Thank you to all our sponsors, volunteers, and crew for making this competition possible! The continued success of this competition is owed to their generous donations, and heroic efforts.

We are very happy with the improvements we’ve made this year, and I can’t wait to see how we’ll top it next year! Keep an eye out for our annual wrap up post to go live in the next few weeks.

Cheers,
Eric Cousineau
Organizer, Brew Slam 2019

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Entries

Entries Registered	Entries Paid	Entries Judged	Ontario Entries	GTA Brews Entries
880	851	819	628	338

Entries per Entrant

Mean (Avg)	Median	Mode
3.16	2	2

Participants

Participants	Participants with Entries	Volunteers	Judges	Stewards	Crew
391	281	134	77	52	14

Most Popular Award Categories

Award Category Name	Number of Entries	BJCP Styles Included
Standard IPA	63	21A, 21B7 (New England IPA)
Sour Beer	47	23A, 23B, 23C, 23D, 23E, 27A1 (Gose), 28B

Least Popular Award Categories

Award Category Name	Number of Entries	BJCP Styles Included
Bock	13	4C, 6C, 9A, 9B
Light Lager	14	1A, 1B, 2A, 5A

Prize Values

Each medal is allocated an incredible assortment of prizes including homebrew store gift cards, brewing equipment, brewing ingredients and vouchers, brewery swag, and more!

This year we had approximately $23,800 in sponsored prizes and volunteer perks. This incredible prize pool led to each medal type having the following approximate values:

Gold	Silver	Bronze
$228 ARV	$138 ARV	$94 ARV

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Please join us in thanking our sponsors for their generous donations this year!

Please visit the Sponsors & Prizes page for a list of what each sponsor donated.

Title Sponsor

• Toronto Brewing

Platinum Sponsors

• Amsterdam Brewery
• Junction Craft Brewing
• Henderson Brewery
• Escarpment Laboratories
• BrewHQ
• People’s Pint Brewing Co
• The Brew Bag
• Highland Hop Yard
• The Homebrew Beer Academy
• Homebrew Culture
• BSG Canada

Gold Sponsors

• Everwood Ave Brew Shop
• Nordic Brew Centre
• Beer Grains Supply Co
• Travistock Hop Co
• Blichmann Engineering
• Hops Connect
• Craft Meister
• White Labs
• Lentequip
• Five Star Chemicals

Silver Sponsors

• Grainfather
• Spike Brewing
• Barn Owl Malt
• JaDeD Brewing
• Hopback Homebrew Supplies

Bronze Sponsors

• Beersmith
• American Homebrewers Assocation
• Wyeast
• Imperial Yeast
• Grog Tag
• Lallemand

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Click Here to see which BJCP styles are included in each Award Category

Note: Some awards have big prizes listed, but every award has been allocated a significant prize set. Please see the Competition Stats section above for the impressive average value.

1 – Light Lager (14 entries)

Sponsored by Rhythm & Brews Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Cochran	Leichtdays	5A: German Leichtbier	VanBrewers
2nd	Clayton Hoy	This Is A Bock	1A: American Light Lager	GTA Brews
3rd	Adrien Giddings	Docweiser	1B: American Lager	GTA Brews

2 – Pale European Lager (31 entries)

Sponsored by Muddy York Brewing Co

• Brewer for a Day: Muddy York Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Hastings	Lederhosen	4B: Festbier	Maple City Brewers Alliance
2nd	Stephen Goodal Co-Brewer: Jonathan Goodal	What the Hell Is A Festbier?	4B: Festbier	Maple City Brewers Alliance
3rd	Julien Belliveau Co-Brewer: Jean-Marc Landry	Decibels & Distortion	4A: Munich Helles

3 – Pilsner (22 entries)

Sponsored by Amsterdam Brewery

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Backe	Prairie Pils	5D: German Pils	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Chad Kling	Frankie Says	5D: German Pils	Vanbrewers
3rd	Iain Robertson	Pils	5D: German Pils	GTA Brews

4 – Amber Lager (25 entries)

Sponsored by Caledon Hills Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trevor Armstrong	Not A Smoked Beer	6A: Marzen	Durham Homebrewers Club
2nd	Alex Cochran	Topham Road Marzen	6A: Marzen	VanBrewers
3rd	Graeme Brown	First Shot	7A: Vienna Lager	Durham Homebrewers Club

5 – Dark Lager (15 entries)

Sponsored by Junction Craft Brewing

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trevor Armstrong	Who Wears Schwarz Schwarz	8B: Schwarzbier	Durham Homebrewers Club
2nd	David Ward	Hold the Door	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Graeme Brown	Dark Matter	8B: Schwarzbier	Durham Homebrewers Club

6 – Bock (13 entries)

Sponsored by Paniza Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marie-Annick Scott	Chmod 777	9A: Doppelbock	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Clayton Hoy Co-Brewer: Mike Vandervoort	I Mean It! Stay Outta Bocks!	9B: Eisbock	GTA Brews
3rd	Clayton Hoy	Stay Outta Bocks!	6C: Dunkels Bock	GTA Brews

7 – English Pale Ale (22 entries)

Sponsored by Granite Brewery

• ProAm: Granite Brewery

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Green	Ralph The Beagle Chases The Golden Hen	12A: English Golden Ale	GTA Brews
2nd	Matt Cowan	Such English; Much Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	GTA Brews
3rd	Peter Hastings	Battle of Hastings	11B: Best Bitter	Maple City Brewers Alliance

8 – Scottish & Irish Ale (23 entries)

Sponsored by Beau’s Brewery

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Hodowsky	Scotty McScottface	14C: Scottish Export	GTA Brews
2nd	Ian MacLeod	Hey MacLeod, Get Off My Ewe!	14A: Scottish Light	CASK
3rd	Iain Robertson	Hameldaeme Heavy	14B: Scottish Heavy	GTA Brews

9 – American Pale Ale (30 entries)

Sponsored by Left Field Brewery

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Colin Vandermeulen	Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	KABOB (Kingston Area Brewers Of Beer)
2nd	Matt Cowan	Giggle Splash	18B: American Pale Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Bart Tomczyk	Wet-Hopped Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	GTA Brews

10 – Other Pale American Ale (28 entries)

Sponsored by Overhop Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Hubbard	Cream Abdul-Jabbar	1C: Cream Ale	GTA Brews
2nd	Colin Vandermeulen	Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale	KABOB (Kingston Area Brewers Of Beer)
3rd	Brad Lebeau	Gerry Stay Awake	18A: Blonde Ale

11 – Amber & Brown American Ale (25 entries)

Sponsored by Society of Beer Drinking Ladies

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jaime Ursulak	Brookeside Amber	19A: American Amber Ale
2nd	Colin Green	X Gon Give It To Ya	19C: American Brown Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Mark Hubbard	Hogtown Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	GTA Brews

12 – English Brown Ale (17 entries)

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Louis De Bourbon	Brown Brawler	13B: English Brown Ale	BeerShack Brewers
2nd	Lauren Richard	My Grandpappy’s Pipe	13A: Dark Mild	GTA Brews
3rd	Adrien Giddings	Winnesota Mild	13A: Dark Mild	GTA Brews

13 – Porter (26 entries)

Sponsored by People’s Pint Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Hodowsky	Tall Puddled Martyrs	13C: English Porter	GTA Brews
2nd	Dane GlynWilliams Co-Brewer: Ben Jankovski	D&b’s Finest Porter	13C: English Porter	GTA Brews
3rd	Duane Willis	Skullport Porter	13C: English Porter

14 – Stout (29 entries)

Sponsored by Cowbell Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Visser	Trogdor!	16A: Sweet Stout	Durham Homebrewers Club
2nd	Matt Stever	Cocoa Puffed	16A: Sweet Stout
3rd	Brady MacDonald	Mike Is My Pal	16A: Sweet Stout

15 – Strong Stout (24 entries)

Sponsored by Rouge River Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sylvain Fortin	Black Metal	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Ron Chan	Hello Darkness My Old Friend	16C: Tropical Stout	GTA Brews
3rd	Gary Clark	Dons Stout	20B: American Stout	GTA Brews

16 – Standard IPA (63 entries)

Sponsored by Great Lakes Brewery

• 1st: Blichmann Beer Gun

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Iain Robertson	IPA	21B7: New England IPA	GTA Brews
2nd	Ian Roberts	Shine A Light	21B7: New England IPA	McMaster PhysAstro Brew Club
3rd	Anthony Kraus	American IPA	21A: American IPA

17 – Other IPA (23 entries)

Sponsored by Rainhard Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Hughes	Black Hop Down	21B2: Black IPA	GTA Brews
2nd	Bruno Trudel Co-Brewer: Rémi Trudel	Ventura Ryepa	21B5: Rye IPA	MontreAlers
3rd	Iain Robertson	Red	21B4: Red IPA	GTA Brews

18 – German Wheat & Rye Beer  (27 entries)

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benjamin Loewen	Belgian White	24A: Witbier
2nd	Joe Sym	And Now For Something Completely Different	10C: Weizenbock	Durham Homebrewers Club
3rd	Sean O’donnell	Twilight Realm	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	KABOB

19 – Belgian & French Ale  (32 entries)

Sponsored by Folly Brewing Co

• ProAm: Folly Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Ouellet	Saison De La Soif	25B: Saison
2nd	Jason Fuller Co-Brewer: Cory Day	Full Day Single	26A: Trappist Single	VanBrewers
3rd	Scott Sterling	Down And Out	25B: Saison	True Grist

20 – Belgian Strong Ale (30 entries)

Sponsored by Katalyst Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Salb	Beware The Alcoves	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	GTA Brews
2nd	Jesse Reynolds	Quadvleteren	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Jase Gudat	Dark Strong	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	GTA Brews

21 – Strong Ale (20 entries)

Sponsored by 5 Paddles Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Hodowsky	Victoria’s Wee	17B: Old Ale	GTA Brews
2nd	Marc-André Dorion Co-Brewer: Jimmy Bernier	Sweet Wine	22D: Wheatwine	Le Ale’Gators Brewclub
3rd	Scott Hilts Co-Brewer: Angus Hilts	Old Dog Barleywine	17D: English Barleywine	True Grist

22 – Brett Beer (16 entries)

Sponsored by Bellwoods Brewery

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derek Allen	100% Bretta!	28A: Brett Beer	London Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Eric Pare	Saison Kaboom	28A: Brett Beer	MontreAlers
3rd	Mark Hubbard	Margaret	28A: Brett Beer	GTA Brews

23 – Sour Beer (47 entries)

Sponsored by Indie Alehouse Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Blais Co-Brewer: Chris Frederiksen, Adam Crysler, Ryan Steffler, Ben Moncey	Bgs2	23D: Lambic	Comox Valley Homebrewers
2nd	Mike Downs	Fallowfield Grand Cru	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Members Of Barleyment
3rd	Steven Keogh	To Brussels	23E: Gueuze	Cottage Country Brewers
HM	Chris Luederitz	Waterloo Weisse	23A: Berliner Weisse	True Grist

24 – Specialty Wild & Sour Beer (34 entries)

Sponsored by Burdock Brewery & Music Hall

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Frank Schneidawind	Camarade Soleil	23F: Fruit Lambic	MontreAlers
2nd	Justin DeMerchant	Wijdenbosch Raspberry Lambic	23F: Fruit Lambic	Durham Homebrewers Club
3rd	Chris Luederitz	Opportunities And Despair, It’s All In There	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	True Grist
HM	Steven Keogh	Barry Them Marbles	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Cottage Country Brewers

25– Fruit Beer (44 entries)

• 1st: Anvil Forge Burner

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Marmoreo Co-Brewer: Sean MacLeod	Father Tickle Fingers	PRX4: Catharina Sour	GTA Brews
2nd	Brad Lebeau	Premo’s Little Berries	29A: Fruit Beer
3rd	Jaime Ursulak Co-Brewer: Cory Day	Vorpal	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer
HM	Andrew McCready	What Gose Round: Raspberry Peach	29A: Fruit Beer	GTA Brews

26 – Spice / Herb / Vegetable Beer (41 entries)

Sponsored by Silly Sir Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jamie Fowler	Where Have You Verbeen All My Life?	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	True Grist
2nd	Matt Stever	Hibiscus Saison In The Abyss	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd	Steve Shaw	The Nutty Professor	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

27 – Smoke-Flavoured and Wood-Aged Beer  (24 entries)

Sponsored by Little Beasts Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Pal	(◉ܫ ◉)	6B: Rauchbier	Battle River Brewing
2nd	Justin DeMerchant	Riley’s Russian Lover	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Durham Homebrewers Club
3rd	Brian Marmoreo	Nosferatu	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	GTA Brews

28 – Specialty Beer (22 entries)

Sponsored by Rorschach Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Marmoreo	Dusk Till Dawn	34C: Experimental Beer	GTA Brews
2nd	Cory Day	Galactic Overlord	34C: Experimental Beer
3rd	Devin Wagner Co-Brewer: Reginald P. Picklefeather III	Das Roggenbrau	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	GTA Brews

29 – Traditional Mead (13 entries)

Sponsored by Backed by Bees

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Snudden	Fg1.040 Ob Apr’18 71b	M1C: Sweet Mead	True Grist
2nd	Elisabeth Berg	Mountainflower Semi-Sweet	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	VanBrewers
3rd	Stephen Snudden	Fg1.01 Wf Sept’18 Kievk	M1A: Dry Mead	True Grist

30 – Specialty Mead (21 entries)

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Elisabeth Berg	Apple Pie Cyser	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	VanBrewers
2nd	Matt King	Cherry Dryad Light	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	GTA Brews
3rd	Stephen Snudden	Fg1.07 Cherry Rasp. B. Cur., May’19 71b	M2E: Melomel	True Grist

31 – Traditional Cider  (8 entries)

Sponsored by Pommies Cider Co

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Mains Co-Brewer: GTA Brews & Toronto Brewing	Mains Cider	C1A: New World Cider	GTA Brews
2nd	Stephen Rodermond	Staples	C1A: New World Cider	HOZER (Hamilton Ontario Zymurgy Enthusiast Ring)
3rd	Daniel Saucedo	Maria	C1A: New World Cider	GTA Brews

32 – Specialty Cider  (10 entries)

Sponsored by KW Craft Cider

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Ward	Mother Of Dragons	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Shevelle Stephens Co-Brewer: Glyn Stephens	Saskacherry	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Jesse Lazarich	In the Pom of My Hand	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit

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Best of Show (Beer)

• 1st: Grainfather Brew System
• 2nd: Robobrew Brew System
• 3rd: JaDeD Brewing King Cobra Chiller

Pl.	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Cochran	Leichtdays	5A: German Leichtbier	VanBrewers
2nd	Frank Schneidawind	Camarade Soleil	23F: Fruit Lambic	MontreAlers
3rd	Trevor Armstrong	Not A Smoked Beer	6A: Marzen	Durham Homebrewers Club
HM	Eric Salb	Beware The Alcoves	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	GTA Brews

Toronto Brewer of the Year

• 1st: JaDeD Brewing Hydra Chiller
• ProAm: People’s Pint Brewing Co, Katalyst Brewing Co, Rainhard Brewing Co

Pl.	Brewer
1st	Nick Hodowsky
2nd	Brian Marmoreo
3rd	Iain Robertson

Jon Mains Award for Top Brewer

• 1st: Spike Brewing Flex Fermenter

Pl.	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Nick Hodowsky	3	0	0	9.03 pts	GTA Brews
2nd	Brian Marmoreo	2	0	1	7.02  pts	GTA Brews
3rd	Trevor Armstrong	2	0	0	6.02 pts	Durham Homebrewers Club
4th	Iain Robertson	1	0	3	6.01 pts	GTA Brews
5th	Colin Vandermeulen	1	1	0	5.01 pts	KABOB (Kingston Area Brewers Of Beer)
	Elisabeth Berg	1	1	0	5.01 pts	VanBrewers
	Alex Cochran	1	1	0	5.01 pts	VanBrewers
	David Ward	1	1	0	5.01 pts	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
	Mark Hubbard	1	0	2	5.01 pts	GTA Brews
	Stephen Snudden	1	0	2	5.01 pts	Trust Grist

Cider Maker of the Year

• 1st: Anvil 7.5 Stainless Bucket Fermenter

David Ward

Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Mead Maker of the Year

Stephen Snudden

True Grist

Henderson Cup

• Henderson Cup Award Info

Chris Hughes

GTA Brews

Top Club (38 Participating Clubs) 

Pl.	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	GTA Brews	11	10	13	1	66.11 pts
2nd	Durham Homebrewers Club	3	3	2	0	17.03 pts
3rd	VanBrewers	2	4	0	0	14.02 pts
4th	True Grist	2	0	5	1	11.02 pts
5th	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers	2	1	0	0	8.02 pts