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Awards

Awards Recipients & Nominees

2021

2023
2022

The judges

Be inspired by the world's top thinkers

Tim Sheahan

Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada

Stephen Tyson

CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.

Shanleigh Thomson

Founder of Shan.Ferments

JOHN KEELING

Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s

NIK HENDRICKSON

Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC

ROXY BROSSOIT

Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily

NATASHA PEISKAR

Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional

THE BREWERS JOURNAL CANADA TEAM

Young Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Young Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Participant

Azlan Graves

 Main Street Brewing

Winner

Liam Devlin

Radium Brewing

Winner

Kiera Nimmo

Town Brewery

Honourable Mention

Brady McNish 

Dog House Brewing Co

Shortlist

Duncan Tennant

Banished Brewing

Shortlist

Wylie Rickerd

Shortlist

Shortlist

Supported by

Hops-Connect 2

Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Jamie Shillow

 Shillow Brewing Co.

Ottawa, On

Winner

Marcos Bardelli 

 Obsolete Brewing Co.

Dauphin, MB

Winner

Kerry Dyson 

Brewhall

Vancouver, BC

Honourable Mention

Brad Tomlinson 

Jackknife Brewing

Kelowna, BC

Shortlist

David Van Allen

 La Cerveceria Astilleros

Vancouver, BC

Shortlist

Jeff Broeders 

Indie Ale House

Toronto, Ontario

Shortlist

Kellye Robertson

Good Robot

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Shortlist

Supported by

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NEW BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice New Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

GOOD NEIGHBOUR BREWING CO

Winnipeg, MB

Winner

Test Batches Brewery 
 Midland, ON

Honorable Mention

100 Acre Brewing Co.

Peterborough, ON

Shortlist

Lilooet Brewing Co. 

Lillooet, BC

Shortlist

Sidekick Brewing

Chilliwack, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

BLINDMAN BREWING 

Rothesay, NB

Winner

Split Rail Brewing

 Gore Bay, ON

Honourable Mention

Cowbell Brewing

Blythe, ON

Shortlist

Microbrasserie Des Beaux Prés

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC

Shortlist

Libra Brewing (Upstreet Brewing) 
Charlottetown, PE

Shortlist

Supported by

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BRANDING OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Branding of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

BRASSERIE DUNHAM 

Dunham, QC

Winner

Something in the Water Brewing 

Toronto & Kingston, ON

Honourable Mention

100 Acre Brewing

Peterborough, ON

Shortlist

Analog Brewing

Edmonton, AB

Shortlist

Apex Brewing 

Yellowhead County, AB

Shortlist

Torque Brewing

 Winnipeg, MB

Shortlist

Truro Brewing

Truro, NS

Shortlist

Supported by

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Sustainability Initiative of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

GoodLot Brewing 

Alton, ON

Winner

Whistle Buoy Brewing Co.

Victoria, BC

Honourable Mention

OG Ales

Harvey, NB

Shortlist

Blindman Brewing

 Lacombe, AB

Shortlist

Supported by

Community Initiative of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Community Initiative of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

THE SECOND WEDGE BREWING CO

Uxbridge, ON

Winner

Banished Brewing.

Paradise, NL

Honourable Mention

Market Brewing

Newmarket, ON

Shortlist

Radium Brewing

Radium Hot Springs, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

BrewersInsight_BW
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new BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

FLIPSIDE HAZY IPA

CITY LIMITS BREWING

Saskatoon, SK

Winner

Oatmeal Stout

Silversmith Brewing

Virgil, ON

Honourable Mention

Born Ready Brown Ale

Manual Labour Brewing

 Sherwood Park, AB

Shortlist

Madder than a Wet Hen Kentucky Common

Full Beard Brewing

Timmins, ON

Shortlist

Ancestral Quinoa Beer

Miski Brewing

 Barrie, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

FROST HAMMER DOUBLE IPA

MASCOT BREWERY

Toronto & Etobicoke, ON

Winner

Frig Off East Coast IPA

Nine Locks Brewing

Dartmouth, NS

Honourable Mention

German Style Festbier

 Muskoka Brewery

Bracebridge, ON

Shortlist

The Black Lager

Silversmith Brewing

Virgil, ON

Shortlist

Arrow Pilsner

Trestle Brewing

Parry Sound, ON

Shortlist

Wandering Scotsman Sitka Spruce Tip Brut IPA

Rusted Rake Brewing

Nanoose Bay, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner of the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

MICHAEL HANCOCK

Founding Partner (Retired) Sidelaunch Brewery

Collingwood, ON

Winner

Supported by

The judges

Be inspired by the world's top thinkers

Tim Sheahan

Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada

Stephen Tyson

CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.

Shanleigh Thomson

Founder of Shan.Ferments

JOHN KEELING

Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s

NIK HENDRICKSON

Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC

ROXY BROSSOIT

Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily

NATASHA PEISKAR

Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional

THE BREWERS JOURNAL CANADA TEAM

Young Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Young Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Alex Bullen-Genis
Domination City Brewing Co

Otawa, ON

Winner

Brittany
Ribalkin

Bellwoods Brewery

Toronto, ON

Winner

Henrique
Soares

Tire Shack Brewing Co

Moncton, NB

Shortlist

Kyle
Stewart

Turkey Shoot Brewing Co

Keswick, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

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Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Andrew “Esty” Estabrooks

Foghorn Brewing Co

Rothesay, NB

Winner

Ryan
Arnaud

Rossland Beer Co

Rossland, BC

Shortlist

Morgan Weilgosz

Good Neighbour Brewing Co

Winnipeg, MB

Shortlist

Kerry
Dyson

Brewhall Beer Co

Vancouver, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

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NEW BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice New Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

Something in the Water Brewing Co

Sidney, BC

Winner

Turkey Shoot Brewing Co

Keswick, ON

Shortlist

Fogorig Brewing

Campbellford, ON

Shortlist

Small Gods Brewing Co

Sidney, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

Tire Shack Brewing Co

Moncton, NB

Winner

Merit Brewing Co

Hamilton, ON

Shortlist

Blindman Brewing

Acombe, AB

Shortlist

Boxing Rock Brewery CO

Shelburne, NS

Shortlist

Supported by

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BRANDING OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Branding of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

Tire Shack Brewing Co

Moncton, NB

Winner

BreWskey Pub & Taproom

Montréal, QC

Shortlist

Stone Angel Brewing Co

Winnipeg, MB

Shortlist

MicroBrasserie Charlevoix

Baie-Saint-Paul, QC

Shortlist

Supported by

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Sustainability Initiative of the Year instead of New Beer:

Name
Province
Participant

BENCH BREWING CO.

Beamsville, ON

Winner

TIN WHISTLE BREWING CO.

Penticton, BC

Shortlist

PERSEPHONE BREWING CO.

Gibsons, BC

Shortlist

GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co.

Alton, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

NEW BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice New Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Classic Maritime Dry Stout

Crows Brewing Co

Halifax, NS

Winner

Blackberry Peach Cobbler

Farmhouse Brewing Co

Chilliwack, BC

Shortlist

Kolsch-ish

Fahr Brewery

Turner Valley, AB

Shortlist

Hazy Maitland IPA

Something in the Water Brewing Co

Toronto, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

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BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Queen of Wheat

Spearhead Brewing Co

Kingston, ON

Winner

Deep 6

Lake of the Wood Brewing Co

Kenora, ON

Shortlist

Violet Moon

Avling Brewery

Toronto, ON

Shortlist

Seven Years

Breton Brewing Co

Sydney, NS

Shortlist

Supported by

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner of the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

PAUL GAUTREAU

(Retired) Big Rock Brewery

Calgary, AB

Winner

Supported by

2021

2022
2023

The judges

Be inspired by the world's top thinkers

Tim Sheahan

Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada

Stephen Tyson

CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.

Shanleigh Thomson

Founder of Shan.Ferments

JOHN KEELING

Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s

NIK HENDRICKSON

Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC

ROXY BROSSOIT

Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily

NATASHA PEISKAR

Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional

THE BREWERS JOURNAL CANADA TEAM

Young Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Young Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Alex Bullen-Genis
Domination City Brewing Co

Otawa, ON

Winner

Brittany
Ribalkin

Bellwoods Brewery

Toronto, ON

Winner

Henrique
Soares

Tire Shack Brewing Co

Moncton, NB

Shortlist

Kyle
Stewart

Turkey Shoot Brewing Co

Keswick, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

Charles-Faram-2022-Canadian-Brewers-Choice-Awards 1 (1)

Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Andrew “Esty” Estabrooks

Foghorn Brewing Co

Rothesay, NB

Winner

Ryan
Arnaud

Rossland Beer Co

Rossland, BC

Shortlist

Morgan Weilgosz

Good Neighbour Brewing Co

Winnipeg, MB

Shortlist

Kerry
Dyson

Brewhall Beer Co

Vancouver, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

logo (1)

NEW BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice New Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

Something in the Water Brewing Co

Sidney, BC

Winner

Turkey Shoot Brewing Co

Keswick, ON

Shortlist

Fogorig Brewing

Campbellford, ON

Shortlist

Small Gods Brewing Co

Sidney, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

Tire Shack Brewing Co

Moncton, NB

Winner

Merit Brewing Co

Hamilton, ON

Shortlist

Blindman Brewing

Acombe, AB

Shortlist

Boxing Rock Brewery CO

Shelburne, NS

Shortlist

Supported by

Jenrey_Bottles-Blue (1) 1 (1)

BRANDING OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Branding of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

Tire Shack Brewing Co

Moncton, NB

Winner

BreWskey Pub & Taproom

Montréal, QC

Shortlist

Stone Angel Brewing Co

Winnipeg, MB

Shortlist

MicroBrasserie Charlevoix

Baie-Saint-Paul, QC

Shortlist

Supported by

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Sustainability Initiative of the Year instead of New Beer:

Name
Province
Participant

BENCH BREWING CO.

Beamsville, ON

Winner

TIN WHISTLE BREWING CO.

Penticton, BC

Shortlist

PERSEPHONE BREWING CO.

Gibsons, BC

Shortlist

GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co.

Alton, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

NEW BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice New Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Classic Maritime Dry Stout

Crows Brewing Co

Halifax, NS

Winner

Blackberry Peach Cobbler

Farmhouse Brewing Co

Chilliwack, BC

Shortlist

Kolsch-ish

Fahr Brewery

Turner Valley, AB

Shortlist

Hazy Maitland IPA

Something in the Water Brewing Co

Toronto, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

logo (3)

BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Queen of Wheat

Spearhead Brewing Co

Kingston, ON

Winner

Deep 6

Lake of the Wood Brewing Co

Kenora, ON

Shortlist

Violet Moon

Avling Brewery

Toronto, ON

Shortlist

Seven Years

Breton Brewing Co

Sydney, NS

Shortlist

Supported by

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner of the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

PAUL GAUTREAU

(Retired) Big Rock Brewery

Calgary, AB

Winner

Supported by

The judges

Be inspired by the world's top thinkers

Tim Sheahan

Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada

Stephen Tyson

CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.

Shanleigh Thomson

Founder of Shan.Ferments

JOHN KEELING

Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s

NIK HENDRICKSON

Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC

ROXY BROSSOIT

Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily

NATASHA PEISKAR

Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional

THE BREWERS JOURNAL CANADA TEAM

Young Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Young Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Participant

Azlan Graves

 Main Street Brewing

Winner

Liam Devlin

Radium Brewing

Winner

Kiera Nimmo

Town Brewery

Honourable Mention

Brady McNish 

Dog House Brewing Co

Shortlist

Duncan Tennant

Banished Brewing

Shortlist

Wylie Rickerd

Shortlist

Shortlist

Supported by

Hops-Connect 2

Brewer of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

Jamie Shillow

 Shillow Brewing Co.

Ottawa, On

Winner

Marcos Bardelli 

 Obsolete Brewing Co.

Dauphin, MB

Winner

Kerry Dyson 

Brewhall

Vancouver, BC

Honourable Mention

Brad Tomlinson 

Jackknife Brewing

Kelowna, BC

Shortlist

David Van Allen

 La Cerveceria Astilleros

Vancouver, BC

Shortlist

Jeff Broeders 

Indie Ale House

Toronto, Ontario

Shortlist

Kellye Robertson

Good Robot

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Shortlist

Supported by

logo (1)

NEW BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice New Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

GOOD NEIGHBOUR BREWING CO

Winnipeg, MB

Winner

Test Batches Brewery 
 Midland, ON

Honorable Mention

100 Acre Brewing Co.

Peterborough, ON

Shortlist

Lilooet Brewing Co. 

Lillooet, BC

Shortlist

Sidekick Brewing

Chilliwack, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewery of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

BLINDMAN BREWING 

Rothesay, NB

Winner

Split Rail Brewing

 Gore Bay, ON

Honourable Mention

Cowbell Brewing

Blythe, ON

Shortlist

Microbrasserie Des Beaux Prés

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC

Shortlist

Libra Brewing (Upstreet Brewing) 
Charlottetown, PE

Shortlist

Supported by

Jenrey_Bottles-Blue (1) 1 (1)

BRANDING OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Branding of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

BRASSERIE DUNHAM 

Dunham, QC

Winner

Something in the Water Brewing 

Toronto & Kingston, ON

Honourable Mention

100 Acre Brewing

Peterborough, ON

Shortlist

Analog Brewing

Edmonton, AB

Shortlist

Apex Brewing 

Yellowhead County, AB

Shortlist

Torque Brewing

 Winnipeg, MB

Shortlist

Truro Brewing

Truro, NS

Shortlist

Supported by

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Sustainability Initiative of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

GoodLot Brewing 

Alton, ON

Winner

Whistle Buoy Brewing Co.

Victoria, BC

Honourable Mention

OG Ales

Harvey, NB

Shortlist

Blindman Brewing

 Lacombe, AB

Shortlist

Supported by

Community Initiative of the Year

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Community Initiative of the Year:

Name
Province
Participant

THE SECOND WEDGE BREWING CO

Uxbridge, ON

Winner

Banished Brewing.

Paradise, NL

Honourable Mention

Market Brewing

Newmarket, ON

Shortlist

Radium Brewing

Radium Hot Springs, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

BrewersInsight_BW
logo (6) (1)

new BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

FLIPSIDE HAZY IPA

CITY LIMITS BREWING

Saskatoon, SK

Winner

Oatmeal Stout

Silversmith Brewing

Virgil, ON

Honourable Mention

Born Ready Brown Ale

Manual Labour Brewing

 Sherwood Park, AB

Shortlist

Madder than a Wet Hen Kentucky Common

Full Beard Brewing

Timmins, ON

Shortlist

Ancestral Quinoa Beer

Miski Brewing

 Barrie, ON

Shortlist

Supported by

BEER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

FROST HAMMER DOUBLE IPA

MASCOT BREWERY

Toronto & Etobicoke, ON

Winner

Frig Off East Coast IPA

Nine Locks Brewing

Dartmouth, NS

Honourable Mention

German Style Festbier

 Muskoka Brewery

Bracebridge, ON

Shortlist

The Black Lager

Silversmith Brewing

Virgil, ON

Shortlist

Arrow Pilsner

Trestle Brewing

Parry Sound, ON

Shortlist

Wandering Scotsman Sitka Spruce Tip Brut IPA

Rusted Rake Brewing

Nanoose Bay, BC

Shortlist

Supported by

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner of the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:

Name
Brewery
Province
Participant

MICHAEL HANCOCK

Founding Partner (Retired) Sidelaunch Brewery

Collingwood, ON

Winner

Supported by

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