2025 Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Competition
Thanks to all who participated in the 2025 Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Competition.
There were 197 entries judged and 173 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aaron Krywicki Co-Brewer: Ty Keep | Pomona Punch | 18B: American Pale Ale | Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 2nd | Patrick Paugh | The Quadfather | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Island Brewers Union |
| 3rd | Keigan Ewing | Use The Schwarz | 8B: Schwarzbier | True Grist |
| HM | Chad Kling | Things I Could Not See | 17C: Wee Heavy | VanBrewers |
Best Club (13 Participating Clubs)
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.
Winning Entries
Table 1: Pale American Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Molinski | Over The Hill | 1A: American Light Lager | Winnipeg Brew Bombers |
| 2nd | Chad Kling | Cluster Hops Alas | 27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager | VanBrewers |
| 3rd | Andrew Ford | 4 | 2A: International Pale Lager | GTA Brews |
Table 2: Pale Bitter European Beer (11 entries)
Table 3: Pale Malty European Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wuilmer Venegas | LBS | 4A: Munich Helles | GTA Brews |
| 2nd | James Osborne | Helles Of A Ride | 4A: Munich Helles | |
| 3rd | Sean O'Donnell | These Pretzels Are Making Me Thirsty | 4B: Festbier | Ottawa's Homebrew Society |
| HM | Blaine Kehl | Festzeit | 4B: Festbier | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
Table 4: Amber European Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carsten Weitemeyer | Kleiner Kommissar Anton | 7A: Vienna Lager | GTA Brews |
| 2nd | Sean O'Donnell | Lost In Germany | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Ottawa's Homebrew Society |
| 3rd | Chad Kling | Belsnickel Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | VanBrewers |
Table 5: Dark European Lager (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Keigan Ewing | Use The Schwarz | 8B: Schwarzbier | True Grist |
| 2nd | Shane Schlesinger | May The Schwarz Bier With You | 8B: Schwarzbier | GTA Brews |
Table 6: American Blonde (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Osborne | The Iron Road | 18A: Blonde Ale | |
| 2nd | Shane Schlesinger | Big Day! | 18A: Blonde Ale | GTA Brews |
| 3rd | David Fournier | Chickens And Bees | 18A: Blonde Ale | Ottawa's Homebrew Society |
Table 7: German Wheat Beer (9 entries)
Table 8: British, Scottish & Irish Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Schlesinger | Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | GTA Brews |
| 2nd | John Ruyter | King For A Day | 12A: British Golden Ale | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
| 3rd | Wuilmer Venegas | Coco Viejo | 14C: Scottish Export | GTA Brews |
| HM | Colin Green | JOHNNY DAVIDSON | 14A: Scottish Light | GTA Brews |
Table 9: American Pale Ale (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aaron Krywicki Co-Brewer: Ty Keep | Pomona Punch | 18B: American Pale Ale | Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 2nd | Wesley D'haene | Convolved | 18B: American Pale Ale | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
| 3rd | Brent Burgoyne | Brown Dog Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Island Brewers Union |
Table 10: American & British Brown Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wuilmer Venegas | Lana Brown | 13B: British Brown Ale | GTA Brews |
| 2nd | Adam Bass | Brown Town | 13B: British Brown Ale | |
| 3rd | Casey Szott | Rogue | 19C: American Brown Ale | Cowtown Yeast Wranglers |
Table 11: Porter & Stout (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brent Burgoyne | Brown Dog Oatmeal Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Island Brewers Union |
| 2nd | Tyrone Keep Co-Brewer: Aaron Krywicki | Small Town Brown | 20A: American Porter | Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 3rd | Bernard Trevor | Anchors Aweigh | 20A: American Porter | Edmonton Homebrewers Guild |
| HM | Andrew Ford | LIVE Extra | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | GTA Brews |
Table 12: American IPA (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brooks Wegner | IPA 46 | 21A: American IPA | Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 2nd | Brent Burgoyne | Brown Dog IPA | 21A: American IPA | Island Brewers Union |
| 3rd | James Osborne | Sunset Express | 21A: American IPA |
Table 13: Specialty & Hazy IPA (10 entries)
Table 14: Strong Beer (7 entries)
Table 15: Saison & Witbier (8 entries)
Table 16: Belgian Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Paugh | The Quadfather | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Island Brewers Union |
| 2nd | Greg Paterson | Belgian Dark Strong | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 3rd | Scott Sterling | Sneep | 26C: Belgian Tripel | True Grist |
| HM | Wuilmer Venegas | First Belgian In A While | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | GTA Brews |
