Canadian Brewing Awards announce record entries for 2015

Toronto, ON – Organizers of the 13th annual Canadian Brewing Awards today released its beer and cider entry statistics for the 2015 competition year.

A total of 1235 beers in 41 categories and 47 ciders in 4 categories were judged blindly over five days at Cool Beer Brewing in Etobicoke, ON by BJCP-certified judges and WJC-certified judges.

Beer entries increased by 321 or 35% – 914 beer entries were judged in 2014.

Cider was added for 2015 in addition to four new beer style categories including Session Beer, American-style Brett Beer, and American-style Sour Ale. For a full list of all entries, click here.

In addition, 4 beers brewed by Niagara College students were also judged for the TAPS Magazine Golden Boot Award.

Awards will be presented during the Canadian Brewing Awards & Craft Brewers Conference on June 4-6, 2015 in Niagara Falls, ON.