NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition 2024
Awards
Judges
Kate Bailey, Gearoid Beggan, Simon Boyle, Iain Brannigan, Ben Bullen, Ross Chisholm, Lauren Connell, Thomas Coughlin, Dean Dunne, Des Feeney, Ronan Flynn, Paul Gartland, Reuben Gray, Thandi Guilherme, Paddy Gunn, David Hingston, Diarmuid Kavanagh, Nicolás Koncke, Craig Laurie, David Lloyd, Barry Long, John Mangan, Phil Mcardle, Tiarnan McCahill, Dan McGee, Jack McKevitt, Aaron Murphy, Fiachra O'Braoin, Caoimhe O'Brien, Peter O'Brien, Ross O'Hara, Rossa O'Neill, Phil Smail, Mark Vaughan
Judges - Best of Show
Thomas Coughlin, Dean Dunne, Thandi Guilherme, Barry Long, Caoimhe O'Brien
Stewards
Juliano Allegrini, Richard Boland, Owen Donnelly, Richard English, Paul Guilfoyle, Ronan Hogan, Charlotte Huysmans, John Kelly, Brendan Kenny, Des Kirk, Radka Koprivnakova, Katie Malone, Bren Mcdonagh, Peter McGeough, Chelsea Merrick, Niall O'Hagan, Tara Pollard, David Porter, John Reilly, Martin Somers, Stewart Svendsen, Steven Mac Sweeney, Fernando Luis Toni, Ashley Venables, Donal Walsh
Staff
Thandi Guilherme, James Keane, Richard Lubell, Tara Pollard
By the Numbers
233 Entries
83 Entrants
34 Judges
25 Stewards
4 Staff
65 Placing Entries
Table 1: A. Global Pale Lager
9 entries
Judges: Iain Brannigan, Dean Dunne
1st
Richard Boland
Midland Brewers [Ireland]
Pale Face (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
2nd
Tuomo Äkkinen
Panomaju
On My Way To Prague (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Tiago Mendes Gonçalves & Lucas Mendes Gonçalves
#1 (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 2: B. German Pale Lager
9 entries
Judges: Phil Mcardle, Peter O'Brien
1st
Fern Leaf
Fern Leaf Homebrew Club
Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Rossa O'Neill
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
A Bag Of German Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Oisin Boydell
Garden County Homebrew Club...
German Pils (5D: German Pils)
Table 3: C. Blonde Ale
8 entries
Judges: Caoimhe O'Brien, Phil Smail
1st
Keith McKeague
Limerick Brewers [Ireland]
Tropical Wheat Ale (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Conor McMullen
Connacht Homebrewers Club...
Tramlines (5B: Kölsch
)
3rd
Ross Chisholm
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Kolsch Encounters (5B: Kölsch
)
Table 4: D. Amber Lager
12 entries
Judges: Thomas Coughlin, Dan McGee
1st
Michael Elliott
National Homebrew Club (Ireland)
Blue Sky (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Fernando Luis Toni
Connacht Homebrewers Club...
Bamberg Smoked (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Tara Pollard
Garden County Homebrew Club...
Ashes To Mashes (6B: Rauchbier)
HM
Ross Chisholm
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
No Shmoke Without Fire (6B: Rauchbier)
Table 5: E. Dark Lager
9 entries
Judges: Jack McKevitt, Rossa O'Neill
1st
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
It's Lager Jim But Not As We Know It (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 6: F. Bock
11 entries
Judges: Diarmuid Kavanagh, Mark Vaughan
1st
Peter Scanlan
Lee Valley Homebrew Club [Ireland]
Peter Scanlan (9B: Eisbock)
2nd
Mick Molloy
Royal County Brewers [Ireland]
Weihnachtor 9% (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 7: G. German Ale
11 entries
Judges: Ross Chisholm, Fiachra O'Braoin
1st
Niall O'Hagan
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Weiss (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Mick Molloy
Royal County Brewers [Ireland]
Neuhauser Dunkles Weissbier (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
3rd
Aidan Cotter
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Altercation (7B: Altbier)
Table 8: H. British Ale
9 entries
Judges: John Mangan, Aaron Murphy
1st
Pat Dalton
No Way Sis (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
HM
Paddy Gunn
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
English Bitter Irish Blood (11C: Strong Bitter)
Table 9: J. British Stout
7 entries
Judges: Dean Dunne, Rossa O'Neill
1st
Des Kirk
North County Brewers [Ireland]
Sweetish Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Michael Elliott
National Homebrew Club (Ireland)
Dagda (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Jonathan Leech
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Ah, I Wouldn't Be Fond Of Drinking (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
Table 10: K. Irish Stout
8 entries
Judges: Lauren Connell, David Hingston
2nd
Fern Leaf
Fern Leaf Homebrew Club
Darkness Of Fern Leaf (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
John Reilly
Liffey Brewers [Ireland]
St John's Gate (15B: Irish Stout)
Table 11: L. Red + Brown Ale
10 entries
Judges: Nicolás Koncke, Barry Long
1st
John Clifford
Garden County Homebrew Club...
Nod Along (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Oscar Puga Caldeiro & Bethany Sullivan
Limerick Brewers [Ireland]
Aka Biru (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Aidan Cotter
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Fierce Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
HM
Bethany Sullivan & Oscar Puga Caldeiro
Limerick Brewers [Ireland]
Black Sheep (13C: English Porter)
Table 12: M. American Pale Ale
10 entries
Judges: Ronan Flynn, Thandi Guilherme
1st
Tim Greig
Wexford Homebrewers Club
Clever Girl (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Scammallach (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Tom Doyle
Rebel Brewers [Ireland]
Minnesota Malt (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 13: N. American Porter + Stout
10 entries
Judges: Ben Bullen, Des Feeney
1st
Dan McGee
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Pecking Order (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Diarmuid Kavanagh
Liffey Brewers [Ireland]
RoDorcha (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 14: O. American IPA
10 entries
Judges: David Lloyd, Tiarnan McCahill
1st
Diarmuid Kavanagh
Liffey Brewers [Ireland]
West Dalkin IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Paddy Gunn
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Capitol Riots (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Steven Mac Sweeney
Kerry Brewers [Ireland]
The Juice Is Loose (21A: American IPA)
Table 15: P. Specialty IPA
11 entries
Judges: Paddy Gunn, Craig Laurie
1st
Manu D. Garrido
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Rye Coalition (21B5: Rye IPA)
2nd
Stephen Fagan
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Session IPA (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Paddy Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Back 2 Black (21B2: Black IPA)
Table 16: Q. Hazy IPA
15 entries
Judges: Gearoid Beggan, Des Feeney, Barry Long, Caoimhe O'Brien
1st
Paddy Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
High Voltage (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Paul Moorhead
Solero Haze (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Aaron Murphy
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
It's Spelt Superdelic (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 17: R. Strong Ale
10 entries
Judges: Ronan Flynn, Reuben Gray
1st
Matti Isosomppi
Panomaju
WCDIPA #5 (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Aaron Murphy
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
American Strong Ale (22B: American Strong Ale)
3rd
Stephane Dudzinski
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Where Spirits Lie Dead (17D: English Barley Wine)
Table 18: S. Belgian Ale
12 entries
Judges: Kate Bailey, Gearoid Beggan
1st
Jonathan Leech
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
A Monk's Work Is Never Done (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Tom Doyle
Rebel Brewers [Ireland]
Grootste Belg (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Richard English
North County Brewers [Ireland]
Belgian Wit Bells (24A: Witbier)
Table 19: T. Saison
11 entries
Judges: Paul Gartland, Ross O'Hara
1st
John Reilly
Liffey Brewers [Ireland]
It's Spelt Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Stephen Fagan
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Aidan Cotter
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Saison, On The Shezlong, All Day Long (25B: Saison)
HM
Manu D. Garrido
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
The Last Saison (25B: Saison)
Table 20: U. Sour + Wild
12 entries
Judges: Simon Boyle, Reuben Gray
1st
Ross O'Hara
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Gose Down Real Nice 2 (23G: Gose)
2nd
Paddy Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
La Petite Framboise (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Jonathan Leech
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Oud Bruin (23C: Oud Bruin)
Table 21: V. Fruit + Spiced
15 entries
Judges: Thomas Coughlin, David Hingston, Dan McGee, Ross O'Hara
1st
Phil Smail
North County Brewers [Ireland]
Coffee Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Raparperperi (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Leon Potgieter
Garden County Homebrew Club...
Confused Corgi (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
HM
Peter Scanlan
Lee Valley Homebrew Club [Ireland]
Peter Scanlan (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
Table 22: X. Specialty
14 entries
Judges: Kate Bailey, Simon Boyle, Paddy Gunn, Nicolás Koncke
1st
Gearoid Beggan
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Cake (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Stephane Dudzinski
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Kings Of Carnage (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Aaron Murphy
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Barrel Aged Dark English Barleywine (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Manu D. Garrido
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
1840 Truman Export Stout Clone (27A: Historical Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Thomas Coughlin, Dean Dunne, Thandi Guilherme, Barry Long, Caoimhe O'Brien
1st
Richard Boland
Midland Brewers [Ireland]
Pale Face (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
2nd
Ross O'Hara
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Gose Down Real Nice 2 (23G: Gose)
3rd
Fern Leaf
Fern Leaf Homebrew Club
Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
HM
Manu D. Garrido
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Rye Coalition (21B5: Rye IPA)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
