B.C.'S CRAFT BEER AND CIDER GUIDE
The Growler Craft Beer & Cider Awards, affectionately known as the Growlies, represent an opportunity for the wider community of beer and cider lovers in British Columbia to share their passion for their favourite breweries, cideries and craft beverages. […]
SILVER – Best Brewery in B.C. BRONZE – Best Dark Ale // Naramata Nut Brown Best Light Lager // Lakeboat Lager Best Sour Ale // Sunblink Berry Sour As a leader of the Okanagan beer scene since 2000, Cannery Brewing […]
GOLD – Best Light Lager // Neverending German Pilsner SILVER – Best East Coast/Hazy IPA // Promised Land Hazy Best Weird Beer // Sea of Tranquility Smoked Dulse Stout Best B.C. Collab // Bruja Tajin & Lime Cerveza (with Boomtown) […]
GOLD – Unsung Hero of Craft Beer SILVER – Best Food Program BRONZE – Best Specialty IPA // Chromograph Cold IPA By now you’ve no doubt at least heard of Twin City Brewing. Hopefully, you’ve also had the chance to […]
There are several different beer award programs B.C. breweries can submit their beers to for adjudication. Around the time this issue comes out, I will be in Niagara Falls tasting beers as part of the judging panel for the […]
GOLD – Best New Brewery SILVER – Best East Coast/Hazy IPA // Promised Land Hazy Best Weird Beer // Sea of Tranquility Smoked Dulse Stout Best B.C. Collab // Bruja Tajin & Lime Cerveza (with Boomtown Burritos) Sidney is a […]
SILVER – Best Belgian-Style Ale // BEES! Unsung Hero of Craft Beer You know, if I ever had to move away from Victoria, Port Alberni might just be at the top of my list of destinations. Its location at the […]
GOLD – Best Brewery in B.C., Best Dark Lager // Dark Lager Best Branding and Packaging SILVER – Best Brewery or Cidery Tasting Room BRONZE – Best Beer in BC // Upstream Pale Ale Best Food Program Since opening just […]
SILVER – Best Light Lager // Lakeboat Lager BRONZE – Best Dark Ale // Heist Maple Stout BRONZE – Best Imperial Ale // Kindling Imperial Stout BRONZE – Unsung Hero of Craft Beer I’ve been visiting Penticton annually each spring to […]
It’s always exciting to reveal the winners of our annual Readers’ Choice Awards (aka The Growlies), partially because it takes so long to get to this moment. First of all, there is a year of hard work performed by […]