2019 BCBA Winners List

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

1. Hashtag Basic – Electric Bicycle Brewing
2. Elementary – Lager – Four Winds Brewing
3. Vidal – Townsite Brewing

Pale German Beer – 50 entries

1. The Adams Family Festbier – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
2. Skyline Lager – Bomber Brewing
3. Köl Story Bro Kölsch – BREWHALL

German Pils – 24 entries

1. Beldame – Strange Fellows Brewing
2. Simple Things – Steel & Oak Brewing
3. Pixel Pils – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

Amber European Beer – 25 entries

1. Helles Lager – Trading Post Brewing
2. Red Pilsner – Steel & Oak Brewing
3. Marzen – R&B Brewing

Dark & Strong European Beer – 19 entries

1. Dominion Dark Lager – Vancouver Island Brewing
2. May the Schwarz Be With You – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
3. Hermannator Ice Bock – Vancouver Island Brewing

German Wheat Beer – 20 entries

1. 50/50 Hefeweizen – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
2. Chefs Hef – R&B Brewing
3. Heftechnik – Brassneck Brewery

UK Pale Ale – 37 entries

1. Backroads Brewing Pale Ale – Backroads Brewing
2. Bomber Pale Ale – Bomber Brewing
3. Papa G’s ESB – The Noble Pig Brewhouse

UK Brown Ale – 37 entries

1. Outboard Motor Oatmeal Porter – The 101 Brewhouse + Distillery
2. Rail Ale Nut Brown – Howe Sound Brewing
3. Wee Angry Scotch Ale – Russell Brewing

UK Stout – 24 entries

1. Cold Steeped Irish Stout – The Bakery Brewing
2. Tactical Turtleneck – Another Beer Inc.
3. Sasquatch Stout – Old Yale Brewing

Strong Ale – 14 entries

1. Wayfarer – Strange Fellows Brewing
2. Melle Meo – Howe Sound Brewing
3. Woolly Bugger – Howe Sound Brewing

Fruit Beer – 68 entries

1. Moon Dance Mango Wheat – Old Yale Brewing
2. Corvus Lingonberry Lime Gose – Ravens Brewing
3. Tropical Tart – Steamworks Brewing

Specialty Fruit Beer – 55 entries

1. De Witte – Dageraad Brewing
2. Asking For A Friend – Backcountry Brewing
3. Late Bloomer Strawberry Hibiscus Sour – Twin City Brewing

Spice Beer – 38 entries

1. Nightwatch – Lighthouse Brewing
2. Flex Mex – Twin Sails Brewing
3. Yoga Pants Cucumber Basil Sour – Electric Bicycle Brewing

Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer – 20 entries

1. Loral Brett Saison – Île Sauvage Brewing
2. Ignis Lichtenhainer – House of Funk Brewing
3. The Great Gratzer – Moody Ales

Specialty Wood Aged Beer – 33 entries

1. Scarlet – Steamworks Brewing
2. Debauchery Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout – House of Funk Brewing
3. Punch’s Farmhouse Ale – Mayne Island Brewing

European Sour – 25 entries

1. Little Red One – Strange Fellows Brewing
2. Troika – Parallel 49 Brewing
3. Shiro Shiro – Île Sauvage Brewing

Specialty Beer – 31 entries

1. Gulagubben – Whistle Buoy Brewing
2. Pilsbo Baggins New Zealand Pilsner – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
3. Whiskey Sour Ale – Field House Brewing

North American Light Beer – 40 entries

1. Cream Ale – Gladstone Brewing
2. Red Racer Summer Crush Hopped Lager – Central City Brewers + Distillers
3. No Brainer – Brassneck Brewery

North American Blonde Ale – 23 entries

1. Royal City Ale – Steel & Oak Brewing
2. Ballpark Blonde – Red Arrow Brewing
3. Bastion Blonde Ale – White Sails Brewing

North American Pale Ale – 64 entries

1. Hazy Pale Ale – Steamworks Brewing
2. Palida – Andina Brewing
3. Hazy Citra Pale Ale – 4 Mile Brewing

North American Amber & Brown Ale – 28 entries

1. Midnight Umber – Red Arrow Brewing
2. Easy Amber – Nelson Brewing
3. Birra Rossa – Kwantlen Polytechnic University

North American Porter & Stout – 28 entries

1. Bomber Russian Imperial Stout – Bomber Brewing
2. Rye Stout – Doan’s Craft Beer
3. Porter – Gladstone Brewing

North American IPA – 64 entries

1. Play Dead IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing
2. Shipwreck – Lighthouse Brewing
3. Bomber IPA – Bomber Brewing

Specialty IPA – 91 entries

1. Slingshot Session IPA – Fernie Brewing
2. Sipasaurus Rex – Backroads Brewing
3. Ferocious Wild IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing

Hazy IPA – 91 entries

1. Dreamboat Hazy IPA – The Parkside Brewery
2. Neon Lights Pale Ale – BREWHALL
3. Exp.003.Mkvi – Fluffy Cloud IPA – 33 Brewing Experiment

Imperial IPA – 17 entries

1. One Trick Pony – Brassneck Brewery
2. Numbskull – Lighthouse Brewing
3. Psychosis 7 DIPA – Whitetooth Brewing

Belgian Ale – 27 entries

1. Icefields Pale Ale – Whitetooth Brewing.
2. La Tenace Belgian Single – Whitetooth Brewing.
3. Burnabarian – Dageraad Brewing

Honourable Mention: Jongleur – Strange Fellows Brewing

Saison – 36 entries

1. The Pass (Collab W/ Blindman) – Dageraad Brewing
2. Small Wonder – Brassneck Brewery
3. Five – Dageraad Brewing

Strong Belgian Ale – 30 entries

1. Blonde – Dageraad Brewing
2. Rosetta – Dageraad Brewing
3. 10° – Dageraad Brewing

Honourable Mention: 33 Acres of Euphoria – 33 Acres Brewing

Wild Ale – 65 entries

1. Pinkies Out Tropical Sour – Foamers’ Folly Brewing
2. Mixtape Series: Dry Hopped Sour – Boombox Brewing
3. Strange Resemblance – Strange Fellows Brewing

Specialty Wild Ale – 48 entries

1. Rose Changeling – Brassneck Brewery
2. Noble Blend Mixed Culture Saison – Yellow Dog Brewing
3. 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

BREWHALL

Best Social Media Presence

presented by Major Tom

Backcountry Brewing