The 13th Annual WertContest, March 24th 2012
The beers have been poured, the judges have deliberated, and the thirteenth annual WertContest was a rousing success. With a record 182 entries from 8 provinces we received a good cross-section of the amazing beers being produced in this country. A big thank you to all entrants! The quality of the beers we received proves that Canadian homebrewing is alive and well in 2012! Also a big thanks to all who contributed their time and effort to make this year's contest run so smoothly and the Calgary judges who came down to help.
Special thanks to our sponsors!
Prairie Vintners and Brewers
The Vineyard Calgary
Canadian Homebrew Supplies
Rahr Malting
Canada Malting
Alley Kat Brewery
Wild Rose Brewery
And for the results,
Category 1 - Light Lager/European Amber Lager
- Gold - Jared Carlberg 1b - Winnipeg MB - Brew Bombers
- Silver - Jared Carlberg 1a - Winnipeg MB - Brew Bombers
- Bronze - Ari Giligson 1e - Delta BC - VanBrewers
Category 2 - Pilsner
- Gold - Jared Carlberg 2b - Winnipeg MB - Brew Bombers
- Silver - Mark Whitehead 2b - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
- Bronze - Iain Morrish 2a - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
Category 3 - Bock/Amber Hybrid
- Gold - Iain Morrish 7b - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Silver - Dean Krause 5a - High Level AB -
- Bronze - Jared Carlberg 5c - Winnipeg MB - Brew Bombers
Category 4 - Light Hybrid/German Wheat and Rye
- Gold - Greg Zeniuk 15b - St. Albert AB - EHG
- Silver - Graham McGregor 6a - Mt. Elgin ON -
- Bronze - Mark Whitehead 6c - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
Category 5 - English Pale Ale
- Gold - Iain Morrish 8b - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Silver - Veryl Todd/Dick Dunn 8c - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
- Bronze - Mark Whitehead 8b - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
Category 6 - Scottish/Irish/English Brown Ales
- Gold - Jeremy Cowan 9e - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Silver - Iain Morrish 9b - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Bronze - Iain Morrish 11a - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
Category 7 - American Ale
- Gold - Greg Zeniuk 10a - St. Albert AB - EHG
- Silver - Patrick Doyle 10c - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Bronze - Mark Whitehead 10a - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
Category 8 - Porter/Dark Lager
- Gold - Ray Duperron 12b - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Silver - Ray Duperron 4c - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Bronze - Neil Bamford 12a - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
Category 9 - Stout
- Gold - Mark Whitehead 13d - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
- Silver - Ari Giligson 13f - Delta BC - VanBrewers
- Bronze - Iain Morrish 13b - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
Category 10 - India Pale Ale
- Gold - Francois Lalumiere 14b - Laval QC - MontreAlers
- Silver - Ray Duperron 14a - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Bronze - Dean Krause 14b - High Level AB
Category 11 - Belgian and French Ale
- Gold - Dean Krause 16a - High Level AB
- Silver - John Adair 16c - Victoria BC - BrewVic
- Bronze - John Adair 16b - Victoria BC - BrewVic
Category 12 - Sour Ale
- Gold - Neil Bamford - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Silver - Rick August - Regina SK - ALES
- Bronze - Ari Giligson - Delta BC - VanBrewers
Category 13 - Strong Ale/Belgian Strong
- Gold - Neil Bamford 18e - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Silver - Ray Duperron 18b - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Bronze - Brian Whalen 18c - Halifax NS - Brewnosers
Category 14 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable/Fruit Beer
- Gold - Ernie Boffa 21a - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Silver - Rob Ardies 21b - Vancouver BC - VanBrewers
- Bronze - Greg Zeniuk 21a - St. Albert AB - EHG
Category 15 - Smoked and Wood-Aged Beer
- Gold - Ernie Boffa 22c - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Silver - Rick August 22c - Regina SK - ALES
- Bronze - Jeremy Cowan 22c - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
Category 16 - Specialty Beer
- Gold - D'arcy Kavanagh - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
- Silver - Jonathan Zacharko - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Bronze - John Ferguson - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
BEST OF SHOW - Greg Zeniuk - American Pale Ale
RUNNER-UP - Mark Whitehead - Foreign Extra Stout
Medals will be engraved this coming week - if you see a spelling error in your name please let us know as soon as possible. Scoresheets will go out when the medals are ready.
Cheers!
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The 12th Annual WertContest
The beers have been poured, the Judges have deliberated and the winners have been chosen.
Another great competition this year with 120 entries coming from Vancouver to Newfoundland and everywhere in between.
Some truly outstanding homebrew is being produced in this country, and we would like to sincerely thank all who entered.
We would also like to thank this year's sponsors for the many generous donations we received!
Special thanks to:
Prairie Vintners
Canada Malting (http://canadamalting.com )
Canadian Homebrew Supplies (http://www.homebrew-supplies.ca/)
The Vineyard (http://www.thevineyard.ca/)
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company (http://www.thegrizzlypaw.com/)
Rahr Malting (http://www.rahr.com/)
And for the results,
Category 1 - Light Lagers (7 Entries)
- Gold - Dean Krause - High Level AB -
- Silver - Mark Whitehead - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs8
- Bronze - Aaron Petersen - Vancouver BC - VanBrewers
Category 2 - Pilsner (7 Entries)
- Gold - Dean Krause - High Level AB -
- Silver - Ray Duperron - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Bronze - Sean Borchert - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
Category 3 - European Dark and Amber Lagers (9 Entries)
- Gold - Ray Duperron - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Silver - Mark Whitehead - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
- Bronze - Ray Duperron - Edmonton AB - EHG
Category 4 - Bock / German Wheat and Rye (8 Entries)
- Gold - Ari Giligson - Delta BC - VanBrewers
- Silver - Chris MacTaggart - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Bronze - Corey Clayton - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
Category 5 - Light and Amber Hybrid (9 Entries)
- Gold - Eric Johnson - Vancouver BC - Vanbrewers
- Silver - Mark Whitehead - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
- Bronze - Dean Krause - High Level AB -
Category 6 - English Pale Ale (9 Entries)
- Gold - Walter Martin - Regina SK - ALES
- Silver - Sean Borchert - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Bronze - Ari Giligson - Delta BC - VanBrewers
Category 7 - Irish and Scottish Ales / English Brown Ale (9 Entries)
- Gold - Ray Duperron - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Silver - Eric Johnson - Vancouver BC - VanBrewers
- Bronze - Kurtis Jensen - Edmonton AB - EHG
Category 8 - Stout / Porter (15 Entries)
- Gold - Corey Clayton - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Silver - Rick August - Regina SK - ALES
- Bronze - Ray Duperron - Edmonton AB - EHG
Category 9 - India Pale Ale (10 Entries)
- Gold - Kyle Teichert - Egmondville ON -
- Silver - Mark Whitehead - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
- Bronze - Ray Duperron - Edmonton AB - EHG
Category 10 - Belgian and French Ales (9 Entries)
- Gold - Angus Monro - Leduc AB - EHG
- Silver - Corey Clayton - Calgary AB - Yeast Wranglers
- Bronze - Dean Krause - High Level AB -
Category 11 - Strong Ale / Belgian Strong (10 Entries)
- Gold - Rick August (18e) - Regina SK - ALES
- Silver - Rick August (19a) - Regina SK - ALES
- Bronze - Rick August (18b) - Regina SK - ALES
Category 12 - Spice Herb Vegetable / Smoked and Wood-Aged (10 Entries)
- Gold - Kyle Teichert - Egmondville ON -
- Silver - Ray Duperron - Edmonton AB - EHG
- Bronze - Steve Deppisch - Lethbridge AB - Werthogs
Category 13 - Specialty Beer (8 Entries)
- Gold - Eric Johnson - Vancouver BC - VanBrewers
- Silver - Dean Krause - High Level AB -
- Bronze - Ernie Boffa - Edmonton AB - EHG
And the cream of the crop,
Best of Show - Kyle Teichert - Egmondville ON - American IPA
First Runner-up - Corey Clayton - Calgary AB - Russian Imperial Stout
Second Runner-up - Ari Giligson - Delta BC - Traditional Bock
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