2015 Winners
New World Cider:
Gold: Hammer Bent Red, Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House (ON)
Silver: Batch 1904, Brickworks Cider House (ON)
Bronze: Thornbury Premium Apple Cider , Provincial Beverages of Canada (ON)
Cider with Other Fruit:
Gold: Thornbury Cranberry Apple Cider, Provincial Beverages of Canada (ON)
Silver: Sir Isaac’s Peach Cider, Puddicombe Cider Co. (ON)
Bronze: London Calling Pear, Belgh Brasse (QC)
Cider with Herbs/Spices:
Gold: Experimental Brew – Fire, Red Rover Craft Cider (NB)
Silver: Dry Hopped Cider, Spirit Tree Estate Cidery (ON)
Bronze: Lonetree Ginger Apple Cider, Northham Brands (BC)
Specialty Cider:
Gold: Bulwark Gold Traditional Craft Cider, Muwin Estate Wines (NS)
Silver: Le Glace, Les Vergers de la Colline (QC)
Bronze: Barrett Fuller’s Secret, West Avenue Cider (ON)
North American Style Lager
Gold Islander Lager- Vancouver Island Brewery
Silver Laker Lager- Brick Brewing Co.
Bronze Molson Canadian- Molson Coors Canada
North American Style Premium Lager
Gold Great Western Pilsener- Great Western Brewing Co
Silver Coors Altitude- Molson Coors Canada
Bronze Electric Avenue- Wild Rose Brewery
European Style Lager (Pilsner)
Gold King Pilsner- Provincial Beverages of Canada
Silver Lager- Canoe Brewpub
Bronze La Kedgwick- Brasseurs du Petit-Sault
North American Style Amber Lager
Gold Old Flame Red- Old Flame Brewing Co
Silver Los Muertos Cerveza Negra- Bad Tattoo Brewing
Bronze Whistler Brewing Big Sky Uncommon Lager- Northam Brewery Ltd.
North American Style Dark Lager
Gold Hermann’s Dark Lager- Vancouver Island Brewery
Silver Creepy Uncle Dunkel- Moon Under Water
Bronze Waterloo Dark- Brick Brewing Co.
Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager
Gold Laker Light- Brick Brewing Co.
Silver Great Western Light- Great Western Brewing Co.
Bronze Brewhouse Light- Great Western Brewing Co.
Bock- Traditional German Style
Gold Captivator Doppelbock- Tree Brewing Co.
Silver Valkyrie- Microbrasserie Archibald
Bronze Spring Bock- Amsterdam Brewery
Kellerbier/Zwickelbier
Gold North Country Kellerbier- Boshkung Brewing Co.
Silver Potts Pils- Moon Under Water Brewery
Bronze Natural Born Keller- Wild Rose Brewery
Porter
Gold Charcoal Porter- Innocente Brewing Co.
Silver Old Man Winter- Ribstone Creek Brewery
Bronze Porter- Gladstone Brewery
Strong Porter (Baltic)
Gold Continuity Baltic Porter- StoneHammer Brewing Co.
Silver Baltic Porter- Cannery Brewing Co.
Bronze L’Enclume Porter Baltique- Le Temps d’une Pinte
Cream Ale
Gold Cream Ale- Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Silver 35 & 118 Cream Ale- Boshkung Brewing Co.
Bronze Original 16 Pale- Great Western Brewing Co.
12 German Style Kolsch
Gold Scona Gold Kolsch- Alley Kat Brewing Co
Silver Kolsch- Steamworks Brewing Co.
Bronze North Shore Lagered Ale- Tatamagouche Brewing Co.
13 North American Style Amber/Rd Ale
Gold Heroica Red Ale- Steamworks Brewing Co
Silver Redback Ale- Main Street Brewing
Bronze 18 Karat Ale- Barkerville Brewing Co.
14 North American Style Blonde or Golden Ale
Gold Pale Ale- Moosehead Breweries
Silver Station House Blonde Ale- Shuswap Lake Brewing Co.
Bronze Northern Logger- Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.
15 Brown Ale
Gold Gahan Iron Bridge Brown- PEI Brewing Co.
Silver Moroccan Brown Ale- Spearhead Brewing Co.
Bronze Salt Spring Dry Porter- Salt Spring Island Ales
16 American Style Black Ale
Gold Disruption Black IPA- Category 12 Brewing
Silver Black IPA- Steamworks Brewing Co.
Bronze Knox Mountain Brown Ale- Tree Brewing Co.
17 Scotch Ale
Gold Farnham Scotch Ale- Farnham Ale et Lager Inc.
Silver Wee Heavy- Persephone Brewing Co.
Bronze Eclipse- Trafalgar Brewing Co.
18 English Style Pale Ale/Bitter
Gold Riptide Rye Pale Ale- Forked River Brewing Co.
Silver Fireside ESB- The Collingwood Brewery
Bronze Blood Alley Bitter- Russell Brewing Co.
19 North American Style Pale Ale/Bitter
Gold Pale Ale Americaine- Brasserie Dunham
Silver Galaxy Pale Ale- Persephone Brewing Co.
Bronze Hawaiian Style Pale Ale- Spearhead Brewing Co.
20 Wheat Beer Belgian Style (Wit)
Gold The Witty Traveller- Railway City Brewing
Silver La Blanche De Shawi- Le Trou Du Diable
Bronze Moonlit Wit- Northwinds Brewhouse & Eatery
21 Wheat Beer German Style (Weiss)
Gold Strange Fellows Hefeweizen- Strange Fellows Brewing Co
Silver Beachcomber Summer Ale- Vancouver Island Brewery
Bronze Blanche- Les Trois Mousquetaires
22 Wheat Beer North American Style
Gold Original 16 Krystall- Great Western Brewing Co
Silver Sungod Wheat Ale- R & B Brewing Co.
Bronze Lazy Mutt Alberta Wheat Ale- Minhas Micro Brewery
23 Belgian Style Abbey Ale
Gold L’Egare-Tripel- Micobrasserie la Chouape
Silver Dia De Los Muertos Cerveza Fuerte- Bad Tattoo Brewing Co.
Bronze Biere D’Hiver- Townsite Brewing
24 Belgian Style Strong Specialty Ale
Gold Sovereign Super Saison- Four Winds Brewing Co.
Silver Tripe à Trois Brett-Bruxellensis- Microbrasserie À la Fût
Bronze Tripe à Trois Brett- Lambicus- Microbrasserie À la Fût
25 Barley Wine
Gold Thor’s Hammer Barley Wine- Central City Brewers and Distillers
Silver Double Dragon- Indie Alehouse
Bronze Ol’ Fog Burner- Garrison Brewing Co.
26 Stout
Gold Seven Summits Milk Stout- Rossland Beer Company
Silver Sasquatch Stout- Old Yale Brewing Co.
Bronze Milk Stout- Black Bridge Brewery
27 Imperial Stout
Gold St. Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout- McAuslan Brewing Inc.
Silver Rang Dix- Microbrasserie du Lac St-Jean
Bronze Zombie Apocalypse- Indie Alehouse
28 English Style India Pale Ale
Gold Curmudgeon IPA- Grand River
Silver Devil’s Elbow IPA- Howe Sound Brewery
Bronze Waterloo IPA- Brick Brewing Co.
29 American Style India Pale Ale
Gold Punch Bowl- Russell Brewing Co.
Silver Thrust! An IPA- Great Lakes Brewery
Bronze IPA- Four Winds Brewing Co.
30 Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold Robo-Hop Imperial IPA- Great Lakes Brewery
Silver Hopnotist- Parallel 49 Brewing Co.
Bronze IIPA- Framptom Brasse
31 French and Belgian Style Saison
Gold Operis Brett Saison- Four Winds Brewing Co.
Silver Saison- The Collingwood Brewery
Bronze Randonneur Saison- Dageraad Brewing
32 Special Honey/Maple Lager or Ale
Gold St. Ambroise Maple Beer- McAuslan Brewing Inc.
Silver Spring Maple Belgian Blonde Ale- Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
Bronze 2014 Vintage Ale- The Collingwood Brewery
33 Fruit Beer or Field Beer
Gold Grapefruit Radler- Tree Brewing Co.
Silver Frambroise- Amsterdam Brewery
Bronze Schwarzwald – Parallel 49 Brewing Co.
34 Wood and Barrel Aged Beer
Gold Weendigo Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout- Forked River Brewing Co
Silver Harvest Ale Rum Barrel Aged- Muskoka Brewery
Bronze Winter Jack- Muskoka Brewery
35 Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Gold El Toro- Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
Silver Obsidian Imperial Porter- Cameron’s Brewing Co.
Bronze Russian Imperial Stout- Parallel 49 Brewing Co.
36 Wood and Barrel Aged Sour Beer
Gold Co-Hop VII Vielle Gueuze- Microbrasserie À la Fût
Silver Ned’s ‘Stache- Indie Alehouse
Bronze Co-Hop V Rouge de Mekinac- Microbrasserie À la Fût
37 Gluten Free Beer
Gold Glutenberg India Pale Ale- Brasseurs Sans Gluten
Silver Glutenberg Pale Ale Americaine- Brasseurs Sans Gluten
Bronze Glutenberg Rousse- Brasseurs Sans Gluten
38 Experimental Beer
Gold Dead Frog Nutty Uncle Peanut Butter Stout- Dead Frog Brewery
Silver Grandmaster OG- Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co.
Bronze Megadestroyer Imperial Licorice Stout- Howe Sound Brewing
39 Session Ale
Gold Recline Pale Ale- Cameron’s Brewing Co.
Silver Sit and Stay Belgian ISA- Yellow Dog Brewing
Bronze Kickin’ Back Dry-Hopped Session Ale- Wellington Brewery
40 American Style Brett Beer
Gold Porter a la Brett- Microbrasserie À la Fût
Silver Juxtapose Brett IPA- Four Winds Brewing Co.
Bronze Dulcis Succubus- Brassin Special- Le Trou Du Diable
41 American Style Sour Ale
Gold Blanche du Mur- Brasseurs du Monde
Silver Nectarous Dry-Hopped Sour- Four Winds Brewing Co.
Bronze Cowsure- Saison Sure- Microbrasserie À la Fût
BEER OF THE YEAR: Scona Gold Kolsch- Alley Kat Brewing Co
BREWERY OF THE YEAR: Four Winds Brewing Co.