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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:

Country Malt Group

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The Vineyard Fermentation Centre
3 blocks east of Chinook Centre

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Wild Rose Brewery
Calgary

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Bottlescrew Bills
140 10 Ave SW Calgary (403) 263-7900

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Grapes To Glass
#20, 1935 – 37th Street SW Calgary, AB T3E 3A4

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Oak And Vine
1030 16th Avenue NW Calgary Ab

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1410/1600 World Bier Haus
Calgary

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5 Star Chemical
Commerce City Colorado

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Artisan Ales
Calgary

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Beer Grain Supply
Deep River Ont

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Brew Brothers Brewery
Calgary

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Carbo Tek
Calgary Alberta

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HopDawgs
Vernon BC

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Kensington Wine Market
1257 Kensington Road NW

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Phillips Brewing Co.
Victoria BC

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Village Brewing
5000 12A St SE Calgary

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White Labs
San Diego California

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Yukon Brewing
Whitehorse Yukon

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