Here are all the winners from the Alberta Beer Awards
With over 300 entries from 57 Alberta breweries in 22 award categories, it’s safe to say the inaugural Alberta Beer Awards were a success.
Brewery of the year went to Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company, which was awarded to the Edmonton brewery on stage during the ceremony which took place in Calgary’s Palace Theatre on March 14.
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Here are all the winners from the 2018 Alberta Beer Awards.
Patio Beer
Gold: Crisp Pils, Jasper Brewing
Silver: 10 Peaks Pale Ale, Canmore Brewing
Bronze: Scona Gold, Alley Kat Brewing
Amber/Sark Hoppy Sessionable Beer
Gold: East Lake Amber, Fitzsimmons Brewing Co
Silver: Red Rage, Tool Shed Brewing Company
Bronze: Altbierta, Olds College Brewery
German/Czech Style Pilsner
Gold: License To Pil, Wild Rose Brewery
Silver: Cryostasis, Zero Issue Brewing
Bronze: House Of Pilsner, Coulee Brew Company
Farmhouse Beer
Gold: Mango Saison, 4th Meridian Brewing Company
Silver: Homesteader, Troubled Monk Brewery
Bronze: One Summer In Saskatoon, Cold Garden Beverage Company
Light Hoppy Sessionable Beer
Gold: Plainsbreaker, Banded Peak Brewing
Silver: River Session Ale, Blindman Brewing
Bronze: 9 Mile Session Pale Ale, Dog Island Brewing
Brown Beer
Gold: Last Post Brown Ale, Origin Malting & Brewing Co
Silver: Barracks Brown, Wild Rose Brewery
Bronze: Open Road Brown, Troubled Monk Brewery
Stout
Gold: Tamarack, Grain Bin Brewing Company
Silver: Velveteen Nitro Stout, Cold Garden Beverage Company
Bronze: Flat Cap, Tool Shed Brewing Company
Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: Tequila Barrel Aged Barley Wine, The Grizzly Paw Brewing Co
Silver: Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Blindman Brewing
Bronze: 11:59 PM, Bent Stick Brewing Co
Extra Strong Beer
Gold: KGB Imperial Stout, Elbeck Brews
Silver: Blue Monk Barley Wine, Brewsters Brewing Company
Bronze: Winter Warmer, Medicine Hat Brewing
Amber Beer
Gold: Okt, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Silver: Pond Surfer California Common, Town Square Brewing Co.
Bronze: Rutting Elk Red, The Grizzly Paw Brewing Co
Canadian Cereal Ale
Gold: Papa Bear Prairie Ale, Half Hitch Brewing Company
Silver: Canadian Cereal Ale Vol. 1, Cold Garden Beverage Company
Bronze: Parti-gyle Best Bitter, Blindman Brewing
Wheat Beer
Gold: Züs, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Silver: Passion D’ale, Two Sergeants Brewing Inc.
Bronze: Wild Wolf Witbier, Minhas Craft Brewery
Fruit Beer
Gold: Main Squeeze, Alley Kat Brewing Company
Silver: Belly Flop Apricot Grisette, Big Rock Brewery
Bronze: Aprikat, Alley Kat Brewing Company
Spiced Beer
Gold: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout With Coconut, Troubled Monk Brewery
Silver: The Darkness Chocolate Porter, Origin Malting & Brewing Co
Bronze: Moreau Cinnamon Coconut Tropical Stout, Bench Creek Brewing
Pale Ale/Bitter
Gold: Forward Progress, Annex Ale Project
Silver: Full Moon Pale Ale, Alley Kat Brewing Company
Bronze: Multiverse, Zero Issue Brewing
Other Flavoured Beer
Gold: Batch #500, Last Best Brewing
Silver: Javalanche, Banded Peak Brewing
Bronze: Street Beat Pollen Wheat, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Sour Beer
Gold: Oak Aged Flemish Red, Big Rock Brewery
Silver: Sour Saison Dark, Blindman Brewing
Bronze: Beets By Sinden, Town Square Brewing Co.
Belgian Ales
Gold: Belgian Dip, Tool Shed Brewing Company
Silver: Corvus Belgian Dark Strong, Troubled Monk Brewery
Bronze: Tripel Cross, Situation Brewing
Double IPA
Gold: Argyll Dragon, Alley Kat Brewing Company
Silver: Triple Sow Pow, Troubled Monk Brewery
Bronze: Howling Fantods, Annex Ale Project
Other Strong Hoppy Beer
Gold: Acme Red, Blind Enthusiasm
Silver: Venom, Zero Issue Brewing
Bronze: Cascadian Dark Ale, Blindman Brewing
IPA
Gold: This Must Be The Ipa, Cold Garden Beverage Company
Silver: High 5 Ipa, Trolley 5 Brewpub
Bronze: Railway Ave Rye Ipa, Canmore Brewing Company
Trendy Beer Of The Year: New England Style Ale
Gold: New England Pale Ale, Blindman Brewing
Silver: Gettin’ All Hopped Up, Origin Malting & Brewing Co
Bronze: Wicked Smaht, Troubled Monk Brewery
Best Of Show
Gold: Last Post Brown Ale, Origin Malting & Brewing Co
Silver: New England Pale Ale, Blindman Brewing
Bronze: Oak Aged Flemish Red, Big Rock Brewery
Brewery Of The Year
Gold: Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Silver: Alley Kat Brewing Company
Bronze: Troubled Monk Brewery
Bronze: Blindman Brewing