The 10th Annual BC Beer Awards marked the largest competition to date, with 1,200 entries from 121 breweries evaluated across 31 beer-style categories. Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s brewing program earned Brewery of the Year with five awards, including a gold for Birra Rossa, while Dageraad Brewing led all breweries with seven trophies, including three firsts and a full sweep of the Strong Belgian Ale category. The Legend Award honoured Nancy More, Gerry Erith, and the Great Canadian Beer Festival’s founders, highlighting decades of dedication to BC’s beer community.
Special Honours
Best in Show
presented by BSG Canada
Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks – Pixel Pils
Brewery of the Year
presented by Tap & Barrel
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Legend Award
presented by Liquify
John Rowling & Gerry Hieter, Nancy More, Gerry Erith
Innovator of the Year
presented by DownLow Chicken Shack
Twin Sails Brewing
People’s Choice
presented by CBC Vancouver
BREWHALL – Azedo Tropical Sour
The Brewer’s Challenge – Wood-Aged Beer
presented by Glenmore Custom Print + Packaging
Four Winds Brewing – Cherry Operis
Rookie of the Year
presented by Singleton Reynolds
Île Sauvage Brewing
Dan Small Homebrew Award
Andrew Swanton – The Answers to Life, The Universe and Everything Dark Mild
Beer Category Winners
International Lager – 51 entries
- Hashtag Basic – Electric Bicycle Brewing
- Elementary – Lager – Four Winds Brewing
- Vidal – Townsite Brewing
Pale German Beer – 50 entries
- The Adams Family Festbier – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Skyline Lager – Bomber Brewing
- Köl Story Bro Kölsch – BREWHALL
German Pils – 24 entries
- Beldame – Strange Fellows Brewing
- Simple Things – Steel & Oak Brewing
- Pixel Pils – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks
Amber European Beer – 25 entries
- Helles Lager – Trading Post Brewing
- Red Pilsner – Steel & Oak Brewing
- Marzen – R&B Brewing
Dark & Strong European Beer – 19 entries
- Dominion Dark Lager – Vancouver Island Brewing
- May the Schwarz Be With You – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Hermannator Ice Bock – Vancouver Island Brewing
German Wheat Beer – 20 entries
- 50/50 Hefeweizen – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Chefs Hef – R&B Brewing
- Heftechnik – Brassneck Brewery
UK Pale Ale – 37 entries
- Backroads Brewing Pale Ale – Backroads Brewing
- Bomber Pale Ale – Bomber Brewing
- Papa G’s ESB – The Noble Pig Brewhouse
UK Brown Ale – 37 entries
- Outboard Motor Oatmeal Porter – The 101 Brewhouse + Distillery
- Rail Ale Nut Brown – Howe Sound Brewing
- Wee Angry Scotch Ale – Russell Brewing
UK Stout – 24 entries
- Cold Steeped Irish Stout – The Bakery Brewing
- Tactical Turtleneck – Another Beer Inc.
- Sasquatch Stout – Old Yale Brewing
Strong Ale – 14 entries
- Wayfarer – Strange Fellows Brewing
- Melle Meo – Howe Sound Brewing
- Woolly Bugger – Howe Sound Brewing
Fruit Beer – 68 entries
- Moon Dance Mango Wheat – Old Yale Brewing
- Corvus Lingonberry Lime Gose – Ravens Brewing
- Tropical Tart – Steamworks Brewing
Specialty Fruit Beer – 55 entries
- De Witte – Dageraad Brewing
- Asking For A Friend – Backcountry Brewing
- Late Bloomer Strawberry Hibiscus Sour – Twin City Brewing
Spice Beer – 38 entries
- Nightwatch – Lighthouse Brewing
- Flex Mex – Twin Sails Brewing
- Yoga Pants Cucumber Basil Sour – Electric Bicycle Brewing
Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer – 20 entries
- Loral Brett Saison – Île Sauvage Brewing
- Ignis Lichtenhainer – House of Funk Brewing
- The Great Gratzer – Moody Ales
Specialty Wood Aged Beer – 33 entries
- Scarlet – Steamworks Brewing
- Debauchery Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout – House of Funk Brewing
- Punch’s Farmhouse Ale – Mayne Island Brewing
European Sour – 25 entries
- Little Red One – Strange Fellows Brewing
- Troika – Parallel 49 Brewing
- Shiro Shiro – Île Sauvage Brewing
Specialty Beer – 31 entries
- Gulagubben – Whistle Buoy Brewing
- Pilsbo Baggins New Zealand Pilsner – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Whiskey Sour Ale – Field House Brewing
North American Light Beer – 40 entries
- Cream Ale – Gladstone Brewing
- Red Racer Summer Crush Hopped Lager – Central City Brewers + Distillers
- No Brainer – Brassneck Brewery
North American Blonde Ale – 23 entries
- Royal City Ale – Steel & Oak Brewing
- Ballpark Blonde – Red Arrow Brewing
- Bastion Blonde Ale – White Sails Brewing
North American Pale Ale – 64 entries
- Hazy Pale Ale – Steamworks Brewing
- Palida – Andina Brewing
- Hazy Citra Pale Ale – 4 Mile Brewing
North American Amber & Brown Ale – 28 entries
- Midnight Umber – Red Arrow Brewing
- Easy Amber – Nelson Brewing
- Birra Rossa – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
North American Porter & Stout – 28 entries
- Bomber Russian Imperial Stout – Bomber Brewing
- Rye Stout – Doan’s Craft Beer
- Porter – Gladstone Brewing
North American IPA – 64 entries
- Play Dead IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing
- Shipwreck – Lighthouse Brewing
- Bomber IPA – Bomber Brewing
Specialty IPA – 91 entries
- Slingshot Session IPA – Fernie Brewing
- Sipasaurus Rex – Backroads Brewing
- Ferocious Wild IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing
Hazy IPA – 91 entries
- Dreamboat Hazy IPA – The Parkside Brewery
- Neon Lights Pale Ale – BREWHALL
- Exp.003.Mkvi – Fluffy Cloud IPA – 33 Brewing Experiment
Imperial IPA – 17 entries
- One Trick Pony – Brassneck Brewery
- Numbskull – Lighthouse Brewing
- Psychosis 7 DIPA – Whitetooth Brewing
Belgian Ale – 27 entries
- Icefields Pale Ale – Whitetooth Brewing.
- La Tenace Belgian Single – Whitetooth Brewing.
- Burnabarian – Dageraad Brewing
Honourable Mention: Jongleur – Strange Fellows Brewing
Saison – 36 entries
- The Pass (Collab W/ Blindman) – Dageraad Brewing
- Small Wonder – Brassneck Brewery
- Five – Dageraad Brewing
Strong Belgian Ale – 30 entries
- Blonde – Dageraad Brewing
- Rosetta – Dageraad Brewing
- 10° – Dageraad Brewing
Honourable Mention: 33 Acres of Euphoria – 33 Acres Brewing
Wild Ale – 65 entries
- Pinkies Out Tropical Sour – Foamers’ Folly Brewing
- Mixtape Series: Dry Hopped Sour – Boombox Brewing
- Strange Resemblance – Strange Fellows Brewing
Specialty Wild Ale – 48 entries
- Rose Changeling – Brassneck Brewery
- Noble Blend Mixed Culture Saison – Yellow Dog Brewing
- Mountain View Black Currant Sour – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks
Creative Industry Awards
Best Flight Paddle
presented by Smooth Edge Design
Andina Brewing
Best Growler Design
presented by Ideon Packaging
Andina Brewing
Best Merch/Apparel
presented by Topps Hops
Mount Arrowsmith Brewing
Best Tasting Room Design
presented by Shaw Sabey & Associates
Electric Bicycle Brewing
Best Tap Handle Design
presented by Wylie Jack Taps & Branding
Boombox Brewing
Best Label Design (Can)
presented by Vessel Packaging
Dageraad Brewing – Murder City
Best Label Design (Bottle)
presented by Great Little Box
Dageraad Brewing – Antwerpen Tripel
Best Packaging Design
presented by Great Little Box Company
Vancouver Island Brewing – Pod Pack
Best Website Design
presented by Major Tom
Best Social Media Presence
presented by Major Tom

