In addition to Deadfall’s big win, many other breweries from British Columbia also fared well in the competition. Overall, out of a total of 197 awards given in 67 different categories, 71 medals went to BC breweries. That works out to 36% of the awards, which shows that the BC craft beer industry is definitely excelling on the national stage!<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations to Deadfall Brewing! It is so exciting that the Canada Beer Cup will be staying in British Columbia for a second straight year,\u201d commented Ken Beattie, Executive Director of the BC Craft Brewers Guild. \u201cThe fact that more than a third of all the awards went to BC breweries says a lot about the high quality of beer being made by breweries all across our province.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Deadfall Brewing wins a specially designed trophy, which was hand blown by Gray Art Glass glassblowing studio in Merrickville, Ontario, and, like the NHL\u2019s Stanley Cup, will be passed annually to the brewery creating the \u201cBest of Show\u201d beer as determined by a group of national and international judges. Callister Brewing<\/a> in Vancouver won the inaugural award<\/a> for its Wee Laird Wee Heavy Scotch Ale.<\/span><\/p>\n Located on the Northwest BC Ale Trail<\/a>, Deadfall Brewing opened in the spring of 2022, becoming Prince George’s third craft brewery. Three out of four of Deadfall Brewing\u2019s owners are PhDs \u2014 the two couples who teamed up to build this brewery include three biologists with doctorates. One of those, Brandon Baerwald, is the full-time brewmaster.<\/p>\n The Canada Beer Cup judging session took place in Niagara Falls earlier this month with a panel of more than 40 beer judges from across Canada and around the world, including high-profile international judges from Europe, South America, and the USA. More than 1,200 beers from 250+ breweries across Canada were judged between Oct 2-4, 2023.<\/p>\n According to Head Judge Stephen Beaumont, “This year\u2019s Canada Beer Cup went from strength to strength, with judges from across Canada and the United States, the U.K., Sweden, Belgium, and Chile. Simply put, it was, in my opinion, the most prestigious group of beer judges ever assembled in Canada, and the beers definitely measured up to the calibre of the jury! Without question, the Canada Beer Cup is putting Canadian beer on the global map.”<\/p>\n Beyond Deadfall’s big win, many other BC breweries fared well in this year’s awards, which were announced during a livestream on Wednesday, October 25.<\/p>\n Vancouver’s Parallel 49 Brewing<\/a> won a total of five awards, including a gold medal for its Festbier, silver for Craft Pilsner, and three bronze medals for Schwarzbier, Hefeweizen and Craft Pale Ale.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by Boardwalk Brewing (@boardwalkbrewing)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/ef5pdbk7uqr.exactdn.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Deadfall-Basal-Brown-Ale-from-facebook-1024x683.jpeg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=90&webp=90&avif=80&sharp=1&ssl=1\")
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