Winners announced for Ontario Brewing Awards 2016

Toronto – The 13th annual Ontario Brewing Awards were announced this evening at a gala hosted at The Great Hall in Toronto in categories spanning 45 beer styles.

Entries increased by 50% this year to 600, with participating brewers up 65% to 112.

Winners:

Light

Gold: Sleeman – Sleeman Light

Silver: Barley Days Brewery – County Light

Bronze: Amsterdam Brewery – 3 Speed

Standard Lager

Gold: Thornbury Village Brewery – Blue Mountain Lager

Silver: Great Lakes Brewery – GLB Blonde Lager

Bronze: Laker – Laker Lager

Craft Lager

Gold: Sawdust City Brewing Co. – Little Norway

Silver: Niagara Brewing Company – Niagara Premium Lager

Bonze: Side Launch Brewing Company – Side Launch Mountain Lager

German Pilsner

Gold: StoneHammer Brewing – StoneHammer Pilsner

Silver: Cameron’s Brewing Co.– Captain’s Log Lager

Bronze: Toboggan Brewing Co. – Braukeller Lager

Bohemian Pilsner

Gold: Thornbury Village Brewery – Pick Up Truck Pilsner

Silver: Steam Whistle Brewing – Steam Whistle Pilsner

Bronze: Falcon Brewing Company– Laggar Falcon Craft Lager

Amber Lager

Gold: Hop City Brewing Co. – Barking Squirrel Lager

Silver: Old Flame Brewing Co. – Old Flame Red

Bronze: Woodhouse Brewing Co. – Woodhouse Lager

Oktoberfest / Marzen

Gold: Smithhavens Brewing Company – Smithhavens Festbier

Silver: Sawdust City Brewing Co. – Sagemehl Stadt

Bronze: Not Awarded

Dark Lager

Gold: Hop City Brewing Co. – 8th Sin Black Lager

Silver: Old Flame Brewing Co. – Old Flame Brunette

Bronze: Side Launch Brewing Company – Side Launch Dark Lager

Bock

Gold: Amsterdam Brewery – Spring Bock

Silver: Creemore Springs – urBock

Bronze: Big Rig Brewery – Bock Me Gently

Doppelbock

Gold: Big Rig Brewery – Kanatdor

Silver: Walkerville Brewery – Dark Winter Lager

Bronze: Kichesippi Beer Co. – Elsbock Vintage 2015

Hellesbock

Gold: Not Awarded

Silver: Not Awarded

Bronze: Not Awarded

Honey Beer

Gold: Sleeman – Sleeman Honey Brown

Silver: Collingwood Brewery – 2015 Vintage Ale

Bronze: 5 Paddles Brewing Co. – Home Sweet Home

Hefeweizen

Gold: Big Rig Brewery – Big Boot Hefe

Silver: Abe Erb Brewing Company – Das Spiritzhaus

Bronze: Niagara College Teaching Brewery – Beer 101 Wheat

Dunkelweizen

Gold: Smithhavens Brewing Company – Smithavens Dunkelweizen

Silver: Frank Brewing Co. – Big Harvest

Bronze: Not Awarded

Weizenbock

Gold: Mill Street Brewery – Weizenbock

Silver: Bell City Brewing Co. – Gravitational Wave

Bronze: Not Awarded

Witbier

Gold: Railway City Brewing Co. – The Witty Traveller

Silver: Stone City Ales – Windward

Bronze: Not Awarded

Herb / Spice Beer

Gold: Bell City Brewing Co. – Hielo de Fuego Lager

Silver: Old Flame Brewing Co. – All ‘Ale’ The Ginger

Bronze: Louis Cifer Brew Works – Thai P.A. Coconut Lemongrass Pale Ale

Farmhouse Blonde

Gold: New Limburg Brewing Company – Belgian Blond

Silver: The Collingwood Brewery – Collingwood Saison

Bronze: The Collingwood Brewery – 1854 Anniversary Ale

Farmhouse Dark

Gold: Stack Brewing – Les Portes de l’Enfer

Silver: Tooth and Nail Brewing Company – Sustenance

Bronze: Redline Brewhouse – Biere de Garde

Lagered Ale

Gold: Mill Street Brewery – Portage Ale

Silver: Sleeman – Sleeman Cream Ale

Bronze: Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. – Lug Tread

British Pale Ale

Gold: Lowertown Brewery – Lowertown Pale Ale

Silver: The Collingwood Brewery – Fireside ESB

Bronze: High Park Brewery – Across The Pond

American Pale Ale

Gold: Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. – Beaver Duck APA

Silver: 5 Paddles Brewing Co. – In Your Face

Bronze: Tooth and Nail Brewing Company – Solo Mission

British India Pale Ale

Gold: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery – Hoptical Illusion

Silver: Elora Brewing Company – Lady Friend IPA

Bronze: Arch Brewing Co. – Dinner Jacket

American India Pale Ale

Gold: Stone City Ales – Uncharted IPA

Silver: Great Lakes Brewery – ROBOHOP

Bronze: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery – Juicy Ass

Dark IPA

Gold: Big Rig Brewery – Release The Hounds

Silver: Rainhard Brewing Co. – Nosbeeratu

Bronze: Wellington Brewery – Terrestrial India Brown Ale

Amber Ale

Gold: Clocktower Brewpub – Clocktower Red

Silver: Bell City Brewing Co. – Eureka

Bronze: Henderson Brewing Co. – Henderson’s Best

Dark Ale

Gold: Brock Street Brewing Co. – Brock Street Irish Red

Silver: Boshkung Brewing Co. – Black Rock Dark Ale

Bronze: Outlaw Brew Co. – Bandit Dark Ale

Porter

Gold: Collective Arts Brewing – Stranger Than Fiction

Silver: Clifford Brewing Co. – Clifford Porter

Bronze: Bobcaygeon Brewing Company – Porter

Stout

Gold: Rainhard Brewing Co. – Sweetback’s Milk Stout

Silver: Woodhouse Brewing Co. – Woodhouse Stout

Bronze: StoneHammer Brewing – StoneHammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout

Imperial Stout

Gold: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery – Invictus

Silver: 5 Paddles Brewing Co. – Midnight Paddler

Bronze: Sawdust City Brewing Co. – LDV 2015

Flavoured Porter / Stout

Gold: Redline Brewhouse — Leather Interior

Silver: Sawdust City Brewing Co. — Blood of Cthulhu

Bronze: MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co. — Wild Stout

Fruit Beer

Gold: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery – 12 Minutes to Destiny

Silver: Amsterdam Brewery – Framboise

Bronze: Wellington Brewery — Against the Currant

Vegetable Beer

Gold: Wellington Brewery — Rhubarb Saison

Silver: Kilannan Brewing Company — Cucumber Kolsh

Bronze: Bayside Brewing Co. — Harvest Pumpkin

Barrel Aged Whisky

Gold: Great Lakes Brewery – Imperial Solstice Stout

Silver: Cameron’s Brewing Co. — Deviator Doppelbock

Bronze: Calabogie Brewing Co. — Simon Phoenix

Barrel Aged Rum

Gold: Cameron’s Brewing Co. – Obsidian Imperial Porter

Silver: Not Awarded

Bronze: Not Awarded

Barrel Aged Red Wine

Gold: Amsterdam Brewery — Vicar’s Vice

Silver: 5 Paddles Brewing Co. — Sunset Paddler

Bronze: Side Launch Brewing Company — Side Launch Dunkelbach

Barrel Aged White Wine

Gold: Amsterdam Brewery — Superstition

Silver: Amsterdam Brewery — Maverick and Gose

Bronze: Junction Craft Brewing — Barrel Aged E S B

Rauchbier

Gold: Garden Brewers — Piperales

Silver: Mill Street Brewery — Rauchbier

Bronze: Royal City Brewing Co. — Bamberg Rauchbier

Peat Smoked Scotch Ale

Gold: Big Rig Brewery — Tartan Pants Scotch Ale

Silver: Barnstormer Brewing Co. – Smok’n Skywriter

Bronze: Not Awarded

Belgian Style Quadrupel

Gold: Railway City Brewing Co. — The Strong Man

Silver: Tooth and Nail Brewing Company — Truce

Bronze: Not Awarded

Belgian Style Tripel

Gold: Side Launch Brewing Company — Side Launch Huronic Tripel

Silver: New Limburg Brewing Company — Tripel

Bronze: 5 Paddles Brewing Co. — Kingdom Sweet Kingdom

Scotch Ale

Gold: Niagara College Teaching Brewery — Beer 101 Strong

Silver: MacLean’s Ales Inc. — Armchair Scotch Ale

Bronze: Walkerville Brewery — Walkerville Brewery Scotch Ale

Barley Wine

Gold: Granite Brewery — Gin Lane

Silver: Wellington Brewery — Yuletide Barley Wine

Bronze: Cameron’s Brewing Co. — Cameron’s Barley Wine

Newcomer of the Year

Brock Street Brewing Company

Best of Show

Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery — Hoptical Illusion