Sours in the Sun II

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Chris Aplin, Chris Burrows, Daren Fearon, John Kellett, Anja Kober-Stegemann, Tim Lloyd, Trevor Pemberton, Jerry Pringle, Markus Rüf

Stewards

Mat Bedford, Paul Croucher, Antonio Estezo, Aaron Smith, Jonathan Tansley

By the Numbers

52 Entries 36 Entrants

9 Judges 5 Stewards

18 Placing Entries

Table 1: European Sour Beers

10 entries

Judges: Daren Fearon (Head Judge), Tim Lloyd

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

Table 2: American Wild Beers

14 entries

Judges: Chris Burrows, Anja Kober-Stegemann (Head Judge)

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

Table 3: Fruit Beers

11 entries

Judges: Chris Aplin (Head Judge), Markus Rüf

1st
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Solar (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Simon Thompson
Twickenham Boars
Shake Dog Shake (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Jonathan Tansley
Reading Amateur Brewers
Lil' Bit Sharp (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 4: Specialty Fruit, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

8 entries

Judges: Trevor Pemberton, Jerry Pringle (Head Judge)

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

Table 5: Experimental Beers

9 entries

Judges: John Kellett (Head Judge)

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

Best of Show

Beer

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

Champion Brewer

36 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdHMScoreClub
1stJacques Marais200113.0302000London Amateur Brewers
2ndMikko Salo102012.0301000Panomaju
3rdHenri Rinta-Piirto110010.0201000Panomaju
4thJerry Pringle01107.0200000Reading Amateur Brewers

Best Club

10 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stLondon Amateur Brewers320127.0603000
2ndPanomaju212022.0502000
3rdReading Amateur Brewers014218.0700000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners