BC Beer Awards

The BC Beer Awards & Festival celebrates the very best beer brewed in British Columbia.

The BC Beer Awards team has once again made the difficult decision to cancel the annual judging and festival for the second year running.

Although vaccination efforts are ramping up in B.C., it seems unlikely that restrictions will ease soon enough to allow us to offer an optimal BC Beer Awards and Festival experience. Both events depend on large groups of people and have many points of potential COVID-19 risk.

We recognize the ongoing impact that the lack of festivals and gatherings is having on BC breweries. But given the ongoing uncertainty, and while it saddens us to have to do so, we believe cancelling is best for our breweries and sponsors. We hope you'll understand.

Thanks to everyone who has taken part in the BC Beer Awards over the past 10 years. We look forward to having a beer with you all in 2022. And in the meantime, support your local breweries and restaurants!

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Watch previous years’ awards presentations and more on our YouTube channel.

BC Beer Awards Team 2023. Photo credit: Jonathan Evans Photography

About

BC Beer Awards was founded in 2010. We have grown from an event hosting 20 breweries and 150 guests at Heritage Hall, to hosting 55+ breweries and 1100 guests at the Croatian Cultural Centre.

Our Team

Owners/Directors: Chester Carey and Amanda Barry-Butchart
Directors: Matt Anderson and Samantha Ingham
Sponsorship Liaison: Amanda Barry-Butchart
Festival Operations Manager: Samantha Ingham
Media & Marketing Manager: Kelly Piso
Communications & Judging Manager: Jill Plotnikoff
Finance: Ryan Baker
Volunteer Coordinator: Elise Toplass
Audio Visual Coordinator: Darren Hull

CONTACTS

Judging:
For anything related to judging, please contact matt(@)bcbeerawards.com and for anything stewarding related, contact jill(at)bcbeerawards.com

Media and Communications:
For interviews or information please contact: kelly(at)bcbeerawards.com

Sponsorship:
To express interest for 2023 please email our Sponsor Liaison, Amanda, amanda(at)bcbeerawards.com

General Inquiries:
Please email: info(at)bcbeerawards.com

Volunteers & Event Staff:
General duties such as: set up/tear down, check-in, and token sales. We are also hiring paid bartenders and event staff this year! If you are interested, please complete our Event Staff & Volunteer Application.  Any additional questions, please email elise(at)bcbeerawards.com.

2023 BC Beer Awards