Judges qualified under the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) will perform the judging. Everyone who enters will have an evaluation form returned to them for each entry within 30 days of the end of the competition. Results will be posted on the Edmonton Homebrewers Guild web site, within 48 hours of the competition close.

Special prizes will be awarded for Best of Show and Brewer of the Year*. Medals will be awarded in each beer style and in the mead category. Medals will also be awarded for winners in each of the "split" categories (in some years the competition organizers expand categories due to the number of entries in popular categories). Only one beer in each category will advance to MCAB; beers entered in "split" categories will be judged in a second round to determine MCAB qualifiers. Only entries placing 1st in qualifying MCAB styles are eligible for the upcoming MCAB competition.

*Brewer of the year is any brewer who scores the most overall points from the Aurora Brewing Challenge. Points are awarded as follows : Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 1.