Early this month, the 2023 Canadian Brewing Awards were revealed in Halifax, and once again, craft breweries from British Columbia performed remarkably well on a national level.
39 BC breweries collectively took home 51 awards, including 16 golds, 17 silvers, 12 bronze medals, and 6 honourable mentions (HM).
The full list of B.C. winners below:
GOLD WINNERS:
- 33 Acres Brewing Company, Belgian-Style Tripel, 33 Acres of Euphoria
- Abandoned Rail Brewing Company, Porter, Bellhop Porter
- A-FRAME Brewing Company, European Style Amber to Dark Lager, Arctic Lake Czech Dark Lager
- Bomber Brewing, North American Style Amber/Red Ale, Georgie’s Best Dry Hopped ESB
- Camp Beer Co., Kellerbier/Zwickelbier, Lagerkoller Vienna Lager
- Dog Mountain Brewing, Belgian-Style Dubbel Or Quadrupel, Friar Belgian Quad
- Fernie Brewing Company, Irish And Scotch Ales, Ridgewalk Red Al
- Grey Fox Brewing, Gluten Free Beer, Grey Fox Quick Witted
- Hoyne Brewing Company, Dry Stout, Finnegans Irish stout
- La Cerveceria Astilleros. Herb and Spice Beer, El Valle Salado Salted Lime Lager
- Monkey 9 Brewing Pub Corp., German Kolsch Style. Cosmic Kolsch
- Parallel 49 Brewing, Belgian-Style Brett Beer, 10th Anniversary Brett Saison
- Powell Street Craft Brewery, North American Style Amber/Dark Lager, Dancing In the Dark Lager
- Powell Street Craft Brewery. American Style Imperial India Pale Ale, Party Time!! 10th Anniversary DIPA
- Small Gods Brewing Co., Session Ale, Promised Land
- Smugglers Trail Caskworks, English Style India Pale Ale, Canoe Chase IPA
SILVER WINNERS:
- A-FRAME Brewing Company, Herb and Spice Beer, Cup Lake Lemon Earl Grey Sour
- Barnside Brewing Co., Barley Wine-Style Ale Batch, 200 Estate Barleywine
- Boardwalk Brewing, Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale, Cotton Candy
- Dageraad Brewing, Belgian Style Abbey Ale/Pale Ale, Burnabarian
- Dead Frog Brewery, Imperial Stout, Commander 2019 Reserve
- Electric Bicycle, American-style Sour Ale, Atomic Jam
- Fisher Peak Brewing Company, English Bitters, Soggy Otter Brown Ale
- Four Winds Brewing Co., North American Style Pale Ale, Four Winds Pale Ale
- Moon Under Water Brewery, Kellerbier/Zwickelbier, Potts Pils
- Mt. Begbie Brewing Company Ltd., North American Style Premium Lager, Revelstoke Lager
- Mt. Begbie Brewing Company Ltd., Brown Ale, Tall Timber
- North Point Brewing Company, Sweet Stout or Cream Stout, Cereal Milk Chocolate Stout
- Parallel 49 Brewing, Wheat Beer – North American Style, Jerkface 9000
- Small Gods Brewing Co., European Style Lager (Pilsner), Neverending
- Twin City Brewing Company, German-Style Sour Ale, Obscura Berliner-Style Weisse w/ Plum
- Ucluelet Brewing Company, Porter, St. Aiden’s Porter
- Whistle Buoy Brewing Co., Historic/Regional Beers, Garden City Fieldberry
BRONZE WINNERS:
- Ace Brewing Co., Specialty IPA, Cold IPA
- Field House Brewing Co., Flavoured Stout/Porter, Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Raspberries
- Four Winds Brewing Co., American Style India Pale, Ale Greg
- Four Winds Brewing Co., Session Ale, La Maison
- Ile Sauvage Brewing Co., Fruit Beer Or Field Beer, Raspberry Sour
- Persephone Brewing Company, English Style Pale Ale, Goddess Golden Ale
- Riot Brewing Co., Kellerbier/Zwickelbier, Lipslide Lager
- Sooke Oceanside Brewery, Bock – Traditional German Style, Graveyard of the Pacific
- Steamworks Brewing Co, Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager, Lions Gate Light
- Twin City Brewing Company, Experimental Beer, Bottlecap Cherry Cola Sour
- Twin City Brewing Company, Belgian-Style Dubbel Or Quadrupel, Nocturne Belgian-style Quadrupel
- Twin City Brewing Company, American-style Sour Ale
SOURCE: The BC Ale Trail
PHOTO CREDIT: The BC Ale Trail