BC dominates Canadian awards at World Beer Cup
This year’s edition of the prestigious biennial World Beer Cup® awards show was held alongside the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville, TN this week. From April 30th to May 3rd, the Brewers Association presented its associated conference and trade show, BrewExpo America®.
During the awards show, it was revealed that 14 medals were won by Canadian breweries (out of a total of 302 awarded internationally). Of the 14 medals, nine (9) were won by breweries based in BC. The other five breweries were primarily based in much-larger Ontario and Quebec. Ontario alone has more than double the breweries that BC does, making for an impressive West Coast success ratio.
Riot Brewing of Chemainus BC managed the rare feat of winning two, of which one (their Working Class Hero Dark Mild) took home a coveted Gold Medal. Riot owners expressed shock at the win, and expressed gratitude for what will no doubt result in serious interest in their product line. “Proud to be from BC! And thanks to our Riot Squad, well done!”, Riot shared on Facebook.
Ravens Brewing of Abbotsford BC released a statement about their Gold Medal win. “The Corvus was first launched last summer and immediately became a favorite in the tasting room and throughout BC, “said Paul Sweeting, owner of Ravens Brewing. “Corvus won third place in the BC Beer Awards in 2017, earning gold in the World Beer Cup is an amazing recognition of the exceptional quality of beers made by our Head Brewer Dan Marriette and our hard-working staff.”
“It really took me by surprise. I am so proud of the Corvus and it’s such an honour to be recognized at World Beer Cup,” said Dan Marriette, Head Brewer at Ravens Brewing Company.
Here are Canadian medal winners at the 2018 World Beer Cup®.
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Award
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Beer Name
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Brewery
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Category
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Gold
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Working Class Hero Dark Mild
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Riot Brewing Co.
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English-Style Mild Ale
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Gold
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Old Jalopy Pale Ale
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Powell Street Craft Brewery
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Extra Special Bitter
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Gold
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Corvus Lingonberry Lime Gose
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Ravens Brewing Co.
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Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose
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Silver
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Juxtapose
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Four Winds Brewing Co.
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American-Belgo-Style Ale
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Silver
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33 Acres of Euphoria
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33 Acres Brewing Co.
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Belgian-Style Tripel
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Silver
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Smoke & Mirrors Imperial Smoked Ale
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Coal Harbour Brewing Co.
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Smoke Beer
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Silver
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Scarlet
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Steamworks Brewing Co.
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Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
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Bronze
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Breakfast of Champions Coffee Lager
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Riot Brewing Co.
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Coffee Beer
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Bronze
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Black Tusk Ale
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Whistler Brewing Co.
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English-Style Mild Ale
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| REST OF CANADA | |||
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Gold
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Scotch Ale Wee Heavy
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Microbrasserie Gainsbourg
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Scotch Ale
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Silver
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Ryes Against the Machine
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Hell’s Basement Brewery
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Rye Beer
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Silver
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Kirke
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Corsaire Microbrasserie
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Ordinary or Special Bitter
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Silver
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Bord du Lac
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Amsterdam Brewing Co.
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French & Belgian-Style Saison
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Bronze
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Flanders Sour Ale
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Rebellion Brewing Co.
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Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
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Find the full listing of US, Canadian and International medal winners at
https://www.worldbeercup.org/winners/award-winners
