2016 BCBA Winners List

The 2016 British Columbia Beer Awards saw over 750 entries from 73 breweries, evaluated across 30 style categories — up from 20 the previous year. North American Wild Ale was the most competitive category, drawing 60 entries. Central City Brewers & Distillers led with six trophies, while Dageraad Brewing earned five, including three firsts. Steamworks Brewing won five trophies, with its Flagship IPA taking Best in Show. That win also marked Julia Hanlon as the first woman to receive the top award as Brewmaster.

Special Honours

Best in Show

Steamworks Brewing – Flagship IPA

CBC People’s Choice Award

Pablo Esco Gnar IPA – Boombox Brewing in collaboration with Machine Ale

The Brewer’s Challenge- Mild

Old Money Mild – Brassneck Brewery

Rookie of the Year

presented by Richards Buell Sutton

Field House Brewing

Dan Small Homebrew Award

Sho Ogawa & Novia Chen

Beer Category Winners

International Lager – 32 entries

1. 33 Acres of Darkness – 33 Acres Brewing
2. Vienna Lager – Moody Ales
3. Red Racer Pils – Central City Brewers + Distillers

German Pale Lager – 22 entries

1. Red Racer Old School Lager – Central City Brewers + Distillers
2. Keller Pilsner – Persephone Brewing
3. Steamworks Pilsner – Steamworks Brewing

Kölsch – 19 entries

1. Steamworks Kolsch – Steamworks Brewing
2. High Country Kolsch – Mt. Begbie Brewing
3. Arctic Kolsch – Swan’s Brewery

German Amber Beer – 21 entries

1. Gladstone Altbier – Gladstone Brewing
2. Vienna Lager – R&B Brewing
3. Potts Pils – Moon Under Water

European Dark Beer – 15 entries

1. Dark Lager – Steel & Oak Brewing
2. Baltic Porter – Cannery Brewing
3. Red Racer Dopplebock – Central City Brewers + Distillers

HM: Brewmaster’s Black Lager – Okanagan Spring Brewery

German Wheat Beer – 14 entries

1. Demimondaine Dunkelweizen – Barkerville Brewing
2. This is Hefeweizen – Moon Under Water
3. Weizenbock – Steel & Oak Brewing

British Bitter – 20 entries

1. English Bitter – Foamers’ Folly Brewing
2. Red Devil Ale – R&B Brewing
3. Beacon ESB – Lighthouse Brewing

British Pale Ale – 17 entries

1. Clover IPA – Big Ridge Brewing
2. Paddywhack Organic IPA – Nelson Brewing
3. English IPA – Strathcona Beer

British Brown Ale – 30 entries

1. After Dark Ale – Nelson Brewing
2. Tall Timber Ale – Mt. Begbie Brewing
3. Aethelred the Mild – Foamers’ Folly Brewing

Scottish and Irish Ales – 12 entries

1. Classic Scotch – Steamworks Brewpub Gastown
2. Irish Stout – Raven’s Brewing
3. 1880 Export Stout – Moody Ales

British Stout – 10 entries

1. 52 Foot Stout – Barkerville Brewing
2. Perfect Storm – Townsite Brewing Inc
3. 710 Oaked Stout – Faculty Brewing

Strong Ale – 17 entries

1. Thor’s Hammer – Central City Brewers + Distillers
2. Wee Heavy – Persephone Brewing
3. Wobbly Bob – Red Collar Brewing

Fruit Beer – 50 entries

1. Pinot Noir Raspberry Blonde – Tin Whistle Brewing
2. Red Truck Raspberry Ale – Red Truck Beer
3. Tropic Vice – Dead Frog Brewery

Spiced Beer – 35 entries

1. Jackline Rhubarb Grissette – Lighthouse Brewing
2. Spruce Tree Ale – Tofino Brewing
3. Hibiscus Wit – Brassneck Brewery

Smoke and Wood Aged Beer – 22 entries

1. Entropy Series No. 1 – Dageraad Brewing
2. Inertia II – Brassneck Brewery
3. Thor’s Hammer Bourbon Barrel Aged – Central City Brewers + Distillers

Specialty Beer – 28 entries

1. Roggen Weizen – Steel & Oak Brewing
2. Londen – Dageraad Brewing
3. Sour Wheat Gose – Field House Brewing

North American Light Beer – 19 entries

1. Hooligan Organic Pilsner – Nelson Brewing
2. Jerkface 9000 – Parallel 49 Brewing
3. Cypress Honey Lager – Granville Island Brewing

North American Blonde Ale – 17 entries

1. Organic Wild Honey Ale – Nelson Brewing
2. Postmark Blonde – Postmark Brewing
3. Dutch Pale Ale – Field House Brewing

North American Pale Ale – 45 entries

1. Chase My Tail Pale Ale – Yellow Dog Brewing
2. One Hop Mind – Callister Brewing
3. East Side Bitter – R&B Brewing

North American Amber Ale – 23 entries

1. 33 Acres of Life – 33 Acres Brewing
2. Troller Bay Ale – Howe Sound Brewing
3. Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale – Tree Brewing

North American Brown Ale – 13 entries

1. Bandit Brown – Foamers’ Folly Brewing
2. Slipstream – Phillips Brewing & Malting
3. Kim-Ach-Touch Ale – Tree Brewing

North American Porter & Stout – 21 entries

1. Commander Imperial Stout – Dead Frog Brewery
2. Stag and Pheasant Imperial Stout – Main Street Brewing
3. Russian Imperial Stout – Moody Ales

North American IPA – 58 entries

1. Flagship IPA – Steamworks Brewing
2. Play Dead IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing
3. The Ultra Deluxe – Boombox Brewing

Specialty IPA – 41 entries

1. Blonde IPA – Dageraad Brewing
2. White ISA – Red Truck Beer
3. YVR ISA – Steamworks Brewing

Imperial IPA – 10 entries

1. 187 On An Undercover Hop – Parallel 49 Brewing
2. Cosmic Wave Double IPA – Tofino Brewing
3. Second Anniversary Double IPA – Main Street Brewing

Belgian Ale – 16 entries

1. Jongleur Wit – Strange Fellows Brewing
2. Bier de Garde – Old Abbey Ales
3. White Gold Witbier – Barkerville Brewing

Belgian Strong Ale – 31 entries

1. Dageraad Blonde – Dageraad Brewing
2. Saison #7 – Main Street Brewing
3. Old Barn Saison – Fernie Brewing

Trappist Ale – 15 entries

1. 33 Acres of Euphoria – 33 Acres Brewing
2. Central City Belgian Strong – Central City Brewers + Distillers
3. 10 Degrees – Dageraad Brewing

Honourable Mention: 8 Degrees – Dageraad Brewing

European Sour Ale – 16 entries

1. Raynard – Strange Fellows Brewing
2. Cantus Fermus – Main Street Brewing
3. Bizarro – Phillips Brewing & Malting

North American Wild Ale – 60 entries

1. Bodhisattva – Parallel 49 Brewing
2. Sour Raspberry – Old Abbey Ales
3. Little Red One – Strange Fellows Brewing