2025 BCBA Winners List

Of this year’s just under 900 entries, Camp Brewing Co led the awards with 1 Gold and 4 Silvers within 30 beer style categories, to earn them Brewery of the Year. Spinnaker’s owner and publican, Paul Hadfield, was recognized with the Legend Award for his outstanding contribution to BC craft beer since opening Canada’s first brewpub in 1984.

SPECIAL HONOURS

Best In Show

Presented by The Barley Merchant

Smithers Brewing – Smithersbräu Festbier

Brewery of The Year

Presented by Keg Share

Camp Beer Co

Legend Award

Presented by Acera Insurance

Paul Hadfield of Spinnakers

Rookie of the Year

Presented by the BC Craft Brewers Guild

Checkerhead Brewing

BEER CATEGORY WINNERS

International Lager – 40 entries

Presented by Jak’s Beer-Wine-Spirits

3. Por Favor Cerveza – Hoyne Brewing
4. El Perro Cerveza Clara – Yellow Dog Brewing
5. Black Widow – Tin Whistle Brewing

Pale Malty European Lager – 20 entries

Presented by Jak’s Beer-Wine-Spirits

3. Helles Lager – Trading Post Brewing
4. Oktoberfest Munich lager – Bomber Brewing
5. Smithersbräu Festbier – Smithers Brewing

Pale Bitter European Lager – 22 entries

Presented by Jak’s Beer-Wine-Spirits

3. Headwaters Pilsner – Slackwater Brewing
4. Kolsch – The Beer Farmers
5. North Star Light Lager – Hoyne Brewing

Czech Lager – 31 entries

Presented by Jak’s Beer-Wine-Spirits

3. Pilsner – Kelowna Beer Institute
4. Gladstone Pilsner – Gladstone Brewing
5.  Anthitheses 13 – Four Winds Beach House

German Pils – 37 entries

Presented by Jak’s Beer-Wine-Spirits

3. Mediterranean Pilsner – Slow Hand Beer Co
4. Huftgold Pilsner – Four Winds Brewing
5. Bierfest German Pilsner – Parallel 49 Brewing

American Light Lager – 22 entries

Presented by Jak’s Beer-Wine-Spirits

3. Amigos Crisp Lager – Neighbourhood Brewing
4. Camp Light – Camp Beer Co
5. Red Truck Lite Lager – Red Truck Brewing

German Wheat Beer – 14 entries

3. Hefeweizen – Mariner Brewing
4. Banana Brown – Shaketown Brewing
5. Umlaut – Brassneck Brewing

Amber and Dark British Beer – 33 entries

3. Dogtooth Rover Red – Whitetooth Brewing
4. S’mores Milk Stout – Camp Beer Co
5. Serpent’s Back Caribbean Stout – Mountainview Brewing
   

Amber and Dark European Beer – 28 entries

3. Porter – Mile Zero Brewing
4. Hermann’s Dark Lager – Vancouver Island Brewing
5. Munich Lager – Sherwood Mountain Brew House

Pale Commonwealth Beer- 23 ENTRIES

3. House IPA – Copper Brewing
4. A Wee Angry Scotch Ale – Russell Brewing
5. Kama Citra – Off The Rail Brewing

American Pale Ale – 65 ENTRIES

Presented by Hops Connect Canada

3. Ramble on Pale Ale – Wildeye Brewing
4. High Tide Pale – Beach Fire Brewing
5. Mystic Haze Pale Ale – Vancouver Island Brewing

American IPA – 62 ENTRIES

Presented by Hops Connect Canada

3. The Breaks – Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
4. Jagged Face IPA – Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Co
5. Hipster Fuel IPA – Smithers Brewing Co

Hazy IPA – 80 entries

Presented by Hops Connect Canada

3. Stick Together NEIPA – Fern & Cedar Brewing
4. Juicy AF – Boombox Brewing
5. Organized Chaos – Fern & Cedar

Specialty IPA – 35 entries

Presented by Hops Connect Canada

3. White IPA – Beach Fire Brewing
4. Naughty Hildegard – Driftwood Brewery
5. Okay, Bye – Beere Brewing

Standard American Beer – 38 entries

3. Coyote Lager – Tin Whistle Brewing
4. Dart Lager – Dageraad Brewing
5. Lo-Tide Light Lager – Slackwater Brewing

Strong American Ale – 14 entries

3. Double West Coast IPA – Streetcar Brewing
4. Merchants Of Barley – Camp Beer Co
5. Triple Denim – Beva Brewing + Blending

American Amber & Brown Beer – 21 entries

3. Cowichan Valley Common – Bayview Brewing
4. Gladstone Red Ale – Gladstone Brewing
5. Basal Brown Ale – Deadfall Brewing

American Porter and Stout – 9 entries

3. Bellhop Porter – Abandoned Rail Brewing Co
4. Archfiend – Herald Street Brew Works
5. Barrel Aged Flannel Pyjamas 2025 – Camp Beer Co

Specialty and Historical Beer – 17 entries

3. Let’s Get Ready to Crumble – Smithers Brewing
4. Brassneck Brewing – No Brainer
5. Cherry Blossom Japanese Lager – Tin Whistle Brewing

Mixed Style Beer – 24 entries

3. Real Good Light Beer – Tin Whistle Brewing
4. Italian Pilsner – Patina Brewing
5. FOM – Superflux Beer Co

Alternative Fermentables Beer – 6 entries

3. Whistler Forager Grapefruit Ale – Whistler Brewing
4. Tequila Sunrise – Camp Beer Co
5. Gluten Schmuten – Gluten Free Citrus Pale Ale – Abandoned Rail

Non-Alcoholic – 20 entries

3. Street Legal Pilsner – Central City Brewery
4. Nevertheless IPA – Strange Fellows Brewing
5. Non-Alcoholic Lions Gate Lager – Steamworks Brewing Co

Specialty & Spice / Fruit Beer – 45 entries

3. Circle Back Raspberry Porter – The Office Brewery
4. Sunset Gose – Land & Sea Brewing Co
5. Vanishing Act – Twin City Brewing

Fruit Beer – 53 entries

3. Dinosour Passionfruit Orange Guava – Phillips Brewing & Malting
4. Cherry Porter – Deadfall Brewing
5. Dinosour Dragonfruit Lychee – Phillips Brewing & Malting

Spiced Beer – 34 entries

3. Crooked Tooth Nitro – Phillips Brewing & Malting
4. Glorious Hazelnut Coffee Milk Stout – Tin Whistle Brewing
5. Spruce Tip IPA – Category 12 Brewing

Wood Beer – 6 entries

3. Barrel-aged Whiskey Stout – Rustic Reel Brewing Co
4. 1879: The Patch Pilsner – The Patch Brewery
5. Barrel-Aged Serpent’s Back – Mountainview Brewing Co.

Belgian Ale – 21 entries

3. Picnic Table Beer – R&B Brewing
4. White Bark – Driftwood Brewery
5. Field Theory – Dageraad Brewing

Belgian Strong Ale – 15 entries

3. Antigoon – Dageraad Brewing
4. Dubbel Date – KPU Brewing
5. Blonde – Dageraad Brewing

European Sour Ale – 13 entries

3. Pinot Sour – Île Sauvage Brewing Co
4. Mezcal Lime Gose – 33 Acres
5. Oud Bruin – Copper Brewing

American Wild Ale – 35 entries

3. Saison Brett – Sooke Brewing Co
4. Sprezza – Beva Brewing & Blending
5. Fuzzy Peach – Whistle Buoy Brewing

2025 BCBA Winners Gallery