June 16th, 2010
EDMONTON, AB – The inaugural Canadian Brewer of the Year Award was recently awarded to Ray Duperron of Edmonton in recognition of his numerous medal wins at homebrewing competitions across the country in the past year.
The new award was created by the Edmonton Homebrewers Guild as a way to recognize Canadian homebrewers who create exceptional beer. Medal winners at registered homebrew competitions are given 3 points for each gold medal win, 2 points for each silver, and 1 point for each bronze, with the Top 50 point scorers listed on the Canadian Brewer of the Year website, and the highest scorer awarded the Alexandra Cup.
Duperron soundly defeated all competition, achieving 72 points in the past year, with Mark Whitehead of Lethbridge, AB coming in second with 48 points. And Duperron’s success also helped the Edmonton Homebrewers Guild attain the top spot in the homebrew club competition with a total of 188 points, beating second place finishers Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan with 139 points.
Categories:Beer Awards· Homebrewing· National
May 8th, 2010
TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Amateur Brewers Association (CABA) have announced the details of their Great Canadian Homebrew Conference 2010, taking place on June 12th 2010 in Toronto. The full press release is attached below:
CANADIAN AMATEUR BREWERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES RAY DANIELS AS GUEST SPEAKER FOR GREAT CANADIAN HOMEBREW CONFERENCE 2010
GCHC 2010 will offer homebrewers and beer aficionados an educational forum on making lagers and other brewing topics
The Canadian Amateur Brewers Association (CABA) is pleased to announce that this year’s Great Canadian Homebrew Conference (GCHC) will feature guest speaker Ray Daniels, an internationally-respected beer judge and author.
As the author of Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles (Brewers Publications, 1998), Daniels is an accomplished brewer who has won more than 100 awards in his more than 20 years of brewing experience. His Designing Great Beers book is considered by many homebrewers to be one of the most important books in their libraries because of its no-nonsense way of helping them learn to develop their own beer recipes.
“Attendees at this year’s conference will be in for a treat. Ray Daniels’ Designing Great Beers book is a solid reference for homebrewers designing their own recipes. Ray will be talking about brewing techniques and styles, and it should be a great talk,” said Kurt Seelenmayer, Committee Chair for the Great Canadian Homebrew Conference and a CABA Board Member. “Beginner and veteran homebrewers should learn a lot from Ray at the GCHC.”
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Categories:Beer Events· Homebrewing· National
April 8th, 2010
EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Homebrewers Guild is now accepting entries for the Aurora Brewing Challenge (ABC), an annual homebrewing competition that they’ve held since 1999.
ABC is a qualifying event for the Canadian Brewer of the Year award, and is the only Canadian competition selected as one of 14 North American qualifying events for the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing.
Submissions are due by May 21, 2010. For more details, see the ABC website.
Categories:Alberta· Beer Awards· Homebrewing
April 3rd, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – This past Thursday, Garrison Brewing held an event to reveal the winners of their Ultimate Brew-Off 2010 contest of homebrewers. The names of the winners were announced in a tweet during the event:
1st place: Scott Tilford
2nd place: Brian Harvey
3rd place: Steve Trickett
runner-up: John Garland
The styles of the beers submitted by the winners have not yet been announced online.
The event also served as a launch for Harvey’s Bitter, a new beer brewed using the recipe that Brian Harvey used to win the 2009 competition. It’s described as “mild in maltiness and hop aroma, this highly sessionable beer delivers on taste and character.”
Categories:Beer Awards· Beer Releases· Homebrewing· Nova Scotia
March 22nd, 2010
REGINA, SK – From April 12 to 17, 2010, the best homebrewers from across Canada will compete in Regina at the 2010 National Homebrewers Competition Canadian Qualifier / ALES Homebrew Open.
Now in its 16th year, the ALES Homebrew Open is the largest and longest running competition of homebrewed beer, cider and mead in Canada. It is organized by Regina’s Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES) club, and is hosted by the Bushwakker Brewpub.
Medal winners from this competition advance to the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition (June 17 to 19 in Minneapolis, MN), which is the largest competition of its kind in the world. The ALES Homebrew Open has served as the NHC Canadian Qualifier since 2004.
Prizes and medals will be awarded in 28 categories of beer, cider and mead as classified by the internationally recognized Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). Certified judges will be evaluating entries in accordance with BJCP style guidelines and scoring systems.
Categories:Beer Awards· Homebrewing· National· Saskatchewan
February 8th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Details have been announced for the second annual edition of the Garrison Brewing Ultimate Brew-Off homebrewing competition.
Entrants will produce a 5 gallon/20 litre batch of this year’s chosen style – Belgian-Style Witbier – and submit it for judging & prizes. The grand prize includes a day with Garrison’s award-winning brewmaster Daniel Girard brewing a full batch of the winning recipe to be released in bottles as a limited edition seasonal, and there are also prizes from contest sponsor Noble Grape.
The registration deadline for entries is February 28th, with samples due for judging by March 15th. For more details, see the Ultimate Brew-Off website.
Categories:Brewery News· Homebrewing· Nova Scotia
November 4th, 2009
VANKLEEK HILL, ON – Beau’s Brewery in collaboration with the Beer Shack homebrewers club have released Tommy Gun APA (American-Style Pale Ale) as their latest seasonal offering.
Launched this past weekend at the Cask Days festival at Volo in Toronto, Tommy Gun – which is sub-titled “CABA CABA Hey!” in honour of both the Canadian Amateur Brewers Association and The Ramones – was developed by Ed Koren & Louis DeBourbon of Beer Shack, and brewed by them along with Beau’s brewmaster Matt O’Hara, using 5 organic malts and 2 varieties of organic American hops.
Tommy Gun is available now at the brewery and at select bars and restaurants in the area.
Beau’s also has some plans for the future, including expanded distribution, and a new unique package for their flagship Lugtread Lagered Ale. More details on these plans will be announced here as they’re revealed.
Categories:Beer Releases· Homebrewing· Ontario· Seasonal Beers
June 8th, 2009
TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Amateur Brewers Association (CABA) will be holding their annual Great Canadian Homebrew Conference on Saturday, June 13th starting at 10:30 AM at The Rhino Bar & Grill, 1249 Queen Street West in Toronto.
The theme of the event this year is Historical Beers: “Beers brewed in the good old days, like the 1400′s. Brewing techniques from old times will be discussed and how they influence how and why we do things today. Beers brewed with these methods will be showcased in brews made by CABA board members.”
The day will feature:
- A presentation about the new Black Creek Historic Brewery at Black Creek Pioneer Village
- Lunch served with a special cask ale
- Presentations on Ontario Craft Brewers
- A smoked malt demonstration on the patio
- The board will discuss their historic brewed beers
- GCHC competition awards
- Homebrewer of the year award
- Door prizes and much more
Tickets are $50 for CABA members and $60 for non-members, available via the CABA website.
Categories:Beer Events· Homebrewing· Ontario
April 8th, 2009
HALIFAX, NS – Garrison Brewing have launched a new annual competition for homebrewers, giving them the chance to craft a beer that will be brewed by Garrison as a seasonal release. Here’s the full announcement with all of the details:
Welcome to the first annual “Garrison Ultimate Brew-Off”, an annual competition for hot-shot home-brewers across the Maritimes.
Participants will be asked to produce a 5 gallon/20litre batch of beer based on a pre-determined beer style. Each entry will receive a written review with the top four each receiving a prize. The best beer overall will be scaled up to commercial size by our Brewmaster, Daniel Girard, which the home-brewer will assist in brewing as a Garrison seasonal! This is intended to be an annual event, with a different style chosen each year.
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Categories:Brewery News· Homebrewing· Nova Scotia
January 11th, 2009
REGINA, SK – The Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan is once again hosting the NHC Canadian Regional Qualifier/ALES Open homebrew competition from April 13 to 18, 2009 at the Bushwakker Brewpub in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Not only is this the largest homebrewing competition in Canada, but it is the only way for Canadians to advance to the AHA National Homebrewers Competition, which is the largest homebrew competition in the world (5600+ entries last year). The competition is sanctioned by the American Homebrewers Association and Beer Judge Certification Program. Judging is conducted by certified BJCP judges in accordance with BJCP competition guidelines.
The competition is open to all 28 BJCP categories of homebrewed beer, mead and cider. Medals and prizes are awarded to Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category. Major prize packages are awarded to Best of Show, Homebrewer of the Year, Cider Maker of the Year, and Mead Maker of the Year. Don’t forget about Club of the Year; the winner earns the right to claim best in Canada for the next 12 months!
Full competition details, information, rules, sponsor list and online registration will all be available on the ALES website in February. To receive notification when details are posted, or for more information, contact competition@alesclub.com.
Categories:Beer Events· Homebrewing· Saskatchewan
