Winners of the 2010 CAMRA BC Amateur Brewing Competition

This is the contest were the winner gets their beer brewed by Phillips. Gary Giesbrecht’s Oatmeal stout won that honour.

A big thank-you to all the brewers who participated in this year’s amateur brewers competition! The judges all agreed that the overall quality of the beers entered were the best we’ve ever had! On top of that, we had significant increase in the number of entries over last year. Well done!

A very big thank-you to all the volunteers, judges, stewards and others who helped the event run smoothly. And a special acknowledgement to Matt Phillips for sponsoring the Showcase Showdown! It was a great success!

As a way to say “thank-you” and to celebrate, both CAMRA Victoria and CAMRA Vancouver will host an “awards night” to hand out prizes and ribbons. Keep your eyes on this site and watch the CAMRA email list for details, times and locations.

Now, for what you’ve all been waiting for: the results of the 2010 CAMRA Amateur Brewers Competition. The following table lists the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for each category. For Victoria residents, individual score sheets can be picked up at Askim’s Beer and Wine Emporium. For those who entered from Vancouver or the lower mainland, your score sheets will eventually be mailed out along with ribbons and will be distributed during your awards night.

Read on for the results

Beer Category	Brewer	Beer	Place
Light Lager	Hugh Hinskens	Dortmund Pils	1st
	Ari Gligson	Blue House Later	2nd
	Richard Slocom	Munich Helles	3rd
	Brad Clarke	Wheat Pilsner	1st (BOP)
	Richard Cusler	Honey Lager	2nd (BOP)
Dark Lager	Greg Mills	Black Lager	1st
	David Peach	Dark Lager	2nd
	Chais Mintenpo	Dunkel Lager	3rd
	George Gogoulis	Marzen	1st (BOP)
	Debbie Purse	Bavarian Bock	2nd (BOP)
	Wes Zetaruk	Honey Brown Lager	3rd (BOP)
English, Scottish Ales & Bitters	Jeffrey Woodworth	Scotch Ale	1st (tied)
	Greg Mills	Golden Ale	1st (tied)
	Matt Cook	Happy Bitter	2nd
	Robert Irvine	ESB	1st BOP
	Stewart Mark	Cream Ale	2nd (BOP)
	David Atchem	Bitter	1st*
Pale Ale	Doug White	Pale Ale	1st
	Duncan Johannessen	Summer Kolsch	2nd
	Bill Riel	American Pale Ale	3rd
IPA	Graham With	Beat Warren IPA	1st (James Cline Memorial Award)
	Warren Boyer	IPA	2nd
	Dan Ericksen	IPA	3rd
	John Rowling	IPA	1st (BOP)
	Robert Irvine	IPA	2nd (BOP)
	Linda Troke	IPA	3rd (BOP)
Brown Ales, Milds & Porters	Dave Shaykewich	American Amber	1st
	B. Wood J. Morent	Brown Ale	2nd
	David O’Halloran	Brown Ale	3rd
	J. Gard	Chocolate Porter	1st (BOP)
	Robert Schutte	Brown Ale	2nd (BOP)
Stout	Gary Giesbrecht	Oatmeal Stout	1st
	R. Slocomb W. Paquette	Coffee Oatmeal Stout	2nd
	G With K. Wright	Milk Stout	3rd
Big Beers	Coby Stubel	Imperial Stout	1st
	G. With K. Wright	Brussels Strong Ale	2nd
	Devin Thiele	Imperial Stout	3rd
Specialty	David O’Halloran	Saison	1st
	Brian Wood	Pumkin-up-the-Vol Ale	2nd
	Hitche Halihan	Sprigy Pudding	3rd
BEST OF SHOW	Gary Giesbrecht	Oatmeal Stout	BOS
Phillips Showcase Winner	Gary Giesbrecht	Oatmeal Stout	Showcase

*David’s entry was mistakenly categorized as a BOP. This was an error on the part of competition organizers and was not discovered until after judging. His high score entitled him to first place in the category, but it was decided that it wasn’t fair to demote the previous (tied) winners post judging.