Another great announcement this week: the MontreAlers Homebrew Club announces the Christopher Needelman Memorial IronAler 2023 competition, which will take place on February 4, 2023.
Twenty teams of up to 4 brewers (all must be MontreAlers members in good standing – click here to become a member) will compete to showcase their beer brewed from a mystery box of ingredients given to them at the end of November. Details of the rules can be found here.
Beers will be judged by a panel of homebrewers and experienced judges.
So get your team ready! And watch the forum: registration will open this Sunday, November 13, at 7:00 am.
Cheers,
Officers of the Club
WHAT IS IRONALER?
This fun and creative competition format has become very popular in recent years. If you’re not familiar with it, each contestant or team is supplied with a box of the same ingredients and given a fixed amount of time to brew 20 litres of any style of beer they like – using those ingredients and those only!
It all culminates in an awards night, when the brewers present and promote their beer, and then everyone (official judges and the general public) votes on their favorite. The winners are awarded some great prizes from our generous sponsors!
Sponsors
Tickets
TBA
Teams
- TBA
Without great sponsors this competition would not exist. We would like to thank our sponsors for their generosity! This year we have the biggest mystery box yet!
Ingredients
| BASE MALTS | Qty |
| Innomalt – Traditional Pilsner | 4 kg |
| Canada Malting 6-Row | 4 kg |
| Briess Golden Light DME | 1 kg |
| SPECIALTY MALT | Qty |
| Innomalt Red Wheat | 2 kg |
| Innomalt M2 | 1 kg |
| Malt Broue Malted Rye | 1 kg |
| Maltraiteur Série – Le Tourailleur | 1 kg |
| OiO Toasted Rice Flake | 1 kg |
| HOPS | Qty |
| Bastien Cascade | 100 g |
| Bastien Centennial | 100 g |
| Bastien Chinook | 100 g |
| Bastien Crystal | 100 g |
| Bastien Glacier | 100 g |
| Bastien Triple Perle | 100 g |
| Hoppy Mandarina Bavaria | 4 oz |
| Hoppy Kohatu | 4 oz |
| Hops Connect Amarillo T45 | 100 g |
| Hops Connect Sasquatch | 100 g |
| YEASTS | |
| Fermentis Safale K-97 | 11.5 g |
| Lallemand LalBrew Farmhouse | 11.5 g |
| Lallemand WildBrew Philly Sour | 7.5 g |
| Lallemand LalBrew Voss | 7.5 g |
Winners
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of the Christopher Needelman Memorial IronAler 2023.
Judges Vote
1st Place: Notre Dame de Brasse
2nd Place: Brettanomyces & Friends
3rd Place: Les Quatre Éléments
Public Vote – Best of show
1st Place: Designated Initial Xperience
2nd Place: Team Équipe
3rd Place: Les Quatre Éléments
Public Vote – Best team name
1st Place: GodzillAle
2nd Place: Notre Dame de Brasse
3rd Place: What We Brew in the Shadows
Public Vote – Best beer name
1st Place: Underdogs Brewers
2nd Place: Les Quatre Éléments
3rd Place: Notre Dame de Brasse