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

Brewer of the year 2009 will have the chance to brew one of their winning recipes with Alley Kat to be sold as a Sherbrooke exclusive beer. This is the second year Sherbrooke has sponsored this award. Last year, our own Mark Nesdoly won Brewer of the year and brewed his "Heat Seeker" - a coconut curry spiced beer. You still may be able to get your hands on some but only from Sherbrooke!

Recipe and details are subject to change slightly based on the needs and requirements of Alley Kat and Sherbrooke. However, Sherbrooke and Alley Kat do their best to replicate and accommodate the winning brewer.

This years competition features online registration. For those who do not have access to a computer, you can download (below) and print out a copy of the entry forms for them.
In order to use our online entry form, you must create an online account for this website. You do not need to create another account if you have already done so.

If you are interested in helping out with any of the following events please contact Kurt the competition chair.

This years schedule of events is as follows:

We will present all the awards from the 2009 ABC including the Iron Brewer award and any raffle prizes.

This is the annual BBQ to wrap up the ABC and the brewing season for another year. We are planning on having a live band again this year as entertainment for the evening. More details to come.

Tickets for this event will be on sale at club meetings. Cost is $25 each, or $40 per couple.

If you are planning on attending please contact Kurt or user the signup form below so we have an idea for the amount of food to order.

We will need volunteers to help set up BBQ's, tables, chairs, etc. and to prepare food for our wrap up BBQ dinner.
Please contact Kurt or use the signup form below if you are able to help out.

We have arranged to have many and various Barley Wines to be tasted. These are all commercial examples except one. Mark has some home brewed barley wine he has agreed to donate for this tasting as well. This will be casual socializing comparison event just standing around some tables and discussing low key. (It is possible we may have a band play a few sets at this time - unknown right now).

Welcome to the greatest challenge of all! The Iron Brewer Competition is designed to test the skills of EHG brewers.
In order to win this challenge, brewers must be able to brew out of style to suit the tastes of unskilled judges. Also, brewers must collaborate and innovate in order to showcase a special ingredient.

COMPETITION RULES:

1. Brewers must compete in pairs. At least one-half of the pair must be an EHG member.
2. Register for the iron brewer by sending the names of both brewers to Greg by Saturday, March 7, 2009.
3. Once you have been confirmed as a competitor, ingredients can be picked up at Winning Wines Plus (5718 111 street) free of charge. Open the bag of malt and hops and then select a strain of yeast from Andrew’s stash at the shop on a First come, first serve basis.
4. The identity of a secret ingredient will be sent on Sunday March 8, 2009 by email. It is your responsibility to obtain the secret ingredient for the brew.
5. Collaborate with your fellow brewer to create a recipe from the ingredients provided. You must showcase the secret ingredient in the beer. You cannot add any other ingredients of your own, however, you are not required to use all the ingredients provided.
6. Bring three bottles of your Iron brew to the Aurora Brewing Challenge for Saturday May 30, 2009. One or both brewers must be present at 1:00 PM to present the iron beer to a panel of judges.
7. The judges have been personally selected to judge the iron brew competition with the utmost bias and with absolutely no knowledge of beer styles! These individuals have very high expectations, but little to no experience judging beer.
8. The winners of the iron brewer competition will receive a refractometer and a magnetic stir plate. As a pair of champion brewers, you can decide how these prizes will be split.

If you are interested in being a part of this competition contact Greg or use the signup form below.
May the yeast be with you.

Jim Gibbon of Amber's Brewing Co. will be giving a presentation about Amber's Brewing Co. including some history, information about the beers produced and the brewery itself.