BC Beer Awards

The BC Beer Awards & Festival celebrates the very best beer brewed in British Columbia.

The BC Beer Awards team has once again made the difficult decision to cancel the annual judging and festival for the second year running.

Although vaccination efforts are ramping up in B.C., it seems unlikely that restrictions will ease soon enough to allow us to offer an optimal BC Beer Awards and Festival experience. Both events depend on large groups of people and have many points of potential COVID-19 risk.

We recognize the ongoing impact that the lack of festivals and gatherings is having on BC breweries. But given the ongoing uncertainty, and while it saddens us to have to do so, we believe cancelling is best for our breweries and sponsors. We hope you'll understand.

Thanks to everyone who has taken part in the BC Beer Awards over the past 10 years. We look forward to having a beer with you all in 2022. And in the meantime, support your local breweries and restaurants!

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Watch previous years’ awards presentations and more on our YouTube channel.

2022 BC Beer Awards winners

Best in Show-PRESENTED BY COUNTRY MALT GROUP

  • Parallel 49 Brewing - 10th Anniversary Brett Saison

Brewery of the Year - Presented by Tap & Barrel

  • Gladstone Brewing Co.

Legend Award- PRESENTED BY BC BEER AWARDS

  • Nigel Springthorpe

Innovator of the Year - PRESENTED KEG SHARE

  • Locality Brewing

JUDGES’ CHOICE - PRESENTED BY CBC

  • The Beer Farmers - Farmers Daughter White

Rookie of the Year - PRESENTED BY GLENMORE PACKAGING

  • Smuggler’s Trail Caskworks

International Lager - 52 entries

HM. Spitfire Lager - Ace Brewing Co.

3. Locomotive Lager - Iron Road Brewing Co.

2. Westy - Category 12 Brewing 

1. Czech Pilsner - Wildeye Brewing 

Pale malty German lager - 26 entries

3. Oktoberfest Festbier - Parallel 49 Brewing Co

2. Infinite Radness - Studio Brewing Corp

1. Bob’s Auto Lager - 101 Brewhouse and Distillery

pale bitter German lager - 32 entries

3. 3 Month Pils - Smuggler’s Trail Caskworks

2. Shaketown Leitchtbier - Shaketown Brewing Co

1. Farm Country Pilsner - Farm Country Brewing

Amber lager - 25 entries

HM: Harkrider - Freddy’s Brewpub

3. Sausage Party - Farm Country Brewing

2. Zoigl - Steel & Oak Brewing Co.

1. Marzen - Abandoned Rail Brewing Co 

Dark lager - 18 entries

HM: Dark Lager - Patina Brewing Co

3. 33 Acres of Darkness - 33 Acres Brewing Co

2. Oktoberfest Schwarzbier - Parallel 49 Brewing Co

1 . Gladstone Czech Dark Lager - Gladstone Brewing Company

Strong Ale & lager - 13 entries

3. Hellroaring Scotch Ale - Fisher Peak Brewing Company

2. Bear Beach Baltic Porter - Sooke Oceanside Brewery

1. Gale Force - Main Street Brewing

KOLSCH - 14 ENTRIES

HM: Kolsch - Patina Brewing Co

3. Kolsch - Steamworks Brewing Co

2. Seventh Day Kolsch - Ucluelet Brewing Co

1. Klutz Kolsch - Brassneck Brewery 

WEISSBIER- 26 entries

3. Umlaut - Brassneck Brewery

2. Beachcomber Hefeweizen - Vancouver Island Brewing

1. Der Klassiker - Steel & Oak Brewing Co

HOPPY UK Ale - 26 entries

3. Elephant Run IPA - Fisher Peak Brewing Company 

2. Flaskers British Ale - Smuggler’s Trail Caskworks 

1. Pale Ale - Russell Brewing Co

MALTY UK & IRISH ALE - 24 ENTRIES

3. Invictus Dark Mild - Smuggler’s Trail Caskworks

2. Overcast - KPU Brew Lab

1. Gladstone Porter - Gladstone Brewing Co

UK & IRISH STOUT - 12 ENTRIES

3. Firkin Irish Stout - Shuswap Lake Brewing

2. Wheelbender Stout - Beach Fire Brewing Company

1. 52 Foot Stout - Barkerville Brewing Co

FRUIT BEER - 46 ENTRIES

3. Lemon Mandarin Radler - Strathcona Beer Company

2. A Many Splendored Things - Saison W/ Tangerines - Small Gods Brewing Co

1. “Thornless” Blackberry Porter - Cannery Brewing

Specialty Fruit Beer - 56 entries

3. The Floor is Guava - Backcountry Brewing

2. Agua de Jamaica Hibiscus Rose Sour - La Cerveceria Astilleros

1. Kirsche - Steamworks Brewing Co.

Spice Beer - 29 entries

3. Thread the Needle Witbier - Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd

2. Killer Cucumber Ale - Steamworks Brewing Co

1. One Piece Wonder - Tin Whistle Brewery

Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer - 19 entries

3. Mayne Island Barrel Aged Brown Ale - Mayne Island Brewing

2. Sparkchaser - Twin City Brewing Company

1. 7109 Barrel Aged Imperial Stout - Brewhall Beer Co

European Sour - 16 entries

HM: Gandy Dancer Gose - Iron Road Brewing Co

3. New Brighton Dry Hopped Sour - R&B Brewing Co

2. Pinot - Ile Sauvage Brewing Company

1. Roundhouse Oud Bruin - Iron Road Brewing Co.

Specialty Beer - 24 entries

3. Undersea Gose - Whistle Buoy Brewing Co

2. Capacitor - Beacon Brewing Ltd.

1. Loral - Ile Sauvage Brewing Company

North American Light lager - 49 entries

HM: Lager - Strathcona Brewing Company

3. Shaketown Pre-Prohibition Pilsner - Shaketown Brewing Co.

2. No Brainer - Brassneck Brewery

1. North Point Lite Lager - North Point Brewing Co.

North American light Ale - 33 entries

HM: Lit Wit - Dog Mountain Brewing

3. Whitetooth Session Ale - Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd.

2. Gladstone Cream Ale - Gladstone Brewing Company

1. Droptank - Ace Brewing Co.

North American Pale Ale - 71 entries

3. Salish Sea Pale Ale - Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company

2. Valley Trail Pale Ale - Coast Mountain Brewing

1. Hazy Citra Pale Ale - 4 Mile Brewing Co

North American Amber & Brown Ale - 23 entries

3. Mizaru - Monkey 9 Brewing Pub Corp

2. Blue Buck Ale - Phillips Brewing & Malting Co

1. Gladstone Red Ale - Gladstone Brewing Company

North American Porter & Stout - 19 entries

3. Ten Tonne Skeleton - Silver Valley Brewing Co

2. Felix - Studio Brewing Corp

1. Commander Imperial Stout - Dead Frog Brewery

North American IPA - 62 entries

3. Best Coast IPA - Trading Post Brewing

2. Ruff Westcoast IPA - Yellow Dog Brewing

1. West Coast IPA - Moody Ales & Co

Specialty IPA - 37 entries

3. Little Twin - Fern & Cedar Brewing Co

2. Spruce Tip IPA - Rossland Brewing Co

1. Unconventional Wisdom - Brassneck Brewery

Hazy IPA - 99 entries

3. 445 Galaxy IPA - Faculty Brewing Co

2. Widowmaker - Backcountry Brewing

1. Gladstone NEIPA - Gladstone Brewing Company

Imperial IPA - 11 entries

3. Undertow - Steel & Oak Brewing Co

2. Numbskull Rakau Edition - Lighthouse Brewing Co

1. Empress Double IPA - Steamworks Brewing Co

Belgian Ale - 16 entries

3. It’s Always Sunny in East Van Witbier - R&B Brewing Co

2. Blanche Devereaux - Bayview Brewing Company

1. Farmer’s Daughter White - The Beer Farmers

Saison - 19 entries

3. Mimosa Summer Ale - Russell Brewing Co

2. Picnic Table Beer - R&B Brewing Co

1. Field Theory - Dagerad Brewing

Strong Belgian Ale - 9 entries

3. Blonde - Dageraad Brewing

2. Brune - Dageraad Brewing

1. 33 Acres of Euphoria - 33 Acres Brewing Co

Wild Ale - 21 entries

HM: Boomer Wild Ale - Iron Road Brewing Co

3. Greehorn Wild Ale - Strange Fellows Brewing

2. Barreled Series - Batch #001 - Tofino Brewing Company

1. 10th Anniversary Brett Saison - Parallel 49 Brewing Co

Specialty Wild Ale - 63 entries

HM: Nannie’s Toasted Coconut Raspberry Tarts Sour - Bayview Brewing Company

3. Rose & Hibiscus Sour - The Beer Farmers

2. Dinosour Blackberry - Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.

1. Circa 1775 - Main Street Brewing

Creative Industry Awards

Best Merch/Apparel - PRESENTED BY THE BARLEY MERCHANT

  • Rusted Rake Brewing

Best Tap Handle Design - PRESENTED BY SMOOTH EDGE DESIGN

  • Slackwater Brewing

Best Packaging Design - Presented by Great Little Box Company

  • Slackwater Brewing - Lo-Tide Lager

Best bottle Design - Presented by Great Little Box Company

  • Field House Fresh Batch Barrel Series - Mango Plum Sour

Best can Design - Presented by Vessel Packaging Co.

  • Main Street Brewing - King Pin Pale Ale 

Best Tasting Room Design - PRESENTED BY AXIS INSURANCE

  • Camp Beer Co.

Best Social Media - Presented by Major Tom

  • Backcountry Brewing

Best Website Design - Presented by Major Tom

  • Rusted Rake Brewing

2023 BC Beer Awards