Canadian Brewing Awards 2014 Winners Announced

FREDERICTON, NB – The winners of the Canadian Brewing Awards for 2014 were announced last night during a gala ceremony at the Fredericton Convention Centre, the final event in a two day conference that attracted brewers and other beer industry professionals from across the country.

Selected last month in a series of blind tastings by a panel of BJCP certified judges, the full list of winners for this year – including a second straight win for Toronto’s Great Lakes Brewery in the Brewery of the Year category – is as follows:

North American Style Lager

Gold: Brewhouse Pilsner, Great Western Brewing Co. SK

Silver: Premium Lager, Quidi Vidi Brewing Co. NL

Bronze: Stone Hammer Light, F & M Brewery ON

North American Style Premium Lager

Gold: 311 Helles Lager, Coal Harbour Brewing Co. BC

Silver: Islander Lager, Vancouver Island Brewing BC

Bronze: Iceberg Beer, Quidi Vidi Brewing Co. NL

European Style Lager (Pilsner)

Gold: Trailblazer Pilsner, Mission Springs Brewing Co. BC

Silver: Pilsner, Steam Works Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Hoyner Pilsner, Hoyne Brewing Co. BC

North American Style Amber Lager

Gold: Millennium Buzz, Cool Beer Brewing Co. ON

Silver: King Vienna, King Brewery, ON

Bronze: Sea Dog Amber Ale, Vancouver Island Brewing BC

North American Style Dark Lager

Gold: Side Launch Dark Lager, Side Launch Brewing Co. ON

Silver: Hermann’s Dark Lager, Vancouver Island Brewing BC

Bronze: 33 Acres of Darkness, 33 Acres Brewing Co. BC

Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager

Gold: Stonewall Light, Cool Beer Brewing Co. ON

Silver: Great Western Pilsner Light, Great Western Brewing Co. SK

Bronze: Great Western Light, Great Western Brewing Co. SK

Bock – Traditional German Style

Gold: Spring Bock, Amsterdam Brewing Co. ON

Silver: Canoe Bock, Canoe Brewpub BC

Bronze: Big Bock, Hoyne Brewing Co. BC

Kellerbier

Gold: La Pitoune, Le Trou du Diable QC

Silver: Potts Pils, Moon Under Water BC

Bronze: Four Winds Pilsner, Four Winds Brewing Co. BC

Porter

Gold: Harry Porter, Great Lakes Brewery ON

Silver: Red Truck Porter, Red Truck Beer Co. BC

Bronze: Get Well Porter, Get Well Brewing ON

Strong Porter (Baltic)

Gold: Kiek in de Kok Baltic Porter, Cannery Brewing Co. BC

Silver: Pothole Porter, Half Pints Brewing Co. MB

Bronze: Rye Baltic Porter, Amsterdam Brewing Co. ON

Cream Ale

Gold: Portage Ale, Mill Street Brewery ON

Silver: Original 16 Pale Ale, Great Western Brewing Co. SK

Bronze: Begbie Cream Ale, Mt. Begbie Brewing Co. BC

Kolsch

Gold: Lug Tread, Beau’s All Natural Beer, ON

Silver: Harvest Moon Organic Hemp Ale, Nelson Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Arctic Ale, Swans Brewery BC

North American Style Amber/Red Ale

Gold: Boneshaker, Amsterdam Brewing Co. ON

Silver: 18 Karat Ale, Barkerville Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Red Racer India Style Red Ale, Central City Brewers and Distillers, BC

North American Style Blonde/Golden Ale

Gold: Capital Blonde Ale, Forked River Brewing Co.

Silver: Brakeman Session Ale, Junction Craft Brewing Co. ON

Bronze: Blonde Ale, Picaroons Brewing Co. NB

Brown Ale

Gold: Old Boy, Parallel 49 Brewing BC

Silver: Salt Spring Dry Porter, Salt Spring Island Ales BC

Bronze: Bytown Brown, Clocktower Brewpub ON

American Style Black Ale

Gold: Big Rig Black IPA, Big Rig Brewery ON

Silver: Malevolent BIIPA, Nickel Brook Brewing Co ON

Bronze: Grizzly Beer, Bellwoods Brewery ON

Scotch Ale

Gold: Wee Angry Scotch Ale, Russell Brewing Co. BC

Silver: Vicar’s Vice, Amsterdam Brewing Co. ON

Bronze: St. Ambroise Scotch Ale, McAuslan Brewing Inc. QC

English Style Pale Ale (Bitter)

Gold: Regina Pale Ale, Bushwakker Brewing Co. SK

Silver: Augusta Ale, Kensington Brewing Co. ON

Bronze: Red Devil Pale Ale, R & B Brewing Co. BC

North American Style Pale Ale (Bitter)

Gold: Rhyme & Reason, Collective Arts Brewing ON

Silver: Naughty Neighbour APA, Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

Bronze: Pinball Wizard APA, Get Well Brewing ON

Wheat Beer – Belgian Style (Wit)

Gold: Dominus Vobiscum Blanche, Microbrasserie Charlevoix QC

Silver: The Seasonal Citrus Wit, Dead Frog Brewery BC

Bronze: Blanche de Pratto, Microbrasserie Pit Caribou QC

Wheat Beer – German Style (Weiss)

Gold: Belle Gueule Hefeweizen, Les Brasseurs RJ QC

Silver: Farnham 12, Farnham Ale et Lager Inc. QC

Bronze: This is Hefeweizen, Moon Under Water BC

Wheat Beer – North American Style

Gold: Rooster Tail American Pale Wheat, Northwinds Brewhouse ON

Silver: Sun God Wheat Ale, R & B Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Sir John A Honey Wheat Ale, PEI Brewing Co. PEI

Belgian Style Abbey Ale

Gold: La Fin du Monde, Unibroue QC

Silver: Blitzen, Steam Works Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Raftman, Unibroue QC

Belgian Style Strong Specialty Ale

Gold: Gros Mollet, Microbrasserie du Lac St-Jean QC

Silver: Flacatoune, Microbrasserie Charlevoix QC

Bronze: Portes de l’Enfers, Stack Brewing ON

Barley Wine Style Ale

Gold: Ale de Hardy, Brasseurs du Monde QC

Silver: Yuletide Barley Wine, Wellington Brewery ON

Bronze: Etoile du Brasseur Barley Wine, Microbrasserie Pit Caribou QC

Stout

Gold: Sasquatch Stout, Old Yale Brewery BC

Silver: All Out Stout, Bridge Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Shamrocker Potato Stout, Granville Island Brewing BC

Imperial Stout

Gold: Wreckoning RIS, Rockbottom Brewpub NS

Silver: Zombie Apocalypse, Indie Alehouse ON

Bronze: The Bottle Imp, Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. ON

English Style India Pale Ale

Gold: IPA, Mill Street Brewery ON

Silver: True North India Pale Ale, Magnotta Brewery ON

Bronze: IP’eh Russell Brewing Co. BC

American Style India Pale Ale

Gold: Thrust! An IPA, Great Lakes Brewery ON

Silver: Karma Citra IPA, Great Lakes Brewery ON

Bronze: My Bitter Wife IPA, Great Lakes Brewery ON

Imperial India Pale Ale

Gold: Shoulders of Giants, Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery ON

Silver: Immodest IIPA, Nickel Brook Brewing Co. ON

Bronze: The Vicar’s Cross Double IPA, Boxing Rock Brewing Co. NS

French and Belgian Style Saison

Gold: Saison du Pinacle, Brasserie Dunham QC

Silver: Four Winds Saison Brett, Four Winds Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Farmhouse Classic, Bellwoods Brewery, ON

Special Honey/Maple Lager or Ale

Gold: Maple Stout, Cannery Brewing Co. BC

Silver: Sap Sucker Maple Porter, Fernie Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: Braggot, Parallel 49 Brewing BC

Fruit Beer

Gold: Ephemere Cerise, Unibroue QC

Silver: Pumpkin Head Brown Ale, Fernie Brewing Co. BC

Bronze: St. Ambroise Raspberry Ale, McAuslan Brewing Inc. QC

Wood and Barrel Aged Beer

Gold: Russian Imperial Stout, Parallel 49 Brewing BC

Silver: Maverick and Gose, Amsterdam Brewing Co. ON

Bronze: Two Weeks Notice, Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. ON

Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer

Gold: Stalin’s Choice, Great Lakes Brewery ON

Silver: La Buteuse-Brassin Special, Le Trou du Diable QC

Bronze: L’Imperatrice-Brassin Special, Le Trou du Diable QC

Wood and Barrel Aged Sour Beer

Gold: Oud Bruin, Yaletown Brewing Co. BC

Silver: Co-hop V, A la Fut QC

Bronze: Flanders’ ‘Stasche, Indie Alehouse ON

Gluten Free Beer

Gold: Glutenberg India Pale Ale, Brasseurs Sans Gluten QC

Silver: Glutenberg Rousse, Brasseurs Sans Gluten QC

Bronze: Glutenberg Belge de Saison, Brasseurs Sans Gluten QC

Experimental Beer

Gold: The Chocolate Manifesto, Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery ON

Silver: Atelier des Saveurs, Microbrasserie du Lac St-Jean QC

Bronze: Smokey the Beer, Russell Brewing Brewing Co. BC

Beer of the Year – Sasquatch Stout, Old Yale (BC)

Brewery of the Year – Great Lakes Brewery (ON)