Award Announcement! The 13th Taiwan Homebrew Competition (2025)
Thai competitors showcased their skills to the fullest!
They won a total of 18 awards
out of 25 awards in the beer competition in Taiwan.
This year's competition had a record number of participants.
Each team demonstrated excellent skills.
The judges did not want to miss any exciting performances from any team,
resulting in 62 teams reaching the finals.
Advancing to the finals was not an easy feat.
Photo of the award winners from Thailand
This competition, now in its 13th year,
attracted hundreds of brewers from Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other regions.
The audience was surprised when the winner was announced, Su Chi-Chi.
The Secretary of the Taiwan Homebrew Association said, "Compared to last year,
this year saw an increase in participants from Thailand. Their limitless creativity is clearly reflected in the list of winners,
and the rankings of the Thai competitors are truly outstanding."
Group 1#Newcomer Award
Chen Meiyu
Group 2#Lager Hybrid and German-Style Wheat Category
Gold Medal: Pornswan Pathumporn 
Silver Medal: Kanin Kampaeng
Bronze Medal: Pongtawat Samutrattanakul
Group 3#English-Style Category
Gold Medal: Li Guanyi
Silver Medal: Lin Yixian
Bronze Medal: Zhang Zhiting
Group 4#American-Style Category
Gold Medal: Kampanat Pathumporn
Silver Medal: Akkanut Chaitosa
Bronze Medal: Teerapol Pornrattanaprasert
Group 5#Belgian-Style Category
Gold Medal: Steve Roffler
Gold Medal: Paramet Pueon
Bronze Medal: Jarupan Meejaroen
Group 6#Porter Stout Category
Gold Medal: Nontasak Sombutgumjorn
Silver Medal: Watcharaphol Sirisomporn
Bronze Medal: Kaweephong Ongdee
Group 7#IPA-Style Category
Gold Medal: Teerapol Pornrattanaprasert
Silver: Kanin Kampaeng
Bronze: Kridsada Treenete
Group 8#Experimental Beer Category
Gold: Ronnachai Maitreechit
Silver: Nitiphon Mungchukiertsakul
Bronze: Vitchapat Yakasem
Group 9#Sour Beer Style Category
Gold: Steve Roffler
Silver: Steve Roffler
Bronze: Kwanpat Poolchu
"Congratulations to all the award winners"
Photos of the judging atmosphere
Judging Day: September 21, 2025
Additionally, we are very pleased that our team has been invited to participate in this competition judging, which is held at Taiwan Head Brewery in Taipei, Taiwan. The event details are as follows.
Ittawat Techanan (ID)
Krittachapon Vacharakul (PenAke)
Nisit Areewut (Tok)
List of finalists
The list of finalists is as follows:
Group 1#Newcomer Award
Cui Xiaohua / Saison
Li Muhua / Saison
Chen Meiyu / Saison
Group 2#Lager Hybrid and German-Style Wheat Category
Lin Yixian /6A /5.8%
Cham Wing Kit, Zhou Zonghan /9A /7.3%
Kanin Kampaeng /2A /4.5% 
Pichidchai Youngjui /2A /5%
Kridsada Treenete /2A /5.3%
Satapoint Seangma /2A /5.5%
Pichidchai Youngjui /10C /7.5%
Pornswan Pathumporn /10C /8.9%
Ratmanoon Kaewmongkol /5B /5%
Pongtawat Samutrattanakul /10A /5%
Group 3#English-Style Category
Huang Zijin /11 /4%
Li Guanyi /13A /3.8%
Huang Lengxiang /11C /5.9%
Lin Yixian /11C /5.3%
Zhang Zhiting /17A /6.5%
Steve Roffler /17D /10.1%
Group 4#American-Style Category
Akkanut Chaitosa /18B /5.6%
Kampanat Pathumporn /18B /6%
Teerapol Pornrattanaprasert /18B /5.2%
Group 5#Belgian-Style Category
Jiang Junwei, Lin Zixu /24A /5.5%
Vito Tai /26C /9%
Steve Roffler /25B /7.2%
Steve Roffler /25C /10.1%
Paramet Pueon /24A /5%
Jarupan Meejaroen /24A /4.9%
Group 6#Porter Stout Category
Puxun /16A /5.5%
Ma Liyi /20A /5.5%
Akkanut Chaitosa /16A /6%
Kaweephong Ongdee /13C /5.5%
Watcharaphol Sirisomporn /20C /15%
Watcharaphol Sirisomporn /20C /12.5%
Nontasak Sombutgumjorn /20C /8.8%
Group 7#IPA-Style Category
Cham Wing Kit, Chow Chung Hon /21C /8%
Kanin Kampaeng /21A /8%
Kritsana Teparuk /21C /8.8%
Kridsada Treenete /21C /6.7%
Tanawich Nasuphan /21A /6%
Supakpong Polsawat /21C /7%
Ekkachai Hiranyatrakarn /22A /8%
Pongtawat Samutrattanakul /22A /9%
Teerapol Pornrattanaprasert /22A /8%
Group 8#Experimental Beer Category
Chen Xuanzuo, Zeng Yuting, Zhang Yahan /29A /6%
Lo Kok Tat /30A /4.8%
Steve Roffler /33B /6%
Steve Roffler /27 /9.6%
Steve Roffler /34C /5.9%
Vitchapat Yakasem /34C /5%
Chanchai Russamee /1B /5.2%
Kaweephong Ongdee /32A /5.5%
Ronnachai Maitreechit /34C /7.5%
Nitiphon Mungchukiertsakul /29C /5%
Group 9#Sour Beer Style Category
Steve Roffler /25B /10.4%
Steve Roffler /28B /8.5%
Steve Roffler /23A /4.1%
Kwanpat Poolchu /28D /5%
Ittirat Keawmanorom /27A /5%
Atmosphere at the award ceremony
Photo credit: Ittawat Techanan, Taiwan Craft Beer Association
Reference: https://www.thenewslens.com/article/260569
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