2024 Cowtown Yeast Wranglers Roundup

Thanks to all who participated in the 2024 Cowtown Yeast Wranglers Roundup.

There were 544 entries judged and 179 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Heslop	JustEis	9B: Eisbock	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	James Hiner	Ch-Czech It Out	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Dom Labre Co-Brewer: Marc Andre Turcotte J-S Lacombe	Bourbon Barrel Imp. Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Ottawa's Homebrew Society
HM	James Kennedy	Centennial Dust	12C: English IPA	GTA Brews

Roundup Brewer of the Year (139 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	David Ward	3	1	1	24.03	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Top Clubs (22 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers	17	14	18	2	196.17
2nd	GTA Brews	8	7	3	1	83.08
3rd	Ottawa's Homebrew Society	2	1	1	0	18.02

Winning Entries

Table 1: Light Lagers (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joss Happy	Marzen Attacks!	4B: Festbier	GTA Brews
2nd	Brian Marmoreo	Nachzehrer	2A: International Pale Lager
3rd	Lennart Becker	Mexican Lager	1B: American Lager	VanBrewers
HM	Rick Alaszkiewicz	It''s A Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 2: Pilsner (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rick Alaszkiewicz	It's A German Pils	5D: German Pils	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Casey Szott	PilsNZer	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Paul Heslop	Czech It Out	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 3: Euro Amber Lager (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Hiner	Ch-Czech It Out	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Shane Schlesinger	Mowmow	6A: Märzen	GTA Brews
3rd	Joel Dipert	Of A	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 4: Dark Lager (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Hiner	Czech Mate DD	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	If You Can Dodge A Wrench	8A: Munich Dunkel	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Lennart Becker	Das Kleine Schwarze	8B: Schwarzbier	VanBrewers

Table 5: Bock (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Heslop	JustEis	9B: Eisbock	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Carsten Weitemeyer	Bairisch No. 9	6C: Dunkels Bock	GTA Brews
3rd	David M Chang-Sang	Greta: Go Bock To Germania	9A: Doppelbock	GTA Brews

Table 6: Light Hybrid Beer (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	If You're Not First You're Last	5B: Kölsch	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Matthew Cilliers	Wonder Bread	5B: Kölsch	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Tyler Balkwill	And Pretty Things	1D: American Wheat Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Josh Davis	Vest For Your Jimmy	19B: California Common	GTA Brews
2nd	Dave Heath	California Steamin'	19B: California Common	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Henry Gielen	Old Timer	7B: Altbier	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 8: English Pale Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Clay Co-Brewer: Brett Scheuerman	Juicy Summer Golden Ale	12A: British Golden Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Israel Michaud Co-Brewer: Annie Michaud	Legacy Code V5	11B: Best Bitter	Ottawa's Homebrew Society
3rd	Michael Tucker	ChiefQuant	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 9: Scottish and Irish Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Heslop	Nessie	17C: Wee Heavy	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Alexander Kaul	60 Pennies For Your Thought	14A: Scottish Light	The Misty Mountain Mashers
3rd	Ed Fech Co-Brewer: Paul Heslop	Heroes For Ghosts	14C: Scottish Export	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 10: American Pale Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nolan Skogen	100 Lakes	18B: American Pale Ale	Red Deer Brewers
2nd	Adam Malejko	Alessandra	18B: American Pale Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Brad Knecht	12 MPH Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 11: American Amber/Brown (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Balkwill	Chipmunk Punk	19A: American Amber Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Doug Charlish	Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Tyler Clay Co-Brewer: Brett Scheuerman	Antler Amber	19A: American Amber Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 12: English Brown Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	Brown Eyed Girl	13B: British Brown Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Wuilmer Venegas	Bipolar Mild	13A: Dark Mild	GTA Brews
3rd	Henry Gielen	English Bob	27A4: London Brown Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 13: Porter (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Kling	Float Upon The Waves	9C: Baltic Porter	VanBrewers
2nd	Kevin O'Reilly	London Porter	13C: English Porter	North Bay Homebrewers Club
3rd	Tyler Balkwill	And Another One	20A: American Porter	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 14: Imperial Stouts (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David M Chang-Sang	Ode To Monty	20C: Imperial Stout	GTA Brews
2nd	Steve Fawkes	Black Mountainside	20C: Imperial Stout	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Matt McNair	IMPERIAL-STOUT-BLEND_REV0	20C: Imperial Stout	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 15: Stout (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dom Labre	Stout Une Baguette	16C: Tropical Stout	Ottawa's Homebrew Society
2nd	Ted Chilton	Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Sean O'Donnell	Four Foothills	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Ottawa's Homebrew Society

Table 16: IPA - Eng & Am (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Kennedy	Centennial Dust	12C: English IPA	GTA Brews
2nd	Nolan Skogen	Dust Of The Walkers	21A: American IPA	Red Deer Brewers
3rd	Brent Burgoyne	Brown Dog IPA	21A: American IPA	Island Brewers Union

Table 17: IPA - Specialty (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Ford	CMS	21B: Specialty IPA	Cottage Country Brewers/ GTA Brews
2nd	James Osborne	GladHand	21B: Specialty IPA	Newfermenters
3rd	Casey Szott	Domino	21B2: Black IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 18: IPA - Hazy (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Casey Szott	Str8jkt	21C: Hazy IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Brian Maude	Chill Will's Data Driven Science Ale	21C: Hazy IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Andrew Ford	CMS	21C: Hazy IPA	Cottage Country Brewers/ GTA Brews

Table 19: Double IPA (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wesley d'Haene	Jam Those Hops In My Pie Hole	22A: Double IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Brent Burgoyne	Brown Dog Double Ipa	22A: Double IPA	Island Brewers Union
3rd	Casey Szott	North Parking	22A: Double IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 20: German Wheat and Rye (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wuilmer Venegas	La Margara	10A: Weissbier	GTA Brews
2nd	Nicolas Aubert	The Wise One	10C: Weizenbock
3rd	Chad McCarthy	Weizenator	10C: Weizenbock	VanBrewers

Table 21: Belgian and French Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derek Jackson	Back To The Farm	24C: Bière de Garde	GTA Brews
2nd	Scott Sterling	Travel Plans	25B: Saison	True Grist
3rd	Richard Petr	Wit You Drink This All Day?	24A: Witbier	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
HM	Markus Ebner	Saison My Name, Saison My Name	25B: Saison	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 22: European Sour (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Frank Schneidawind	Cottage Core	23E: Gueuze	MontreAlers
2nd	Patrick Brown	Minervette Rood	23B: Flanders Red Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Ryan Preston	Born In Winter	23F: Fruit Lambic	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 23: Belgian Strong Ale (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	West Is Best	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	James Hiner	Taking Margot To The Abbey	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Josh Davis	Ungoliant's Laurelin	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	GTA Brews

Table 24: Strong Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Markus Ebner	FWS9L	22C: American Barleywine	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Kammryn Dancy	Whinging Sipper	22D: Wheatwine	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	Get Off My Lawn	17B: Old Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
HM	Joel Tremblay	Luna Winter	17A: British Strong Ale

Table 25: Fruit Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Imler	Lime Lager	29A: Fruit Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Casey Szott	Back In The Saddle	29A: Fruit Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Jeremy Cowan	Three Philanderers	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 26: Spice/Herb/Veg (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wesley d'Haene	More Chocolate On My Drumset	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Reginald P. Picklefeather III	Rum Pu' Pu' Pu' Pum	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	GTA Brews
3rd	Kyle Kellam	In The Morning And Amazing...	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	GTA Brews
HM	Cory Fletcher	It's XXXmas Time Pretty Baby	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	GTA Brews

Table 27: Smoke and Wood Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dom Labre Co-Brewer: Marc Andre Turcotte J-S Lacombe	Bourbon Barrel Imp. Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Ottawa's Homebrew Society
2nd	Markus Ebner	Singularity	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Mike Pal	Rauchbier	6B: Rauchbier	Battle River Brewers

Table 28: American Wild Beer (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Sinasac	Apres Sled Stock Ale	28A: Brett Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Kym Watts	PB Saison	28A: Brett Beer	GTA Brews
3rd	Brian Marmoreo	Abbadon	28C: Wild Specialty Beer

Table 29: Specialty Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew McCready	What Gose Round: Dry Hopped	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	GTA Brews
2nd	Tina Lineman	Dazed By The Dazzle Of Decadence	34C: Experimental Beer	GTA Brews
3rd	Matt McNair	BELGIAN-STOUT_REV0	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 30: Cider (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Krassman Co-Brewer: Christianne Krassman	Crabs On The Beach	C1A: New World Cider	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Paul Vrskovy Co-Brewer: David Press	Anise Cider	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices
3rd	Kammryn Dancy	Goofs And Grafs	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 31: Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Brown	Justin's Shed Juice	M4C: Experimental Mead	GTA Brews
2nd	Matt McNair	SPICED-CYSER_REV0	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Mike Koot	Multi-Source Cyser	M2A: Cyser	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Of Saskatchewan

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 2024/01/12 08:00, MST through 2024/03/03 12:00, MST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 2024/01/12 08:00, MST through 2024/03/15 19:00, MDT.