{"id":18039,"date":"2012-10-15T19:38:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T02:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=18039"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:39","slug":"bc-bee-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/bc-bee-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Beer Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Craft-Beer.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/rogue-bc-craft-beer-month-brewmasters-dinner\/craft-beer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Craft-Beer.jpg?fit=486%2C323&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"486,323\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Craft-Beer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Craft-Beer.jpg?fit=486%2C323&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17891\" title=\"Craft-Beer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Craft-Beer-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Craft-Beer.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Craft-Beer.jpg?w=486&amp;ssl=1 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>CAMRA\u2019s HARVEST CASK FESTIVAL CELEBRATE WITH CRAFT BEER AND GOOD CHEER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">The <strong>2012 Beer Awards<\/strong> and <strong>CAMRA\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>Harvest<\/strong> <strong>Cask<\/strong> <strong>Festival<\/strong>, which celebrates only the very best of locally-produced craft beer, was held this weekend (<strong>Saturday, October 13th, 2012<\/strong>) at <strong>Chapel<\/strong> <strong>Arts<\/strong> (304 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver) from <strong>1-7pm<\/strong>.\u00a0 A signature event of the official <strong>British Columbia Craft Beer Month<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>over 250 guests attended the sold out event to enjoy the award ceremony as well as 24 cask and keg-only craft beers from across British Columbia.\u00a0 The full list of winners is available now at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BCBeerAwards\">facebook.com\/BCBeerAwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The BC Beer Awards presentation was hosted by actor, screenwriter, creative producer, and noted craft beer aficionado <strong>Jonathan<\/strong> <strong>Lloyd<\/strong> <strong>Walker<\/strong> (\u2018Continuum\u2019), who engaged the audience with a fast-moving and colourful presentation.\u00a0 Sold out weeks in advance, the event also included CAMRA\u2019s Harvest Cask Festival, as well as a special presentation of the Vanbrewers Harvest Home Brew Contest award winners.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Says BC Beer Awards co-founder <strong>Gerry<\/strong> <strong>Erith<\/strong> of the event, \u201c<em>We couldn\u2019t be happier with how everything turned out.\u00a0 This event is unique in Canada in that it showcases craft beer that is available to consumers right here in our own province.\u00a0 We couldn\u2019t have done this without the passionate and amazing people who work in the brewing industry in BC. Their efforts make this competition possible.\u00a0 We are so proud.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">This year, the festival chose the Greater Vancouver Food Bank as their designated charity.\u00a0 Attendees of the event collected 135 pounds of food an almost $250.00 in cash donations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Over 35 breweries and brewpubs from all across the province entered almost 250 different artisan beers for consideration in 12 different categories at the 2012 BC Beer Awards.\u00a0 The judging, which took place at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts on September 29<sup>th<\/sup>, took the entire date to complete.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The full list of winners is below:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Best of Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Steamworks Pilsner &#8211; Conrad Gmoser of Steamworks Brewing Company<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Lager\/Pilsner &#8211; 22 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Steamworks Pilsner &#8211; Conrad Gmoser of Steamworks Brewing Company<br \/>\n2.) Beach Blonde Lager &#8211; Stefan Buhl of Tree Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Kelowna Pilsner &#8211; Stefan Buhl of Tree Brewing Company<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Special Lager &#8211; 8 Beers<br \/>\n1.) Brewmaster&#8217;s Black &#8211; Stefan Tobler of Okanagan Spring Brewery<br \/>\n2.) Hermann&#8217;s Dark Lager &#8211; Ralf Pittroff of Vancouver Island Brewery<br \/>\n3.) Iron Plow Harvest Marzen &#8211; Ralf Pittroff of Vancouver Island Brewery<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Session &#8211; 17 Beers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">1.) High Country Kolsch -Bart Larson of Mt.BegbieBrewing Company<br \/>\n2.) Seadog Amber Ale &#8211; Ralf Pittroff of Vancouver Island Brewery<br \/>\n3.) Begbie Cream Ale -Bart Larson ofMt.Begbie Brewing Company<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><br \/>\nWheat\/Rye &#8211; 22 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Belgian White &#8211; Dean Mcleod of Lighthouse Brewing Company<br \/>\n2.) King Heffy Imperial Hefeweizen &#8211; Paul Wilson and Franco Corno of<br \/>\nHowe Sound Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) White Bark Ale &#8211; Jason Meyer and Kevin Hearsum of Driftwood Brewing Company<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nPale &#8211; 41 Beers<\/strong><br \/>\n1.) Red Racer Classic Pale Ale &#8211; Gary Lohin of Central City Brewing Company<br \/>\n2.) Salt Spring ESB &#8211; Murray Hunter of Gulf Island Brewing<br \/>\n3.) River Rock Bitter &#8211; Daniel Murphy of Canoe Brewpub<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nCascadian Dark Ale &#8211; 4 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Skookum Cascadian Brown Ale &#8211; Matt Phillips of Phillips Brewing Company<br \/>\n2.) Gathering Storm Cascadian Dark Ale &#8211; Paul Wilson and Franco Corno<br \/>\nof Howe Sound Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Cascadia Dark Ale &#8211; Tommie Grant of Spinnakers Brewpub and GuestHouses<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nPorter\/Brown &#8211; 24 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Pow Town &#8211; Cedric Dauchot of Townsite Brewing Inc<br \/>\n2.) Dark Chocolate Porter &#8211; Dean Mcleod of Lighthouse<br \/>\nBrewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Longboat Chocolate Porter &#8211; Matt Phillips of Phillips Brewing Company<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scottish\/Irish &#8211; 3 Beers<br \/>\n1.) Big Caboose Red Ale &#8211; Gord Demaniuk of Fernie Brewing Company<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nFruit &#8211; 15 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Blackberry Festivale &#8211; Cedric Dauchot of Townsite Brewing Inc<br \/>\n2.) 4 Way Fruit Ale &#8211; Paul Wilson and Franco Corno of Howe Sound Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Seedspitter Watermelon Wit &#8211; Graham With of Parallel 49 Brewing Company<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nStout &#8211; 14 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Keepers Stout &#8211; Dean Mcleod of Lighthouse Brewing Company<br \/>\n2.) Pothole Filler Imperial Stout &#8211; Paul Wilson and Franco Corno of<br \/>\nHowe Sound Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Singularity &#8211; Jason Meyer and Kevin Hearsum of Driftwood Brewing Company<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIPA &#8211; 36 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) 5 Rings IPA &#8211; Derrick Franche of High Mountian Brewing Company<br \/>\n2.) Central City Imperial IPA &#8211; Gary Lohin of Central City Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Red Racer IPA &#8211; Gary Lohin of Central City Brewing Company<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Sour\/Brett &#8211; 4 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Oud Bruin &#8211; Iain Hill of Yaletown Brewing Company<br \/>\n2.) Bird Of Prey Flanders Red &#8211; Jason Meyer and Kevin Hearsum of<br \/>\nDriftwood Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Imperial Flanders &#8211; James Walton of Storm Brewing Ltd<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nSpecialty &#8211; 20 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Smoke &amp; Mirrors Imperial Smoked Ale &#8211; Kevin Emms of Coal Harbour Brewing<br \/>\n2.) Serendipity #5 &#8211; Stefan Buhl of Tree Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Schadenfreude Pumpkin Oktoberfest &#8211; Graham With of Parallel 49<br \/>\nBrewing Company<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nStrong &#8211; 7 Beers<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.) Hermannator Ice Bock &#8211; Ralf Pittroff of Vancouver Island Brewery<br \/>\n2.) Old Cellar Dweller 2012 &#8211; Jason Meyer and Kevin Hearsum of<br \/>\nDriftwood Brewing Company<br \/>\n3.) Bourbon Barrel Aged Thor&#8217;s Hammer &#8211; Gary Lohin of Central City<br \/>\nBrewing Company<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMRA\u2019s HARVEST CASK FESTIVAL CELEBRATE WITH CRAFT BEER AND GOOD CHEER! 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