Thanks to all who participated in the Aurora Brewing Challenge 2025.
There were 287 entries judged and 102 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Brewer of the year (76 Participating Brewers)
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
1st | Matt McNair | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14.03 | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
2nd | Andrew Purschke | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.01 | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
3rd | Andrew Ford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.02 | GTA Brews |
4th | Wesley d'Haene | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.01 | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
5th | Chris Bohaichuk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.01 | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
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.
Club of the year (15 Participating Clubs)
Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
1st | GTA Brews | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 29.06 |
2nd | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27.04 |
3rd | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21.02 |
4th | Ottawa's Homebrew Society | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 20.03 |
5th | Winnipeg Brew Bombers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.03 |
6th | MontreAlers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.02 |
7th | VanBrewers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.01 |
8th | True Grist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.01 |
9th | Redic Trials | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
10th | Red Deer Brewers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
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.
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 3
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest average score.
Winning Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer + International Lager (14 entries)
Table 2: Czech Lager (15 entries)
Table 3: Pale European Lager: Malty and Bitter (15 entries)
Table 4: German and NZ Pilsners (9 entries)
Table 5: Amber European Lager: Malty and Bitter (13 entries)
Table 6: Dark and Strong European Lager (16 entries)
Table 7: Ciders (11 entries)
Table 8: Weissbier and Belgian Wit (9 entries)
Table 9: Bitter British Beers (11 entries)
Table 10: Brown British Beer (13 entries)
Table 11: Scottish, Irish, Strong & Dark British Beer (15 entries)
Table 13: Pale American Ale (13 entries)
Table 14: American Ale: Amber, Brown and Dark (12 entries)
Table 15: American IPA (13 entries)
Table 16: American Specialty IPA (9 entries)
Table 17: Old World Sours and Brett Beers (9 entries)
Table 18: Belgian Ale (12 entries)
Table 19: Monastic Ales and Hybrid Belgian Stouts (11 entries)
Table 20: New World Sours (13 entries)
Table 21: Fruit Beers (11 entries)
Table 22: Spiced and Experimental Beers (12 entries)
Table 23: Meads (19 entries)
Table 24: Smoked and Wood Beers (12 entries)