2023 BCBA COLLABORATION BEER
Study Buddy - BCBA Dry Hopped Lager
Calling all beer enthusiasts in the city! The much-anticipated BC Beer Awards Collab Beer is being shipped out to various locations across town, and it's time to raise your glasses and savor the taste of this exceptional brew.
"Study Buddy" is this year's collaboration brew that's not only delicious but also supports a fantastic cause!
This year’s BC Beer Awards collaboration brew Study Buddy brings together @brewhall, @smugglerstrail, and @gladstonebrewingco to create a delicious and refreshing dry hopped lager. Study Buddy uses grains from @countrymalt, hops from @hopsconnect and yeast from @imperialyeast. Citra, Mandarina Bavaria, and HBC1019 hops provide juicy citrus and stonefruit notes, and the soft malt profile from the grains balance the crisp, clean finish from the yeast. Grab a Study Buddy and enjoy!
Proceeds from the sale of this beer go to @diversityinbrewing, supporting self-identifying BIPOC & LGBTQ2S+ students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s brewing program + the The @bchospitality, who raises funds to support those in the hospitality industry facing financial crisis due to a health condition.
This endeavor would not be possible without our incredible partners at @brewhall, @gladstonebrewingco, @smugglerstrail, @kegshare_kegs @hopsconnect, @countrymalt and @imperialyeast to bring you a beer that's all about community, creativity, and charity.
Join us in raising a glass to unity, innovation, and the spirit of giving back. Cheers to "Study Buddy"! Who's YOUR 'Study Buddy'?
The BC Beer Awards Collab Beer will be available on tap at various bars, pubs, and breweries throughout the city soon. Here are a few spots where you can indulge in this liquid masterpiece:
Alibi Room
Brewhall
Bells & Whistles Fraser
Church St Taphouse
Darbys
Main St Brewing
Moody Ales
Smugglers Trail
St Augustines
The Barley Merchant
The Drake
The Magnet
The Pleasant
This beer won't be around forever, so be sure to savour it while you can. Share your experiences and tasting notes with the hashtag #BCBeerAwardsCollabBeer to join the conversation!
2022 + past Media Coverage
BC BEER AWARDS & FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR AN IN-PERSON EVENT NOVEMBER 5TH 2022
Vancouver, BC (October 5th, 2022) – After a few years away, the BC Beer Awards and Festival (BCBA) is set to return for an 11th year on November 5, 2022, to the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver. And folks, we’re so excited! This year we have moved away from the traditional beer festival format, and are moving to full service, serving tall cans (473ml) across a number of style-focused bars throughout the venue (think IPA Bar, Lager/Pilsner Bar, Dark Beer Bar, etc). We’ve curated a great list of beers from 70 breweries across BC, plus some local ciders. A variety of non-alcoholic options are included in your ticket as well. This one-day event features both the BC Beer Awards Ceremony and a beer festival boasting more than 120 different beers! Participating breweries are shown above, and listed on our website. The beer menu will be provided when we make our online brochure available before the event.
Awards will be presented for 30+ beer categories plus top awards including Best in Show, the *NEW* CBC Judge's Choice, Rookie of the Year, Brewery of the Year, Innovator of the Year and The Legend Award. Returning again is the Creative Industry Awards, recognizing breweries for crafting unique items and experiences that enhance the craft beer lovers' brand awareness.
We’re pleased to be welcoming back our host, Stephen Quinn from The CBC. Food trucks on site will be courtesy of Between 2 Buns, and Top Rope Birria serving meat and veg-friendly options! Entertainment for the evening includes live music by local performer David Morin, a free-play arcade area provided by East Van Amusements, and lawn games. We’ve also got a few surprises we’re saving for the big day!
EVENT DETAILS
Where: Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver)
When: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 from 4 - 9pm (The Main Awards will be presented in the 1st hour so get here early!)
Tickets: $60 + fees, and includes a commemorative koozie as well as your first tall can – A Raspberry and Lemon Salted Sour Ale we brewed in collaboration with BREWHALL and Powell Brewing. Only a very small handful of tickets remain until we're sold out - buy them here!
Tokens: Additional tokens are $5 each, taxes included. Each token is the value of 1 tall can (473ml) of beer. We accept card payments at the token booth, and there is an ATM on site for cash payments.
THE BAR LAYOUT
There are 8 bars across the 2 main event rooms, separated by general style:
Lager | Pilsner | Kolsch
IPA | Hazy/NE IPA
Pale Ale| Hazy Pale
Sour | Fruit Beer
Stout | Porter | Dark
Saison | Belgian | Wheat
Cream Ales | Blonde Ales | Light Ales
Cider | Non-Alc Beer | Soda
See the participating breweries here. The full beverage list will be available when we launch our online brochure leading up to the event. Availability and quantity of products will vary from bar to bar, as we anticipate some styles to be more popular than others. Please share with us which styles of beer you’d like to drink at BCBA this year!
GLASSWARE
We are not offering our traditional tasting festival format this year in an effort to reduce touch points throughout the venue. We understand our guests may still want to try smaller samples of beer - so we encourage our patrons to bring old tasting festival glasses from years past and share a few cans with friends!
THE SIDE ROOM
Join us in the side room for free-play arcade games, courtesy of East Van Amusements! That's not all - we'll have a super fun photo booth set up to capture all the fun times! Our coat check is once again being run by the good folks at A Loving Spoonful. A Loving Spoonful provides free nutritious meals and nutritional counselling to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in the community.
BCBA MERCH
We will be selling an array of BCBA merch! Crew neck sweaters, toques, totes, and patches! Available for purchase beside our token booth in Auditorium B.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The BC Beer Awards is an inclusive organization and event that is committed to providing a welcoming and safe environment for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, race, or religion. Having a Safe Space environment at our events and affiliated events means that each and every guest should feel welcome to participate in activities, services or events free of threats, intimidation, harassment, unwanted advances, and the deliberate, or negligent, creation of unsafe conditions. Harassment of participants in any form will not be tolerated and will result in the immediate banishment of the BC Beer Awards Judging, BC Beer Awards Event Ceremony and all future BC Beer Awards affiliated events.
COVID-19
Please note we will be in compliance with the current provincial government covid policies at the time of the event. We will have sanitizer throughout the venue and respectfully request anyone who has symptoms to please stay home.
Find BC Beer Awards Online:
Website: www.bcbeerawards.com
Facebook: BCBeerAwards
Twitter: @BCBeerAwards
Instagram: BCBeerAwards
Email: info@bcbeerawards.com
Event Hashtags: #BCBA #BCBA2022 #TOGETHERAGAIN
BC BEER AWARDS & FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 OFFICIAL COLLABORATION BREW, “BACK IN SESSION” WITH PROCEEDS TOWARDS DIVERSITY IN BREWING & BC HOSPITALITY FOUNDATION
The BC Beer Awards is proud to announce this year’s 2022 collaboration brew – Back In Session, a blackberry lemon salted sour which balances a tart acidity along with a hint of sea salt.
Once again, we’re delighted to partner with our good pals at BREWHALL and Powell Brewery to brew this year’s collaboration beer. This 4% salted sour is refreshing, bright and loaded with juicy blackberry and lemon.
The name "Back In Session" helps to celebrate life going back to a level of normal that we're used to. Get those books, binders and beers ready for another year, because the BC Beer Awards is Back In Session!
Our collab yet again stays true to the school/classroom theme, as BCBA is committed to supporting the next generation of changemakers in our province’s beer community through our support of Diversity In Brewing. DIB is an initiative that works to improve visibility and inclusivity in the craft beer industry by providing scholarships for self-identifying BIPOC & LGBTQ2S+ students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s brewing program.
This year’s collab beer proceeds will also help to support the BC Hospitality Foundation - A charity that raises funds to support those in the hospitality industry facing financial crisis due to a health condition. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that the hospitality industry definitely took a hit, and they want to give back.
Back In Session was brewed at Powell Brewery with the generous help of our sponsors, Altro Labels, Brewers Supply Group, Hops Connect Canada, Imperial Yeast, Keg Share & Vessel Packaging Co. Our label art was created by Michelle Lee at Broadview Creative
Not only will you find Back in Session around town leading up to this year’s Nov 5 event, you will also receive this beer as your welcome beer upon entry to the 2022 BC Beer Awards! By the way, a handful of tickets still remain for the 2022 BC Beer Awards, happening Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at the Croatian Cultural Centre in East Vancouver. You can buy them HERE.
You can find Back In Session at the following locations in and around Vancouver starting this week for a limited time:
Bars, Restaurants & Taprooms:
BREWHALL
Powell Brewery
12 Kings Pub
Container Brewing
The Alibi Room
Darby’s Kits
St Augustine’s
Juke Fried Chicken (cans)
The Barley Merchant (Langley)
Mariner Brewing (Coquitlam)
The Parkside Brewery (Port Moody)+
Liquor Stores:
Brewery Creek Liquor Store
1st Ave Liquor Store
Everything Wine River District
Broadway Liquor Store
Legacy Liquor Store
Darby’s Liquor Store
Denman Liquor Store
Fraser Commons Liquor Store
Commercial Drive BC Liquor Store
Crosstown Liquor Store
The Gull Liquor Store (North Van)
O’Hare’s Liquor Store (Richmond)
Nesters Liquor Store (Whistler)
JAKS 41st & Knight
JAKs New West
JAKS South Granville
JAKs Coquitlam Center
JAKs Westwood
JAKs Parkcrest
BC BEER AWARDS & FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 OFFICIAL COLLABORATION BREW, “GAP YEAR” WITH PROCEEDS TOWARDS DIVERSITY IN BREWING & CANADIAN RED CROSS WILDFIRE APPEAL
Vancouver BC (September 22 2021)
The BC Beer Awards is proud to announce this year’s 2021 collaboration brew - Gap Year, a Hazy Pale Ale bursting with juicy fruit flavours.
We’ve partnered with our good pals at BREWHALL once again to brew this year’s collaboration ale. This 5% Hazy Pale Ale is double dry hopped with a combination of Mosaic, Idaho Gem and El Dorado hops. These hops come together to add bright and bold stone fruit, red berry and tropical aromas, with a soft and restrained bitterness.
The name "Gap Year" pokes a little fun at the fact that we've taken another year off from hosting the festival, and stays true to the school/classroom theme that all our collabs have held over the years, because supporting students in the beer community remains our priority!
Gap Year was brewed at BREWHALL with the generous help of our sponsors, Altro Labels, Brewers Supply Group, Imperial Yeast, & Vessel Packaging Co. Our label art was created by Michelle Lee at Broadview Creative.
Proceeds for this beer will support the following organizations:
Diversity In Brewing: An initiative that works to improve visibility and inclusivity in the craft beer industry by providing scholarships for self-identifying BIPOC & LGBTQ2S+ students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s brewing program.
Canadian Red Cross: British Columbia Fires Appeal: Providing immediate and ongoing relief efforts, long term recovery, resiliency and preparedness for future events in British Columbia and impacted regions, including consequential events related to this Summer’s wildfires.
You can find Gap Year at the following locations starting next week:
BREWHALL- on tap & off-sales
Central City Surrey Central Liquor Store
Shark Club Liquor Store Langley
2020 Media Coverage
BC Beer Awards & Festival Announces 2020 Official Collaboration Brew, “CLASS ACT” with proceeds towards DIVERSITY IN BREWING, Pacific Associations of First Nations Women Scholarship Fund, AND Hogan's Alley Society VancouveR
Vancouver BC (September 2, 2020) The BC Beer Awards is proud to announce this year’s 2020 collaboration brew - Class Act, a Boysenberry Dry Hopped Sour Ale. Though this year’s Awards and Festival has been cancelled due to COVID-19, we could not pass up the opportunity to release our annual collaboration beer, packaged in cans for the first time! Class Act was brewed with our friends at BREWHALL, along with 2019 BCBA Brewery of the Year Kwantlen Polytechnic University and 2019 Rookie of the Year, Ile Sauvage Brewing.
Class Act is 4.2% ABV and 5 IBU, and uses boysenberry purée, a new version of Amarillo hop called Lemon Candy, and a brand new hop blend, HS-1228, to create a dry-hopped kettle sour that is loaded with flavour. The massive HS-1228 and Amarillo dry hop additions provide deep pineapple, mango and lemon aromas, while the boysenberry adds a bright red hue and juicy fruit flavour.
We acknowledge more needs to be done in BC’s beer industry to support and uplift people who are marginalized by systemic racism, sexism and homophobia. BCBA encourages members of the BC beer scene to use our voices to be visible allies and to commit to learning about and speaking out against injustice in our community; be a Class Act.
Class Act was brewed at BREWHALL with the generous help of our sponsors, Altro Labels, Brewers Supply Group, Imperial Yeast, & Vessel Packaging Co. Our label art was created by Michelle Lee, a Vancouver-based graphic designer.
Proceeds for this beer will support the following organizations:
Diversity In Brewing - an initiative that works to improve inclusivity in the craft beer industry by providing scholarships for self-identifying BIPOC & LGBTQ2S+ students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s brewing program.
Pacific Associations of First Nations Women Scholarship Fund - a grassroots scholarship fund to sponsor post-secondary education for Indigenous women living in the Lower Mainland of BC on beautiful Coast Salish Territory.
Hogan's Alley Society Vancouver - an organization advocating for Black Vancouverites who have endured the legacies of urban renewal and their erasure from the official historical narrative. Through their initiatives, Hogan's Alley Society hope to build the capacity of racialized and marginalized communities to participate in city-building.
You can find Class Act at the following locations this week:
On tap at:
BREWHALL
Available in cans at:
Brewery Creek
Denman Liquor Store
Legacy Liquor Store
1st Ave Liquor Store
Darby’s Liquor Store
The Gull Liquor Store
Jaks 41st & Knight
Jaks Dundarave
Jaks Coquitlam Central
Jaks South Granville
Jaks Maple Ridge
Jaks New West
Jaks Parkcrest
Jaks Westwood
and Juke Fried Chicken!
BC Beer Awards & Festival Announces 2019 Official Collaboration Brew, “Honour Roll”with proceeds towards Grant Benefiting Simon Fraser University’s Craft Beer and Brewing Essentials Program
Vancouver BC (October 16,2019) The BC Beer Awards and Festival is proud to present this year’s official collaboration brew in celebration of our 10th annual event!
BCBA award winner for last year’s Brewery of the Year, 33 Acres Brewing, and winner of Rookie of the Year, Sooke Brewing Co, have worked with collaboration-focused BREWHALL, to create a Tropical Brut IPA, the official beer of the 2019 BC Beer Awards. Proceeds from this beer will be given to a grant formed by the BC Beer Awards, benefiting Simon Fraser University’s Craft Beer and Brewing Essentials program, aptly named “BC Beer Awards Starter Kit.” In keeping with the academic theme of our collaboration series, we’ve chosen the name “Honour Roll” for this year’s brew, to commemorate 10 years of celebrating BC’s best in class beers!
The Tropical Brut IPA is brewed with German Pilsner Malt, and Wakatu and Amarillo hops for a fresh and fruity beer with a refreshing dry and spritzy finish that sits at 6.5% ABV and 26 IBU. The beer will be on tap at the 2019 BC Beer Awards, 33 Acres Brewing, Sooke Brewing Co and BREWHALL. A select few locations around Vancouver will also be pouring Honour Roll leading up to and after the event, read below for the full list.
In partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Craft Brewing Essentials program, the proceeds of the Tropical Brut IPA will go towards the grant created by BC Beer Awards in 2018. The grant, titled “The BC Beer Awards Starter Kit” will see that a new student entering the Craft Beer and Brewing Essentials program will receive $3700 towards their tuition. The BC Beer Awards recognizes the hard work and passion that their peers in the beer industry demonstrate day to day, and want to provide an opportunity for a deserving student to become involved in this community.
The BC Beer Awards would like to thank the following organizations for their support: Brewers Supply Group (BSG), Imperial Organic Yeast, Direct Tap, BREWHALL, and Outshinery for the great graphic!
You can find the official BC Beer Awards Collaboration Brew, Honour Roll - Tropical Brut IPA, pouring at the following establishments in Vancouver: Tap & Barrel Olympic Village, Tap & Barrel Convention Centre, Tap & Barrel Shipyards, 33 Acres Brewing, Sooke Brewing Co, BREWHALL, 12 Kings Pub, Darby’s Kits, Malone's, Red Racer Taphouse Beatty, Timber and St. Augustine’s.
The Sold Out 2019 BC Beer Awards & Festival is taking place at the Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive in Vancouver BC on October 19, 2019 from 4-9pm. VIP Awards Hour takes place from 4pm-5pm.
Find BC Beer Awards Online:
Website: www.bcbeerawards.com
Facebook: BCBeerAwards
Twitter: @BCBeerAwards
Instagram: BCBeerAwards
Event Hashtags: #BCBA #BCBA2018 #YearoftheFreshHop
2019 BC Beer Awards Collaboration Brew Day at BREWHALL.
BC Beer awards 2019
The 10th annual BC Beer Awards and Festival (BCBA) is set to return on October 19, 2019, to the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver. The signature consumer tasting event of BC Craft Beer Month, this festival celebrates the very best in craft brewing from across the province. This one-day event features both the BC Beer Awards Ceremony and a beer festival showcasing 45 of British Columbia's best breweries.
Awards will be presented for 30+ beer categories plus top awards including Best in Show, CBC People's Choice, Rookie of the Year, Brewery of the Year, Innovator of the Year, and Brewer's Challenge. Last year the BC Beer Awards challenged brewers to keep things fresh by brewing their best fresh-hop beer. This year as BCBA has 'Aged 10 Years', we thought it was appropriate to challenge brewers to age their beer as well and were notified well in advance to stash their special brew away. Returning for the third year, the Creative Industry Awards recognize breweries for crafting unique items and experiences that enhance the craft beer lovers' brand awareness.
Returning to the festival will be our MC Stephen Quinn from CBC, our community booths, food trucks and event sponsors! Once the awards ceremony is over, guests will enjoy live music. We’ll also have a selection of BC Ciders presented by The BC Farmed Craft Cider Association!
EVENT DETAILS
Where: Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver)
When: Saturday, October 19th, 2017 from *4 - 9pm (Awards 4 - 5pm, Festival 5 - 9pm)
VIP Awards Hour Tickets (4 - 9pm) - $60 + tax (no early bird) includes a welcome drink, 6 drink tokens, 10-year commemorative tasting glass
General Admission Tickets (5 - 9pm) - Early bird $40 + tax until August 31 and includes 4 drink tokens, 10-year commemorative tasting glass
Tokens: Additional tokens are $2 each per sample. There is an ATM on site.
On September 1st, the GA early bird tickets increase to $50 (plus taxes and fees) however, for the last several years we have SOLD OUT before that day.*
THE REC ROOM
BREWHALL and Great Little Box Company are excited to bring The Rec Room to the 2019 BC Beer Awards! Join us in the side room for life-sized interactive games, music, food and prizes. That's not all - we'll have a special 10 year anniversary photo booth set up for all your Instagram photo ops. While you're there, don't forget to vote for the CBC People's Choice Award and you’ll find the coat check here as well. Proceeds going to support A Loving Spoonful. A Loving Spoonful provides free nutritious meals and nutritional counselling to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in the community.
FOOD
You asked and we listened… Our food sponsor Tap & Barrel will be serving up a BUILD YOUR OWN TACO BAR at this year’s BC Beer Awards. Enjoy chicken, pork, or vegetarian tacos and dress them up however you’d like with the classics, pickled vegetables and an assortment of sauces. More details to come!
BCBA MERCH
Be sure to check out the Branded Brewers booth in The Rec Room where you can purchase official BC Beer Awards merchandise. Actually, why not order in advance and pick it up at the festival? Check out our Raglan Crew Neck - you too can have BCBA swag. Check it out!
Find BC Beer Awards Online:
Website: www.bcbeerawards.com
Facebook: BCBeerAwards
Twitter: @BCBeerAwards
Instagram: BCBeerAwards
Event Hashtags: #BCBA #BCBA2018 #YearoftheFreshHop
Cheers,
BC Beer Awards
BC Beer Awards in the media 2018
THE COMPLETE WINNERS’ LIST FOR THE 2018 B.C. BEER AWARDS IS HERE! - The Growler
These are the best beers in British Columbia: The full list of B.C. Beer Awards winners - CBC
Island brewers the toast of B.C. - Times Colonist
Here are all the winners from the 2018 BC Beer Awards - Daily Hive
Burnaby brewery wins big at the B.C. beer awards - BurnabyNow
Richmond breweries take home 4 prizes at BC Beer Awards - Richmond News
Island breweries win big at BC Beer Awards - Alberni Valley News
Brew students tap silver at the BC Beer Awards - KPU
2018 BC Beer Awards Winners Announced - Bring Your Porter to the Slaughter
BC Beer Awards 2018: Top 10 Takeaways - What’s Brewing BC
Drink this: Little Red One by Strange Fellows Brewing - BurnabyNow
For all media requests please email monica@bcbeerawards.com.
Media folder of 2018 photos. Please credit Charles Zuckermann for all photos.
BC Beer Awards & Festival Announces
2018 Official Collaboration Brew
Proceeds will be allocated to a newly established grant benefitting students enrolled in Simon Fraser University’s Craft Beer and Brewing Essentials Program
Vancouver, BC (October 4, 2018) The BC Beer Awards and Festival is proud to present their inaugural BC Beer Awards Collaboration Brew.
BC Beer Awards' 2017 winner of Brewery of the Year, Mount Arrowsmith Brewing (Parksville), and Rookie of the Year, Backcountry Brewing (Squamish) worked with a collaboration-focused brewery, BREWHALL (Vancouver), to create a fresh-hopped Kölsch, the official beer of the 2018 BC Beer Awards. The proceeds of this beer will be allocated to a newly established grant for students enrolled in Simon Fraser University’s Craft Beer and Brewing Essentials Program, aptly named “The BC Beer Awards Starter Kit.” In keeping with the collaborative spirit behind the making of this beer, we’ve named this beer “Group Project”.
Group Project was brewed with German malts provided by Brewers Supply Group and fresh Lumberjack™ hops, generously donated by BC Hop Company, picked at the farm just hours before brewing. These hops have notes of resin and citrus fruit along with a clean bitterness and floral aroma. Dieter, a traditional German Kölsch strain of yeast provided by Imperial Yeast, will build on the fresh lumberjack hops and malt backbone to create a refreshing and clean Kölsch-style beer, which sits at 5% ABV and 23 IBU. Releasing next week, this beer will be on tap at the 2018 BC Beer Awards, Mount Arrowsmith Brewing, Backcountry Brewing, and BREWHALL. A select few taphouses around Vancouver will also be pouring Group Project, more information below.
In partnership with Simon Fraser University’s Craft Brewing Essentials Program, the proceeds of the collaboration beer will go towards a new grant that the BC Beer Awards & Festival has created. The grant, titled “The BC Beer Awards Starter Kit” will see that a new or continuing student enrolled in the Craft Beer and Brewing Essentials program will receive $3000 towards their tuition. The BC Beer Awards recognizes the hard work and passion that their peers in the beer industry demonstrate day to day, and want to provide an opportunity for a deserving student to be involved in this community.
BC Beer Awards would like to thank the following organizations for their support: BC Hop Co, Imperial Organic Yeast, Direct Tap, BREWHALL, and Brewers Supply Group.
You can find the official BC Beer Awards Collaboration Brew, Group Project, pouring at the following establishments in Vancouver: Alibi Room, St. Augustines, Central City Pub Beatty, 12 Kings Pub, Timber, Tap & Barrel Olympic Village, Tap & Barrel Convention Centre, Tap & Barrel Shipyards, Mt. Arrowsmith Brewing, Backcountry Brewing, and BREWHALL.
The sold-out 2018 BC Beer Awards & Festival is taking place at the Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive in Vancouver BC on October 20, 2018, from 4-9pm.
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BC Beer Awards, The Full Story:
The BC Beer Awards & Festival (BCBA) has become one of the most anticipated awards ceremonies and beer tasting festivals in the Lower Mainland. We will be returning to the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver) again this year.
Last year's BC Beer Awards judging drew over 850 unique entries from over 90 BC breweries and brewpubs, with winners selected in 30 distinct categories. This year we received 1085 entries from 113 BC breweries. All judges were either BJCP or Cicerone Certified or professional brewers. The BC Beer Awards adheres to standards set by the Internationally recognized Beer Judging Certification Program (BJCP).
The mandate of the BC Beer Awards is to reward excellent beers even if not brewed exactly to strict style guidelines. Secondary, is ensuring that every beer brewed in BC can be entered regardless of whether it fits in a style or not. Craft Brewers across the province are well-known for their innovation and creativity, something that the BCBA organizers are keen to help celebrate. With 20+ new breweries opened in BC in 2017 and more to come in 2018, we’re well over 150 craft breweries in BC now!
Find BC Beer Awards Online:
Website: www.bcbeerawards.com
Facebook: BCBeerAwards
Twitter: @BCBeerAwards
Instagram: BCBeerAwards
Event Hashtags: #BCBA #BCBA2018 #YearoftheFreshHop
Media photos for download
Media Contact
Monica Frost, BC Beer Awards Director and Communications
monica@bcbeerawards.com
778 990 9351
Festival Media Coverage (2017)
B.C. Beer Awards: Island breweries scoop top awards, 'burbs bag many medals - The Westender / The Growler by Jan Zeschky.
BC Beer Awards 2017 - A Toast to the Newcomers - Craft Beer Vancouver
The Complete 2017 BC Beer Awards Winners - Ale Sessions
2017 BC Beer Awards - Complete List of Winners - DailyHive
BC Beer Awards Preview Q & A with Chester Carey - VanPours
BC Beer Awards - What I Learned - Breward Inlet
BC Beer Awards 2017 Winners Announced - Canadian Beer News
BC Beer Awards 2017 | Episode 24 - Pacific Beer Chat
2017 BC Beer Awards Winners Announced - Bring Your Porter to the Slaughter
BC Beer Awards 2017: Vancouver Island breweries bag big prizes - BC Ale Trail
Brew students tap bronze at the BC Beer Awards - KPU Newsroom
RBS Sponsors the 2017 BC Beer Rookie of the Year Award - Richards Buell Sutton LLP
BC BEER AWARDS 2017 - Cascadian Beer Podcast
Island Breweries Clean up BC Beer Awards - The Growler
Parksville brewery named best in British Columbia, 7 months after opening - Chek News
Three Vancouver Island breweries among winners in 2017 BC Beer Awards - Victoria Buzz
2017 BC Beer Awards Event Recap and Winners List - VanFoodies
Brew business booming on the island - Chemainus Valley Courier
Dageraad continues winning streak at beer awards - Burnaby Now
Parksville brewery named B.C.’s best for 2017 - Parksville Qualicum Beach