The 2015 BC Beer Awards – Full Results For The Best Craft Beer In BC by by Dustan Sept October 24, 2015



The 2015 BC Beer Awards – Full Results for The Best Craft Beer In BC

The 2015 BC Beer Awards have been announced and from more than 70 breweries and nearly 800 beers the team of judges has deliberated and made their decision. Across 20 categories the best of BC craft beer has been named in this year’s BC Beer Awards which were held at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive. The 20 top beers represent a combination of creativity, tradition and brewing artistry that is unrivaled among the competition. Taking the coveted top spot – the winner among the winners was Brassneck Brewery with their One Trick Pony Imperial IPA which took the title of Best In Show at this year’s awards.

This year’s list of winners includes veterans of the BC scene such as Granville Island, Central City, Howe Sound and Tree Brewing while newcomers such as Big Rock, Forbidden, Doan’s, Raven’s Barkerville, Strange Fellows and Hearthstone took home some hardware in their first year of operation. Check out the full list of winners from the 2015 BC Beer Awards below.

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BEST IN SHOW: Brassneck Brewery – One Trick Pony

North American Light Beer

1. Tofino Brewing Company: Tofino Blonde Ale

2. High Mountain Brewing: Lifty Lager

3. Granville Island Brewing: Island Lager

Light European Bier

1. Parallel 49 Brewing Company: Craft Lager

2. Central City Brewers and Distillers: Mayor Kolsch

3. Russell Brewing Company: Eastern Promises

UK Pale Ale

1. Big Ridge Brewing: Big Ridge Clover Ale

2. Forbidden Brewing Co.: Forbidden Pale Ale

3. Bomber Brewing: Bomber ESB

Amber/Dark Lagers

1. Steel & Oak Brewing Co.: Dark Lager

2. Persephone Brewing Company: Oktoberfest

3. Tree Brewing Co. Captivator: Doppelbock

UK Red/Brown Ale

1. Whistler Brewing Company: Black Tusk

2. Lighthouse Brewing Company: Race Rocks

3. Parallel 49 Brewing Company: Old Boy

North American Pale Ale

1. Howe Sound Brewing Co. Sky Pilot Northwest Pale Ale

2. Persephone Brewing Company Pale Ale

3. Russell Brewing Company Hop Therapy ISA

North American Amber/Brown Ale

1. Big Rock Urban Brewery: Hollow Tree

2. Russell Brewing Company: Cream Ale

3. Brassneck Brewery: Brassneck Ale

German/Belgian Wheat

1. Barkerville Brewing Co.: White Gold

2. Big Rock Urban Brewery: Dunkelwiezen

3. Granville Island Brewing: Hey Day Hefeweizen

Fruit

1. Stanley Park Brewing: SunSetter

2. Tree Brewing Co.: Mellow Moon Pineapple Hefeweizen

3. Strange Fellows Brewing: Framboise Noir

Spice/Herb/Veg

1. Tofino Brewing Company: Spruce Tree Ale

2. Stanley Park Brewing: Icebreaker

3. Tofino Brewing Company: Kelp Stout

Specialty

1. Brassneck Brewery: No Brainer Pre Prohibition Lager

2. Bridge Brewing Company: Wee Tipsy Peated Scotch Ale

3. Steamworks Brewing Co.: Steamworks Gose

Stout/Porter

1. Doan’s Craft Brewing Company: American Rye Stout

2. Barkerville Brewing Co.: 52 Foot Stout

3. Mission Springs Brewing Co.: Fat Guy Oatmeal Stout

Wood/Barrel Aged

1. Bridge Brewing Company: Imperial White IPA

2. Four Winds Brewing Co.: Pequeno Cabo Tequila Barrel Aged Berliner Weisse

3. Parallel 49 Brewing Company: Barrel Aged Vow Of Silence

North American IPA

1. Central City Brewers and Distillers: Red Racer IPA

2. Red Truck Beer: Red Truck IPA

3. Hearthstone Brewing: Hearthstone IPA

Specialty IPA

1. Bridge Brewing Company: Black Rye IPA

2. Moon Under Water Brewery: Hip As Funk

3. Bomber Brewing: Blood From A Stone Red Rye IPA

Belgian/French Farmhouse

1. Persephone Brewing Company: Multigrain Saison

2. Dageraad Brewing: Randonneur Saison

3. Ravens Brewing Company: Farmers Ale

Strong Ale

1. Swans Brewpub: Legacy Ale

2. R&B Brewing Co.: Auld Nick Winter Ale

3. Swans Brewpub: Swans Scotch Ale

Belgian Abbey Ale

1. Dageraad Brewing: Blonde

2. Tree Brewing Co.: Trappist Artist Belgian Dubbel

3. Old Abbey Ales: Belgian Quad

Imperial IPA

1. Brassneck Brewery: One Trick Pony

2. Parallel 49 Brewing Company: 187 On An Undercover Hop

3. Parallel 49 Brewing Company: Hopnitist

Sours/Wild Ale

1. Four Winds Brewing Co.: Juxtapose Wild IPA

2. Strange Fellows Brewing: Roxanne

3. Dageraad Brewing: De Witte