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Aurora Brewing Challenge 2026

Past Winners – ABC2023

Aurora Brewing Challenge 2026

Thanks to all who participated in the Aurora Brewing Challenge 2026.

There were 323 entries judged and 118 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

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Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Marmoreo	Lunatic	29A: Fruit Beer
2nd	Wuilmer Venegas	La Margara	10A: Weissbier	GTA Brews
3rd	Eric Pare	Aged Czar Revenge	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	MontreAlers

Winning Entries

Table 1 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Young	Wee Weety	1D: American Wheat Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Derek Jackson	Easy Going	1A: American Light Lager	GTA Brews
3rd	Drew Farmer	Landing Lakers Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Aroma Brewealis

Table 2 (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Bass	Beer Flavoured Beer	4A: Munich Helles
2nd	Rick Alaszkiewicz	Cliff Diving In La Quebrada Acapulco	2A: International Pale Lager	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Greig Frostad	International Amber Lager	2B: International Amber Lager	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 3 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Marshall Co-Brewer: Alicia Marshall	Czech Mate	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Chad Kling	An Illusion In The Harbour	3C: Czech Amber Lager	VanBrewers
3rd	Mike Pal	Old Prague Midnight Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Battle River Brewers

Table 4 (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Casey Szott	Moeraki	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Matthew Szojka	Wait What Kind Of Pilsner?	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Kris Walter Co-Brewer: Braden Walter	Stay Gold, Horsey Man	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

Table 5 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Schlesinger	Mowmow	6A: Märzen	GTA Brews
2nd	Jordan Kathnelson	M'altbier	7B: Altbier	Ottawa Homebrew Society
3rd	Shane Allen	Stober Oktoberfest	6A: Märzen	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

Table 6 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Fawkes	Land Of The Ice And Snow	9C: Baltic Porter	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Marc-Alexandru Dobrescu	Two Billy Goats	9A: Doppelbock	MontreAlers
3rd	Shane Allen	Dad's Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

Table 7 (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wuilmer Venegas	La Margara	10A: Weissbier	GTA Brews
2nd	Marc-Alexandru Dobrescu	Oxymoron	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	MontreAlers
3rd	Greig Frostad	Weissbier	10A: Weissbier	Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

Table 8 (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Marshall Co-Brewer: Alicia Marshall	Dark And Easy	13A: Dark Mild	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Matt King	Extra Special Beholder	11B: Best Bitter	GTA Brews
3rd	Mark Caveny	Slew's Darkness	13A: Dark Mild	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

Table 9 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Brown	Leath Brhogan	15A: Irish Red Ale	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Brady MacDonald	Big Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Battle River Brewers
3rd	Jordan Kathnelson	Room 11 Red Ale	15A: Irish Red Ale	Ottawa Homebrew Society

Table 10 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Schlesinger	Darksaber	16B: Oatmeal Stout	GTA Brews
2nd	Nolan Skogen Co-Brewer: Robert Brown	Excalibur	20C: Imperial Stout	Red Deer Brewers
3rd	Brady MacDonald	My Pal Mike	16A: Sweet Stout	Battle River Brewers

Table 11 (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Claudia Cunha Co-Brewer: Helio Lambais	Mon Chien Est Ivre	17A: British Strong Ale	VanBrewers
2nd	Gary Villeneuve	The Tantrum Blocker	17D: English Barley Wine	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Paul Heslop	Nessie	17C: Wee Heavy	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 12 (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Riccardo Santopietro	Yeti Stomp	18A: Blonde Ale	MontreAlers
2nd	Chihyung Lee	Rok Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Ken Krochmal	Lawn Mower Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

Table 13 (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Pal	Afapa	18B: American Pale Ale	Battle River Brewers
2nd	Josh Davis	Areola Grande V2 - Cold Nip Edition	18B: American Pale Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Alan Jamieson	Pale Dale	18B: American Pale Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 14 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Hodowsky	Batard	19A: American Amber Ale	GTA Brews
2nd	Dave Heath	Fake Moustache	19A: American Amber Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Brady MacDonald	Bunny Hop Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Battle River Brewers

Table 15 (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Preston	This Horrifying Force (The Desire To Brew)	21B6: White IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Andrew Purschke Co-Brewer: Chris Bohaichuk	Second Round Knock Out	22A: Double IPA	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Josh Davis	Nice Ice Ipl	21A: American IPA	GTA Brews

Table 16 (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wesley d'Haene	Quaternary Transmit Dispersion	21C: Hazy IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Casey Szott	Throwdown V5 - Hbc-586	21C: Hazy IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Matthew Szojka	Stair Stumbler V2	21C: Hazy IPA	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 17 (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Lepla	Road On Back	23B: Flanders Red Ale
2nd	Matt Lavergne	Disaster	23C: Oud Bruin	True Grist
3rd	Dom Labre	Leslie's B.W	23A: Berliner Weisse	Ottawa Homebrew Society

Table 18 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marcelo Paniza	Moon Station	24A: Witbier	GTA Brews
2nd	Marcelo Paniza	Gravity	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	GTA Brews
3rd	Keith Lepla	Lepla's Strong Ale	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Table 19 (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kym Watts	Saisons Greetings	25B: Saison	GTA Brews
2nd	Cory Fletcher	Notorious B.D.G.	24C: Bière de Garde	GTA Brews
3rd	Ghyslain Letourneau	Rise The Saison	25B: Saison	Aroma Brewealis Home Brew Club

Table 20 (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean O’Donnell	Binary Sun	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	KABOB
2nd	Josh Davis	Deep Navel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	GTA Brews
3rd	Dan Bronson	The Ski Jumps	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 21 (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Ward Co-Brewer: Scott Lechelt	The Boss	34C: Experimental Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Kris Walter Co-Brewer: Braden Walter	Dry Hopped Lager	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Yacine Boujija	Wispy Whisper	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	MontreAlers

Table 22 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Frank Schneidawind	Snowshoe River Dark	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	MontreAlers
2nd	Claudia Cunha Co-Brewer: Helio Lambais	Le Jus Du Printemps	LSX4: Catharina Sour	VanBrewers
3rd	Brian Marmoreo	Abbadon	28C: Wild Specialty Beer

Table 23 (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Marmoreo	Lunatic	29A: Fruit Beer
2nd	Jeremy Kavich	Cherry Pie Sour	29A: Fruit Beer	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Casey Szott	Back In The Saddle	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers

Table 24 (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wesley d'Haene	Chocolate On My Drumset	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Vincent Hawkey	Little Purple Box	30D: Specialty Spice Beer	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
3rd	Helio Lambais Co-Brewer: Claudia Cunha	Morning Coffee	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	VanBrewers

Table 25 (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Pare	Aged Czar Revenge	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	MontreAlers
2nd	Cory Fletcher	Belgian Buddha	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	GTA Brews
3rd	Andrew Purschke Co-Brewer: Chris Bohaichuk	Lion Of Love 2.1	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild

Table 26 (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Vincent Hawkey	Willow Census	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
2nd	Ken Krochmal	Saskatoon / Apple Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Edmonton Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Neil O'Rourke	Red Is The Colour	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Cowtown Yeast Wranglers