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ABC 2009 Results

The Edmonton Homebrewers Guild is proud to present the winners of the 2009 Aurora Brewing Challenge

1. Light Lager
Gold Dean Krause High Level AB 1E Dortmunder Export Nalyr Ex
Silver Owen Kirkaldy Spruce Grove AB 1C Premium American Treewhale Premium Lager
Bronze Mark Whitehead Lethbridge AB 1D Munich Helles High Level Lager
2. Pilsner
Gold Rick August Regina SK 2B Bohemian Pilsner Bohemian Pilsner
Silver Owen Kirkaldy Spruce Grove AB 2A German Pilsner Treewhale German Pils
Bronze Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 2B Bohemian Pilsner Bohemian Pils 
3. Amber Lager
Gold Glen Burns Sherwood Park AB 3A Vienna Lager Vienna Lager
Silver Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 3B Oktoberfest Oktober fest
Bronze Jason Foster Edmonton AB 3C Specialty Amber Lager Rocktoberfest
4. Dark Lager
Gold Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 4C Schwarzbier Eat my Schwarzbier
Silver Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 4C Schwarzbier Eat my Schwarzbier II
Bronze Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 4A Dark American Lager Oct dark lager
5. Bock
Gold Mark Nesdoly Edmonton AB 5D Eisbock Holy Shi'ite
Silver Mark Nesdoly Edmonton AB 5C Doppelbock Indicator
Bronze Harry Wagner Edmonton AB 5A Maibock Alberta Spring
6. Light Hybrid Beer
Gold Owen Kirkaldy Spruce Grove AB 6B Blonde Ale Treewhale Blonde
Silver Dean Neald Regina SK 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer Rye Bread
Bronze Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer Three Blonde Wheats
7. Amber Hybrids
Gold Dean Krause High Level AB 7B California Common Beer Steaming Mad
Silver Mark Nesdoly Edmonton AB 7A Northern German Altbier Friedensfeld Alt
Bronze Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 7B California Common Beer California Copy Kat
8. English Pale Ale
Gold Jon Holt Edmonton AB 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter Holt's Special
Silver Owen Kirkaldy Spruce Grove AB 8A Ordinary Bitter Treewhale Ordinary
Bronze Ray Duperron Edmonton AB 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter Bitter Sting Ale
9. Scottish and Irish Ale
Gold Harry Wagner Edmonton AB 9E Strong Scotch Ale The Wallace
Silver Barry Hunt Edmonton AB 9B Scottish 70/ Lomond Dark
Bronze Jason Foster Edmonton AB 9D Irish Red Ale Provisional IRA II
10. American Ale
Gold Rick August Regina SK 10A American Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Silver Owen Kirkaldy Spruce Grove AB 10B American Amber Treewhale Amber
Bronze Mark Whitehead Lethbridge AB 10A American Pale Ale Paradise Pale Ale
11. English Brown Ale
Gold Boyd Oberhoffner Edmonton AB 11A Mild Porter Gone Mild
Silver Harry Wagner Edmonton AB 11B Southern English Brown Tom's Brown
Bronze Barry Hunt Edmonton AB 11B Southern English Brown Brown Billy
12. Porter
Gold Barry Hunt Edmonton AB 12A Brown Porter Bob's Mean Porter
Silver Mark Whitehead Lethbridge AB 12B Robust Porter Prince of Wales Porter
Bronze Boyd Oberhoffner Edmonton AB 12A Brown Porter Harry Porter
13. Stout
Gold Mark Heise Regina SK 13D Foreign Extra Stout Tropical Stout
Silver Mark Whitehead Lethbridge AB 13D Foreign Extra Stout Bull Trout Stout
Bronze Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 13F Russian Imperial Stout Bitch Buster
14. India Pale Ale
Gold Mark Whitehead Lethbridge AB 14A English IPA Chinook Arch Ale
Silver Ray Duperron Edmonton AB 14A English IPA Beyond the Pale Ale
Bronze Olen Brown Sherwood Park AB 14C Imperial IPA Amber Duchess
15. German Wheat and Rye Beer
Gold Mark Whitehead Lethbridge AB 15A Weizen Weibkopf Weisse
Silver Dean Krause High Level AB 15A Weizen Mukluk Weizen
Bronze Boyd Oberhoffner Edmonton AB 15A Weizen Obie's Hefeweizen
16. Belgian and French Ale
Gold Rick August Regina SK 16C Saison Saison
Silver Paul Tiege Edmonton AB 16A Witbier RIP Wit
Bronze Michael Hamilton Edmonton AB 16E Belgian Specialty Belgian Strong Rye Ale
17. Sour Ale
Gold Nicholas Dolan Edmonton AB 17D Lambic Pandaren Brewery Sour
Silver Owen Kirkaldy Spruce Grove AB 17D Lambic Treewhale Lambic
Bronze Rick August Regina SK 17A Berliner Weisse Berliner Weisse
18. Belgian Strong Ale
Gold Greg Wondga Edmonton AB 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale BDS
Silver Corey Clayton Calgary AB 18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale Saint Cerevisiae Golden Strong Ale
Bronze Jason Foster Edmonton AB 18C Belgian Tripel West Ed Malle Tripel
19. Strong Ale
Gold Gary Falkenstein Regina SK 19C American Barleywine A.B.W.
Silver Mark Nesdoly Edmonton AB 19C American Barleywine Decapitator
Bronze Kevin Zaychuk Edmonton AB 19A Old Ale It is 1 year older now
20. Fruit Beer
Gold Dean Neald Regina SK 20A Fruit Beer Girley Beer
Silver Dean Krause High Level, AB 20A Fruit Beer Jesseberry Ale
Bronze Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 20A Fruit Beer KZ Fruity Kolsch
21. Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Gold Greg Wondga Edmonton AB 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer Spiced British IPA
Silver Owen Kirkaldy Spruce Grove AB 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer Treewhale Herbed Scottish 80/
Bronze Ray Duperron Edmonton AB 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer Apres Ski
22. Smoke-Flavoured and Wood-Aged Beer
Gold Corey Clayton Calgary AB 22A Classic Rauchbier Smokey the Beer
Silver Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 22C Wood-Aged Beer Port Away Stout
Bronze Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 22C Wood-Aged Beer Cask Away Porter
23. Specialty Beer
Gold Ernie Boffa Edmonton AB 23A Specialty Beer Neopolitan Stout
Silver Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 23A Specialty Beer Rye IPA
Bronze Mark Nesdoly Edmonton AB 23A Specialty Beer Chemical Imbalance
24/25/26.  Mead
Gold Rick August Regina SK 25C Other Fruit Melomel Sweet Raspberry Melomel
Silver Mark Nesdoly Edmonton AB 24A Dry Mead Hunnee Bunnee
Bronze Rick August Regina SK 25C Other Fruit Melomel Raspberry Melomel
Best of Show
Gold Jon Holt Edmonton AB 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter Holt's Special
Silver Bruce Sample Edmonton AB 4C Schwarzbier Eat my Schwarzbier
Bronze Rick August Regina SK 10A American Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Brewer of the Year
Bruce Sample