The 2023 Canadian Brewing Awards Winners

American Craft Beer|November 21st, 2023|

Canada has an incredibly vibrant craft beer scene. And last week are brewing friends up north honored their best.

A Canadian Brewing Award medal is a widely recognized symbol of Canadian brewing excellence. 191 beers were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in 59 style categories.

Toronto’s Muddy York Brewing was named Brewery of the Year, and Alberta, Canada-based Blindman Brewing’s Dwarf Sour Cherry was named Best in Show.

And here are all of this year’s big winners…

1. European Style Lager (Pilsner)	Gold	Turntable Lager	Trolley 5 Brewpub	Alberta
1. European Style Lager (Pilsner)	Silver	Neverending	Small Gods Brewing Co.	British Columbia
1. European Style Lager (Pilsner)	Bronze	Operation Feed Pilsner	Long Bay Brewery	New Brunswick
2. European Style Amber to Dark Lager	Gold	Arctic Lake Czech Dark Lager	A-FRAME Brewing Company	British Columbia
2. European Style Amber to Dark Lager	Silver	Copper	Brauerei Fahr Inc.	Alberta
2. European Style Amber to Dark Lager	Bronze	Miners	Valley Brewing	Alberta
2. European Style Amber to Dark Lager	Honorable Mention	The Professor Amber Lager	Fernie Brewing Company	British Columbia
3. Bock – Traditional German Style	Gold	Lazy Dog	Paris Brewing and Malting	Ontario
3. Bock – Traditional German Style	Silver	Journey To Mars	Paniza Brewing	Ontario
3. Bock – Traditional German Style	Bronze	Graveyard of the Pacific	Sooke Oceanside Brewery	British Columbia
4. Kellerbier/Zwickelbier	Gold	Lagerkoller Vienna Lager	Camp Beer Co.	British Columbia
4. Kellerbier/Zwickelbier	Silver	Potts Pils	Moon Under Water Brewery	British Columbia
4. Kellerbier/Zwickelbier	Bronze	Lipslide Lager	Riot Brewing Co.	British Columbia
4. Kellerbier/Zwickelbier	Honorable Mention	Helios	Hoyne Brewing Company	British Columbia
5. German Kolsch Style	Gold	Cosmic Kolsch	Monkey 9 Brewing Pub Corp.	British Columbia
5. German Kolsch Style	Silver	My Best Friend’s Girl	The Establishment Brewing Company	Alberta
5. German Kolsch Style	Bronze	Front Porch	Calabogie Brewing	Ontario
5. German Kolsch Style	Honorable Mention	Cutbanks Kolsch	CrossRoads Brewing and Distillery	British Columbia
6. Wheat Beer – Belgian Style (Wit)	Gold	Botanik	Microbrasserie 4 Origines	Quebec
6. Wheat Beer – Belgian Style (Wit)	Silver	Witty Belgian	Torque Brewing	Manitoba
6. Wheat Beer – Belgian Style (Wit)	Bronze	Charles Henri White	Brasserie Les 2 Frères	Quebec
7. Wheat Beer – German Style (Weiss)	Gold	Haberdasher Hefeweizen	Muddy York Brewing Co.	Ontario
7. Wheat Beer – German Style (Weiss)	Silver	Oie Blanche	Microbrasserie des Beaux Prés	Quebec
7. Wheat Beer – German Style (Weiss)	Bronze	Beautiful Aurelia	Foundry Brewing Inc.	Ontario
8. Baltic Porter	Gold	Year 4 Baltic Porter	Medicine Hat Brewing Company	Alberta
8. Baltic Porter	Silver	Two Rivers Baltic Porter	Tatamagouche Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
8. Baltic Porter	Bronze	Faithful Guide	The Establishment Brewing Company	Alberta
9. Belgian-Style Dubbel Or Quadrupel	Gold	Friar Belgian Quad	Dog Mountain Brewing	British Columbia
9. Belgian-Style Dubbel Or Quadrupel	Silver	Canotiers Aux Pieds Gelés	Microbrasserie La Souche	Quebec
9. Belgian-Style Dubbel Or Quadrupel	Bronze	Nocturne Belgian-style Quadrupel	Twin City Brewing Company	British Columbia
10. Belgian-Style Tripel	Gold	33 Acres of Euphoria	33 Acres Brewing Company	British Columbia
10. Belgian-Style Tripel	Silver	Tripel	Meuse Brewing Company	Ontario
10. Belgian-Style Tripel	Bronze	Belgian Tripel	Pile O’ Bones Brewing	Saskatchewan
11. Belgian Style Abbey Ale/Pale Ale	Gold	Flacatoune	MicroBrasserie Charlevoix	Quebec
11. Belgian Style Abbey Ale/Pale Ale	Silver	Burnabarian	Dageraad Brewing	British Columbia
11. Belgian Style Abbey Ale/Pale Ale	Bronze	Two Pillars Pale	Two Pillars Brewery	Alberta
12. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale	Gold	Solid Gold	Bent Stick Brewing	Alberta
12. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale	Silver	Two Pillars Dark Strong	Two Pillars Brewery	Alberta
12. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale	Bronze	Formidicus	Shacklands Brewing Co.	Ontario
13. French and Belgian Style Saison	Gold	Cheval D’or	Grimross Brewing Corp.	New Brunswick
13. French and Belgian Style Saison	Silver	Dégrisette	Noire et Blanche Inc	Quebec
13. French and Belgian Style Saison	Bronze	A Fictitious Anomaly	Irrational Brewing Company	Alberta
14. Belgian-Style Brett Beer	Gold	10th Anniversary Brett Saison	Parallel 49 Brewing	British Columbia
14. Belgian-Style Brett Beer	Silver	Tagwerk Brett Triple	Paris Brewing and Malting	Ontario
14. Belgian-Style Brett Beer	Bronze	Into the Wild	O’Creek Brewing Co	New Brunswick
15. German-Style Sour Ale	Gold	Slings and Arrows	Indie Alehouse	Ontario
15. German-Style Sour Ale	Silver	Obscura Berliner-Style Weisse w/ Plum	Twin City Brewing Company	British Columbia
15. German-Style Sour Ale	Bronze	Girl, Hold My Earrings	Lunn’s Mill Beer Company Ltd	Nova Scotia
16. Belgian-Style Sour Ale	Gold	Rouge des Appalaches	Frampton Brasse	Quebec
16. Belgian-Style Sour Ale	Silver	Pretty Please	Trailway Brewing	New Brunswick
16. Belgian-Style Sour Ale	Bronze	Barrel Aged Lambic Style Ale	Propeller Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
17. Porter	Gold	Bellhop Porter	Abandoned Rail Brewing Company	British Columbia
17. Porter	Silver	St. Aiden’s Porter	Ucluelet Brewing Company	British Columbia
17. Porter	Bronze	Black Door	Hampton Brewing Company	New Brunswick
17. Porter	Honorable Mention	“Owl Train” Vanilla Porter	Locality Brewing	British Columbia
18. Brown Ale	Gold	Traditional Ale	Big Rock Brewery	Alberta
18. Brown Ale	Silver	Tall Timber	Mt. Begbie Brewing Company Ltd.	British Columbia
18. Brown Ale	Bronze	Georgetown Brown	Canmore Brewing Company Ltd	Alberta
18. Brown Ale	Honorable Mention	Il Rosso	Birra Fanelli	Quebec
19. Irish And Scotch Ales	Gold	Ridgewalk Red Ale	Fernie Brewing Company	British Columbia
19. Irish And Scotch Ales	Silver	Red Vinyl	Secret Cove Brewing	Newfoundland & Labrador
19. Irish And Scotch Ales	Bronze	Beer 101 Strong	Niagara College	Ontario
20. English Style Pale Ale	Gold	Square Nail Pale Ale	Publican House Brewery	Ontario
20. English Style Pale Ale	Silver	Golden Grover	Foghorn Brewing Company	New Brunswick
20. English Style Pale Ale	Bronze	Goddess Golden Ale	Persephone Brewing Company	British Columbia
21. English Bitters	Gold	Long Game	Corsaire Microbrasserie	Quebec
21. English Bitters	Silver	Soggy Otter Brown Ale	Fisher Peak Brewing Company	British Columbia
21. English Bitters	Bronze	London	Microbrasserie Bilboquet	Quebec
21. English Bitters	Honorable Mention	R&D – English Ale	Section 6 Brewing Company	Manitoba
22. Sweet Stout or Cream Stout	Gold	Chocolate Milk Stout	Wellington Brewery	Ontario
22. Sweet Stout or Cream Stout	Silver	Cereal Milk Chocolate Stout	North Point Brewing Company	British Columbia
22. Sweet Stout or Cream Stout	Bronze	Walkerville Easy Stout	Walkerville Brewery	Ontario
23. Oatmeal Stout	Gold	Spectrum Stout	Meta Brewing Corp.	Alberta
23. Oatmeal Stout	Silver	Oatmeal Stout	Silversmith Brewing Company	Ontario
23. Oatmeal Stout	Bronze	Crooked Nose Stout	Cameron’s Brewing	Ontario
23. Oatmeal Stout	Honorable Mention	Boat Traffic	Lone Oak Brewing Company	PEI
24. Dry Stout	Gold	Finnegans Irish stout	Hoyne Brewing Company	British Columbia
24. Dry Stout	Silver	Woodhouse Stout Beer	Junction Craft Beverage Company	Ontario
24. Dry Stout	Bronze	Black River Stout	Couchiching Craft Brewing Co.	Ontario
25. Imperial Stout	Gold	L’Impérial Stout	La Forge du Malt	Quebec
25. Imperial Stout	Silver	Commander 2019 Reserve	Dead Frog Brewery	British Columbia
25. Imperial Stout	Bronze	Liquid Lullaby	Town Square Brewing Co.	Alberta
26. English Style India Pale Ale	Gold	Canoe Chase IPA	Smugglers Trail Caskworks	British Columbia
26. English Style India Pale Ale	Silver	English IPA	Sons of Kent Brewing Company	Ontario
26. English Style India Pale Ale	Bronze	India Pale Ale	Propeller Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
27. North American Style Lager	Gold	Daycation	Troubled Monk	Alberta
27. North American Style Lager	Silver	Shindig	Cowbell Brewing Co.	Ontario
27. North American Style Lager	Bronze	Bierra Angela	Microbrasserie Trois Lacs	Quebec
28. North American Style Premium Lager	Gold	Get Lucky Lager	Born Brewing Co.	Alberta
28. North American Style Premium Lager	Silver	Revelstoke Lager	Mt. Begbie Brewing Company Ltd.	British Columbia
28. North American Style Premium Lager	Bronze	Bossman Lager	70 Acre Brew Co.	Alberta
29. North American Style Amber/Dark Lager	Gold	Dancing In the Dark Lager	Powell Street Craft Brewery	British Columbia
29. North American Style Amber/Dark Lager	Silver	Red	Old Flame Brewing Company	Ontario
29. North American Style Amber/Dark Lager	Bronze	Toller Red	Burnside Brewing Co	Nova Scotia
30. Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager	Gold	Death Wave Light Lager	Sea Change Brewing Co	Alberta
30. Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager	Silver	Lug Lite	Beau’s Brewery	Ontario
30. Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager	Bronze	Lions Gate Light	Steamworks Brewing Co	British Columbia
31. Cream Ale	Gold	8 Secondes	Novum Boreas	New Brunswick
31. Cream Ale	Silver	Classic	Burdock Brewery	Ontario
31. Cream Ale	Bronze	Apres	Tatamagouche Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
32. North American Style Amber/Red Ale	Gold	Georgie’s Best Dry Hopped ESB	Bomber Brewing	British Columbia
32. North American Style Amber/Red Ale	Silver	Rousse de Chelsea	Microbrasserie Chelsea & Co	Quebec
32. North American Style Amber/Red Ale	Bronze	Right Some Red	Nine Locks Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
33. North American Style Blonde or Golden Ale	Gold	James Blonde 00709	Secret Cove Brewing	Newfoundland & Labrador
33. North American Style Blonde or Golden Ale	Silver	Birra Fanelli Blonde	Birra Fanelli	Quebec
33. North American Style Blonde or Golden Ale	Bronze	Dandelion’s Blonde	Cold Garden Beverage Company	Alberta
34. American-Style Black Ale	Gold	Black IPA	Pile O’ Bones Brewing	Saskatchewan
34. American-Style Black Ale	Silver	Dark Adaptation Black IPA	Annex Ale Project	Alberta
34. American-Style Black Ale	Bronze	Quasar Black IPA	Rouge River Brewery	Ontario
35. North American Style Pale Ale	Gold	Hammer Pants	Eighty-Eight Brewing Company	Alberta
35. North American Style Pale Ale	Silver	Four Winds Pale Ale	Four Winds Brewing Co.	British Columbia
35. North American Style Pale Ale	Bronze	Mount Pleasant Pale Ale	Granite Brewery	Ontario
36. Wheat Beer – North American Style	Gold	Celestial Canadian Wheat Ale	Meta Brewing Corp.	Alberta
36. Wheat Beer – North American Style	Silver	Jerkface 9000	Parallel 49 Brewing	British Columbia
36. Wheat Beer – North American Style	Bronze	Hay City	Olds College Brewery	Alberta
37. American Style India Pale Ale	Gold	Big Chute	Quayle’s Brewery	Ontario
37. American Style India Pale Ale	Silver	Sunshine Rain	Cabin Brewing Company	Alberta
37. American Style India Pale Ale	Bronze	Greg	Four Winds Brewing Co.	British Columbia
38. New England Style India Pale Ale	Gold	Beast!	Kahnawake Brewing Company	Quebec
38. New England Style India Pale Ale	Silver	Life’s Story- NEIPA	Red Tape Brewery	Ontario
38. New England Style India Pale Ale	Bronze	Juice Box	Sons of Kent Brewing Company	Ontario
39. Session India Pale Ale	Gold	East Coast Style Pale Ale	Sawback Brewing Co.	Alberta
39. Session India Pale Ale	Silver	Waves	Kilter Brewing Co.	Manitoba
39. Session India Pale Ale	Bronze	Jam Session	Microbrasserie Trois Lacs	Quebec
40. American Style Imperial India Pale Ale	Gold	Party Time!! 10th Anniversary DIPA	Powell Street Craft Brewery	British Columbia
40. American Style Imperial India Pale Ale	Silver	6th Birthday DIPA	Canmore Brewing Company Ltd	Alberta
40. American Style Imperial India Pale Ale	Bronze	The Great Auk	Secret Cove Brewing	Newfoundland & Labrador
41. American Belgo-Style Ale	Gold	Lupulus	MicroBrasserie Charlevoix	Quebec
41. American Belgo-Style Ale	Silver	Orange Tie Wrap	Microbrasserie Chelsea & Co	Quebec
41. American Belgo-Style Ale	Bronze	Obscure Monk	Shacklands Brewing Co.	Ontario
42. American-style Brett Beer	Gold	Blood Cut IPA	Low Life Barrel House	Manitoba
42. American-style Brett Beer	Silver	Sour Porter	Snake Lake Brewing Company	Alberta
42. American-style Brett Beer	Bronze	Wilder Brett IPA	Propeller Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
43. American-style Sour Ale	Gold	Gingering Mouther – Ginger Lime Gose	Analog Brewing Company	Alberta
43. American-style Sour Ale	Silver	Atomic Jam	Electric Bicycle	British Columbia
43. American-style Sour Ale	Bronze	Unicycle Sour IPA w/ El Dorado	Twin City Brewing Company	British Columbia
44. Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale	Gold	Sugar Shack	Shacklands Brewing Co.	Ontario
44. Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale	Silver	Cotton Candy	Boardwalk Brewing	British Columbia
44. Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale	Bronze	MacKroken Sarrasin	Microbrasserie Bilboquet	Quebec
45. Fruit Beer Or Field Beer	Gold	Dwarf Sour Cherry	Blindman Brewing	Alberta
45. Fruit Beer Or Field Beer	Silver	Opuntia Mirage	Irrational Brewing Company	Alberta
45. Fruit Beer Or Field Beer	Bronze	Raspberry Sour	Île Sauvage Brewing Co.	British Columbia
46. Gluten Free Beer	Gold	Grey Fox Quick Witted	Grey Fox Brewing	British Columbia
46. Gluten Free Beer	Silver	Helix Sour Framboise	Microbrasserie Nouvelle-France	Quebec
46. Gluten Free Beer	Bronze	Gluten Free Lager	Port Rexton Brewing Co. Ltd.	Newfoundland & Labrador
47. Session Ale	Gold	Promised Land	Small Gods Brewing Co.	British Columbia
47. Session Ale	Silver	Public House Mild Porter	Snake Lake Brewing Company	Alberta
47. Session Ale	Bronze	La Maison	Four Winds Brewing Co.	British Columbia
47. Session Ale	Honorable Mention	Liquid Sunshine	Boomstick Brewing Co.	Newfoundland & Labrador
48. Experimental Beer	Gold	White Stout	Microbrasserie Chelsea & Co	Quebec
48. Experimental Beer	Silver	Sorceress Sour	New Level Brewing	Alberta
48. Experimental Beer	Bronze	Bottlecap Cherry Cola Sour	Twin City Brewing Company	British Columbia
48. Experimental Beer	Honorable Mention	Cold Snap	Troubled Monk	Alberta
49. Herb and Spice Beer	Gold	El Valle Salado Salted Lime Lager	La Cerveceria Astilleros	British Columbia
49. Herb and Spice Beer	Silver	Cup Lake Lemon Earl Grey Sour	A-FRAME Brewing Company	British Columbia
49. Herb and Spice Beer	Bronze	Fuego	Cabin Brewing Company	Alberta
49. Herb and Spice Beer	Honorable Mention	Thread the Needle Witbier	Whitetooth Brewing	British Columbia
50. Smoked Beer	Gold	Jail Fire Rauchbier	Muddy York Brewing Co.	Ontario
50. Smoked Beer	Silver	Smokin’ Fire Smoked Red Ale	Dark Woods Brewing	Alberta
50. Smoked Beer	Bronze	Knock on Wood Smoked Brown Ale	Steadfast Brewing Co.	Ontario
51. Barley Wine-Style Ale	Gold	Perepllut Barley Wine	Blindman Brewing	Alberta
51. Barley Wine-Style Ale	Silver	Batch 200 Estate Barleywine	Barnside Brewing Co.	British Columbia
51. Barley Wine-Style Ale	Bronze	Ol’ Fog Burner	Garrison Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
52. Wood And Barrel-Aged Beer	Gold	Aki No Seishin (‘Autumn Spirit’)- Imperial Version	Ippon Beers/ Bières Ippon	Quebec
52. Wood And Barrel-Aged Beer	Silver	Four Barrels	Stockyards Brewing	Ontario
52. Wood And Barrel-Aged Beer	Bronze	Stout Imperial Russe	Frampton Brasse	Quebec
53. Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer	Gold	Event Horizon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout	Trailway Brewing	New Brunswick
53. Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer	Silver	Mammoth	Sons of Kent Brewing Company	Ontario
53. Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer	Bronze	Chapter 4	Cabin Brewing Company	Alberta
53. Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer	Honorable Mention	Tempest	Tatamagouche Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
54. Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer	Gold	Raspberry Honey Golden Sour	Snake Lake Brewing Company	Alberta
54. Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer	Silver	Bière de Coupage	2 Crows Brewing Co.	Nova Scotia
54. Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer	Bronze	Hollywood Misty	Avant Garde Artisans Brasseurs	Quebec
55. Flavoured Stout/Porter	Gold	Chocolate Milk Peanut Butter	Imperial City Brew House	Ontario
55. Flavoured Stout/Porter	Silver	Akurojin-no-hi	Ippon Beers/ Bières Ippon	Quebec
55. Flavoured Stout/Porter	Bronze	Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Raspberries	Field House Brewing Co.	British Columbia
55. Flavoured Stout/Porter	Honorable Mention	Bountii	Kilter Brewing Co.	Manitoba
56. No to Low Alcohol Beer	Gold	Hazy Pale Ale	Collective Arts Brewing	Ontario
56. No to Low Alcohol Beer	Silver	Harmon’s Harvest Ale	Harmon’s Craft Brewing	Ontario
56. No to Low Alcohol Beer	Bronze	IPA Sans Alcool Coureur Des Bois	Microbrasserie Le Coureur des Bois	Quebec
56. No to Low Alcohol Beer	Honorable Mention	Street Legal Nitro Stout	Central City Brewers and Distillers	British Columbia
57. Low Alcohol Beer	Gold	P’tite Tranquille	MicroBrasserie Charlevoix	Quebec
57. Low Alcohol Beer	Silver	Noble	Lone Oak Brewing Company	PEI
57. Low Alcohol Beer	Bronze	Lake Of Bays Near Shore 90 Calorie Hazy Pale Ale	Lake Of Bays Brewing Co.	Ontario
58. Specialty IPA	Gold	Binge Watch	Village Brewery	Alberta
58. Specialty IPA	Silver	Cryptical Evasion Rye IPA	Endeavour Brewing Company Ltd	Alberta
58. Specialty IPA	Bronze	Cold IPA	Ace Brewing Co.	British Columbia
59. Historic/Regional Beers	Gold	Grodziskie	Thornbury Craft Co.	Ontario
59. Historic/Regional Beers	Silver	Garden City Fieldberry	Whistle Buoy Brewing Co.	British Columbia
59. Historic/Regional Beers	Bronze	Spruce Beer	Garrison Brewing Company	Nova Scotia
59. Historic/Regional Beers	Honorable Mention	Figo Italian Pilsner	Henderson Brewing Co.	Ontario