Atlantic Canadian Beer Awards 2015 Winners Announced

HALIFAX, NS – The winners of the second annual Atlantic Canadian Beer Awards were announced yesterday (Sunday October 17th) during an awards ceremony and dinner at The Stubborn Goat Gastropub in Halifax.

The ACBAs are open to entries from breweries in the four Atlantic provinces – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland – and blind tasted by a panel of BJCP-certified judges and other beer industry professionals.

The full list of winners for the 2015 ABCAs – as compiled from tweets by the Maritime Beer Report – is as follows:

North American & European Style Lagers

Gold: Hop City Barking Squirrel

Silver: Propeller Bohemian Style Pilsner

Bronze: Alpine Lager

German Specialty Beers

Gold: Garrison Rise ‘n’ Stein

Silver: Uncle Leo’s Altbier

Bronze: Breton Stirling Hefeweizen

UK Specialty Beers

Gold: Rock Bottom Bulldog Brown

Silver: Paddy’s Brewpub Raven Ale

Bronze: Uncle Leo’s Red Ale

North American Specialty Ales

Gold: Big Spruce Bitter Get’er India

Silver: Garrison Ol’ Fog Burner

Bronze: PEI Brewing John A’s Honey Wheat

Belgian Style Specialty Ales

Gold: Brasseurs Petit-Sault Simonet Hebert

Silver: Brasseurs Petit-Sault La Buckdjeuve

Bronze: Brasseurs Petit-Sault Maxine Albert

North American Amber & Red Ales

Gold: not awarded

Silver: Sea Level Blue Heron

Bronze: not awarded

Fruit & Field Beers

Gold: Pump House Thai Wheat

Silver: Upstreet Rhuby Social

Bronze: Paddy’s Brewpub Smashed Pumpkin

Pale Ales

Gold: PEI Brewing Vic Park

Silver: Hell Bay English Ale

Bronze: Big Spruce x Stillwell Gimme Citra

Stout & Porter

Gold: Barnone La Vaca Loca

Silver: Propeller Revolution Russian Imperial Stout

Bronze: Rock Bottom Oatmeal Stout

India Pale Ale

Gold: Bad Apple Box Cutter

Silver: Tatamagouche Deception Bay

Bronze: Rock Bottom Fathom

Experimental Beers

Gold: Garrison Gastronome

Silver: Meander River Surf & Turf

Bronze: Uncle Leo’s Smoked Porter

Wood & Barrel Aged Beers

Gold: Garrison Barrel-Aged Grand Baltic Porter

Silver: Acadie-Broue Zirable

Bronze: Tatamagouche Rum Barrel Aged Dreadnot

Standard Cider and Perry

Gold: ShipBuilders Cider

Silver: Red Rover VeRRy PeRRy

Bronze: Stutz Cider

Specialty Cider & Perry

Gold: Red Rover Fire Cider

Silver: Red Rover The Blues

Bronze: Stutz Wild Blueberry Cider

Brewery of the Year: Garrison Brewing

Cidery of the Year: Red Rover Brewing

Beer of the Year: Bad Apple Boxcutter IPA