League Rules

  • The Helderberg Homebrew League is the annual, year-long club competition that compiles the results of all individual Helderberg Homebrew Competitions and crowns a “Helderberg League Champion” each year.
  • Only active HHC members may participate in the league, and league points cannot be scored retroactively.
  • The league shall consist of approximately five (5) individual Helderberg Homebrew Competitions per calendar year.
  • League points shall be earned for each competition, based on the actual score of each participating homebrewer’s best-performing beer, rounded to two decimal points.
  • No participation points shall be awarded.
  • Please refer to the bylaws for more information.

Helderberg Homebrew League

2025 – Top 10

Helderberg Homebrewer’s
League 2025

Top 10

Brewer Best Bitter NEIPA Historical Belgian Ciders Total
Wouter 32.19 36.05 35.18 40.35 37.49 181.71
Paul 35.21 38.37 36.93 27.8 31.43 169.79
Darren 34.92 31.27 32.73 33.79 27.93 160.64
Everhard 33.30 32.32 28.07 37.05 26.26 157.0
James 24.39 26.18 27.89 34.85 30.89 144.2
Neal 30.94 29.97 – 36.50 36.77 134.18
Riaan 32.29 27.71 29.55 – 37.87 127.42
Hennie 29.21 – 32.25 32.31 28.31 122.08
Koos 31.02 – 31.23 28.60 21.86 112.73
Sam   31.95 – –   31.95

Helderberg Homebrew League

2024 – Top 10

Helderberg Homebrewer’s
League 2024

Top 10

Brewer CPPL SMASH! High ABV Beers British Styles Proudly SA Beers Total
Neal de Kock 34.27 35.47 38.16 36.5 34.25 178.65
Everhard Cronje 37.21 30.67 37.10 38.5 32.97 176.45
Wouter Cronje 39.11 30.57 37.44 31.0 34.5 172.62
Darren Burns 34.51 35.49 31.96 40.5 30.13 172.59
John Fontini 33.53 31.83 37.81 34.0 30.36 167.53
James Melvill 28.85 30.94 32.15 37.0 36.34 165.28
Hennie Groenewald 31.43 23.43 38.28 38.0 31.11 162.25
Koos Bosman 26.91 35.13 36.76 30.0 27.91 156.71
Paul Groenewald 34.19 21.09 38.25 35.5 – 129.03
Riaan Scholtz 26.66 33.17 33.31 – 32.93 126.07

 

Helderberg Homebrew League

2023 – Top 10

Helderberg Homebrewer’s
League 2023

Top 10

Brewer Saison British Beer Irish Beers American Beers Monastic Beers Total
Hennie 40.9 33.37 39.14 38.67 33.14 185.22
Paul 40.90 30.09 29.03 42.00 32.82 174.83
Darren 35.79 32.22 37.42 32.00 37.07 174.50
Neal 36.09 37.53 31.16 37.00 26.78 168.56
Wouter – 31.35 32.28 34.33 37.02 134.98
Koos 29.33 15.9 23.07 25.00 40.15 133.45
Nkululeko 38.28 – 20.08 41.33 30.54 130.23
James 36.39 21.65 – 34.00 35.91 127.95
Rohann 36.5 29.25 17.70 – 38.04 121.49
Wessel 26.33 21.97 17.44 – 38.54 104.06

 

Helderberg Homebrew League

2022 – Top 10

Helderberg Homebrewer’s
League 2022

Top 10

Brewer English IPA LOW ABV Tropical Stout California Common Lager Total
Wouter Cronje 35,94 40,76 33,64 40,97 38,79 190,10
Hennie Groenewald 40,12 38,78 33,35 32,02 40,03 184,30
Paul Groenewald 32,21 40,51 35,15 34,68 34,1 176,65
Darren Burns 40,72 37,87 31,56 34,87 30,66 175,68
Riaan Scholtz 36,39 29,46 37,03 34,16 38,21 175,25
Neal De Kock 34,31 36,22 36,41 31,9 36,35 175,19
Rohann Smit 32,99 31,3 33,98 33,2 29,36 160,83
Nkululeko Mnisi – 42,33 40,5 32,39 38,22 153,44
Denise Swart 29,01 35,42 – 38,08 38,02 140,53

John Fontini

38,81

 36,1 – – 40,02 114,93