The 11th Annual BC Beer Awards saw judges evaluate 925 entries across 29 categories. Hazy IPA remained a dominant favourite among brewers, leading all categories with 76 entries. Twin City Brewing Company was named Brewery of the Year, earning three trophies including first-place finishes in Specialty Fruit Beer, Hoppy UK Ale, and Belgian Ale. Notably, Legend Awards were presented to Don Gordon and Ken Beattie for their long-standing contributions to British Columbia’s craft beer community.
Special Honours
Best In Show
Presented by Country Malt Group
Hoyne Brewing – Dark Matter
Brewery of The Year
Presented by Tap & Barrel
Twin City Brewing
Legend Award
Presented by BC Beer Awards
Don Gordon, Ken Beattie
Innovator of the Year
Presented by Keg Share
Small Gods Brewing
Judges’ Choice
Presented by Great Little Box Company
Moody Ales & Co. – Oktoberfest
Rookie of the Year
Presented by Hops Connect Canada
Swift Brewing
Beer Category Winners
International Lager – 46 entries
- Skyline Lager – Bomber Brewing
- Golden Hour Czech – Ace Brewing
- Leechtown Lager – Sooke Oceanside
Pale Malty German Lager – 22 entries
- The Highway Lager – Silver Valley Brewing
- Gladstone Festbier – Gladstone Brewing
- Oktoberfest – Moody Ales & Co.
Pale Bitter German Lager – 32 entries
- German Pilsner – Trading Post Brewing
- Helleraad – Dageraad Brewing
- Peace Arch Pilsner – White Rock Beach Beer Company
Amber Lager – 20 entries
- Vienna Amber Lager – Moody Ales & Co.
- Marzen Bavarian Lager – Abandoned Rail Brewing
- Svec Czech Half Dark Lager – Hoyne Brewing
Honourable Mention: Vienna Lager – Streetcar Brewing
Dark Lager – 17 entries
- Dark Lager – Tofino Brewing
- Gladstone Czech Dark Lager – Gladstone Brewing
- Wildfire Dark Lager – Cannery Brewing
Strong Ale & Lager – 13 entries
- 8th Anniversary Barleywine – Category 12 Brewing
- Hellroaring Scottish Ale – Fisher Peak Brewing
- Megalith – Steel & Oak Brewing
Kölsch – 25 entries
- Tunnel Creek Kölsch – Fernie Brewing
- Kölsch – Steamworks Brewing
- Killer Kölsch – Love Shack Libations
Weissbier – 20 entries
- In Between Days – Studio Brewing
- Not An Island Hefeweizen – Batch 44 Brewery & Kitchen
- Sunglow – Steel & Oak Brewing
Hoppy UK Ale – 21 entries
- Old Jalopy – Powell Brewery
- Retriever Golden Ale – Yellow Dog Brewing
- Tickity Boo – Twin City Brewing
Malty UK & Irish Ale – 29 ENTRIES
- St. Aiden’s Porter – Ucluelet Brewing
- Rail Ale – Howe Sound Brewing
- Dark Matter – Hoyne Brewing
UK & Irish Stout – 13 ENTRIES
- Sasquatch Stout – Old Yale Brewing
- Speed Metal FE Stout – Whitetooth Brewing
- Black Velvet Sout – Powell Brewery
Fruit Beer – 56 ENTRIES
- Paloma Grapefruit Lager – La Cerveceria Astilleros
- The Love Potion – Vice & Virtue Brewing
- Mezcal Gose – 33 Brewing Experiment
Specialty Fruit Beer – 53 entries
- Slice Of Paradise Yuzu Wheat Ale – BREWHALL
- Out On A Limb – Twin City Brewing
- Toasted Coconut Black Lager – Field House Brewing
Honourable Mention: How About Breakfast? Blueberry Coffee Ale – Electric Bicycle Brewing
Spice Beer – 39 entries
- The Sprut Spruce Tip Brut IPA – Mount Arrowsmith Brewing
- Level Ground Coffee Lager – 4 Mile Brewing
- Sweet Salvation – Vice & Virtue Brewing
Honourable Mention: Storm’s A Brewin’ Latte Stout – Ucluelet Brewing
Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer – 15 entries
- Embers Oak Smoked Porter – Wildeye Brewing
- I Don’t Know Half of You Half As Well As I Should Like; And I Like Less Than Half of You Half As Well As You Deserve – Backcountry Brewing
- Barrel Aged Seawise Giant – Container Brewing
Specialty Beer – 35 entries
- Nevertheless Pale Ale – Strange Fellows Brewing
- Cold Open – Beere Brewing
- Dill Pickle Gose – R&B Brewing
Honourable Mention: Humble Lager – Grey Fox Brewing
North American Light Lager – 48 entries
- Powell Lager – Powell Brewery
- Rice Lager – East Vancouver Brewing
- Islander Lager – Vancouver Island Brewing
North American Light Ale – 30 entries
- Knotty Blonde Ale – Old Yale Brewing
- Gladstone Cream Ale – Gladstone Brewing
- Whitetooth Blonde Ale – Whitetooth Brewing
North American Pale Ale – 67 entries
- Trailbreaker – Backcountry Brewing
- Wingman – Brassneck Brewery
- Lightspeed – HUB co. Brewing
North American Amber & Brown Ale – 25 entries
- 33 Acres Of Life – 33 Acres Brewing
- Amber Ale – Trading Post Brewing
- Johnny’s Premium Pale Ale – Neighbourhood Brewing
North American Porter & Stout – 13 entries
- Commander Reserve 2019 – Dead Frog Brewery
- Art of Deception Imperial Stout – The Noble Pig Brewhouse
- Felix – Studio Brewing
Honourable Mention: Commander Reserve 2019 – Dead Frog Brewery
North American IPA – 58 entries
- Play Dead IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing Co.
- South Swell West Coast IPA – Ucluelet Brewing
- Gonzales Bay IPA – Herald Street Brew Works
Specialty IPA – 26 entries
- Cole Island Session IPA – 4 Mile Brewing
- Hop Juice – Powell Brewery
- Cold IPA – Deadfall Brewing
Hazy IPA – 76 entries
- Best Friend Jer – Hazy IPA – Sidekick Brewing
- Widowmaker – Backcountry Brewing
- Smooth Operator Citra Hazy Pale Ale – Swift Brewing
Imperial IPA – 10 entries
- Cobra Clutch – Parallel 49 Brewing
- Kaboom DIPA – BREWHALL
- Twice Forgotten – Container Brewing
Belgian Ale – 22 entries
- Brune – Dageraad Brewing
- Blonde – Dageraad Brewing
- Nocturne – Twin City Brewing
Honourable Mention: 33 Acres Of Sunshine – 33 Acres Brewing
Saison – 15 entries
- Picnic Table Beer – R&B Brewing
- Field Theory – Dageraad Brewing
- Saison – Four Winds Brewing
Sour & Wild Ale – 23 entries
- Berliner Weisse – Steel & Oak Brewing
- Negen – Dageraad Brewing
- Reynard Oud Bruin – Strange Fellows Brewing
Specialty Wild Ale – 33 entries
- Ribes Nero – Luppolo Brewing
- Zipline Gose – Whistle Buoy Brewing
- Weekend Rambler 4.0 – Mount Arrowsmith Brewing