B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
The BC Beer Awards are coming up again, and with them another annual beer nerd tradition: the debate over whether beer awards are total bullshit or not. As a brewer who has won maybe the biggest award in Canada (Dageraad […]
GOLD: Strong Beer, Hermannator by Vancouver Island Brewing Few beers are as ubiquitous in this province as the mighty Hermannator, Vancouver Island Brewing’s 9.5% ABV gentle giant. The beer was first launched 31 years ago as a holiday treat for […]
Gold medal – Beer of the Year, Juxtapose Wild IPA Gold medal – Best Sour Ale, Quadrennial IV Gold medal – Best Belgian-style ale, Triplicity Gold medal – Best Light/Golden Lager, Elementary Lager Gold medal – Best Fruit Beer, Raspberry […]
The Growlies have landed! Welcome to the inaugural Growler Craft Beer Awards, AKA, the Growlies! This year, The Growler is launching its first ever craft beer contest, celebrating all of the awesomeness that is B.C. craft beer. Unlike traditional beer […]
Silver medal – Best Belgian-Style Beer, Antwerpen Silver medal – Best Wheat Beer, White A lot of breweries in B.C. make Belgian-inspired beers, but there’s something different about Dageraad’s that make them unique. So when Dageraad was named Brewery […]
Silver medal – Best Brewery Tasting Room Silver medal – Most Knowledgeable Tasting Room Staff Silver medal – Best Social Media Bronze medal – Best Branding/Packaging Victoria’s Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. has long been a trendsetter in the […]
Silver Medal – Unsung Hero Tucked between the lakes and mountains in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, Penticton has long been a destination for happy hedonists. Earlier this year, Expedia.ca named Penticton the second best beer town in […]