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Posted November 19, 2017

Winners of BrewSlam 2017 Homebrew Competition announced

Toronto – Results are in from the third annual BrewSlam Homebrew Competition – billed as the largest-ever Canadian homebrewing competition garnering 805 entries from 357 homebrewers.

Winners via Toronto Brewing:

Best of Show (Beer)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Alvaro Reyes Key Lime Pie 34C: Experimental Beer VanBrewers
2nd Cory Day Coal Stoker 27A8: Pre-Prohibition Porter Vanbrewers
3rd Mike Vandervoort Hurricane Nat IIPA 22A: Double IPA GTA Brews
N/A Martin Williams Miserable Fat Belgian Bastard 24B: Belgian Pale Ale

 

1 – Light Lager (17 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jon Mains Mains Export International Pale Lager GTA Brews
2nd Chris George Maximum Poundability American Light Lager GTA Brews
3rd Stephen Harrison STD Lager American Lager

 

2 – Pale European Lager (29 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Derek Allen How About A Helles? Munich Helles London Homebrewers Guild
2nd Aaron Gomes Kolsch Kolsch GTA Brews
3rd Matt Cowan Lump Of Kolsch Kolsch GTA Brews

 

3 – Pilsner (10 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Mark Verok Camaros Are Stupid, Especially 80’s Camaros German Pils GTA Brews
2nd Cory Day Hellcat Pre-Prohibition Lager Vanbrewers
3rd Paul Heslop Czech It Out Czech Premium Pale Lager Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

 

4 – Amber Lager (18 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Alex Cochran Pivo Cervene Czech Amber Lager
2nd John Avrett German Alt Bier – Aka Tom’s Beer Altbier None
3rd Cory Day Amber Lager Of Justice International Amber Lager Vanbrewers

 

5 – Dark Lager (9 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Robert Doerksen Prominence Black Lager Schwarzbier Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd Clayton Hoy Bonsee’s Toilet Water Munich Dunkel GTA Brews
3rd Omar Beaconsfield Munich Dunkel Munich Dunkel

 

6 – Bock (14 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Marie-Annick Scott Fimbulvetr Eisbock Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd Robert Doerksen Golden Sea Maibock Helles Bock Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd Paul Heslop Bock By Dope Demand Doppelbock Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

 

7 – English Pale Ale (31 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Sasha Papov OG Bitter Ordinary Bitter GTA Brews
2nd Kevin O’reilly Ashburne Best Bitter Best Bitter North Bay Homebrewers Club
3rd Alex Cochran Gallow’s Pole Best Bitter

 

8 – Scottish & Irish Ale (20 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Dustin Banks Shilling For Your Thoughts Scottish Light Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd Alex Cochran Crimson Beast Irish Red Ale
3rd Cory Day Red Riot Irish Red Ale Vanbrewers

 

9 – American Pale Ale (35 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Robert Doerksen Sunset Over The Rocks American Pale Ale Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd Jeremy Visser Walker Particles American Pale Ale Durham Homebrewers
3rd Derek Allen Pale Ale Will Ail Ya American Pale Ale London Homebrewers Guild

 

10 – Other Pale American Ale (27 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Kevin O’reilly It’s Yellow Alright Blonde Ale North Bay Homebrewers Club
2nd Thomas O’Neill White Limo American Wheat Beer London homebrewers guild
3rd Chris Saunders Créme De La Kveik Cream Ale HOZER

 

11 – Amber & Brown American Ale (30 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Iain Robertson Red Rover American Amber American Amber Ale GTA Brews
2nd Cory Day Cletus Kentucky Common Vanbrewers
3rd Jeffery Kaldma KC All The Way! Kentucky Common H.O.Z.E.R.

 

12 – English Brown Ale (14 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Alex Cochran Dark Mild Mk9 Dark Mild
2nd Haydon Dewes Oliver’s Own Dark Mild Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd Dustin Banks Return To Form English Brown Ale Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

 

13 – Porter (26 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Cory Day Coal Stoker Pre-Prohibition Porter Vanbrewers
2nd Trevor Armstrong Robustness American Porter Durham Homebrewers Club
3rd Scott Morrison Crimson & Porter American Porter London Homebrewers Guild

 

14 – Stout (36 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Randy Power Dr Pepper Oatmeal Stout
2nd Mark Verok The Yhetti On Osler Irish Extra Stout GTA Brews
3rd Mark Verok Matti Loves Me More Than Sara Sweet Stout GTA Brews

 

15 – Strong Stout (30 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Chris George Iron Tusk Imperial Stout GTA Brews
2nd Matt Ballyk Ballyk Stout American Stout GTA Brews
3rd Jeff Sandifer Seedy Dominion Stout American Stout FRB
HM Dan Olsen Bitumen Brew Imperial Stout Vanbrewers

 

16 – American IPA (36 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Mike Vandervoort So Hopped It Hurts American IPA GTA Brews
2nd Jon Mains SCRAAAPS IPA American IPA GTA Brews
3rd Duane Willis Hop-A-Long IPA American IPA

 

17 – Other IPA (54 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Mike Vandervoort Hurricane Nat IIPA Double IPA GTA Brews
2nd Julien Belliveau Hop Mayhem DIPA Double IPA N/A
3rd Eric Parker Westminster Quay Specialty IPA
HM Adam Cherry Orange Creamsicle Specialty IPA Cherry Bros. Brewing

 

18 – German Wheat & Rye Beer (17 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Matt Cowan Weihenstaphaner Clone Weissbier GTA Brews
2nd Markus Ebner Sweet Weiss Of Mine Weissbier Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd Chris Potts Dunkel Or Nuthin’ Dunkels Weissbier

 

19 – Belgian & French Ale (48 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Martin Williams Miserable Fat Belgian Bastard Belgian Pale Ale
2nd David Ronneberg Saison Du ShedPub Saison Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd Travis Mushanski Saison/Saisoff Saison

 

20 – Belgian Strong Ale (30 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Trevor Armstrong Armstrong Belgian White Tripel Belgian Tripel Durham Homebrewers Club
2nd Martin Duchesneau St.Richardus Belgian Dark Strong Ale Le Ale’Gators Brewclub
3rd Travis Semczyszyn Trans-Lunar Injection Belgian Dark Strong Ale

 

21 – Sour Ale (22 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Mark Kalinski Je M’appele Bicyclette Lambic Durham Homebrewers
2nd Marie-Annick Scott The Kreiken Fruit Lambic Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
3rd Ian Macleod It’s A Berliner Berliner Weisse Members of Barleyment (MoB)

 

22 – Strong Ale (24 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Markus Ebner Deep Winter American Barleywine Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd Trevor Armstrong 2016 Barleywine English Barleywine Durham Homebrewers Club
3rd Yves Poirier Barney’s Whine American Barleywine Members of Barleyment

 

23 – Fruit Beer (32 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Mike Vandervoort Move Over Hops Here Comes Mango IPA Fruit and Spice Beer GTA Brews
2nd Andrew Shawyer SourCherry Wheat Fruit Beer
3rd Mike Vandervoort Move Over Hops Here Comes PAPAYA IPA Fruit and Spice Beer GTA Brews

 

24 – Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (57 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jamie Fowler New City Gose Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2nd Richard Liborio Caldera Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd Darryl Field Canada Dry Ginger Ale Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Winnipeg Brew Bombers

 

25–Smoke-Flavoured & Wood-Aged Beer (24 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Dustin Banks Impulse Decision Lichtenhainer Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd Ralph Van Haeren Bulleit Hole Imperial Stout Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
3rd Cory Day Dickhead Neighbour Specialty Wood-Aged Beer Vanbrewers

 

26 – American Wild Ale (45 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Richard Liborio Time Dilation Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
2nd Andrew Cherry MasterCat Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer Durham Homebrewers
3rd Shane Martin Turtleknob Bummbletart Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer GTA Brews

 

27 – Specialty Beer (21 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Alvaro Reyes Key Lime Pie Experimental Beer VanBrewers
2nd Steve Shaw The Nutty Professor Experimental Beer
3rd Justin Demerchant Riley’s Beautiful Russian Lover Experimental Beer GTA Brews

 

28 – Mead (21 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Daniel Croskerry Coffee Mead Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead Hamilton Ontario Zymurgy Enthusiast Ring
2nd Stephen Snudden Ontario Cyser Cyser KABOB
3rd Stephen Snudden Maxed Sack Concord Pyment KABOB

 

30 – Traditional Cider (14 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Shevelle Stephens Wild Wild West New World Cider Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd Matt Ballyk French Cider French Cider GTA Brews
3rd Colin Hughes Pucker Shmucker Cider New World Cider

 

31 – Specialty Cider (13 entries)

Pl. Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jesse Reynolds Berry Blast Cider with Other Fruit GTA Brews
2nd David March EBDB Cider Cider with Other Fruit Winnipeg Brew Bombers
3rd Peter Hug Vermont Pider Cider with Other Fruit GTA BREWS

 

Toronto Brewer of the Year

Mike Vandervoort

 

Cider Maker of the Year

Jesse Reynolds

 

Mead Maker of the Year

Daniel Croskerry

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