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
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 |
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
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 – American 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 | |
| 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 |
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 | |
| 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 |
| 3th | 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 |
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 |
