The 2022 British Columbia Beer Awards Winners

INTERNATIONAL LAGER – 52 ENTRIES

HM. Spitfire Lager – Ace Brewing Co.

3. Locomotive Lager – Iron Road Brewing Co.

2. Westy – Category 12 Brewing

1. Czech Pilsner – Wildeye Brewing

PALE MALTY GERMAN LAGER – 26 ENTRIES

3. Oktoberfest Festbier – Parallel 49 Brewing Co

2. Infinite Radness – Studio Brewing Corp

1. Bob’s Auto Lager – 101 Brewhouse and Distillery

PALE BITTER GERMAN LAGER – 32 ENTRIES

3. 3 Month Pils – Smuggler’s Trail Caskworks

2. Shaketown Leitchtbier – Shaketown Brewing Co

1. Farm Country Pilsner – Farm Country Brewing

AMBER LAGER – 25 ENTRIES

HM: Harkrider – Freddy’s Brewpub

3. Sausage Party – Farm Country Brewing

2. Zoigl – Steel & Oak Brewing Co.

1. Marzen – Abandoned Rail Brewing Co

DARK LAGER – 18 ENTRIES

HM: Dark Lager – Patina Brewing Co

3. 33 Acres of Darkness – 33 Acres Brewing Co

2. Oktoberfest Schwarzbier – Parallel 49 Brewing Co

1 . Gladstone Czech Dark Lager – Gladstone Brewing Company

STRONG ALE & LAGER – 13 ENTRIES

3. Hellroaring Scotch Ale – Fisher Peak Brewing Company

2. Bear Beach Baltic Porter – Sooke Oceanside Brewery

1. Gale Force – Main Street Brewing

KOLSCH – 14 ENTRIES

HM: Kolsch – Patina Brewing Co

3. Kolsch – Steamworks Brewing Co

2. Seventh Day Kolsch – Ucluelet Brewing Co

1. Klutz Kolsch – Brassneck Brewery

WEISSBIER- 26 ENTRIES

3. Umlaut – Brassneck Brewery

2. Beachcomber Hefeweizen – Vancouver Island Brewing

1. Der Klassiker – Steel & Oak Brewing Co

HOPPY UK ALE – 26 ENTRIES

3. Elephant Run IPA – Fisher Peak Brewing Company

2. Flaskers British Ale – Smuggler’s Trail Caskworks

1. Pale Ale – Russell Brewing Co

MALTY UK & IRISH ALE – 24 ENTRIES

3. Invictus Dark Mild – Smuggler’s Trail Caskworks

2. Overcast – KPU Brew Lab

1. Gladstone Porter – Gladstone Brewing Co

UK & IRISH STOUT – 12 ENTRIES

3. Firkin Irish Stout – Shuswap Lake Brewing

2. Wheelbender Stout – Beach Fire Brewing Company

1. 52 Foot Stout – Barkerville Brewing Co

FRUIT BEER – 46 ENTRIES

3. Lemon Mandarin Radler – Strathcona Beer Company

2. A Many Splendored Things – Saison W/ Tangerines – Small Gods Brewing Co

1. “Thornless” Blackberry Porter – Cannery Brewing

SPECIALTY FRUIT BEER – 56 ENTRIES

3. The Floor is Guava – Backcountry Brewing

2. Agua de Jamaica Hibiscus Rose Sour – La Cerveceria Astilleros

1. Kirsche – Steamworks Brewing Co.

SPICE BEER – 29 ENTRIES

3. Thread the Needle Witbier – Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd

2. Killer Cucumber Ale – Steamworks Brewing Co

1. One Piece Wonder – Tin Whistle Brewery

SMOKE & WOOD-AGED BEER – 19 ENTRIES

3. Mayne Island Barrel Aged Brown Ale – Mayne Island Brewing

2. Sparkchaser – Twin City Brewing Company

1. 7109 Barrel Aged Imperial Stout – Brewhall Beer Co

EUROPEAN SOUR – 16 ENTRIES

HM: Gandy Dancer Gose – Iron Road Brewing Co

3. New Brighton Dry Hopped Sour – R&B Brewing Co

2. Pinot – Ile Sauvage Brewing Company

1. Roundhouse Oud Bruin – Iron Road Brewing Co.

SPECIALTY BEER – 24 ENTRIES

3. Undersea Gose – Whistle Buoy Brewing Co

2. Capacitor – Beacon Brewing Ltd.

1. Loral – Ile Sauvage Brewing Company

NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER – 49 ENTRIES

HM: Lager – Strathcona Brewing Company

3. Shaketown Pre-Prohibition Pilsner – Shaketown Brewing Co.

2. No Brainer – Brassneck Brewery

1. North Point Lite Lager – North Point Brewing Co.

NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT ALE – 33 ENTRIES

HM: Lit Wit – Dog Mountain Brewing

3. Whitetooth Session Ale – Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd.

2. Gladstone Cream Ale – Gladstone Brewing Company

1. Droptank – Ace Brewing Co.

NORTH AMERICAN PALE ALE – 71 ENTRIES

3. Salish Sea Pale Ale – Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company

2. Valley Trail Pale Ale – Coast Mountain Brewing

1. Hazy Citra Pale Ale – 4 Mile Brewing Co

NORTH AMERICAN AMBER & BROWN ALE – 23 ENTRIES

3. Mizaru – Monkey 9 Brewing Pub Corp

2. Blue Buck Ale – Phillips Brewing & Malting Co

1. Gladstone Red Ale – Gladstone Brewing Company

NORTH AMERICAN PORTER & STOUT – 19 ENTRIES

3. Ten Tonne Skeleton – Silver Valley Brewing Co

2. Felix – Studio Brewing Corp

1. Commander Imperial Stout – Dead Frog Brewery

NORTH AMERICAN IPA – 62 ENTRIES

3. Best Coast IPA – Trading Post Brewing

2. Ruff Westcoast IPA – Yellow Dog Brewing

1. West Coast IPA – Moody Ales & Co

SPECIALTY IPA – 37 ENTRIES

3. Little Twin – Fern & Cedar Brewing Co

2. Spruce Tip IPA – Rossland Brewing Co

1. Unconventional Wisdom – Brassneck Brewery

HAZY IPA – 99 ENTRIES

3. 445 Galaxy IPA – Faculty Brewing Co

2. Widowmaker – Backcountry Brewing

1. Gladstone NEIPA – Gladstone Brewing Company

IMPERIAL IPA – 11 ENTRIES

3. Undertow – Steel & Oak Brewing Co

2. Numbskull Rakau Edition – Lighthouse Brewing Co

1. Empress Double IPA – Steamworks Brewing Co

BELGIAN ALE – 16 ENTRIES

3. It’s Always Sunny in East Van Witbier – R&B Brewing Co

2. Blanche Devereaux – Bayview Brewing Company

1. Farmer’s Daughter White – The Beer Farmers

SAISON – 19 ENTRIES

3. Mimosa Summer Ale – Russell Brewing Co

2. Picnic Table Beer – R&B Brewing Co

1. Field Theory – Dagerad Brewing

STRONG BELGIAN ALE – 9 ENTRIES

3. Blonde – Dageraad Brewing

2. Brune – Dageraad Brewing

1. 33 Acres of Euphoria – 33 Acres Brewing Co

WILD ALE – 21 ENTRIES

HM: Boomer Wild Ale – Iron Road Brewing Co

3. Greehorn Wild Ale – Strange Fellows Brewing

2. Barreled Series – Batch #001 – Tofino Brewing Company

1. 10th Anniversary Brett Saison – Parallel 49 Brewing Co

SPECIALTY WILD ALE – 63 ENTRIES

HM: Nannie’s Toasted Coconut Raspberry Tarts Sour – Bayview Brewing Company

3. Rose & Hibiscus Sour – The Beer Farmers

2. Dinosour Blackberry – Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.

1. Circa 1775 – Main Street Brewing

CREATIVE INDUSTRY AWARDS

BEST MERCH/APPAREL

• Rusted Rake Brewing

BEST TAP HANDLE DESIGN

• Slackwater Brewing

BEST PACKAGING DESIGN

• Slackwater Brewing – Lo-Tide Lager

BEST BOTTLE DESIGN

• Field House Fresh Batch Barrel Series – Mango Plum Sour

BEST CAN DESIGN

• Main Street Brewing – King Pin Pale Ale

BEST TASTING ROOM DESIGN

• Camp Beer Co.

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA

• Backcountry Brewing

BEST WEBSITE DESIGN

• Rusted Rake Brewing