30th Annual Ales Open

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Rick August, Aaron Brown, Jeff Hamon, Leanne Kadyschuk, Tyrone Keep, Aaron Krywicki, Casey Murray, Travis Mushanski, Chris Tower, Nicholas Trafananko, Parker Willfong

Stewards

Glen Faubert, Gerald Gunn, Alan Ilsley, Kory Lato, Rhea Stobbs, Sarah Watt

Staff

Scott Downey, Henning Mortensen, Chris Tower

By the Numbers

153 Entries 46 Entrants

11 Judges 6 Stewards 3 Staff

71 Placing Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - Light Lager(1a,1b,2a,2b,4a,4b,5c)

9 entries

1st
James Osborne
Track Walker (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Trevor Stevado
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Ma Ma Ma Ma My Corona (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Brooks Wegner
Headhunters Brewing Club
Lager 40 (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: Table 2 - Pilsner (5a,3a,5d,3b,27)

6 entries

1st
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Cluster Hops Alas (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Eric Pare & Daniel Sadovsky
MontreAlers
Radical Yeti (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Steve Shaw
Winnipeg Brew Bombers
Jandals (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 3: Table 3 - European Amber Lager (7a,3c,6a,7c)

2 entries

1st
Shane Schlesinger
GTA Brews
Mowmow (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Tyrone Keep & Aaron Krywicki
Headhunters Brewing Club
Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 4: Table 4 - Dark Lager (2c,8a,3d,8b)

3 entries

1st
Brian Marmoreo
Daddy Delicious (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 5: Table 5 - Bock (4c,6c,9a,9b)

3 entries

1st
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Belsnickel Bock (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Keigan Ewing
True Grist
Go Big And Go Home (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Leif Bogwald
Island Brewers Union (IBU)
Berserker Brew House Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 6: Table 6 - Light Hybrid Beer (1c,18a,5b,1d)

2 entries

1st
Jim Cavill
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Creamed My Pints (1C: Cream Ale)

Table 7: Table 7 - English Pale Ale(11a,11b,11c,12a,12b)

3 entries

1st
Derrick Galan
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Derrick Galan (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Wesley d'Haene
Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
The Guvnah Made Me Do It (11A: Ordinary Bitter)

Table 8: Table 8 - Scottish & Irish Ale (14a,14b,14c,15a,17c)

3 entries

1st
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Things I Could Not See (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Steve Shaw
Winnipeg Brew Bombers
Hecubus (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Greg Paterson
Headhunters Brewing Club
Wendy Red Ale (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 9: Table 9 - American Pale Ale (18b)

3 entries

1st
Adam Bass
Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Wesley d'Haene
Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
I'm As Real As They Come, From Day One Forever Ballin' (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
James Osborne
Tunnel Vision (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 10: Table 10 - Other American Ale (19a,19c)

1 entry

1st
Neal Markewich
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Triple A (19A: American Amber Ale)

Table 11: Table 11 - English Brown Ale (13a,27,13b)

7 entries

1st
Kevin O'Reilly
North Bay Homebrewers Club
Newkie Brown (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Steve Shaw
Winnipeg Brew Bombers
Mild Thing (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Derrick Galan
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Derrick Galan (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 12: Table 12 - Porter (13c,27,20a,9c)

3 entries

1st
Wesley d'Haene
Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
Two Poles On The Imaginary Axis (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Steve Shaw
Winnipeg Brew Bombers
Night Train (20A: American Porter)

Table 13: Table 13 - Stong Stout(16c,16d,20b,20c)

1 entry

1st
Dom Labre
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Imposter Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 14: Table 14 - American IPA (21a)

1 entry

There are no winning entries at this table.

Table 15: Table 15 - India Pale Ale (12c,22a,21b,21c)

10 entries

1st
Gerald Gunn & Mark Murray
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Fat And Tired: Not Walter White IPA (21B6: White IPA)
2nd
Eric Pare
MontreAlers
Rusty Roof Water (21B5: Rye IPA)
3rd
James Osborne
Coal Chugger (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 16: Table 16 - German Wheat & Rye Beer(10a,10b,10c,27)

4 entries

1st
Matt McNair
Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
The Decline (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Gerald Gunn & Mark Murray
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Fat And Tired: Joe Roggen Is A Gullible Fool (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Brent Burgoyne
Island Brewers Union
Brown Dog Hefe (10A: Weissbier)

Table 17: Table 17 - Belgian & French Ale (24a,26a,24b,25b,24c,34a)

9 entries

1st
Shane Schlesinger
GTA Brews
Rubber Chicken Boom! (25B: Saison)
2nd
Ryan Preston
Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
Speltcaster (25B: Saison)
3rd
Eric Pare
MontreAlers
Saison Du Chaos (25B: Saison)

Table 18: Table 18 - Sour Ale (23a.27,23b,23c,23d,23e,23f)

7 entries

1st
Travis Mushanski
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Mystery Basement Goo (23D: Lambic)
2nd
Keigan Ewing
True Grist
Also Ran (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
3rd
David Fournier
Ottawa Homebrew Society
I Survived Standby (23G: Gose)
HM
Brian Marmoreo
Swamp Witch (23F: Fruit Lambic)

Table 19: Table 19 - Belgian Strong Ale (25a,26b,26c,25c,26d)

9 entries

1st
Greg Paterson
Headhunters Brewing Club
Belgian Dark Strong (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Riccardo Santopietro
MontreAlers
T&r Belgian Blond (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Aaron Krywicki & Ty Keep
Headhunters Brewing Club
Bubblegum Blonde (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 20: Table 20 - Strong Ale (17b,17a,22b,17d,22c,22d)

1 entry

1st
Keigan Ewing
True Grist
His Majesty's Land Ship (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 21: Table 21 - Fruit Beer (29a)

4 entries

There are no winning entries at this table.

Table 22: Table 22 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (30a,30b,30c)

7 entries

1st
Wesley d'Haene
Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
I Think I'm Kinda Over Drum Sets (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
David Fournier
Ottawa Homebrew Society
Aztec Coyote (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Steven Machtaler
Headhunters Brewing Club
Wake Me Up Before You Coco (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 23: Table 23 - Specialty Beer (28a,28b,28c,29b,29c,31a,31b,32b,33b,34a,34b,34c,27)

19 entries

1st
Brian Marmoreo
Nosfuratu (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Brian Marmoreo
Azrael (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Keigan Ewing
True Grist
Pucker Factor 11 (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
HM
Trevor Stevado & Pierre Desjardins
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Grapes Of Wrath (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 24: Table 24 - Traditional Mead (m1a,m1b,m1c)

3 entries

Judges: Leanne Kadyschuk, Tyrone Keep

1st
Trevor Murray
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Cam (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Travis Mushanski
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Bee Vomit (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Greg Paterson
Headhunters Brewing Club
Sparkly Mead (M1C: Sweet Mead)

Table 25: Table 25 - Standard Cider & Perry(c1a,c1b,c1c,c1d,c1e)

3 entries

1st
Alex Benjamin
Redic Trials
McIntosh (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Tyrone Keep
Headhunters Brewing Club
2022 Cider (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 26: Table 26 - Specialty Cider & Perry (c2a,c2b,c2c,c2d,c2e,cdf)

5 entries

1st
Alex Benjamin
Redic Trials
White Peach (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Daniel Molinski
Winnipeg Brew Bombers
Pie Hard With A Vengeance (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
3rd
Trevor Murray
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Perry Meadson (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)

Table 27: Table 27 - Stout (15b,15c,16a,16b)

7 entries

1st
Timothy Loewen
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Coffee Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
David Fournier
Ottawa Homebrew Society
Stalking Bear (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Brent Burgoyne
Island Brewers Union
Brown Dog Oatmeal Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

Table 28: Table 28 - Fruit Mead (m2a,m2b,m2c,m2d,m2e)

8 entries

Judges: Rick August, Nicholas Trafananko

1st
Travis Mushanski
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...
Sour Cherry Bee Vomit (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Kristopher Banner
Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
Monkey Milk (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Dom Labre
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Hing Poon Chan (M2C: Berry Mead)
HM
Trevor Murray
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Kentucky Mead Pye (M2B: Pyment)

Table 29: Table 29 - Spice and Specialty Mead ( m3a,m3b,m4a,m4b,m4c)

9 entries

Judges: Aaron Brown, Aaron Krywicki, Casey Murray

1st
Kristopher Banner
Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
Mango Inferno (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Alan Ilsley
Ale and Lager Enthusiasts...
S B D (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Trevor Murray
Ottawa's Homebrew Society
Mead Mule (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Table 30: Table 30 - Amber Hybrid Beer (2b,27,19b,7b)

1 entry

1st
Shane Schlesinger
GTA Brews
Man, I Say You He Dead! (27A2: Kentucky Common)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Brian Marmoreo
Nosfuratu (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Cluster Hops Alas (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Belsnickel Bock (9A: Doppelbock)
HM
Adam Bass
Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Brewer of the Year

46 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdHMScoreClub
1stChad Kling
** Best of Show Participant **
311012.0000000VanBrewers
2ndBrian Marmoreo
** Best of Show Participant **
310111.0000000
3rdWesley d'Haene220010.0000000Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
4thShane Schlesinger30009.0000000GTA Brews
5thKeigan Ewing12108.0000000True Grist
Travis Mushanski21008.0000000Ale & Lager Enthusiasts...

Homebrew Club of the Year

17 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stAle & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan621023.0000000
2ndCowtown Yeast Wranglers330015.0000000
3rdOttawa's Homebrew Society313214.0000000
4thHeadhunters Brewing Club125012.0000000
VanBrewers311012.0000000
6thWinnipeg Brew Bombers04109.0000000
GTA Brews30009.0000000
8thTrue Grist12108.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners