2017 BCBA Winners List

The 2017 British Columbia Beer Awards welcomed a record 879 entries from 97 breweries, judged over three days by a panel of BJCP and Cicerone-certified experts from across Cascadia. North American IPA was once again the most competitive category, drawing 82 entries. Twin Sails Brewing collected the most trophies, with multiple first-place finishes across IPA and dark beer styles. Mount Arrowsmith Brewing was named the inaugural Brewery of the Year, while new honours introduced this year also recognized innovation and creative industry contributions

Special Honours

Brewery of the Year

presented by Tap & Barrel

Mount Arrowsmith Brewing

CBC People’s Choice Award

Boombox Brewing – Rad Seeker

Innovator of the Year

presented by Newlands Systems

Twin Sails Brewing

The Brewer’s Challenge- SMaSH

presented by Krones

Postmark Brewing – Bohemian Pilsner SMaSH

Rookie of the Year

presented by Richards Buell Sutton

Backcountry Brewing

Dan Small Homebrew Award

Bryan Major – SMaSH Pils with Pils Malt, Mosaic hops

Beer Category Winners

International Lager – 34 entries

1. Bomber Pilsner – Bomber Brewing
2. Red Pilsner – Steel & Oak Brewing
3. Premium Pilsner – Strathcona Beer

German Pale Lager – 27 entries

1. Craft Lager – Parallel 49 Brewing
2. Ridge Runner Pilsner – Back Country Brewing
3. King Maker – Brassneck Brewery

Kölsch – 12 entries

1. Analogue 78 – Phillips Brewing & Malting
2. Kolsch – Doan’s Craft Brewing
3. Kūl Daddy Kölsch – Callister Brewing

Amber & Dark European Beer – 19 entries

1. Backroads Brewing Marzen – Backroads Brewing
2. Dark Lager – Steel & Oak Brewing
3. Red Racer Across the Nation Collaboration Wide Open Spaces Kellerbier – Central City Brewers + Distillers

German Wheat Beer – 18 entries

1. Hefeweizen – The 101 Brewhouse & Distillery
2. Roundhouse Wheat – Yaletown Brewing
3. KPU Weissbier – KPU Brewing

British Bitter – 21 entries

1. Organic Pale Ale – Forbidden Brewing
2. Tickity Boo – Twin City Brewing
3. Nelson Hopgood Organic Session IPA- Nelson Brewing

British Pale Ale – 18 entries

1. Tasman – Lighthouse Brewing
2. Bomber Pale Ale – Bomber Brewing
3. El Dorado Golden Ale – Backroads Brewing

British Brown Ale – 33 entries

1. Shake A Paw Smoked Porter – Yellow Dog Brewing
2. Raven Cream Ale – R&B Brewing
3. Proper Treacle – Parallel 49 Brewing

Scottish & Irish Ale – 13 entries

1. Wee Angry Scotch Ale – Russell Brewing
2. Renfrew Red Ale – Sooke Oceanside Brewery
3. Short & Stout Dry Stout – Callister Brewing

British Stout – 20 entries

1. Chocolate Milk Stout – Hearthstone Brewery
2. Nelson Blackheart Oatmeal Stout – Nelson Brewing
3. Con Leche – Twin Sails Brewing

Strong Beer – 15 entries

1. Woolly Bugger – Howe Sound Brewing
2. Baltic – Steel & Oak Brewing
3. Sleigh Booster Imperial Red IPA – Bridge Brewing

Fruit Beer – 50 entries

1. Anno 2016 – Dageraad Brewing
2. Ravens Raspberry Hefeweizen – Ravens Brewing
3. Corvus Lingonberry Lime Gose – Ravens Brewing

Specialty Fruit Beer – 22 entries

1. Go Get It Ginger Lime Gose – Yellow Dog Brewing
2. Megadestroyer – Howe Sound Brewing
3. Atomic Cherry Tart Cherry Ale – Dead Frog Brewery

Spice, Herb & Vegetable Beer – 39 entries

1. Alakazam – Parallel 49 Brewing
2. Towers & Trains – Steel & Oak Brewing
3. Roselle – Steel & Oak Brewing

Smoke & Wood Aged Beer – 34 entries

1. Octoberfest Flammenbeer – Swans Brewery Collaboration with White Sails Brewing
2. Tonique Carpano Biere Aperitif – Powell Brewery
3. Russian Imperial Stout – Parallel 49 Brewing

Honourable Mention: Entropy Series No. 3 – Dageraad Brewing

Historical Beer – 14 entries

1. Gose With Peach – Granville Island Brewing
2. No Brainer – Brassneck Brewery
3. Roggen Weizen – Steel & Oak Brewing

Specialty Beer – 18 entries

1. Double Secret Probation Doppel Sticke Altbier – Bomber Brewing
2. Launch Pad Belgian-Inspired Rye Ale – Whitetooth Brewing
3. Anniversary Sour Raspberry Nut Brown Ale – Dead Frog Brewery

Honourable Mention: Gin & Lime Pilsner – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

North American Light Beer – 33 entries

1. Red Truck Lager – Red Truck Beer
2. Nelson Hooligan Organic Pilsner – Nelson Brewing
3. Cariboo Blonde – Pacific Western Brewing

American Blonde Ale – 17 entries

1. Arrowsmith Blonde – Mount Arrowsmith Brewing
2. 107 Blonde – Faculty Brewing
3. Tofino Blonde Ale – Tofino Brewing

North American Pale Ale – 60 entries

1. Trail Breaker Pale Ale – Back Country Brewing
2. Day Blink – Twin Sails Brewing
3. Sky Pilot – Howe Sound Brewing

Honourable Mention: Dude Chilling Pale Ale – R&B Brewing

North American Amber Ale – 25 entries

1. Steamworks Heroica Red Ale – Steamworks Brewing
2. Coastal Common – Whistler Brewing
3. Brassneck Ale – Brassneck Brewery

North American Dark Beer – 25 entries

1. Str8 Flexin’ – Twin Sails Brewing
2. Bomber Russian Imperial Stout – Bomber Brewing
3. Dark Side – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

North American IPA – 82 entries

1. Vancouver Special IPA – R&B Brewing
2. Widow Maker IPA- Back Country Brewing
3. Parkside Motel – The Parkside Brewery

Specialty IPA – 57 entries

1. Rad Seeker – Boombox Brewing
2. Colour & Shape – Superflux Beer
3. Ocaso – Andina Brewing

Imperial IPA – 16 entries

1. Bachelor Pad – Twin Sails Brewing
2. Kicking In Speakers – Twin Sails Brewing Collaboration with Boombox Brewing
3. Beach Week – Twin Sails Brewing

Honourable Mention: Hopnotist – Parallel 49 Brewing

Belgian Ale – 19 entries

1. 33 Acres Of Sunshine – 33 Acres Brewing
2. Dim Wit – The Parkside Brewery
3. Take A Walk Wit – Yellow Dog Brewing

Saison – 32 entries

1. Lake City Farmhouse – Dageraad Brewing
2. Sea Run Saison – Mount Arrowsmith Brewing
3. Vancouver Mural Festival Single Hopped Grisette – Main Street Brewing

Belgian Strong & Trappist Ale – 23 entries

1. Louise – Dageraad Brewing
2. Antwerpen – Dageraad Brewing
3. Black Dog Quad – Red Collar Brewing

Mixed Fermentation Beer – 46 entries

1. Reynard – Strange Fellows Brewing
2. Brett IPA- Luppolo Brewing
3. Tempus Corvi 2017 – Moon Under Water Brewery

Honourable Mention: Wild Gin Saison – R&B Brewing

Wild Specialty Beer – 37 entries

1. Little Red One – Strange Fellows Brewing
2. De Witte – Dageraad Brewing
3. Dino Sour – Phillips Brewing & Malting

Creative Industry Awards

Best Can Design

Doan’s Craft Brewing – Crystal Weiss

Best Bottle Label Design

Steamworks Brewing – Barrel Aged Series Imperial Stout

Best Packaging – Boxes and Carriers

Doan’s Craft Brewing- Happy Pack

Best Tap Handle

Steamworks

Best Website

Field House Brewing

Best Social Media Presence

Backcountry Brewing