The 11th 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
If you see a spelling error in your name please let us know as soon as possible - the medals will be
engraved this coming week! Those who didn't win medals can expect their scoresheets to go out this week,
medalist score sheets will go out once the medals are engraved.
Once again, from all the Werthogs - thanks for your entries!
Here are out past results:
2009 Results
2009 Results
2008 Results
2007 Results
2006 Results
2005 Results
2004 Results
2003 Results
2002 Results
2001 Results