This year’s British Columbia Beer Awards saw 1,010 beer entries from 140 breweries that were evaluated in 30 different categories. Twin City Brewing Company stood out with the most awards, including three firsts, earning them Brewery of the Year for the second year running.
Best in Show presented by The Country Malt Group
Legend Award presented by the BC Beer Awards
Judges’ Choice presented by Great Little Box Company
Rookie of the Year presented by Hops Connect Canada
Beer Category Winners Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries International Lager 3 Kwantlen Polytechnic University Happy Hoppy 71 2 Coast Mountain Brewing Crystal Chair Lager 1 Nelson Brewing Company Loki Lager
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Pale Malty 3 Land & Sea Brewing Goldfinch Helles 22 2 Strange Fellows Brewing Ludwig Festbier 1 Twin City Brewing Company Falltoberfest
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Pale Bitter German Lager 3 Beere Brewing Beere Light 42 2 The Parkside Brewery Dawn Pilsner 1 Gladstone Brewing Gladstone Glad Light
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Amber Lager 3 Yellow Dog Brewing Rollover Cerveza Negra 23 2 Neighbourhood Brewing Jessie 1 Farm Country Brewing Sausage Party
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Dark Lager 3 Vancouver Island Brewing Dominion Dark Lager 20 2 33 Acres Brewing 33 Acres Of Darkness 1 Sooke Brewing Company Czech Dark Lager
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Strong Ale & Lager 3 Field House Brewing Salted Black Porter 11 2 Mile Zero Brewing Porter 1 Vancouver Island Brewing Hermannator Ice Bock
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Kölsch 3 Gladstone Brewing Gladstone Kolsch 23 2 Love Shack Libations Killer Kölsch 1 Faculty Brewing 110 Kölsch
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Weissbier 3 Shingleroof Hefeweizen 101 Brewhouse + Distillery 14 2 Brassneck Brewery Umlaut 1 Parallel 49 Brewing Bierfest Hefeweizen
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Hoppy UK Ale 3 Smugglers Trail Caskworks Flaskers British Ale 22 2 Yellow Dog Brewing Retriever Golden Ale 1 Giant’s Head Brewing Dark Fantasy
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Malty UK & Irish Ale 3 Mt. Begbie Brewing Brave Liver Scotch Ale 30 2 Longwood Brewery Steam Punk Dark Ale 1 Beva Brewing & Blending Brico
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries UK & Irish Stout 3 Backcountry Brewing Never Taken A Shortcut Before? 14 2 Old Yale Brewing Sasquatch Stout 1 Mountainview Brewing Serpent’s Back Stout
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Fruit Beer 3 Smugglers’ Trail Caskworks Scrumpers Blueberry Peach Sour 65 2 Lillooet Brewing Mountain Goat Apricot Sour 1 Rustic Reel Brewing Raspberry Hibiscus Sour
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Specialty Fruit Beer 3 Smugglers Trail Caskworks Picnic 53 2 Field House Brewing Sparkling Citrus Mimosa Sour 1 Twin City Brewing Out On A Limb
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Spice Beer 3 Twin City Brewing Spruce Tip Swedish Gymnast 29 2 Moody Ales & Co. Lavender Sour 1 Mayne Island Brewing Beet Buck
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer 3 Category 12 Brewing Quantum 11 2 Firehall Brewery Holy Smoke Stout 1 Whitetooth Brewing Dirt Brigade Smoked ES
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Specialty Beer 3 Strange Fellows Brewing Nevertheless IPA 29 2 Patina Brewing Italian Pilsner 1 Ucluelet Brewing Sugar Shack Canadian Maple Lager
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries North American Light Lager 3 Red Truck Beer Road Trip Classic Lager 57 2 Steamworks Brewing John Oliver Lager 1 Brassneck Brewery No Brainer
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries North American Light Ale 3 Land & Sea Brewin Glacier Cream Ale 27 2 Twin City Brewing Swedish Gymnast 1 Bayview Brewing Famous Ladysmith Blonde
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries North American Pale Ale 3 The Parkside Brewery Dusk Pale Ale 71 2 Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Salish Sea Pale Ale 1 Yellow Dog Brewing Chase My Tail Pale Ale
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries North American Amber & Brown Ale 3 Gladstone Brewing Gladstone Red Ale 24 2 Bayview Brewing Bayview Brunette 1 Bayview Brewing Cowichan Valley Common
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries North American Porter & Stout 3 Abandoned Rail Brewing Bellhop Porter 13 2 Dog Mountain Brewing Creme Brulee Imperial Stout 1 Four Winds Brewing Four Winds Porter
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries North American IPA 3 Land & Sea Brewing Westward IPA 74 2 Whitetooth Brewing Blower Pow IPA 1 Parallel 49 Brewing Filthy Dirty
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Specialty IPA 3 Torchlight Brewing X Tenth Anniversary Ale 36 2 Rusted Rake Brewing The Wandering Scotsman Sitka Spruce Tip Brut IPA 1 Steamworks Brewing Halo
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Hazy IPA 3 Boombox Brewing Juicy AF 101 2 Fern & Cedar Brewing Survival Guide NEIPA 1 Superflux Beer Colourer & Shapyest
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Imperial IPA 3 Phillips Brewing & Malting Super Power Hazy IPA 13 2 Twin City Brewing Big Yikes! 1 Steamworks Brewing Empress
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Belgian Ale 3 Farm Country Brewing Witty By Nature 13 2 Strange Fellows Brewing Jongleur Wit 1 Dageraad Brewing Burnabarian
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Belgian Strong Ale 3 Trading Post Brewing Belgian Quad 14 2 33 Acres Brewing 33 Acres Of Euphoria 1 Dageraad Brewing Blonde
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Saison 3 Trading Post Brewing SMASH Saison 12 2 Deadfall Brewing Grisette 1 Electric Bicycle Brewing Zephyr Major Belgian Table Beer
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Sour & Wild Ale 3 Beva Brewing & Blending Figurati 29 2 Sooke Brewing Company Saison Brett 1 Strange Fellows Brewing Coolship Lambic
Category Rank Brewery Beer Entries Specialty Wild Ale 3 Luppolo Brewing Tart Wild Ale With Raspberries 36 2 Whistle Buoy Brewing Fuzzy Peach 1 Brassneck Brewery Rose Changeling
