2023, BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Best of Show:
2nd - Sean O’Toole - 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer - Tart Tart

Categories:
1st - Sour & Wild Ales - Sean O’Toole - 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer - Tart Tart

2022 Heart of England Homebrew Competition, Dudley, England 25/11/2022 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Best of Show:
1st - Steve Syson - 20C: Imperial Stout- Black Ops

Categories:
1st - Strong Stouts & Porters - Steve Syson - 20C: Imperial Stout - Black Ops
1st - Porters & Stouts - Allen Bowden - 13C: English Porter - Doxey Porter
1st - American Ales, Porters & Stouts - Jon Archer - 19A: American Amber - Amber Gambler
2nd - European Brown & Ambers - Michael Curley - 15A: Irish Red Ale - Reddy

2022 Brewcon World Series V, London, England 08/10/2022 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - US Pales - Andy Rice - 18B: American Pale Ale - Shedload Two

2022 Northern Monk Homebrew Competition, Leeds, England August 2022

1st - Theme: Fruited Ales - Brian Tomlinson - Double Fruited Gose with Himalayan Sea Salt - Forage Fire

2022 CAMRA Homebrew Competition, London, England 02/08/2022 - CAMRA Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Thank Brew Pale Ale - Stuart Betts - Blonde Ale - I Hate Silica Finings (A Dragonfly Summer)

2022 Briarbank Homebrew Competition, Ipswich, England 30/07/2022

Best of Show:
1st - Stuart Betts - American IPA - For Pauline 6.2%

Categories:
1st - Strong Pales 4.5%+ - Stuart Betts - American IPA - For Pauline 6.2%

2022 Anglian Craft Brewers Homebrew Competition, Colchester, England 09/07/2022 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - Stouts - Sean O’Toole - 20C: Imperial Stout - Debaser

2022 LAB Open, London, England 15/05/2022 - BJCP 2021 Guidelines

Best of Show:
HM - Stuart Betts - 10C: Weizenbock - Eric the Weizenbock

Categories:
1st - Saison and Wheat Beer - Stuart Betts - 10C: Weizenbock - Eric the Weizenbock
1st - Strong Ale - Steve Syson - 20C: Imperial Stout - Glory To Ukraine

2022 Scottish National Homebrew Competition , Edinburgh, Scotland 20/02/2022 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - Strong Belgian Ales - Sean O’Toole - 26C: Belgian Tripel - The Magic Number

2021 Brewcon World Series IV, London, England 06/11/2021 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
3rd – TBC - Steve Syson – TBC - TBC
3rd - Wheat Beers - Allen Bowden - 24A Witbier - Wit the First
4th – TBC - Steve Syson – TBC - TBC
HM - Strong Ales - Allen Bowden - 22B American Strong - Not Quite Strong Enough
3rd - Speciality Beers - Andy Rice - 30A: SHV - Chocolate Imperial Milk Stout - TBC
HM - Speciality Beers - Brian Tomlinson - 34C: Experimental Beer SHV Imperial Stout- Cacao and vanilla Imperial Sweet Stout - Cacao The Great

2021 Eleven Plus Homebrew Competition, London 23/03/2021 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Speciality Beers - Brian Tomlinson - 37A: SHV- Cacao and vanilla Imperial Sweet Stout - Cacao The Great

2020 Briarbank Homebrew Competition, Ipswich, England 31/10/2020

Best of Show:
1st - Stuart Betts - Pale Ale - Water, Seeds, Flowers, Fungus

Categories:
1st - Standard Pales - Stuart Betts - Pale Ale - Water, Seeds, Flowers, Fungus

2020 LAB Lager Than Life, London, England 07/03/2020 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Amber Lagers - Sean O’Toole - 19B: California Common - Common People

2020 WHBC Midlands Invitational, Worcester, England 19/01/2020 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
3rd - Dark Ales - Sean O’Toole - 13A: Dark Mild - Real Mild Child

2019 Leamington Beer Festival Homebrew Competition, Leamington, England 15/09/2019

Categories:
1st – Category unknown - Matt Hales - Golden Ale - Mad Boris
1st – Category unknown - Matt Hales - Lemon & Hibiscus Saison - Lemon & Hibiscus Saison

2019 Welsh National Homebrew Competition, Newport, Wales 14/09/2019 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - Wheat Beer - Sean O’Toole - 24A: Witbier - Into The White
3rd - Wheat Beer - Brian Tomlinson - 10A: Weissbier – Craftwork

2019 Anglian Craft Brewers Homebrew Competition , Colchester, England 15/06/2019 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - Mild and Porter - Matt Hales - 13A: Dark Mild - Saves Your Thanks's
3rd - French and Belgian Ales - Matt Hales - 24B: Belgian Pale Ale - White Walker

2019 LAB Open, London, England 19/05/2019 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - English Ales - Sean O’Toole - 12A: Golden Ale - The Golden Path
HM - Brian Tomlinson - 12A: Golden Ale - Augmented Reality

2019 Irish National Homebrew Competition , Dublin, Ireland 23/03/2019 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
3rd - Spice, Herb & Vegetable - Sean O’Toole - 30A: Spiced, Herb or Vegetable Beer - Peanut Butter Milk Stout- Build me Up Peanut Buttercup

2019 Lager Than Life, London, England 09/03/2019 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - German pale malty lagers - Sean O’Toole - 4A: Munich Helles - Rake At the Gates of Helles Tonight
HM - German pale malty lagers - Matt Hales - 4A: Munich Helles - Helles Belles
3rd - Vienna Lager - Matt Hales - 7A: Vienna Lager - Pure Vienna

2019 UK National Homebrew Competition, Bristol, England 16/02/2019 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Pale Lager & Pilsners - Sean O’Toole - 4A: Munich Helles - Rake At the Gates of Helles Tonight
1st - Spice, Herb & Vegetable - Matt Hales - 30A: Spiced, Herb or Vegetable Beer - Sweet Stout with Cacao Nibs in secondary - Sweet Like Chocolate
2nd – IPAs - Matt Hales - 21A: American IPA - Hazy Daze
2nd - Stout - Allen Bowden - 20B: American Stout - Bege Stout

2019 Scottish National Homebrew Competition, Edinburgh, Scotland 19/01/2019 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - IPAs - Matt Hales - 21A: American IPA - Hazy Daze

2018 Brew Con World Series II, London, England 24/11/2018 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - British & Irish Ales - Sean O’Toole - 12A: English Golden Ale - Simcoe Got Me Started
2nd - British & Irish Ales - Sean O’Toole - 15A: Irish Red Ale - Sunday Bloody Sunday
3rd - British & Irish Ales - Matt Hales - 15A: Irish Red Ale - Black Hole Sun

2018 Welsh National Homebrew Competition, Newport, Wales 22/09/2018 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - German Lager & Hybrid - Matt Hales - 4A: Munich Helles - To Helles and Back
3rd - British and Irish Ales - Matt Hales - 15A: Irish Red Ale - Sunset Red Ale
3rd - IPA - Matt Hales - 21A: American IPA - Sunshine IPA

2018 Moseley Craft Beer Festival Homebrew competition, Birmingham, England 25/08/2018

Best of Show:
1st - Sean O’Toole - Irish Red Ale - Sunday Bloody Sunday

2018 The Homebrew Festival, Market Bosworth, England 12/05/2018

Categories:
1st - Mild to SG1.040 - Karol Kawecki - Mild - Mild
1st - Stout/Porter to SG1.055 - Nick Wootton – Dry Stout - Dark Matter
2nd - IPA/APA to SG1060 - Matt Hales - IPA – American Pale ale – Hoptastic

2017 UK National Homebrew Competition, Bristol, England 16/09/2017 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
2nd - Amber & Brown American Beers - Sean O’Toole - 19A: American Amber Ale - Vanishing Point
3rd - Strong American Ale - Karol Kawecki - 22A Double IPA - Double Trouble

2017 Welsh National Homebrew Competition, Newport, Wales 01/07/2017 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories
2nd - Bitters & Gold Beers - Sean O’Toole - 12A: Golden Ale - Going for Gold

2015 UK National Homebrew Competition, Bristol, England 12/09/2015 - BJCP 2015 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Speciality Beers - Malc Newton - 30A: Spiced, Herb or Vegetable Beer - Belgian Strong Brown with Cacao and vanilla - Belgian Chocolate

2014 BBC The One Show Brew Off, Brigstock, Northamptonshire 12/09/2014

Finalist - Malc Newton - Dandelion & Burdock Mild

2014 UK National Homebrew Competition, Bristol, England 13/09/2014 - BJCP 2008 Guidelines

Categories:
1st - Belgian & French Ales - Steve Syson - 16C: Saison - La Belle Epoque
1st - Strong Ales - Steve Syson - 19C American Barleywine – Independence
3rd - English Brown Ales - Name withheld at the request of the brewer - 11A: Mild - Pumpkins Mild

2012 UK National Homebrew Competition, Bristol, England 15/09/2012 - BJCP 2008 Guidelines

Best of Show:
2nd - Steve Syson - 14C. Imperial IPA - Debaser

Categories:
1st – IPA - Steve Syson - 14C. Imperial IPA - Debaser
2nd – IPA - Steve Syson - 14B. American IPA - Stoned IPA
2nd – IPA - Ron Allison - 14A. English IPA - Classic Pale Ale
1st - English Pale Ales - Steve Osborne - 8A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter - English Pale Ale
2nd - English Pale Ales - Ron Allison - 8A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter - Golden Bitter
1st - New Zealand Pale Ale - Steve Syson - Kiwi Pale Ale
3rd - New Zealand Pale Ale - Ron Allison - Kiwi Gold
2nd - English Brown - Ian Ross-Bain - 11C. Northern English Brown - Three Rivers
2nd - Belgian Strong Ales - Steve Syson - 18C. Belgian Tripel - Trippel Trubbel
3rd - Belgian Strong Ales - Ron Allison - 18B. Belgian Dubbel - Kiwi Dubbel
3rd – Lagers - Steve Syson - 3A. Vienna Lager - Goodnight Vienna
HM – Lagers - Steve Syson - 4C. Schwarzbier - Schwarzer Engel