Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan

ALES Open 2013 - update!

The beer beer categories have now been judged at the 20th annual ALES Open. 351 beers in 23 categories. All that is left is Best of Show, and 28 meads and ciders. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday at 4pm in the Bushwakker Clubroom, featuring guest presentations from Dave Rudge of Half Pints Brewing and Steve Cavan of Paddock Wood Brewing. All are welcome. For those who can't make it, the results will be posted ASAP after the ceremony on the Ontario Beer Kegs website. Thank you to all of this year's ALES Open sponsors!

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Online Registration is open for the 2013 ALES Open

The online registration system is now up and ready to accept your entries for the 20th Annual ALES Open. Head on over to http://www.alesclub.com/alesopen2013/ to get started. You must register all your entries online, and attach the generated identification numbers to your bottles before sending them in. Entries are $6 each and payable by cash/cheque sent in with your entries. If you'd like to pay online, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll set something up for you.

Beers must be received at the Bushwakker Brewpub by April 3rd, 2013.

A special thanks to our sponsors!. Please take some time to thank them for continuing to support homebrewing in Canada. We'd also like to give a special thanks to the Bushwakker Brewpub, for their continued support, without which we could not run a competition this size, and OntarioBeerKegs.com for their special contribution this year. If you win a medal, you'll be getting some very useful gadgets from OntarioBeerKegs.com!

If you have any questions, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Good luck to all!

ALES Open 2013

The ALES Club will be hosting the 20th annual ALES Homebrew Open from April 8th through 13th, 2013. The ALES Open is Canada's largest homebrewing competition for beer, mead and cider. Last year saw entrants from across Canada submit over 530 entries that were judged across all 28 BJCP style categories. The ALES Open is once again proud to be a part of the Canadian Brewer of the Year circuit.

The ALES Club would like to send out a big thanks to our sponsors! Some of the prize highlights this year include a prize package for every medal winner from OntarioBeerKegs.com and of course, the chance to have the Bushwakker brew one of your recipes if you win Best of Show!

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2012 - 2013 Meeting Topics

We're looking forward to another great year this year. Here is the list of meeting topics for the year. As always, if you have any suggestions or contributions, feel free to contact anyone on the executive to let us know. Remember, this is YOUR club!

Month	Topic
October	Black Imperial IPA Big Brew Tasting
November	Recipe Design with "Brew the Recipe" Challenge
December	Cheese Making
January	ALES Club History
February	Brewing and Fermenting a Pilsner
March	Beer and Food Pairing
April	Fermenting, Blending and Aging a Flanders Red Ale on Fruit/Wood
May	Electric Brew Systems
June	Hosting a Beer Tasting for Family/Friends