Winners announced for 2016 Canadian Craft Beer Awards

Toronto – Winners for the second annual Canadian Craft Beer Awards, founded by Drink Inc., were awarded Friday November 4, 2016 at the Royal Winter Fair.

Winners, listed below, were selected by a panel of BJCP-certified judging panel with a People’s Choice category selected by celebration attendees.

LAGER CATEGORY

Gold – Blue Mountain Lager from Thornbury Village Beer

Silver – Dark Lager from Side Lunch Brewing

Tied for Bronze – Pickup Truck Pilsner from Thornbury Village Craft Beer AND Craft Lager from Muskoka Brewery

People’s Choice for Lager:

1st Mountain Lager from Side Lunch Brewing

Tied for 2nd

2nd Flocking Fokker from Barnstormer Brewing

2nd Marzen Octoberfest from Beau’s All Natural Brewing

ALE CATEGORY

Gold – Gypsy Tears Ruby Ale from Parallel 49 Brewing

Silver – Flight Delay IPA from Barnstormer Brewing Co

Bronze – Sultana Gold Blonde Ale from Lake of the Woods Brewing

People’s Choice for Ale:

1st Ransack the Universe Hemisphere IPA from Collective Arts Brewery

2nd Citradelic Single from Big Rock Brewery

Tied for 3rd

3rd Plowman’s Ale from Grand River Brewing

3rd Barrelshed #1 from Shawn & Ed Brewing

PORTER/STOUT

Gold – BATCH Porter from Creemore

Silver – French Press Vanilla Stout from Double Trouble Brewing Co

Bronze – Stranger Than Fiction Stout from Collective Arts Brewing

People’s Choice for Porter/Stout:

1st Shag Bark Export Stout from Sweetgrass Brewing Co.

2nd Batch Porter from Creemore Springs

3rd Shinniked Porter from Muskoka Brewery

SEASONAL

Gold – St-Ambroise Pumpkin Ale from McAuslan Brewing

Silver – Double Double Dopplebock from Waterloo Brewing

Bronze – Bodacious Blueberry Blonde from Broadhead Brewing Co

People’s Choice for Seasonal:

1st Bodacious Blueberry Blonde from Broadhead Brewing Co

2nd St. Ambroise Pumpkin Ale from McAuslan Brewing

3rd Waterloo Grapefruit Radler from Waterloo Brewing

The 2016 Ontario Cider Awards will be presented Thursday November 10, 2016 at the Royal Winter Fair.