It comes as literally no surprise that there are some incredibly talented young brewers working in the Canadian brewing industry.
Some young brewers are running their own operations, others are cutting their teeth working at established outfits. Regardless, these brewers are making their mark on the industry and are certain to have a long, successful career in the field.
Young is, also, a subjective term. You are only as old as you feel, of course. But for the purpose of this category, a young brewer is anyone under the age of 33. Tell us about your responsibilities and successes in the last 18 months.
Maybe a recipe you developed, or the impact you’ve had on the company’s packaging operations, or improvements to quality and consistency thanks to the work you carry out in the lab. We’d also like to you provide a maximum of two references from employers, collaborators, peers, colleagues or educators.
To contend this award, we are looking for an overview of the business success you’ve had in the last 18 months.
Please showcase any key moments for the business such as new investments you’ve made, perhaps new distribution deals you’ve struck or successes you’ve had in exporting your beer to other countries. Tell us about your brewery’s approach to facets of business such as its work in the community, and its commitment to training and developing its staff.
What investment have you made in the laboratory side of the brewery, and tell us about your relationships with the wider industry.
Let’s be clear, great branding helps sell beer.
Now that we have that revelation out of the way, we want this category to showcase the stunning array of design that breweries leverage to brand their beers.
From the striking to the subtle, modern beer is blessed with some truly impressive branding; from the work that graces bottles and cans to keg founts, cask badges and beyond. Show us what you got!
In a matter of seconds we can think of a dozen, or rather dozens, of truly fantastic beers that have been produced in recent months.
Some riff on classic styles, some attempt to refine them, some forge their own path. But it’s that variety that makes everything so exciting. In this category, we want to recognize the beer that has made its mark on the landscape in a relative short time.
In your entry, you should tell us the name of the beer, the style of the beer, ABV%, and overview and also any tasting notes.
Beer is a thing of beauty. That’s something we can all agree on, as we wouldn’t be here otherwise.
We want to celebrate the very best that Canada has to offer. We’re not looking at dozens of different categories here, instead recognizing one beer: The Brewers Choice Beer of The Year.
It could be a new beer you’re super proud of, or an existing beer that is its finest form to date following months or years of working on the recipe and dialling it right in.
With a panel of industry experts, we’ll be judging the beer on Aroma, Taste, Appearance and Marketing. In your entry, you should tell us the name of the beer, the style of the beer, ABV%, and overview and also any tasting notes.
We are thrilled to announce a new award category for the Canadian Brewers Choice Awards: the Community Initiative of the Year award. This award recognizes exceptional initiatives by breweries that have demonstrated widespread benefits to both the organization and the local community.
If your brewery has made a positive societal impact on your local community, we want to hear about it! Community initiatives can be a single project, a series of projects, or a change process that has occurred within the last 18 months. Please provide a detailed description of your initiative(s), including their intended goals and the overall impact they had on the local community.
The Canadian brewing landscape remains in a state of transition. We’ve seen brewing operations spun off, sold or closed. We’ve seen fantastic brewers retire and move on. We’ve seen brewers do what they’ve always done and that’s play their part in producing excellent, reliable beer that forms such an important part in many people’s lives.
The Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a brewer that has played an integral role in the Canadian brewing industry. To nominate a peer for the award please email with the subject line Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award to: awards@brewersjournal.ca
