Simon Lambert & Sons Pub & Brewery-Stouts & Porters Comp. [Sept 27th]

[CARA]

Just seen that, thanks for the bribe

[CARA]

You could have used a little more tape on that envelope dodge 

[CARA]

39 registered entries.

[hassettbrew]

Best of luck to all today, had a pint of yellow belly sweet stout yesterday, yum yum

[CARA]

Thanks man!
Best of luck to all entrants today, really interesting selection of stouts & porters, I am very much looking forward to sampling the dreggs!

Huge thanks to our volunteer judges, Ciderhead, Andrew, Beerfly, Rukkus & BrenMurph and the local lads, JB, Darragh & Ruairi and our stewards Jack & Kellie without whom, the bottles would still be in a random order in the brewery 

[pob]

... I am very much looking forward to sampling the dreggs!

Is that not 'dreads'?

[Leann ull]

Bos underway underway amazing standard of stout

[Leann ull]

Results are in.
Standards was amazing from top 5.
Cara to announce in an hour

[Leann ull]

Come on Declan the suspense is killing us here!

[CARA]

Sorry,had to wait for Irish TV to show up to film the last bit of the judging.

Drum roll PLEASE

[Leann ull]

In 4th place Arturas and Bren Murphy collaboration Pre Prohibition Porter

[Leann ull]

Dodge 3rd whiskey soaked fig speciality stout

[Leann ull]

2nd Dodge Imperial Stout

[Leann ull]

In First place winning
50 euro HBC voucher, 5kgs of Minch Malt and Brewery tour package with t Shirts, taster trays, voucher for 2 for a meal and drinks, a beer hamper AND he gets to brew his recipe on a commercial scale with his own branding etc (and I'm reliably informed there might even be a spare barrel knocking around for ageing purposes )

[Leann ull]

Congratulations to Mark Lucey Liffey Brewer for his Oak Aged Brown Stout scoring 41, a truly amazing beer in a very high scoring field!