Thanks to all who participated in the Stein Masters 2025.
There were 120 entries judged and 116 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paul Willis | Serial Keller | 4A: Munich Helles | Homebrew Collab (Bristol) |
| 2nd | Dave Matthews | Round The Ragged Rauch, The Ragged Rascal Ran. | 6B: Rauchbier | Hereford Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Darren Sloan | Captain Hammer | 6A: Märzen | Beer Boars |
| HM | Stuart Hubbard | Erzgebirge | 10C: Weizenbock | Midlands Craft Brewers |
Winning Entries
Table 1: German Pils (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Danny Clarke | Take The Red Pils | 5D: German Pils | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Jeremy Parker | JerMan Pils | 5D: German Pils | |
| 3rd | Miro Pivčević | #58 | 5D: German Pils | |
Table 2: Munich Helles (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paul Willis | Serial Keller | 4A: Munich Helles | Homebrew Collab (Bristol) |
| 2nd | Luke Russell | Simple Things | 4A: Munich Helles | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Tim Stanton | Nachgluhen | 4A: Munich Helles | Anglian Craft Brewers |
| HM | Jake Thorogood | Masters Of Hell | 4A: Munich Helles | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
Table 3: Märzen (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Darren Sloan | Captain Hammer | 6A: Märzen | Beer Boars |
| 2nd | Jerry Pringle | The Ides Of Marzen | 6A: Märzen | Reading Amateur Brewers |
Table 4: Altbier (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Chris Burrows | Babbling In German | 7B: Altbier | Reading Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Ken Bazley | MmmAlt | 7B: Altbier | London Amateur Brewers |
Table 5: Festbier & Helles Bock (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paul Willis | Gergorgenheit | 4B: Festbier | Homebrew Collab (Bristol) |
| 2nd | Ian Cosier | Lille Leap | 4C: Helles Bock | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Brett Harman | Space, Stein & Gravity | 4B: Festbier | The Hop Addition Homebrew Club |
| 4th | Laura Braid | Bier | 4B: Festbier | |
Table 6: Kölsch & German Helles Exportbier (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Simon Stubbings | Bubble Stick | 5B: Kölsch | |
| 2nd | Nick Davis | Throtmanni Export | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Anglian Craft Brewers |
| 3rd | Rick Woolliss | There Is Always A Wrong To Your Right | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Twickenham Boars |
Table 7: Smoked Beer (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Dave Matthews | Round The Ragged Rauch, The Ragged Rascal Ran. | 6B: Rauchbier | Hereford Amateur Brewers |
| 2nd | Richard Brown | And The Bandit | 6B: Rauchbier | Scottish Craft Brewers |
| 3rd | Mat Ridge | RauchMAX | 6B: Rauchbier | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
Table 8: Historical Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kenn Steele | The Two Of Us | 27A8: Roggenbier | |
Table 9: European Sour Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Surridge-Dines | Less Thinky, More Drinky... | 23G: Gose | Anglian Craft Brewers |
| 2nd | Sean O'Toole | In The Name Of The Father & The Holy Gose | 23G: Gose | Midlands Craft Brewers |
| 3rd | Mikko Salo | Kumqwhat? | 23G: Gose | Panomaju |
Table 10: German Wheat Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Stuart Hubbard | Erzgebirge | 10C: Weizenbock | Midlands Craft Brewers |
| 2nd | Jake Thorogood | Tan Bul-Len | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | James Pettifor | Jungleweiss | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | Anglian Craft Brewers |
Table 11: Dark European Lager (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Darren Sloan | Steiny Happy People | 8B: Schwarzbier | Beer Boars |
| 2nd | Keith Bailey | More Beer | 8B: Schwarzbier | Norwich Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Henri Rinta-Piirto | Elder Bear | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Panomaju |
Table 12: Strong European (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Richard Williams | Baby Got Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | The Hop Addition Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Ian Cosier | Malty McMaltface | 9A: Doppelbock | London Amateur Brewers |
| 3rd | Chris Cameron | Body In The Eisbocks | 9B: Eisbock | |
