29th Annual Ales Open

Thanks to all who participated in the 29th Annual Ales Open.

There were 336 entries judged and 146 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wuilmer Venegas	La Margara	10A: Weissbier	GTA Brews
2nd	Casey Szott	Big Hop Hugs	21A: American IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Travis Mushanski	Mystery Basement Juice	23D: Lambic	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Brewer of the Year (110 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Brady MacDonald	1	3	0	9.00	Battle River Brewers
	Wuilmer Venegas Best of Show Participant	3	0	0	9.00	GTA Brews
3rd	Wesley d'Haene	1	2	1	8.00	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
4th	Casey Szott Best of Show Participant	1	2	0	7.00	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
5th	Adam Bass	1	1	1	6.00
	Markus Ebner	2	0	0	6.00
	Cory Fletcher	1	1	1	6.00	GTA Brews
	Paul Heslop	2	0	0	6.00	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
	Trevor Murray	1	1	1	6.00	Ottawa Homebrew Society

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Homebrew Club of the Year (31 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	GTA Brews	7	12	3	1	48.00
2nd	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers	5	6	6	1	33.00
3rd	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan	2	1	6	1	14.00
4th	Battle River Brewers	1	4	0	0	11.00
5th	Headhunters Brewing Club	2	1	1	0	9.00
	Ottawa Homebrew Society	1	1	4	0	9.00
7th	Ottawa’s Homebrew Society	1	1	3	0	8.00
8th	True Grist	2	0	0	0	6.00
	Winnipeg Brew Bombers	2	0	0	0	6.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - Light Lager (Styles 1A, 1B, 2A, 4A, 4B, 5C) (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Paterson	Gortmünder	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Headhunters Brewing Club
2nd	Chris Hughes	Dónde Está La Playa	2A: International Pale Lager	GTA Brews
3rd	Lennart Becker	Mexican Lager	1B: American Lager	VanBrewers

Table 2: Table 2 - Pilsner (Styles 5A,5D, 3B, 27A6) (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Sterling	Czech'ed In	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	True Grist
2nd	Steven Machtaler	That's What She Saaz	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Headhunters Brewing Club
3rd	Adam Bass	Pivo, Pivo, Pivo! Oi, Oi, Oi!	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager

Table 3: Table 3 - Europe Amber Lager (7A, 3C, 6A, 6B, 27A1) (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wuilmer Venegas	Only In Vienna	7A: Vienna Lager	GTA Brews
2nd	Shane Schlesinger	Mowmow	6A: Märzen	GTA Brews
3rd	Carsten Weitemeyer	Kleiner Kommissar Anton	7A: Vienna Lager	GTA Brews

Table 4: Table 4 - Dark Lager (Styles 3D, 8A, 8B) (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Arne Schmidt	Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan
2nd	Adam Bass	Do You Smell Toast?	8A: Munich Dunkel
3rd	Aaron Krywicki Co-Brewer: Tyrone Keep	Zero Dark Czechy	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Headhunters Brewing Club

Table 5: Table 5 - Bock (Styles: 4C, 9A, 9B) (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Heslop	Justeis	9B: Eisbock	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Chad Kling	Belsnickel Bock	9A: Doppelbock	VanBrewers
3rd	Arne Schmidt	Hast Du Bock?	4C: Helles Bock	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 6: Table 6 - Light Hybrid Beer (1C, 1D, 5B, 18A) (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Leif Bogwald	Berserker Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Island Brewers Union (IBU)
2nd	Brady MacDonald	M3 Lee	1D: American Wheat Beer	Battle River Brewers
3rd	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	If You're Not First You're Last	5B: Kölsch	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 7: Table 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer (7B, 19B) (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Josh Davis	Vest For Your Jimmy	19B: California Common	GTA Brews
2nd	David M Chang-Sang	For Unlawful Common Knowledge	19B: California Common	GTA Brews
3rd	Arne Schmidt	Altbier	7B: Altbier	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 8: Table 8 - English Pale Ale (11A, 11B, 11C, 12A) (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Bass	Doubtful At Best	11C: Strong Bitter
2nd	Reginald P. Picklefeather III	Able Archer	12A: British Golden Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Israel Michaud	Legacy Code V5	11B: Best Bitter	Ottawa Homebrew Society

Table 9: Table 9 - Scottish and Irish (14A, 14C, 15A, 17C) (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Heslop	Nessie	17C: Wee Heavy	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Alexander Kaul	60 Pennies For Your Thoughts	14A: Scottish Light	The Misty Mountain Mashers
3rd	Josh Edwards	Red Leprechaun	15A: Irish Red Ale	Brewnosers

Table 10: Table 10 - American Pale (18B) (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brady MacDonald	Pale Rider	18B: American Pale Ale	Battle River Brewers
2nd	Wesley d'Haene	Check It, Who Wants To Disrespect?	18B: American Pale Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Adam Malejko	Alessandra10	18B: American Pale Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 11: Table 11 - Other American (19A, 19B) (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Molinski	Call Me Chesty	19C: American Brown Ale	Winnipeg Brew Bombers
2nd	Brady MacDonald	Bunny Hop Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Battle River Brewers
3rd	Sean O’Donnell	Loneliness And Cheeseburgers	19A: American Amber Ale	Ottawa’s Homebrew Society

Table 12: Table 12 - English Brown (13A, 27A4, 13B) (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Reginald P. Picklefeather III	Down With Thee Brown	13B: British Brown Ale	GTA Brews
2nd	Nick Hodowsky	Tiny Pail Brown Ale	13B: British Brown Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Doug Charlish	Dark Mild 2024	13A: Dark Mild	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 13: Table 13 - Porter (9C, 13C, 20A) (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wesley d'Haene	Two Poles On The Imaginary Axis	20A: American Porter	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Cory Fletcher Co-Brewer: Dave Frederick	Back Forty Baltic	9C: Baltic Porter	GTA Brews
3rd	Jesse Owens	Janky Fluff	13C: English Porter	MontreAlers

Table 14: Table 14 - Stout (15B, 15C, 16A, 16B) (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Luke Thiessen	Winterpeg	16B: Oatmeal Stout
2nd	Brady MacDonald	My Pal Mike	16A: Sweet Stout	Battle River Brewers
3rd	Ted Chilton	Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
HM	Shane Schlesinger	Darksaber	16B: Oatmeal Stout	GTA Brews

Table 15: Table 15 - Strong Stout (16C, 16D, 20B, 20C) (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Tremblay	Recipe #5	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Rick Alaszkiewicz	Chester In The Sky	20B: American Stout	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Dom Labre	268 Stout	16C: Tropical Stout	Ottawa's Homebrew Society

Table 16: Table 16 - American IPA (21A) (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Casey Szott	Big Hop Hugs	21A: American IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Josh Davis	Dr.Dipert's Revenge	21A: American IPA	GTA Brews
3rd	Greig Frostad	21a American IPA	21A: American IPA	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 17: Table 17 - IPA (22A. 21B, 21C) (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Schlesinger	Seeing Red	21B4: Red IPA	GTA Brews
2nd	Wesley d'Haene	Tenets Of The Terpene Temple	21C: Hazy IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Andrew Ford	Cms	21B: Specialty IPA	Cottage Country Brewers/ GTA Brews

Table 18: Table 18 - German Wheat/Rye (10A, 10C, 27A3) (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wuilmer Venegas	La Margara	10A: Weissbier	GTA Brews
2nd	Chad McCarthy	Weizenator	10C: Weizenbock	VanBrewers
3rd	George Koutsoulis	G's Hefeweizen	10A: Weissbier	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 19: Table 19 - Belgian and French (24A, 26A, 24B, 25B, 24C) (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Bohaichuk Co-Brewer: Andrew Purschke	Lisan Al Gaib	25B: Saison	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Sean O’Donnell	Carry The One	24C: Bière de Garde	Ottawa’s Homebrew Society
3rd	Sean O’Donnell	Unfortunate Search Results	25B: Saison	Ottawa’s Homebrew Society
HM	Ryan Preston	Speltcaster	25B: Saison	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 20: Table 20 - Sour (23A, 23G, 23B, 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F) (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Mushanski	Mystery Basement Juice	23D: Lambic	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan
2nd	Patrick Brown	Long Runs Are The Worst	23A: Berliner Weisse	GTA Brews
3rd	Scott Nanson	Great Ceaser's Gose	23G: Gose	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

Table 21: Table 21 - Belgian Strong (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cory Fletcher	Fletcher's Fine Belgian Blond	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	GTA Brews
2nd	Patrick Paugh	The Double	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Island Brewers Union
3rd	Martin Goulet	Garden Quad	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Ottawa Home Brew Society

Table 22: Table 22 - Strong (17B, 17D, 22C) (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Markus Ebner	Fws9l	22C: American Barleywine
2nd	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	Get Off My Lawn	17B: Old Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Sacha Ikonicoff	Delusions Of Grandeur	17B: Old Ale	Ottawa Homebrew Society

Table 23: Table 23 - Fruit Beer (29A, 29B, 29C) (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chandler Janzen Co-Brewer: Graham Epp	Cherry RIS	29A: Fruit Beer	Headhunters Brewing Club
2nd	Andrew McCready	What Gose Round: Raspberry	29A: Fruit Beer	GTA Brews
3rd	Leif Bogwald	Berserker Brew House Blackberry Porter	29A: Fruit Beer	Island Brewers Union (IBU)

Table 24: Table 24 - Spice (30A, 30B, 30C) (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Neal Foy	Lazy Dog Serrano Porter	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Winnipeg Brew Bombers
2nd	Kyle Kellam	63°38′ N, 19°03′ W Nordic Pale Ale	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	GTA Brews
3rd	Wesley d'Haene	More Chocolate On My Drumset	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 25: Table 25 - Smoke and Wood (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Markus Ebner	Singularity	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	Mike Pal	Rauchbier	6B: Rauchbier	Battle River Brewers
3rd	David Sinasac	Barley, Spelt, Rye & Oak	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 26: Table 26 - Special (Part 1) (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Shaw	Soniarita	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer
2nd	Casey Szott	Carnage	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Ron McReavy	Rodolph's Raspberry Stout	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	GTA Brews

Table 27: Table 27 - Special (Part 2) (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Cavill	Nectaromicon	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Ottawa's Homebrew Society
2nd	Tina Lineman	Wholesale Failure, Now With Coconut!	34C: Experimental Beer	GTA Brews
3rd	Jesse Owens	Scampers	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	MontreAlers

Table 28: Table 28 - Mead (Traditional and Fruit) (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christian Mlotschek	Mixed Up Mel	M2E: Melomel	True Grist
2nd	Mike Koot	Sour Grapes	M2B: Pyment	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan
3rd	Trevor Murray	Saint Fiacre	M2C: Berry Mead	Ottawa Homebrew Society
HM	Mike Koot	Cor's Last Stand	M2C: Berry Mead	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 29: Table 29 - Spice and Special Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trevor Murray	Saint Boniface	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Ottawa Homebrew Society
2nd	Trevor Murray	Saint Antonio	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Ottawa Homebrew Society
3rd	Travis Mushanski	Damn Bees Puked On My Blackberries	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 30: Table 30 - CIder and Perry (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anita Luszszak	It Is Summer To Me	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Ken Pearce Co-Brewer: Wilard Westin	Choix Des Presidentes	C1A: New World Cider	GTA Brews
3rd	Cory Fletcher	Velvet Orchard	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	GTA Brews

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 02/28/2024 7:00 AM, CST through 04/04/2024 6:30 PM, CST.