B.C. breweries win big at 2020 Canadian Beer Awards

B.C. breweries took home the most medals of any province at the 2020 Canadian Beer Awards Saturday night, winning 43 medals, including 11 golds.

Particularly golden was Golden B.C.’s Whitetooth Brewing, which took home five medals—the most of any brewery in the country—including three golds for its Directissima Dubbel (Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel), Sickbird Northwest Pale Ale (North American Style Pale Ale) and Icefields Belgian-Inspired Pale Ale (American Belgo-Style Ale).

Whitetooth was one of many small-town B.C. breweries to pick up medals, proving that there’s great beer being brewed in every corner of the province. Medal winners also included Cranbrook’s Fisher Peak Brewing, Sooke Brewing Co., Whistler’s Coast Mountain Brewing and Whistler Brewing, Salt Spring Island Ales, Comox’s Ace Brewing and Gibson’s Tapworks Brewing Co.

Another big winner was East Vancouver’s Strange Fellows Brewing, which picked up three medals, including golds for Jongleur (Wheat Beer – Belgian Style) and Hedgerow (American Style Brett Beer).

Alberta took home the most gold medals of any province, with 17, as well as Brewery of the Year honours for Calgary’s Common Crown Brewing. Glutenberg Red by Quebec gluten-free brewery Glutenberg won for Beer of the Year.

The 2020 Canadian Beer Awards and Conference were originally scheduled to take part in Victoria this year, but all in-person events were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Here’s the full list of medal winners:

European Style Lager (Pilsner)

BRONZE: Pixel Pils | Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks | British Columbia
SILVER: Bohemian Style Pilsner | Flora Hall Brewing | Ontario
GOLD: Kinabik Pilsner | Snake Lake Brewing Company | Alberta

European Style Amber to Dark Lager

BRONZE: Ladder Run Amber Lager | Thornbury Village Craft Brewery | Ontario
SILVER: Fahr Copper | Brauerei Fahr | Alberta
GOLD: Fahr Munich | Brauerei Fahr | Alberta

Bock – Traditional German Style

BRONZE: Bringing Sexy Bock | Garrison Brewing Company | Nova Scotia
SILVER: BEER 101 BOCK | Niagara College Teaching Brewery | Ontario
GOLD: Elevator Dopplebock | Hell’s Basement Brewery Inc. | Alberta

Kellerbier/Zwickelbier

BRONZE: POTTS PILSNER | Moon Under Water Brewery | British Columbia
SILVER: Hazy Blonde | Old Flame Brewing Company | Ontario
GOLD: Rockwell Pilsner | The Collingwood Brewery | Ontario

German Style Kolsch

BRONZE: Köl Story Bro Kölsch | Brewhall Beer Co. | British Columbia
SILVER: Lighthorse Lagered Ale | Bogside Brewing | Prince Edward Island
GOLD: Rhine Stone Cowboy Kolsch Style Ale | Big Rock Brewery | Alberta

Wheat Beer – Belgian Style (Wit)

BRONZE: SNOangel | SNO Microbrasserie | Québec
SILVER: Farmer’s Tan Belgian White | Brewsters Brewing Company | Alberta
GOLD: Jongleur | Strange Fellows Brewing | British Columbia

Strange Fellows Brewing/Facebook

Wheat Beer – German Style (Weiss)

BRONZE: Fahr Hefe | Brauerei Fahr | Alberta
SILVER: Wheat Kings County | Bogside Brewing | Prince Edward Island
GOLD: Beautiful Aurelia | Foundry Brewing Inc | Ontario

Baltic Porter

BRONZE: Vistula | Altitude Beer Inc | British Columbia
SILVER: Baltistar Galactiporter | Bent Stick Brewing Co. | Alberta
GOLD: Two Rivers Baltic Porter | Tatamagouche Brewing Company | Nova Scotia

Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel

BRONZE: Gros mollet | Microbrasserie du Lac St-Jean | Québec
SILVER: Mic Drop | Inner City Brewing | Alberta
GOLD: Directissima Dubbel | Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd. | British Columbia

Belgian-Style Tripel

BRONZE: Trepanation Tripel | Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd. | British Columbia
SILVER: Soap Box Preacher | Inner City Brewing | Alberta
GOLD: HAMMER OF THE DAWN | Indie Alehouse | Ontario

Belgian-Style Abbey Ale / Pale Ale

BRONZE: Burnabarian | Dageraad Brewing | British Columbia
SILVER: La Tenace Belgian Single | Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd. | British Columbia
GOLD: Marigold | Clifford Brewing Company | Ontario

Belgian-Style Strong Ale Pale / Dark / Specialty

BRONZE: Belgian Blond | Sooke Brewing Co. | British Columbia
SILVER: Mons d’abbaye Blonde | Belgh Brasse | Québec
GOLD: Cousin Eddie’s | Cassel Brewery | Ontario

French and Belgian Style Saison

BRONZE: 18 Juillet 1853 | Siboire | Québec
SILVER: La petite duchesse | Little Beasts Brewing Company | Ontario
GOLD: Saison du Djâbe | Les Brasseurs du Petit-Sault | New Brunswick

Belgian-Style Brett Beer

BRONZE: Funk et Furie | Avant-Garde artisans brasseurs | Québec
SILVER: Square One | Tatamagouche Brewing Company | Nova Scotia
GOLD: Name TBD | Royal City Brewing Co. | Ontario

German-Style Sour Ale Berliner-Style Weisse or Gose

BRONZE: Saltwater Cowboy Gose | Tatamagouche Brewing Company | Nova Scotia
SILVER: Limoilou Beach | Microbrasserie La Souche | Québec
GOLD: Cool As | Cabin Brewing Company | Alberta

Belgian-Style Sour Ale

BRONZE: Profondo Rosso | Parallel 49 Brewing Company | British Columbia
SILVER: Mueuze | Meuse Brewing Company Inc. | Ontario
GOLD: Pic-Barrique (2020) | Microbrasserie Le Prospecteur | Québec

Porter

BRONZE: STEADFAST | Tooth and Nail Brewing Company | Ontario
SILVER: Old Man Winter Porter | Ribstone Creek Brewery | Alberta
GOLD: Brick and Mortar Porter | Medicine Hat Brewing Company | Alberta

Brown Ale

BRONZE: Woodnutt Brown Ale | Coast Mountain Brewing | British Columbia
SILVER: Brown ale de seigle | Microbrasserie Pit Caribou | Québec
GOLD: Coppersmith Brown Ale | Common Crown Brewing Co. | Alberta

Photo: Coast Mountain Brewing/Facebook

Scotch Ale

BRONZE: Rob Roy Scotch Ale | Walkerville Brewery | Ontario
SILVER: Hellroaring Scottish ale | Fisher Peak Brewing Company | British Columbia
GOLD: Andys Wee Heavy | Common Crown Brewing Co. | Alberta

English Style Pale Ale

BRONZE: Free Range Country Ale | Farm Country Brewing | British Columbia
SILVER: Honey Hop Pale Ale | Longwood Brewery | British Columbia
GOLD: Steam Whistle Pale Ale | Steam Whistle Brewing | Ontario

English Bitters

BRONZE: Iconic Bitter | Warehouse Brewing Company | Saskatchewan
SILVER: Gros Pin | Microbrasserie La Souche | Québec
GOLD: Best | Henderson Brewing Co. | Ontario

Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

BRONZE: Chocolate Milk Stout | Wellington Brewery | Ontario
SILVER: Easy Stout | Walkerville Brewery | Ontario
GOLD: Stout Milkshake | Vox Populi | Québec

Oatmeal Stout

BRONZE: Collectively Smashed | Inner City Brewing | Alberta
SILVER: Blackmail | Strange Fellows Brewing | British Columbia
GOLD: Gentlemen’s Stout | Medicine Hat Brewing Company | Alberta

Dry Stout

BRONZE: Woodhouse Stout beer | Woodhouse Brewing | Ontario
SILVER: Davy Jones Nitro | Corsaire Microbrasserie | Québec
GOLD: Angus Stout | 9 Mile Legacy Brewing Co. | Saskatchewan

Imperial Stout

BRONZE: Tempest | Amsterdam Brewing Company | Ontario
SILVER: Imperial Oatmeal Stout | Barnside Brewing Co. | British Columbia
GOLD: Liquid Lullaby Imperial Stout | Town Square Brewing | Alberta

English Style India Pale Ale

BRONZE: La Bittt à Tibi IPA | Belgh Brasse | Québec
SILVER: Geronimo IPA | Walkerville Brewery | Ontario
GOLD: Englishish IPA | District Brewing Co | Saskatchewan

North American Style Lager

BRONZE: Red Racer Lager | Red Racer | British Columbia
SILVER: Twin City | Medicine Hat Brewing Company | Alberta
GOLD: Crispy Buoy | Tapworks Brewing Company | British Columbia

North American Style Premium Lager

BRONZE: Craft Lager – Canadian Style Lager | Big Rock Brewery | Alberta
SILVER: Beach Chair Lager | PEI Brewing Company | Prince Edward Island
GOLD: Blonde | Old Flame Brewing Company | Ontario

North American Style Amber Lager

BRONZE: Pond Surfer California Common | Town Square Brewing | Alberta
SILVER: SNOfox | SNO Microbrasserie | Québec
GOLD: The Wobbly Code | Electric Bicycle Brewing | British Columbia

Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager

BRONZE: Cracked Canoe | Moosehead Breweries | New Brunswick
SILVER: Light Eh! Lager | Kingsville Brewing Company | Ontario
GOLD: Death Wave Lager | Sea Change Brewing Co. | Alberta

Cream Ale

BRONZE: Roger That | Overflow Brewing Company | Ontario
SILVER: Cream Ale | Anderson Craft Ales | Ontario
GOLD: The Specialist | Tire Shack Brewing Co. | New Brunswick

North American Style – Amber / Red Ale

BRONZE: Round Trip Amber Ale | Red Truck Beer Company | British Columbia
SILVER: Rodeo Red Ale | Big Ridge Brewing | British Columbia
GOLD: Varsity Hall Red Ale | Snake Lake Brewing Company | Alberta

North American Style – Blonde or Golden Ale

BRONZE: Nokomis Golden Ale | Nokomis Craft Ales | Saskatchewan
SILVER: La Libertine | La Voie Maltée | Québec
GOLD: Belmont Village | Red Circle Brewing Co. | Ontario

American Style Black Ale

BRONZE: Snake Island Cascadian Dark Ale | White Sails Brewing Ltd. | British Columbia
SILVER: Cascadian Dark Ale | Blindman Brewing | Alberta
GOLD: Black Rock | Stack Brewing | Ontario

North American Style Pale Ale

BRONZE: Method West Coast Pale Ale | Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers | British Columbia
SILVER: Uncle Leo’s Sunburst | Uncle Leo’s Brewery | Nova Scotia
GOLD: Sickbird Northwest Pale Ale | Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd. | British Columbia

Wheat Beer – North American Style

BRONZE: Smooth Sail Summer Ale | Walkerville Brewery | Ontario
SILVER: Grasshopper Wheat Ale | Big Rock Brewery | Alberta
GOLD: Ploughman Wheat Ale | Common Crown Brewing Co. | Alberta

American Style India Pale Ale

BRONZE: La Racoleuse | La Voie Maltée | Québec
SILVER: Jet Fuel IPA | Ace Brewing Company | British Columbia
GOLD: Filthy Dirty | Parallel 49 Brewing Company | British Columbia

Photo: Parallel 49 Brewing Company

New England Style India Pale Ale

BRONZE: Ring Pop | Eighty-Eight Brewing Company | Alberta
SILVER: Creature Feature | Good Robot Brewing | Nova Scotia
GOLD: Presta | Siboire | Québec

Session India Pale Ale

BRONZE: White IPA | Pile O’ Bones Brewing | Saskatchewan
SILVER: Beep Beep | Steel & Oak Brewing Co. | British Columbia
GOLD: Glitter Bomb Hazy Pale Ale | Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. | British Columbia

American Style Imperial India Pale Ale

BRONZE: Faces Double IPA | Wellington Brewery | Ontario
SILVER: Parkman Ave | Copper Bottom Brewing | Prince Edward Island
GOLD: Deep Thoughts | Triple IPA | Another Beer Company | British Columbia

American Belgo-Style Ale

BRONZE: Jordan Harbour Belgian Pale Ale | Bench Brewing Company | Ontario
SILVER: Bootsy | House of Funk Brewing | British Columbia
GOLD: Icefields Belgian-Inspired Pale Ale | Whitetooth Brewing Company Ltd. | British Columbia

American Style Brett Beer

BRONZE: Mr Natural | brassneck | British Columbia
SILVER: Tropicale IPA | Brasserie Dunham | Québec
GOLD: Hedgerow | Strange Fellows Brewing | British Columbia

American Style Sour Ale

BRONZE: Hawk Tail Lemon Kveik Sour | Hawk Tail Brewery | Alberta
SILVER: Goses and Goblins | Analog Brewing Company | Alberta
GOLD: Super Fusion | The Establishment Brewing Company | Alberta

Special Honey / Maple Lager or Ale

BRONZE: Bear Paw Honey Lager | Whistler Brewing Company | British Columbia
SILVER: Honey Brown – Amber Lager | Big Rock Brewery | Alberta
GOLD: Rousse à l’érable | Ferme Brasserie Schoune | Québec

Fruit / Fruit Wheat / Field / Pumpkin Beer

BRONZE: Dwarf Sour Cherry Saison | Blindman Brewing | Alberta
SILVER: Creamsicle Ale | Medicine Hat Brewing Company | Alberta
GOLD: La Classic Rosé | Brasseux d’la Cote | New Brunswick

Gluten Free Beer

BRONZE: Glutenberg Gose | Glutenberg | Québec
SILVER: Forager Gluten Free Lager | Whistler Brewing Company | British Columbia
GOLD: Glutenberg Red | Glutenberg | Québec

Session Ale

BRONZE: Setting Day | PEI Brewing Company | Prince Edward Island
SILVER: Azacca Session IPA | Propeller Brewing Company | Nova Scotia
GOLD: Abbey Lane English Mild | Ribstone Creek Brewery | Alberta

Experimental Beer

BRONZE: Lawyers Guns & Honey | Bent Stick Brewing Co. | Alberta
SILVER: Red Racer Street Legal IPA | Red Racer | British Columbia
GOLD: Moosehead Shaker Tropical Pina Colada | Moosehead Breweries | New Brunswick

Herb and Spice Beer

BRONZE: Fireside | Salt Spring Island Ales Brewery | British Columbia
SILVER: Nightwatch Coffee Lager | Lighthouse Brewing Company | British Columbia
GOLD: Aki No Seishin | Ippon | Québec

Smoked Beer

BRONZE: Das Winter Projekt | Frampton Brasse | Québec
SILVER: Moosehead Small Batch Rauchbier | Moosehead Breweries | New Brunswick
GOLD: Prairie Fire Rauchbier | Town Square Brewing | Alberta

Barley Wine-Style Ale – English Style / American Style

BRONZE: BarleyWine édition 2019 | Ferme Brasserie Schoune | Québec
SILVER: Perepllut Barley Wine | Blindman Brewing | Alberta
GOLD: Barrel Aged Ape Index Barley Wine | The OT Brewing Company | Alberta

Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer – Pale to Amber / Dark

BRONZE: Four Barrels | Red Circle Brewing Co. | Ontario
SILVER: Entropy Series No. 12 – Old Bretts | Dageraad Brewing | British Columbia
GOLD: Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout | Russell Brewing Company | British Columbia

Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer

BRONZE: Aki No Seishin- Imperial | Ippon | Québec
SILVER: BBA Triple Stout | Longwood Brewery | British Columbia
GOLD: Tempestarii Sour Cherry Saison | Low Life Barrelhouse | Manitoba

Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

BRONZE: FOUR Barrel-Aged Golden Sour w/ Plum & Lingonberry | Foamers’ Folly Brewing | British Columbia
SILVER: Uncertainty Principle No. 6 | Nickel Brook Brewing Company | Ontario
GOLD: Abricotine | Microbrasserie La Souche | Québec

Flavoured Stout / Porter