17th Annual ESB Home Brew Competition 2026

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Gavin Abfalter, Timothy Allen, Simon Haynes, Daniel Ivey, King Hong Benjamin Law, Alessio Mancini, Kris Rogers, David Tetley, Stuart Upton, Piers Watson

Stewards

Craig Dunbar, Brett McKenna, Ian Mooney, Carolyn Phillips, Joe Valente, Mike Ward

Staff

Shane Warburton

Organizer

Matt Reed

By the Numbers

82 Entries 28 Entrants

10 Judges 6 Stewards 1 Staff

24 Placing Entries

Table 1: Pale Lager - Sponsored by BeerCo

10 entries

Judges: Alessio Mancini, David Tetley (Head Judge)

Table 2: Amber & Dark Lager - Sponsored by Mogwai Labs

10 entries

Judges: Daniel Ivey (Head Judge), Piers Watson

Table 3: Pale Ale - Sponsored by Dad & Dave's

17 entries

Judges: Gavin Abfalter (Head Judge), Gavin Abfalter (Head Judge), Kris Rogers, Kris Rogers

Table 4: Amber & Brown Ales - Sponsored by Lallemand

6 entries

Judges: Alessio Mancini, David Tetley (Head Judge)

Table 5: Porter & Stout - Sponsored by Grainmother

17 entries

Judges: Simon Haynes (Head Judge), Simon Haynes (Head Judge), King Hong Benjamin Law, King Hong Benjamin Law

Table 6: Belgian & Sour - Brewman

9 entries

Judges: Timothy Allen, Stuart Upton (Head Judge)

Table 7: Speciality IPA - Sponsored by Mountain Culture

8 entries

Judges: Timothy Allen, Piers Watson (Head Judge)

Table 8: Mead

5 entries

Judges: Daniel Ivey, Stuart Upton (Head Judge)

Best of Show

Beer

Best Brewer

28 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Best Club

9 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners