Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder 2024

Thanks to all who participated in the Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder 2024.

There were 125 entries judged and 120 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean O'Toole	Weak Become Heroes	12A: British Golden Ale	Midlands Craft Brewers
2nd	Mikko Salo	Sacred	20C: Imperial Stout	Panomaju
3rd	Matias Huhta	Draft Punk	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Panomaju
HM	Ian Benfell	Old Geoffers	17B: Old Ale	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club

Best Brewer (74 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	Score	Club
1st	Mikko Salo	1	2	13.00	Panomaju
2nd	Sean O'Toole	2	0	10.00	Midlands Craft Brewers
3rd	Luke Russell	1	1	9.00	London Amateur Brewers
	Ian Cosier	1	1	9.00	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.

Club of The Year (19 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	London Amateur Brewers	3	4	2	1	38.00
2nd	Panomaju	2	4	2	0	32.00
3rd	Norwich Amateur Brewers	1	1	4	0	21.00
4th	Anglian Craft Brewers	1	2	0	1	14.00
5th	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)	2	0	1	0	13.00
6th	Midlands Craft Brewers	2	0	0	0	10.00
7th	Wee County Brewers [Ireland]	0	1	1	0	7.00
8th	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club	1	0	0	1	6.00
9th	Scottish Craft Brewers	1	0	0	0	5.00
10th	No Frills Joe Homebrew	0	1	0	0	4.00
11th	Twickenham Boars	0	0	0	1	1.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: Best Bitter (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian Cosier	Rondy's Ramble	11B: Best Bitter	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Jake Thorogood	Hairy Beaver	11B: Best Bitter	Norwich Amateur Brewers
3rd	Barry Long	Pilgrimage	11B: Best Bitter	Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
HM	Guy Asaert	Sussex Bitter Bonanza	11B: Best Bitter	London Amateur Brewers

Table 2: British Golden Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean O'Toole	Weak Become Heroes	12A: British Golden Ale	Midlands Craft Brewers
2nd	David Birke	Golden Axe	12A: British Golden Ale	No Frills Joe Homebrew
3rd	Joe Hickey	Citra Go-Go	12A: British Golden Ale	London Amateur Brewers

Table 3: Imperial Stout (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mikko Salo	Sacred	20C: Imperial Stout	Panomaju
2nd	Tuomo Äkkinen Co-Brewer: Matti Isosomppi Olli-Pekka Niinimäki	Black Skyes	20C: Imperial Stout	Panomaju
3rd	Mikko Töykkälä	OKI NOT OKI	20C: Imperial Stout	Panomaju
HM	James Pettifor	Clydesdale	20C: Imperial Stout	Anglian Craft Brewers

Table 4: English IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Iafrati	First Gold Green Hop I P A	12C: English IPA	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
2nd	Ian Cosier Co-Brewer: Marie Coppet & Fede Garcia	Green Run	12C: English IPA	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Paul Willis	Willamette Falls IPA	12C: English IPA	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
HM	Stew Horne	IP Freely	12C: English IPA	Twickenham Boars

Table 5: English Porter (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Bailey	1909 Porter	13C: English Porter	Norwich Amateur Brewers
2nd	Nick Davis	Monkey Hornby	13C: English Porter	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Rich Humphrey	Clone Wars	13C: English Porter	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 6: Strong Bitter (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Willis	Uberraschung	11C: Strong Bitter	Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
2nd	Simon Stubbings’	Snagger	11C: Strong Bitter
3rd	Jacques Marais	Now You're One Of Us	11C: Strong Bitter	London Amateur Brewers

Table 7: English Barley Wine (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Arthur Olcot	King AEthelwulf	17D: English Barley Wine	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Markku Leminen	Tuntematon	17D: English Barley Wine	Panomaju
3rd	Shane Van Der Westhuizen Co-Brewer: Jessica Cosier	Barely A Wine	17D: English Barley Wine

Table 8: Dark Mild (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Watson	Tiddly Mouse	13A: Dark Mild	Anglian Craft Brewers
2nd	Mark Sanderson	Crooner	13A: Dark Mild	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Alex Davies	Beer 2	13A: Dark Mild	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 9: Scottish Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Aitchison	Aitchie's Export	14C: Scottish Export	Scottish Craft Brewers
2nd	Barry Long	Lifted Kilt	17C: Wee Heavy	Wee County Brewers [Ireland]

Table 10: Non-Irish Stouts (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stuart Hubbard	Dark Matter	16B: Oatmeal Stout
2nd	Mikko Salo	Kudos	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Panomaju
3rd	Nick Tredwell	Cross Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout

Table 11: Strong British Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian Benfell	Old Geoffers	17B: Old Ale	The Hop Addition Homebrew Club
2nd	Kevin Surridge-Dines	Old Ale	17B: Old Ale	Anglian Craft Brewers
3rd	Jack Davison	Only Shows Up When He's Winning	17B: Old Ale	Norwich Amateur Brewers

Table 12: Irish (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Luke Russell	To Win Just Once	15C: Irish Extra Stout	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Luke Russell	Red Cortina	15A: Irish Red Ale	London Amateur Brewers

Table 13: Brown, Bitter & Historical (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matias Huhta	Draft Punk	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Panomaju
2nd	Jacques Marais	Stingo	27A: Historical Beer	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Mat Ridge	Conker	13B: British Brown Ale	Norwich Amateur Brewers