{"id":8084,"date":"2018-10-21T22:19:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T05:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2018-10-22T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T18:26:25","slug":"2018-bc-beer-awards-honouring-a-legend-and-some-newcomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/2018-bc-beer-awards-honouring-a-legend-and-some-newcomers\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 BC Beer Awards: Honouring a legend and some newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"

109 breweries submitted 1,085 beers to be judged in 30 categories for the 9th annual BC Beer Awards.<\/h2>\n

Fifty-one of those breweries walked away winners. But only one can claim the bragging rights of brewing the best BC beer of 2018: Twin City Brewing Company<\/a>.\u00a0The relative newcomer from Port Alberni won Best in Show for Late Bloomer, a tart fruit beer\u00a0brewed with hibiscus petals and strawberries. Open for less than two years and a brand new addition to the BC Ale Trail\u2019s Vancouver Island Ale Trail \u2013 Part 2<\/a>, which launched earlier this month, Twin City also took home two silvers for Dissimulator, a doppelbock, and Vanishing Act, a tart blonde ale.<\/p>\n

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Twin City Brewing Co takes home Best in Show. Photo credit: Charles Zuckermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brewery of the Year was awarded to 33 Acres Brewing<\/a>, which won two golds and a bronze. There\u2019s a complicated mathematical formula used to determine the winning brewery, but it doesn\u2019t take a math degree to know that 33 Acres has been making consistently great beer since their inception in 2013. You’ll find them on our Vancouver Ale Trail.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Brewery of the Year, 33 Acres Brewing Co. Photo credit: Charles Zuckermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rookie of the Year went to Sooke Brewing Company<\/a>, which took silvers for its German Pilsner, Belgian Blond and Vienna Lager, and a bronze for its Barleywine. And it won for best Tasting Room as well. Just 11 months old and already winning more hardware than one person can carry.<\/p>\n

Judged just before the awards ceremony, by a panel of accredited and celebrity judges, the 2018 Brewers Challenge was awarded to Yellow Dog Brewing<\/a>‘s Alpha Dog limited release Pale Ale. This year the BCBA challenged brewers to brew a beer with fresh hops.\u00a0 It could be any style (which made judging that much more fun), it just had to be fresh hopped. Thirty breweries vied for the title. I was among the judges and I can tell you that the beers were all well made and choosing the winner wasn\u2019t easy. In the end, Alpha Dog was the beer that best showcased fresh hops and singled itself out as the winner.<\/p>\n

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From 30 entries to 8 finalists – only one beer could win the Brewers Challenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Legend Award<\/h3>\n

Back to the winning beers in a moment, it’s time to honour a living legend – Lundy Dale! Lundy was awarded the first-ever BCBA Legend Award, created to honour those who have gone above and beyond for beer over their lives. Everyone in the industry knows Lundy, but maybe you’re not aware of all she has done for us. Over the past 18 years, Lundy has tirelessly volunteered her time, including starting several volunteer organizations, dedicated herself to bringing women in beer together and brought us BC Craft Beer Month<\/a>.\u00a0 She was putting on beer events before most of us knew what craft beer was!\u00a0 A Certified Cicerone, Lundy is also a beer writer, contributing to Taps Magazine and What’s Brewing<\/a>.\u00a0 Beer is truly Lundy’s passion and she is a most deserving recipient of this inaugural Legend Award.<\/p>\n

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Lundy Dale, recipient of the inaugural Legend Award. Photo credit: Charles Zuckermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Individual Awards<\/h3>\n

It was a full house for New Westminster’s Steel & Oak Brewing Co<\/a>, which showed its versatility by medalling in five very different beer categories.\u00a0 The brewery won silvers for its Rye Lager and Outdoorsy pale ale, and three bronzes across the German beer, fruit beer and wild ale categories.<\/p>\n

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Steel & Oak’s full house – three bronzes and two silvers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twin Sails Brewing<\/a> from Port Moody swept the Hazy IPA category and added another silver for its Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Con Leche to bring its trophy haul to four. Sweeping a category is nothing new to Twin Sails, which did so last year in the Imperial IPA category.<\/p>\n

It was a golden evening for <\/span>Strange Fellows Brewing<\/a>, which took first place in three categories, for Mistral, Jongleur and Little Red One.<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/u><\/p>\n

Sooke Oceanside Brewing<\/a> had a very good night, winning two golds and a bronze. Golden’s\u00a0Whitetooth Brewing<\/a> won a pair of golds.\u00a0Howe Sound Brewing <\/a>and Dead Frog Brewery<\/a>\u00a0each won a silver and two bronzes.<\/p>\n

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Howe Sound has been making award-winning beers since 1996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Field House Brewing<\/a>\u00a0on the Fraser Valley Ale Trail<\/a> won Innovator of the Year, as well as Creative Industry Awards for Best Bottle Label and Best Website.<\/p>\n

Barkerville Brewing<\/a>, the predominantly woman-run brewery in Quesnel, took a silver for its 52 Foot Stout.\u00a0Three Ranges Brewing<\/a> from Valemount won gold for Tail Slap IPA. Both breweries are part of the newly-launched Northern BC Ale Trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Newcomers<\/h3>\n

It wasn’t just the experienced breweries who took home trophies – the new breweries were showered with accolades as well.<\/p>\n

The big winner among new breweries was Sundown Beer, one of the incubator breweries at Callister Brewing<\/a>, which won a whopping three trophies right out of the gate – a gold for its Hefeweizen and a pair of silvers for Raspberry Fields and Blonde Ale.<\/p>\n

Kamloops’ year old brewery, Iron Road Brewing<\/a>, won gold for its Boomer Wild Ale, while Maple Ridge’s year-old Silver Valley Brewing<\/a> took bronze for The Highway lager.<\/p>\n

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Sundown beers are available in cans at Callister Brewing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The awards ceremony at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver was hosted by the CBC\u2019s Lien Yeung.\u00a0 Lien was witty and charming and managed to enrapture a crowd usually more focused on drinking beer than listening to speechifying.\u00a0 CBC also sponsored the People\u2019s Choice award \u2013 won this year by new brewery, Brewhall Brewing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After grabbing all their trophies, the breweries then turned their efforts to pouring beer at the festival part of the evening. More than 50 breweries and 9 cideries poured libations for the boisterous crowd. The festival offers the opportunity to taste beers from across the province in one easy location.\u00a0 It also gave the winning breweries their first chance to show off those trophies! It was pointed out to me that tickets for this festival always sell out months before the event, and people are lining up outside before the doors open. Beer people, you really are my kind of people!<\/p>\n

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Vertically-challenged host, Lien Yeung, needed a stool to reach the podium but won the crowds over with her enthusiasm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As always it was an evening full of good beer, good friends and good times, emphasizing again that making beer is a damned fine way to earn a living, and drinking beer an even finer way to spend your time.<\/p>\n

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The BC Beer Awards tasting festival featured a DJ for music to drink by<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Read on for the full list of winners of the 2018 BC Beer Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Main Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
International Lager<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nBomber Brewing<\/td>\nBomber Pilsner<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSteel & Oak Brewing Co.<\/td>\nRye Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nAxe & Barrel Brewing Co.<\/td>\nLangford Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pale German Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSilver Valley Brewing Co<\/td>\nThe Highway: Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nCoal Harbour Brewing Co.<\/td>\n311 Helles Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nBrassneck Brewery<\/td>\nKlutz<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
German Pils<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nLoveShack Libations<\/td>\nPost Ride Pilsner<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSooke Brewing Co.<\/td>\nGerman Pilsner<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nFour Winds Brewing Co.<\/td>\nH\u00fcftgold<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Amber German Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSteel & Oak Brewing Co.<\/td>\nMarzen<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSooke Brewing Co.<\/td>\nVienna Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nSteamworks Brewing Co.<\/td>\nSteamworks Winter Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Dark & Strong European Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSpinnakers Brewpub<\/td>\nBlack Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nTwin City Brewing Company<\/td>\nDissimulator<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nSooke Oceanside Brewery<\/td>\nBear Beach Baltic Porter<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
German Wheat Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSooke Oceanside Brewery<\/td>\nWiffen Wizen<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nKPU Brewing<\/td>\n50\/50 Hefe<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nSundown Brewing Company Ltd<\/td>\nSundown Hefeweizen<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
UK Pale Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nHowe Sound Brewing<\/td>\nBaldwin and Cooper<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nBritannia Brewing Co.<\/td>\nAdrift Blonde Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n33 Acres Brewing Co.<\/td>\n33 Acres of Nirvana<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
UK Brown Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nBritannia Brewing Co.<\/td>\nAshore Porter<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nEast Vancouver Brewing Co.<\/td>\nHumble Hive Brown Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nSooke Oceanside Brewery<\/td>\nRenfrew Red Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
UK Stout<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nHowe Sound Brewing<\/td>\nDiamond Head<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nBarkerville Brewing Co.<\/td>\n52 Foot Stout<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nLuppolo Brewing Company<\/td>\nOatmeal Stout<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Strong Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSooke Brewing Co.<\/td>\nBarleywine<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nHowe Sound Brewing<\/td>\nWoolly Bugger<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nFisher Peak Brewing Company<\/td>\nHellroaring Scottish<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fruit Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSteel & Oak Brewing Co.<\/td>\nQuayside<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSteamworks Brewing Co.<\/td>\nSteamworks Frambozen<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nA-FRAME Brewing Company<\/td>\nEmerald Lake Lime Sour<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specialty Fruit Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nDead Frog Brewery<\/td>\nBlueberry Blast Kettle Sour<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSundown Brewing Company Ltd<\/td>\nRaspberry Fields<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nTwin City Brewing Company<\/td>\nLate Bloomer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spice Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nMayne Island Brewing Company<\/td>\nBeet Buck<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nFaculty Brewing<\/td>\n250 London Fog Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nR&B Brewing<\/td>\nSpruce Tip IPA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Smoke & Wood Aged Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nTwa Dogs Brewery<\/td>\nParting Kiss Bourbon Barrel Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nTwin Sails Brewing<\/td>\nRum Barrel Aged Imperial Con Leche<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nRavens Brewing<\/td>\nClayburn Smoked Scotch Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
European Sour<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nCoal Harbour Brewing Co.<\/td>\nSunrise Gose<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nFaculty Brewing<\/td>\n323 Sourweisse<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nStrange Fellows Brewing<\/td>\nLittle Red One<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specialty Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nMain Street Brewing<\/td>\nSkittlebrau<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nBridge Brewing Company<\/td>\nSemi-Formal – Brut Pale Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nWhitetooth Brewing Company Ltd.<\/td>\nLaunch Pad Belgian-Inspired Rye Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
North American Light Beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nParallel 49 Brewing<\/td>\nJerkface 9000<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nVancouver Island Brewing<\/td>\nIslander Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nNelson Brewing Co.<\/td>\nHooligan<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
North American Blonde Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nRavens Brewing<\/td>\nGolden Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSundown Brewing Company Ltd<\/td>\nSundown Blonde<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nBomber Brewing<\/td>\nEast Van Smash For Bash<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
North American Pale Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nYellow Dog Brewing<\/td>\nChase My Tail Pale Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSteel & Oak Brewing Co.<\/td>\nOutdoorsy<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nBackcountry Brewing<\/td>\nSuck It Trebek<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
North American Amber & Brown Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nMonkey 9 Brewing Co.<\/td>\nJames Brown Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nCategory 12 Brewing<\/td>\nSide Project Amber Lager<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nSteamworks Brewing Co.<\/td>\nSteamworks Heroica Red Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
North American Porter & Stout<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nDead Frog Brewery<\/td>\n2018 Commander Imperial Stout<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nGladstone Brewing Company<\/td>\nGladstone Brewing Porter<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nWhitetooth Brewing Company Ltd.<\/td>\nTruth, Dare, Consequence Nordic Imperial Stout<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
North American IPA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nAxe & Barrel Brewing Co.<\/td>\nWest Shore IPA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nMount Arrowsmith Brewing Company<\/td>\nJagged Face<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nThree Ranges Brewing Company<\/td>\nTail Slap IPA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specialty IPA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nFuggles & Warlock Craftworks<\/td>\nMagical Musicians & Musical Magicians<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nDead Frog Brewery<\/td>\nObsidian Dagger IPA Noire<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n33 Acres Brewing Co.<\/td>\n33 Acres Of Echo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hazy IPA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nTwin Sails Brewing<\/td>\nSingle Whammy<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nTwin Sails Brewing<\/td>\nJuice Plus<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nTwin Sails Brewing<\/td>\nOrange Slices<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Imperial IPA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nBoombox Brewing<\/td>\nJust the Hits<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nCoal Harbour Brewing Co.<\/td>\nSpaghetti Western-Ish DIPA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nCentral City Brewers & Distillers<\/td>\nRed Racer Imperial IPA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Belgian Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n33 Acres Brewing Co.<\/td>\n33 Acres of Sunshine<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nYellow Dog Brewing<\/td>\nTake A Walk Witbier<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nStrange Fellows Brewing<\/td>\nJongleur<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Saison<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nRussell Brewing<\/td>\nRussell Belgian Saison<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nTwa Dogs Brewery<\/td>\nMistress of My Soul Saison<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nGranville Island Brewing<\/td>\nWest Coast Farmhouse Saison<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Strong Belgian Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nDageraad Brewing<\/td>\nAntwerpen<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSooke Brewing Co.<\/td>\nBelgian Blond<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nDageraad Brewing<\/td>\nBrune<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wild Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSteel & Oak Brewing Co.<\/td>\nMulti Malt<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nLuppolo Brewing Company<\/td>\nNew World Sour<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nIron Road Brewing<\/td>\nBoomer Wild Ale<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specialty Wild Ale<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nParallel 49 Brewing<\/td>\nLate Bloomer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nTwin City Brewing Company<\/td>\nVanishing Act<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nStrange Fellows Brewing<\/td>\nMistral<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dan Small Homebrew Winner<\/strong>
\nJeff Tichbourne – “Annie, I’m a Hawk”<\/p>\n

Rookie of the Year<\/strong>
\nSooke Brewing Company<\/p>\n

Creative Industry Awards<\/h3>\n

Best Tap Handle
\n<\/strong>Luppolo Brewing<\/p>\n

Best Can Design
\n<\/strong>Boombox Brewing – Holotape<\/p>\n

Best Packaging – Boxes & Carriers<\/strong>
\nOld Yale Brewing – Craft Camper<\/p>\n

Best Bottle Label<\/strong>
\nField House Brewing – A Good Life<\/p>\n

Best Website<\/strong>
\nField House Brewing<\/p>\n

Best Social Media<\/strong>
\nElectric Bicycle Brewing<\/p>\n

Best Tasting Room
\n<\/strong>Sooke Brewing Company<\/p>\n

Best Merchandise<\/strong>
\nRiot Brewing<\/p>\n

Best Flight Paddle<\/strong>
\nParkside Brewery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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