Sours in the Sun II

Thanks to all who participated in the Sours in the Sun II.

There were 52 entries judged and 75 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jacques Marais	You Gueuze Too Far	23E: Gueuze	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Henri Rinta-Piirto	Slice Of Blue	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Panomaju
3rd	Mikko Salo	Solar	29A: Fruit Beer	Panomaju

Champion Brewer (36 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Jacques Marais	2	0	0	1	13.03	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Mikko Salo	1	0	2	0	12.03	Panomaju
3rd	Henri Rinta-Piirto	1	1	0	0	10.02	Panomaju
4th	Jerry Pringle	0	1	1	0	7.02	Reading 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.

Best Club (11 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	London Amateur Brewers	3	2	0	1	27.06
2nd	Panomaju	2	1	2	0	22.05
3rd	Reading Amateur Brewers	0	1	4	2	18.07

Winning Entries

Table 1: European Sour Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jacques Marais	You Gueuze Too Far	23E: Gueuze	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Serge Savin	Desert Plain	23D: Lambic	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Jerry Pringle	Berliner Weisse	23A: Berliner Weisse	Reading Amateur Brewers
HM	Jacques Marais	All Red? Aye	23F: Fruit Lambic	London Amateur Brewers

Table 2: American Wild Beers (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marc Hannewald	Pallas	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	Jerry Pringle	Raspberry Tart	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Reading Amateur Brewers
3rd	John Kellett	Ripple 2	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Reading Amateur Brewers
HM	Bartosz Leniec	Morana	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Reading Amateur Brewers

Table 3: Fruit Beers (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mikko Salo	Solar	29A: Fruit Beer	Panomaju
2nd	Simon Thompson	Shake Dog Shake	29A: Fruit Beer	Twickenham Boars
3rd	Jonathan Tansley	Lil' Bit Sharp	29A: Fruit Beer	Reading Amateur Brewers

Table 4: Specialty Fruit, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Henri Rinta-Piirto	Slice Of Blue	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Panomaju
2nd	Malcolm Newton	What, Really?	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Midlands Craft Brewers
3rd	Mikko Salo	Cosmic	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Panomaju
HM	Daren Fearon	Electric Soup	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Reading Amateur Brewers

Table 5: Experimental Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Guy Asaert	Only Time Can Tell	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	KV Bazley	Perpetual Old Ale	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Richard Moore	Sour Times	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Reading Amateur Brewers

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 20/01/2025 9:00 AM, GMT through 18/07/2025 5:00 PM, BST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 20/01/2025 9:00 AM, GMT through 16/07/2025 5:00 PM, BST.