Cowtown Yeast Wranglers Homebrew Roundup
Thanks To All Who Participated in the Cowtown Yeast Wranglers Homebrew Roundup
There were 314 entries and 90 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Mark Whitehead | Bull Trout Stout | 13E: American Stout | Lethbridge Werthogs |
2nd |
Chris Heier | Belgian Firewater | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Jared Carlberg | Goat Of Mendes | 5C: Doppelbock | Winnipeg Elite Brewers |
BOS - Cider
No entries are eligible.
BOS - Mead
No entries are eligible.
Winning Entries 

Category 1: Light Lager (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Kevin Hanson | Helles Belles | 1D: Munich Helles | Cowtown Yeast WRanglerss |
2nd |
Greg Zeniuk | BackDortumunder | 1E: Dortmunder Export | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
3rd |
Paul De Guise | Steam Lager | 1C: Premium American Lager |
Category 2: Pilsner (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Rob Shortt Co-Brewer: Jamie Archibald |
Dartmouth Pilsner | 2B: Bohemian Pilsener | Brewnosers |
2nd |
Jared Carlberg | US Pilsner | 2C: Classic American Pilsner | Winnipeg Elite Brewers |
3rd |
Matt Lowe | Bridgeland Pilsner | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) | Cowtown |
Category 3: European Amber Lager (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Mark Whitehead | March Dump Marzen | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | Lethbridge Werthogs |
2nd |
Neil Bamford | Bamnation Martzen | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Jonathan Zacharko | Oktoberfest | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | EHG |
Category 4: Dark Lager (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Jared Carlberg | Brew Bomber Black Lager | 4C: Schwarzbier | Winnipeg Elite Brewers |
2nd |
Roger Mollot | Canadian Winter Black Lager | 4C: Schwarzbier | Winnipeg Brew Bombers |
3rd |
Mark Whitehead | Dark Horse Dunkel | 4B: Munich Dunkel | Lethbridge Werthogs |
Category 5: Bock (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Jared Carlberg | Goat Of Mendes | 5C: Doppelbock | Winnipeg Elite Brewers |
2nd |
Rob Doerksen | Golden Sea Maibock | 5A: Maibock/Helles Bock | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Jared Carlberg | Otto II | 5D: Eisbock | Winnipeg Elite Brewers |
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Jonathan Zacharko | Wunderbier | 6C: Kolsch | EHG |
2nd |
Zachary Wiskar | Hottie Honey Blonde Ale | 6B: Blonde Ale | |
3rd |
Mark Whitehead | Castle Mountain Kolschbier | 6C: Kolsch | Lethbridge Werthogs |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Keith Uyeno | Alt Schule Altbier | 7A: Northern German Altbier | Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Mark Borowski | Cali B3: The Destroyer | 7B: California Common Beer | Winnipeg Brew Bombers |
3rd |
Rob Shortt Co-Brewer: Jamie Archibald |
Hoptoberfest | 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier | Brewnosers |
Category 8: English Pale Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Greg Zeniuk | Inglebert Bottomjaw | 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
2nd |
Mark Whitehead | Bridge City ESB | 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Lethbridge Werthogs |
3rd |
Greg Josiak | Chester Summer Ale Batch 133 | 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Chris Bourdages | GREAT SCOTT!! | 9C: Scottish Export 80/- | Durham Homebrewers Club |
2nd |
Brad Smylie | Wee Heavy | 9E: Strong Scotch Ale | yeastwranglers |
3rd |
Chris Bourdages | Eric The Red | 9D: Irish Red Ale | Durham Homebrewers Club |
Category 10: American Ale (30 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Jordan Ramey | Okapi Expectoration | 10C: American Brown Ale | Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Greg Zeniuk | PepperPolley | 10A: American Pale Ale | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
3rd |
Darrin Sayers | Beargrass Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale |
Category 11: English Brown Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Greg Josiak | Chester City Mild Batch 134-135 | 11A: Mild | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Rob Shortt | Brown Town | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | Brewnosers |
3rd |
Mark Borowski | Chillingham Brown | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | Winnipeg Brew Bombers |
Category 12: Porter (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Jeremy Cowan | Very Noice, Harry! | 12B: Robust Porter | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Jordan Ramey Co-Brewer: Dr Russ Fugazzi |
Obsidian Mactans | 12B: Robust Porter | Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Mark Whitehead | Prince Of Wales Porter | 12B: Robust Porter | Lethbridge Werthogs |
Category 13: Stout (27 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Mark Whitehead | Bull Trout Stout | 13E: American Stout | Lethbridge Werthogs |
2nd |
Jonathan Zacharko | Ninja Stout | 13D: Foreign Extra Stout | EHG |
3rd |
Mark Whitehead | Last Year’s Bull Trout Stout | 13D: Foreign Extra Stout | Lethbridge Werthogs |
Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Sheldon Cyrenne | Sir Hops-A-Lot | 14B: American IPA | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Greg Zeniuk | F.U. Alex Keith | 14B: American IPA | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
3rd |
Dylan Pierce | First IPA | 14B: American IPA | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Jeremy Cowan | The Real Slim Sheizen | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Mark Whitehead | Weibkopf Weizenbock | 15C: Weizenbock | Lethbridge Werthogs |
3rd |
Greg Zeniuk | Ice Dam Dunkle | 15B: Dunkelweizen | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
Category 16: Belgian and French Ale (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Greg Zeniuk | Belgian ImPalement | 16B: Belgian Pale Ale | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
2nd |
Neil Bamford | Bamnation Bretted BDS | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Jeremy Cowan | Farmer’s Daughter | 16C: Saison | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
Category 17: Sour Ale (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Evan Hunchak | 2011 Flanders Red Blend | 17B: Flanders Red Ale | ALES |
2nd |
Greg Josiak | Strawberry Lambic Batch 124 | 17F: Fruit Lambic | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Angus Munro | The Walls Crumble | 17A: Berliner Weisse |
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Chris Heier | Belgian Firewater | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Kevin Hanson | Face Shuts | 18C: Belgian Tripel | Cowtown Yeast WRanglerss |
3rd |
Euan Gilmour | Devil May Care | 18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Edmonton Homebrewer's Guild |
Category 19: Strong Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Francois Lalumiere | Galaxitra Barleywine | 19C: American Barleywine | Montrealers |
2nd |
Jeremy Cowan | Brown Bagger | 19C: American Barleywine | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Kyle Chant | ’Ol Sipper | 19A: Old Ale | EHG |
Category 20: Fruit Beer (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Neil Bamford | Bamnation Rasstout | 20A: Fruit Beer | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Zachary Wiskar | Zali’s Raspberry Cream Ale | 20A: Fruit Beer | |
3rd |
Brad Smylie | Lite Lime Lager | 20A: Fruit Beer | yeastwranglers |
Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegatable Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Shane Steeves | Vagabond Vanilla Porter | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Brewnosers |
2nd |
Paul De Guise | Spruce Beer | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
3rd |
Evan Hunchak | Sasquatch Ale | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | ALES |
Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Jeremy Cowan | This Wagon’s Rauchin’ | 22A: Classic Rauchbier | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd |
Jordan Ramey | Albertan Smoked Porter | 22B: Other Smoked Beer | Yeast Wranglers |
3rd |
Jared Carlberg | Scotch Barrel Scotch Ale | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Winnipeg Elite Brewers |
Category 23: Specialty Beer (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Greg Zeniuk | Bustin’ Cherries | 23A: Specialty Beer | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
2nd |
Mark Borowski | Bubble Bubble Toil And Trouble | 23A: Specialty Beer | Winnipeg Brew Bombers |
Category 24: Traditional Mead (1 entry)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd |
Neil Bamford | Bamnations Sweetheart | 24C: Sweet Mead | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead) (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Ari Giligson | Fruit Bee | 25C: Other Fruit Melomel | VanBrewers |
Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry (2 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3rd |
Neil Bamford | Bamnation Cider | 27A: Common Cider | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
Circuit Qualification
The Cowtown Yeast Wranglers Homebrew Roundup medal winners will given the appropriate number of points in the Canadian Brewer of the Year competition. For further information and rule regarding the Canadian Brewer of the Year click here
Sponsors
Cowtown Yeast Wranglers is proud to have the following sponsors for the Cowtown Yeast Wranglers Homebrew Roundup:
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The Vineyard Fermentation Centre |
Wild Rose Brewery |
Bottlescrew Bills |
Grapes To Glass |
Oak And Vine |
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1410/1600 World Bier Haus |
5 Star Chemical |
Artisan Ales |
Beer Grain Supply |
Brew Brothers Brewery |
Carbo Tek |
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HopDawgs |
Kensington Wine Market |
Phillips Brewing Co. |
Village Brewing |
White Labs |
Yukon Brewing |




















