The 4th Annual British Columbia Beer Awards saw over 300 entries evaluated in 17 style categories, including the inaugural Dan Small Homebrew Award. Now part of BC Craft Beer Month, the event moved to the Croatian Cultural Centre to accommodate a growing audience. Parallel 49 Brewing led with eight awards, followed closely by Central City Brewers + Distillers with seven.
Special Honours
Best of Show
Vancouver Island Brewery – Hermannator Ice Bock – Ralf Pittroff
CBC People’s Choice Award
Powell Street Craft Brewery – Whiskey Porter
Dan Small Homebrew Award
- John Folinsbee
- Takashi Guenette
- Adam Crandall
Beer Category Winners
Session Lager – 13 entries
- Big Surf – Big Surf Lager – Wolfgang Hoess
- High Mountain Brewing – Lifty Lager – Derrick Franche
- Coal Harbour Brewing – 311 Helles Lager- Ethan Allured
Pilsner – 13 entries
- Central City Brewers + Distillers – Red Racer Pilsner – The Central City Brew Crew
- Tree Brewing – Kelowna Pilsner – Dave Gokiert
- Parallel 49 Brewing – Crane Kick – Graham With
Honourable Mention: Four Winds Brewing – Pilsner – Brent Mills
Special Lager – 8 entries
- Vancouver Island Brewery – Hermannator Ice Bock – Ralf Pittroff
- Dead Frog Brewery – The Session Vienna Lager – Tony Dewald
- Tree Brewing – Captivator Doppelbock – Dave Gokiert
Session Ale – 26 entries
- The Nelson Brewing – Wild Honey Organic Ale – Mike Kelly
- Phillips Brewing – Slipstream Ale
- Parallel 49 Brewing – Red Eye – Graham With
English Ale – 14 entries
- The Nelson Brewing – Hop Good Organic Session IPA – Mike Kelly
- Central City Brewers + Distillers – Red Racer ESB – The Central City Brew Crew
- Powell Street Craft Brewery – Old Jalopy Pale Ale – David Bowkett
Honourable Mention:Okanagan Spring – Pale Ale
American Ale – 28 entries
- Parallel 49 Brewing – Gypsy Tears – Graham With
- Old Yale Brewing – Old Yale Pale Ale – Larry Caza
- Central City Brewers + Distillers – Red Racer Pale Ale – The Central City Brew Crew
Wheat Beer – 18 entries
- Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers – Quick Wit Wheat Ale – Kevin Emms
- Moon Under Water Brewery – The Victorious Weizenbock – Clay Potter
- Howe Sound Brewing – King Heffy Imperial Heffeweizen – Paul Wilson & Franco Corno
Fruit Beer – 18 entries
- Central City Brewers + Distillers – Red Racer Raspberry Wheat Ale – The Central City Brew Crew
- Parallel 49 Brewing – Seed Spitter – Graham With
- Fernie Brewing – What the Huck – Gord Demaniuk/Paul Graham
Vegetable / Spice Beer – 20 entries
- Central City Brewers + Distillers – Red Racer Pumkin Ale – The Central City Brew Crew
- Steamworks Brewing – Steamworks Espresso Stout – Caolan Vaughn & Takeshi Guenette
- R&B Brewing – Birra Fresca Cucumber Mint I.P.A. – Todd Graham
Special Beer – 25 entries
- Howe Sound Brewing – Wee Beastie Oak Aged Scotch Ale – Paul Wilson & Franco Corno
- Parallel 49 Brewing – From East Van With Love – Graham With
- Coal Harbour Brewing – Smoke & Mirrors Smoked Imperial Ale – Ethan Allured
Scottish / Irish – 7 entries
- Lighthouse Brewing – Race Rocks Amber – Dean Mcleod
- Tree Brewing – Groove Session Ale – Dave Gokiert
- Fernie Brewing – Fernie Big Caboose Red Ale – Gord Demaniuk/Paul Graham
Brown / Porter – 23 entries
- Phillips Brewing – Chocolate Porter
- Townsite Brewing – PowTown Porter- Cedric Dauchot
- Parallel 49 Brewing – Old Boy – Graham With
Honourable Mention:Hoyne Brewing – Dark Matter – Sean Hoyne
Stout – 14 entries
- Persephone Brewing – Stout-Off Stout – Anders McKinnon
- Longwood Brewing – Stoutnik Russian Imperial Stout – Harley Smith
- Old Yale Brewing – Sasquatch Stout – Larry Caza
Belgian / Sour Beer – 15 entries
- Yaletown Brewing – Yaletown Oud Bruin – Yaletown Brewers
- Granville Island Brewing – Thirsty Farmer Saison – Vern Lambourne
- Four Winds Brewing – Wild Flower Saison – Brent Mills
IPA – India Pale Ale – 34 entries
- Driftwood Brewing – Fat Tug IPA – Jason Meyer & Kevin Hearsum
- Driftwood Brewing – Sartori Harvest IPA – Jason Meyer & Kevin Hearsum
- Moon Under Water Brewery – Tranquility IPA – Clay Potter
Honourable Mention: Hoyne Brewing – Devils Dream IPA – Sean Hoyne
Imperial IPA – 11 entries
- Central City Brewers + Distillers – Central City Imperial IPA – The Central City Brew Crew
- Phillips Brewing – Amnesiac Double IPA
- Parallel 49 Brewing – The Hopnitist – Graham With
Strong – 8 entries
- Central City Brewers + Distillers – Thor’s Hammer – The Central City Brew Crew
- Parallel 49 Brewing – Vow of Silence – Graham With
- Townsite Brewing – Biere d’Hiver – Cedric Dauchot

