2024 BC Beer Awards
Awards
Judges
Matt Anderson, Darren Binnema, Scott Butchart, Chester Carey, Kent Courtice, Eric Douglas, Damon Elgie, Murat Erozlu, Fabricio Estacio, Ari Giligson, Brendan Grills, Katie Gyorffy, Yuya Kobayashi, Emily Kokonas, Joe Lukan, Chad McCarthy, Natalia Nye, Rob Oostlander, Alvaro Reyes, Bill Riley, Danny Seeton, Phil Spurgeon, Leslie-Anne Stavroff, Hiroshi Tsukada, Iain Warren, Daniel Weber, Graham With, Katy Wright, Julian Zelazny
By the Numbers
999 Entries
139 Entrants
29 Judges
93 Placing Entries
Table 1: International Lager
71 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Matt Anderson, Chester Carey, Chester Carey, Kent Courtice, Kent Courtice, Eric Douglas, Murat Erozlu, Murat Erozlu, Ari Giligson, Bill Riley, Bill Riley, Julian Zelazny
1st
Nelson Brewing
Loki Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Coast Mountain Brewing
Crystal Chair Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Happy Hoppy (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
HM
Coast Mountain Brewing
Mullet West Coast Pilsner (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 2: Pale Malty German Lager
22 entries
Judges: Chad McCarthy, Daniel Weber
1st
Twin City Brewing Company
Falltoberfest (4B: Festbier)
2nd
Strange Fellows Brewing
Ludwig Festbier (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Land & Sea Brewing Co.
Goldfinch Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
Table 3: Pale Bitter German Lager
42 entries
Judges: Scott Butchart, Chad McCarthy, Leslie-Anne Stavroff, Daniel Weber
1st
Gladstone Brewing Company
Gladstone Glad Light (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
The Parkside Brewery
Dawn Pilsner (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Beere Brewing Company
Beere Light (5A: German Leichtbier)
HM
Deadfall Brewing
German Pils (5D: German Pils)
Table 4: Amber Lager
23 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Bill Riley
1st
Farm Country Brewing
Sausage Party (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Neighbourhood Brewing
Jessie (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
3rd
Yellow Dog Brewing
Rollover Cerveza Negra (2B: International Amber Lager)
Table 5: Dark Lager
20 entries
Judges: Scott Butchart, Chester Carey, Eric Douglas, Murat Erozlu, Iain Warren
1st
Sooke Brewing Co.
Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
33 Acres Brewing Co
33 Acres Of Darkness (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Vancouver Island Brewing
Dominion Dark Lager (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 6: Strong Ale & Lager
11 entries
Judges: Brendan Grills, Iain Warren
1st
Vancouver Island Brewing
Hermannator Ice Bock (9B: Eisbock)
2nd
Mile Zero Brewing
Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Field House Brewing Co.
Salted Black Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 7: Kölsch
23 entries
Judges: Scott Butchart, Murat Erozlu, Iain Warren, Julian Zelazny
1st
FACULTY BREWING CO.
110 Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Loveshack Libations
Killer Kölsch (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Gladstone Brewing Company
Gladstone Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
Table 8: Weissbier
14 entries
Judges: Scott Butchart
1st
Parallel 49 Brewing
Bierfest - Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Brassneck Brewery
Umlaut (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
101 Brewhouse and Distillery
Shingleroof Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)
Table 9: Hoppy UK Ale
22 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Chester Carey
1st
Giants Head Brewing
Dark Fantasy (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Yellow Dog Brewing
Retriever Golden Ale (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Smugglers' Trail Caskworks
Flaskers British Ale (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 10: Malty UK & Irish Ale
30 entries
Judges: Darren Binnema, Eric Douglas, Graham With, Katy Wright
1st
Beva Brewing & Blending
Brico (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Longwood Brewery
Steam Punk Dark Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Mt. Begbie Brewing Co.
Brave Liver Scotch Ale (14B: Scottish Heavy)
Table 11: UK & Irish Stout
14 entries
Judges: Graham With, Katy Wright
1st
Mountainview Brewing Co.
Serpent's Back Stout (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Old Yale Brewing
Sasquatch Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Backcountry Brewing
Never Taken A Shortcut Before Session Oatmeal Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Table 12: Fruit Beer
65 entries
1st
Rustic Reel Brewing Company
Raspberry Hibiscus Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Lillooet Brewing Company
Mountain Goat Apricot Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Smugglers' Trail Caskworks
Scrumpers Blueberry Peach Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 13: Specialty Fruit Beer
53 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Fabricio Estacio, Fabricio Estacio, Katie Gyorffy, Emily Kokonas, Danny Seeton, Leslie-Anne Stavroff, Daniel Weber, Daniel Weber
1st
Twin City Brewing Company
Out On A Limb (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
2nd
Field House Brewing Co.
Sparkling Citrus Mimosa Sour (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Smugglers' Trail Caskworks
Picnic (29D: Grape Ale)
Table 14: Spice, Herb and Vegetable Beer
29 entries
Judges: Chester Carey, Murat Erozlu, Natalia Nye, Rob Oostlander
1st
Mayne Island Brewing Company
Beet Buck (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Moody Ales & Co
Lavender Sour (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Twin City Brewing Company
Spruce Tip Swedish Gymnast (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 15: Smoke & Wood Aged Beer
11 entries
Judges: Fabricio Estacio
1st
Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd.
Dirt Brigade Smoked ESB (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Firehall Brewery
Holy Smoke Stout (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
3rd
Category 12 Brewing
Quantum (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 16: North American Light Lager
57 entries
Judges: Darren Binnema, Chester Carey, Kent Courtice, Fabricio Estacio, Bill Riley
1st
Brassneck Brewery
No Brainer (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Steamworks Brewing Co.
John Oliver Lager (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Red Truck Beer Company
Road Trip Classic Lager (1B: American Lager)
Table 17: North American Light Ale
27 entries
Judges: Darren Binnema, Darren Binnema, Scott Butchart, Fabricio Estacio
1st
Bayview Brewing Company
Famous Ladysmith Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Twin City Brewing Company
Swedish Gymnast (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Land & Sea Brewing Co.
Glacier Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
Table 18: North American Pale Ale
71 entries
1st
Yellow Dog Brewing
Chase My Tail Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company
Salish Sea Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
The Parkside Brewery
Dusk Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 19: North American Amber & Brown Ale
24 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Chester Carey, Murat Erozlu, Natalia Nye
1st
Bayview Brewing Company
Cowichan Valley Common (19B: California Common)
2nd
Bayview Brewing Company
Bayview Brunette (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Gladstone Brewing Company
Gladstone Red Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
Table 20: North American Porter & Stout
13 entries
Judges: Murat Erozlu, Katie Gyorffy
1st
Four Winds Brewing Co.
Four Winds Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Dog Mountain Brewing
Creme Brulee Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Abandoned Rail Brewing Co.
Bellhop Porter (20A: American Porter)
Table 21: North American IPA
74 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Matt Anderson, Scott Butchart, Scott Butchart, Chester Carey, Chester Carey, Chad McCarthy, Rob Oostlander, Alvaro Reyes, Iain Warren, Julian Zelazny
1st
Parallel 49 Brewing
Filthy Dirty (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd.
Blower Pow IPA (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Land & Sea Brewing Co.
Westward IPA (21A: American IPA)
Table 22: Specialty IPA
36 entries
Judges: Chester Carey, Fabricio Estacio, Fabricio Estacio, Danny Seeton
1st
Steamworks Brewing Co.
Halo (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
Rusted Rake Brewing Co
The Wandering Scotsman Sitka Spruce Tip Brut IPA (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Torchlight Brewing Co.
X Tenth Anniversary Ale (21B2: Black IPA)
Table 23: Hazy IPA
101 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Chester Carey, Chester Carey, Murat Erozlu, Murat Erozlu, Ari Giligson, Yuya Kobayashi, Natalia Nye, Bill Riley, Bill Riley, Hiroshi Tsukada, Julian Zelazny
1st
Superflux Beer Company
Colourer & Shapyest (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Fern & Cedar Brewing Co
Survival Guide NEIPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Boombox Brewing
Juicy AF (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Boombox Brewing
Outlane (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 24: Imperial IPA
13 entries
Judges: Katie Gyorffy, Emily Kokonas
1st
Steamworks Brewing Co.
Empress (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Twin City Brewing Company
Big Yikes! (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Phillips Brewing and Malting Co
Super Power Hazy IPA (22A: Double IPA)
Table 25: Belgian Ale
13 entries
Judges: Matt Anderson, Scott Butchart
1st
Dageraad Brewing
Burnabarian (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Strange Fellows Brewing
Jongleur Wit (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Farm Country Brewing
Witty By Nature (24A: Witbier)
Table 26: Saison
12 entries
Judges: Rob Oostlander, Alvaro Reyes
1st
Electric Bicycle Brewing
Zephyr Major Belgian Table Beer (25B: Saison)
2nd
Deadfall Brewing
Grisette (25B: Saison)
3rd
Trading Post Brewing
SMASH Saison (25B: Saison)
Table 27: Sour & Wild Ale
29 entries
1st
Strange Fellows Brewing
Coolship (23D: Lambic)
2nd
Sooke Brewing Co.
Saison Brett (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Beva Brewing & Blending
Figurati (28A: Brett Beer)
Table 28: Specialty Wild Ale
36 entries
Judges: Darren Binnema, Scott Butchart, Kent Courtice, Damon Elgie, Bill Riley, Graham With, Katy Wright
1st
Brassneck Brewery
Rose Changeling (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Whistle Buoy Brewing Co.
Fuzzy Peach (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Luppolo Brewing Company
Tart Wild Ale With Raspberries (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Table 29: Specialty/Experimental Beer
29 entries
Judges: Iain Warren, Julian Zelazny
1st
Ucluelet Brewing Co.
Sugar Shack Canadian Maple Lager (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
2nd
Patina Brewing Co.
Italian Pilsner (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Strange Fellows Brewing
Nevertheless IPA (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 30: Belgian Strong Ale
14 entries
Judges: Chester Carey, Chester Carey, Bill Riley, Danny Seeton, Phil Spurgeon, Iain Warren, Daniel Weber
1st
Dageraad Brewing
Blonde (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
33 Acres Brewing Co
33 Acres Of Euphoria (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Trading Post Brewing
Belgian Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Strange Fellows Brewing
Coolship (23D: Lambic)
2nd
Dageraad Brewing
Blonde (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
Brewer of the Year
139 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Twin City Brewing Company | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11.0200000 |
| 2nd | Steamworks Brewing Co. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.0200000 |
| Bayview Brewing Company | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.0200000 |
| Brassneck Brewery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.0200000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 3
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners