Sponsors & Partners

THANK YOU, 2026 BC Beer Award Sponsors! We couldn’t do this without you.

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Kegshare Canada

Kegshare is a keg service that rents and leases Kegs to Breweries, Cideries, and Wineries across Canada. Kegshare also assists in the logistics of moving kegs within a specific province or between provinces.

Awards – Legend of the Year

Acera Insurance

Acera Insurance is one of Canada’s largest independent, employee-controlled brokerages, built on local expertise and a commitment to the industries that drive our communities. With deep roots across British Columbia, we have become a trusted partner to the province’s craft breweries and distilleries.

Awards – Rookie of the Year

BC Craft Brewers Guild

The BC Craft Brewers Guild works to unite craft breweries in BC so the community continues to develop and grow, and advocates to the government to improve support for breweries that create jobs, boost local economies, and communities. Supporting truly great BC Craft Beer.

Awards – Brewery of the Year

Great Little Box Company/Ideon Packaging

Great Little Box Company is a multi-divisional packaging manufacturer serving the Pacific Northwest since 1982.  Our diverse offering includes corrugated boxes, POP displays, digital print & packaging, folding cartons, protective packaging, pressure-sensitive labels, and shipping supplies. 

Awards – Best In Show

Kegshare Canada

Kegshare is a keg service that rents and leases Kegs to Breweries, Cideries, and Wineries across Canada. Kegshare also assists in the logistics of moving kegs within a specific province or between provinces.

Awards – Livestream

Zenan Glass

Zenan Glass stands alone when it comes to glassware decorators, as the largest glassware decorator in Canada and fifth overall in North America. 

Category Sponsor – Fruit & Flavoured

ABLE BC

The Alliance of Beverage Licensees (ABLE BC) is the voice of British Columbia’s bars, pubs, and private liquor and cannabis stores.
On behalf of our 1,000 members, we work with all levels of government to create business-friendly policies and enhance private sector opportunities.

Category Sponsor – Hop Forward

Hops Connect Canada

Proudly Canadian, Hops Connect Canada began in Pemberton, BC, in 2013 with a passion for quality hops and the craft brewing community. 

Category Sponsor – Lager

Jak’s Beer, Wine, Spirits

JAK’s Beer Wine Spirits has been serving Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley communities since 1981.More than a liquor store — JAK’s is built around experience.
From curated selections to knowledgeable staff, we’re here to help you find exactly what you’re looking for — and maybe something you didn’t know you needed.

Category Sponsor – Malt Forward Beer

Rahr/BSG

RahrBSG delivers the finest brewing ingredients and packaging materials at competitive prices, all backed by outstanding customer service and over 175 years of expertise in the global food and beverage industries. With distribution centres strategically located across North America and an FSSC 22000-certified hop processing facility in the Pacific Northwest, RahrBSG is within easy reach of most breweries.

Category Sponsor – Specialty & Experimental

Topps Hops

Located in the heart of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia, we grow 15+ varieties of BuyBC certified hops that are harvested, processed, and packaged on our farm, providing a direct farmer-to-brewer supply chain.

Awards Handles

Brewery Creek Liquor Store

Located in the heart of Mt. Pleasant, The Brewery Creek Liquor Store stands as Vancouver’s premier destination for craft beverages. Established in 2005, we proudly hold the distinction of being the city’s first retail store to stock Craft Beer, setting the standard for quality and innovation in the industry. 20-plus years of craft beers!
 

Jalapeno

Managing people isn’t easy, and we know it can be stressful—but we’ve got this, so you can lose less sleep over it. We are your go-to solution for practical, affordable, and customizable leadership development and people management in the brewing industry. Our mission is simple: to help you grow your business by growing your people.

Smooth Edge Design

Smooth Edge Design is a woodworking business specializing in hospitality and restaurant interiors, as well as custom wood products like cutting boards, custom flight paddles, and tap handles for the craft beer industry.

Symphero Collective

Symphero [sim-PHER-oh] represents connection—people united by shared goals, moving in sync, and creating something greater together. It reflects the power of community, teamwork, and collaboration. At Symphero Collective, we bring people together through two distinct, sometimes complementary offerings: Events and Custom Apparel.

The Barley Merchant

The Barley Merchant is a craft beer taproom and restaurant in Langley’s Walnut Grove neighbourhood, proudly pouring from a rotating selection of independently owned BC breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries. 
With 50 rotating taps, Langley’s largest selection of rotating BC craft beer sits alongside a BC-focused cocktail, whisky and wine list.

Judges Place

Powell Brewery

Family-operated Craft Brewery, brewing delicious beers since 2012. Discover Powell Brewery, East Vancouver’s award-winning craft brewery known for bold flavours and quality brews. From smooth dark ales to crisp lagers and hoppy IPA’s.

Media Sponsor

The Growler

The Growler is a craft beer, cider, and lifestyle guide for people who love good beer, good food, good music, and are willing to pay a little more to live well.

Sustainable Sponsor

Earthrings

Earthrings was the brainchild of beverage industry veterans with over 25 years of experience. Passionate about developing sustainable alternatives to plastic, we consulted and collaborated with beverage industry buddies–printers, die cutters, paper pros–to reinvent the packaging wheel.