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The West is the Best: B.C. cleans up at the Canadian Brewing Awards

Rob Mangelsdorf • May 24, 2022

Far be it from me to sound like a smug West Coaster, but B.C. craft beer is the best in Canada and every other province wishes they could be us. Don’t believe me? Check out the results of the 2022 […]

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10 brewed-in-B.C. Canadian Brewing Award-winning beers you have to try

Noëlle Phillips • March 24, 2022

In September 2021, the Canadian Brewing Conference and blind tasting competition (sanctioned by the Beer Judge Certification Program) took place in Quebec City, drawing the interest of breweries from across the country. And, our province made us proud. B.C. breweries […]

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Drink this: Red Racer After Hours Pale Ale by Central City

Rob Mangelsdorf • May 7, 2019

The Canadian Brewing Awards came and went last Saturday, and once again, B.C. breweries owned the podium, picking up 50 medals. While B.C. didn’t bring home Brewery of the Year this time, Surrey’s Central City Brewers + Distillers—itself a two-time […]

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Central City wins Beer of the Year as B.C. breweries bring home 50 medals from the 2019 Canadian Brewing Awards

Rob Mangelsdorf • May 4, 2019

Central City Brewers and Distillers was the big winner from B.C. Saturday night as it picked up Best in Show at the 2019 Canadian Brewing Awards in Toronto for its After Hours Old Fashioned Pale Ale. The beer, which is […]

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Q&A with Ben Coli of Dageraad Brewing, 2018 CBA Brewery of the Year

Rob Mangelsdorf • May 29, 2018

Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing may have marked its fourth anniversary earlier this month, but the big celebration came Saturday night after it was named Brewery of the Year at the Canadian Brewing Awards in Halifax. For owner/brewer Ben Coli, the award […]

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