VanBrewers Awards 2021: A Canadian National BOTY Qualifier
Awards
Judges
Matt Barber, Warren Boyer, Cameron Drury, Ari Giligson, Helio Lambais, Miguel Molina, Alvaro Reyes, Bill Riley, Leslie-Anne Stavroff, Hiroshi Tsukada
By the Numbers
50 Entries
19 Entrants
10 Judges
1 Stewards
1 Staff
24 Placing Entries
Table 1: Bitter German Bier
6 entries
1st
Cory Day
Liechtbier Of Justice (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
Graham Ballantyne
VanBrewers
Kolsch (5B: Kolsch)
3rd
Andrew Swanton
VanBrewers
The Heights Pils (5D: German Pils)
Table 2: Misc. Lager
7 entries
1st
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Maibock, Maibock He’s Got A Knife (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Ari Giligson
VanBrewers
The Pilsner Formerly Known As Prince (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Cory Day
The Mamba (2B: International Amber Lager)
Table 3: Stout and Strong Ale
5 entries
1st
Cory Day
67% Of The Time It Works Every Time. (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Cory Day
Superbeer (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Big Black Furry Creature From Mars (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 4: Bitter and Mild
4 entries
1st
Andrew Swanton
VanBrewers
Burnaby Ordinary Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Andrew Swanton
VanBrewers
The Heights Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 5: Pale and IPA
7 entries
1st
Matt Barber
Fraser Valley Fermentalists
Hazed And Confused (21B7: New England IPA)
2nd
Eric Van Der Net
Pc Julius (21B7: New England IPA)
3rd
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Resounding Echoes (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 6: Belgian Ale
7 entries
1st
Josh Wright
VanBrewers
Bobbie'z Big Belgian Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Jason Fuller
VanBrewers
Quiet Light (25B: Saison)
3rd
Jason Fuller
VanBrewers
Table d'Or (26A: Trappist Single)
Table 7: Sour and Wild Ale
7 entries
1st
Jeff Tichbourne & David Haywood
VanBrewers
Happy Little Accident (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Ari Giligson
VanBrewers
Old Crone (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Helio Lambais & Claudia Cunha
VanBrewers
Requiem For J (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Jeff Tichbourne & David Haywood
VanBrewers
Raspberry Something Something (23F: Fruit Lambic)
Table 8: Fruit and Spice
7 entries
1st
Graham Ballantyne
VanBrewers
Farm-Fresh Raspberry Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Helio Lambais & Claudia Cunha
VanBrewers
Cranberry Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Helio Lambais & Claudia Cunha
VanBrewers
Purple (b)rain (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Cory Day
Liechtbier Of Justice (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
Josh Wright
VanBrewers
Bobbie'z Big Belgian Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Chad Kling
VanBrewers
Maibock, Maibock He’s Got A Knife (4C: Helles Bock)
4th
Graham Ballantyne
VanBrewers
Farm-Fresh Raspberry Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
National Brewer of the Year Qualifiers
19 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Cory Day | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.020000 | |
| 2nd | Andrew Swanton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.010000 | VanBrewers |
| 3rd | Chad Kling | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.010000 | VanBrewers |
| Graham Ballantyne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.010000 | VanBrewers |
Scoring Methodology
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.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners