Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada
CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.
Founder of Shan.Ferments
Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s
Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC
Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily
Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Young Brewer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Melissa Donaldson |
Calabogie Brewing |
Winner |
Joel Windich |
Ridge Rock Brewing Co |
Honourable Mention |
Sangdon Lee |
Mascot Brewery |
Shortlist |
Frédéric Pelletier |
Harman Brasserie Artisanale |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Kerry Dyson |
BREWHALL |
Winner |
Colin VanderMeulen |
Dune Hopper Brewing Co. |
Winner |
Stephen Goodal |
Red Barn Brewing Co. |
Honourable Mention |
Julio Duque |
Orleans Brewing Co. |
Honourable Mention |
Brad Tomlinson |
Jackknife Brewing |
Shortlist |
Tessa Gabiniewicz |
Land & Sea Brewing Co. |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice New Brewery of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Kemptville Brewing Co. |
Ontario |
Winner |
Endswell Beer |
Ontario |
Honourable Mentions |
Bad Bones Brewery |
Quebec |
Honourable Mentions |
Obsolete Brewing Co. |
Manitoba |
Shortlist |
Connector Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewery of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Beaux Prés Microbrasserie |
Quebec |
Winner |
Great Lakes Brewery |
Ontario |
Honourable Mention |
Beva Brewing & Blending |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Pile O’ Bones Brewing |
Saskatchewan |
Shortlist |
Kichesippi Beer Company |
Ontario |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Branding of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Polyrhythm Brewing |
Alberta |
Winner |
Harmon’s Craft Brewing |
Ontario |
Honourable Mention |
948 Brewing Co. |
Alberta |
Shortlist |
Dune Hopper Brewing Co. |
Ontario |
Shortlist |
Ale Architect Brewery |
Alberta |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Sustainability Initiative of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Nine Locks Brewing Co. |
Nova Scotia |
Winner |
Unfiltered Brewing |
Nova Scotia |
Honourable Mention |
Tofino Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Tailout Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Bridge Brewing Co. |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Community Initiative of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Silversmith Brewing Company |
Ontario |
Winner |
Blindman Brewing |
Alberta |
Honourable Mention |
GoodLot Farmstead Brewing |
Ontario |
Shortlist |
Yellow Dog Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Rewind Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice New Beer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Obsolete Brewing Co. |
Cavalry Soldier - Jobsolete |
Winner |
Microbrasserie Ateepic |
Camp Malin |
Honourable Mention |
Main Street Brewing |
Daytripper Hazy IPA |
Shortlist |
The Growlerly Brewery |
Blueliner Lager |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Tooth & Nail Brewing Co. |
Valor Classic Saison |
Winner |
Kensington Brewing Co. |
Spruced Up IPA |
Honourable Mention |
Corsaire Microbrasserie |
Dark Mild |
Shortlist |
Blindman Brewing |
Dwarf Sour Cherry |
Shortlist |
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented posthumously to Kevin Keefe, founder of Halifax’s Granite Brewery. A pioneer of Canada’s craft beer movement, Kevin opened the city’s first brewpub in 1985 and became a passionate advocate for local beer and community engagement.
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
KEVIN KEEFE |
Granite Brewery |
Winner |
Special thanks to this year’s category sponsors: Hops Connect, BrewNinja, Carefoote Beverage Solutions, Jenrey, NorthKeg, Econse, Top 5 Solutions, Lagrotta Packaging Group, and Prettech Canada.
Name |
Organization |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Gold Sponsor |
Canning Collective |
Sponsor |
Category Sponsors |
|
Sponsors |
The Canadian Brewers Choice Awards recognize outstanding achievements in brewing across Canada. Winners are selected through a nomination and peer-judged process, celebrating excellence in beer, business, branding, sustainability, and community impact.
Name |
Event |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Canadian Brewers Choice Awards |
4th Edition |
Host / Organizer |
Winner of the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:
Name |
Brewery |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
MICHAEL HANCOCK |
Founding Partner (Retired) Sidelaunch Brewery |
Collingwood, ON |
Winner |
Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada
CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.
Founder of Shan.Ferments
Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s
Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC
Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily
Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice New 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 |
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 |
Winner of the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:
Name |
Brewery |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
MICHAEL HANCOCK |
Founding Partner (Retired) Sidelaunch Brewery |
Collingwood, ON |
Winner |
Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada
CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.
Founder of Shan.Ferments
Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s
Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC
Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily
Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional
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 |
Bellwoods Brewery |
Toronto, ON |
Winner |
Henrique |
Tire Shack Brewing Co |
Moncton, NB |
Shortlist |
Kyle |
Turkey Shoot Brewing Co |
Keswick, ON |
Shortlist |
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 |
Rossland Beer Co |
Rossland, BC |
Shortlist |
Morgan Weilgosz |
Good Neighbour Brewing Co |
Winnipeg, MB |
Shortlist |
Kerry |
Brewhall Beer Co |
Vancouver, BC |
Shortlist |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Sustainability of the Year:
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 |
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 |
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 |
Winner of the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:
Name |
Brewery |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
PAUL GAUTREAU |
(Retired) Big Rock Brewery |
Calgary, AB |
Winner |
Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada
CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.
Founder of Shan.Ferments
Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s
Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC
Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily
Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional
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 |
Bellwoods Brewery |
Toronto, ON |
Winner |
Henrique |
Tire Shack Brewing Co |
Moncton, NB |
Shortlist |
Kyle |
Turkey Shoot Brewing Co |
Keswick, ON |
Shortlist |
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 |
Rossland Beer Co |
Rossland, BC |
Shortlist |
Morgan Weilgosz |
Good Neighbour Brewing Co |
Winnipeg, MB |
Shortlist |
Kerry |
Brewhall Beer Co |
Vancouver, BC |
Shortlist |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Sustainability of the Year:
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 |
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 |
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 |
Winner of the 2022 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:
Name |
Brewery |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
PAUL GAUTREAU |
(Retired) Big Rock Brewery |
Calgary, AB |
Winner |
Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada
CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.
Founder of Shan.Ferments
Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s
Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC
Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily
Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice New 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 |
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 |
Winner of the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:
Name |
Brewery |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
MICHAEL HANCOCK |
Founding Partner (Retired) Sidelaunch Brewery |
Collingwood, ON |
Winner |
Group Editor – The Brewers Journal and Brewers Journal Canada
CEO – Karbon Brewing Co.
Founder of Shan.Ferments
Former brewing director of London-based Fuller’s
Journalist and Brewmaster at Yellow Dog Brewing, BC
Certified Sommelier and co-founder of BeerBabesFamily
Certified Advanced Cicerone and Brewing Professional
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Young Brewer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Melissa Donaldson |
Calabogie Brewing |
Winner |
Joel Windich |
Ridge Rock Brewing Co |
Honourable Mention |
Sangdon Lee |
Mascot Brewery |
Shortlist |
Frédéric Pelletier |
Harman Brasserie Artisanale |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Kerry Dyson |
BREWHALL |
Winner |
Colin VanderMeulen |
Dune Hopper Brewing Co. |
Winner |
Stephen Goodal |
Red Barn Brewing Co. |
Honourable Mention |
Julio Duque |
Orleans Brewing Co. |
Honourable Mention |
Brad Tomlinson |
Jackknife Brewing |
Shortlist |
Tessa Gabiniewicz |
Land & Sea Brewing Co. |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice New Brewery of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Kemptville Brewing Co. |
Ontario |
Winner |
Endswell Beer |
Ontario |
Honourable Mentions |
Bad Bones Brewery |
Quebec |
Honourable Mentions |
Obsolete Brewing Co. |
Manitoba |
Shortlist |
Connector Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Brewery of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Beaux Prés Microbrasserie |
Quebec |
Winner |
Great Lakes Brewery |
Ontario |
Honourable Mention |
Beva Brewing & Blending |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Pile O’ Bones Brewing |
Saskatchewan |
Shortlist |
Kichesippi Beer Company |
Ontario |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Branding of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Polyrhythm Brewing |
Alberta |
Winner |
Harmon’s Craft Brewing |
Ontario |
Honourable Mention |
948 Brewing Co. |
Alberta |
Shortlist |
Dune Hopper Brewing Co. |
Ontario |
Shortlist |
Ale Architect Brewery |
Alberta |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Sustainability Initiative of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Nine Locks Brewing Co. |
Nova Scotia |
Winner |
Unfiltered Brewing |
Nova Scotia |
Honourable Mention |
Tofino Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Tailout Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Bridge Brewing Co. |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Community Initiative of the Year:
Name |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Silversmith Brewing Company |
Ontario |
Winner |
Blindman Brewing |
Alberta |
Honourable Mention |
GoodLot Farmstead Brewing |
Ontario |
Shortlist |
Yellow Dog Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Rewind Brewing |
British Columbia |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice New Beer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Obsolete Brewing Co. |
Cavalry Soldier - Jobsolete |
Winner |
Microbrasserie Ateepic |
Camp Malin |
Honourable Mention |
Main Street Brewing |
Daytripper Hazy IPA |
Shortlist |
The Growlerly Brewery |
Blueliner Lager |
Shortlist |
Shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Canadian Brewers Choice Beer of the Year:
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Tooth & Nail Brewing Co. |
Valor Classic Saison |
Winner |
Kensington Brewing Co. |
Spruced Up IPA |
Honourable Mention |
Corsaire Microbrasserie |
Dark Mild |
Shortlist |
Blindman Brewing |
Dwarf Sour Cherry |
Shortlist |
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented posthumously to Kevin Keefe, founder of Halifax’s Granite Brewery. A pioneer of Canada’s craft beer movement, Kevin opened the city’s first brewpub in 1985 and became a passionate advocate for local beer and community engagement.
Name |
Brewery |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
KEVIN KEEFE |
Granite Brewery |
Winner |
Special thanks to this year’s category sponsors: Hops Connect, BrewNinja, Carefoote Beverage Solutions, Jenrey, NorthKeg, Econse, Top 5 Solutions, Lagrotta Packaging Group, and Prettech Canada.
Name |
Organization |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Gold Sponsor |
Canning Collective |
Sponsor |
Category Sponsors |
|
Sponsors |
The Canadian Brewers Choice Awards recognize outstanding achievements in brewing across Canada. Winners are selected through a nomination and peer-judged process, celebrating excellence in beer, business, branding, sustainability, and community impact.
Name |
Event |
Participant |
|---|---|---|
Canadian Brewers Choice Awards |
4th Edition |
Host / Organizer |
Winner of the 2023 Canadian Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award:
Name |
Brewery |
Province |
Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
MICHAEL HANCOCK |
Founding Partner (Retired) Sidelaunch Brewery |
Collingwood, ON |
Winner |
