Seventy breweries had submitted their product for judging in the awards, which is up 27 from 2014.
Sample glasses |
Gord and I both enjoy beer ... and there were so many brewers and beer that we'd never seen before there. It was fun to check them out.
Here are the ones I tried ...
There were appetizers ... I really liked the sliders and corn fritters.
Here I am!
It was hosted by Roger Mittag of Thirst for Knowledge.
Amazingly in 1862 there were 155 breweries in Ontario.
By 1958, there were only 5 (thanks partly to prohibition).
Now there are over 150 again. Yay!
This is what the brewers came for ... the trophies!
Congrats to all the winners!
North American Light Lager
Gold: Cool Beer Brewing Co. - Stonewall Light
Silver: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery - Antigravity
Bronze: Laker Brewing Company - Laker Light
North American Lager
Gold: Triple Bogey Brewing Co. - Premium Lager
Silver: Laker Brewing Company - Laker Lager
Bronze: Sleeman Breweries - Original Draught
Pilsner
Gold: Steam Whistle - Pilsner
Silver: Creemore Springs Brewery Ltd - Lot 9
Bronze: Kichesippi Beer Co. - Donny's Dort
Amber Lager
Gold: Old Flame Brewing Co.- Red
Silver: Hop City Brewing Co.- Barking Squirrel
Bronze: Cool Beer Brewing Co. - Millennium Buzz
Dark Lager
Gold: Silversmith Brewing Company - Black Lager
Silver: Hop City Brewing Co. - 8th Sin Black Lager
Bronze: F&M Brewery- StoneHammer Dunkel
Bock
Gold: Lake of Bays Brewing Company - Crazy Eyes Darcy Tucker
Silver: Creemore Springs Brewery Ltd - UrBock
Bronze: Cameron's Brewing Co. - Rye Pale Ale
Honey / Maple Beers
Gold: Haliburton Highlands Brewing - Honey Brown Ale
Silver: Railway City Brewing Co. - Shambock
Bronze: The 3 Brewers - Maple Ale
Hefeweizen
Gold: Side Launch Brewing Company - Wheat
Silver: Smithworks Brewing Company - Hefeweizen
Bronze: Muskoka Brewery - Summer Weiss
Witbier
Gold: Mill St. Brewery - Belgian Wit
Silver: Northwinds Brewhouse - Moonlit Wit
Bronze: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery - Solstice Saison
Flavoured Beer
Gold: Wellington Brewery - 2014: A Spice Odyssey
Silver: Trafalgar Brewing Co. - Ginger Beer
Bronze: Mill St. Brewery - Lemon Tea
Farmhouse Ales
Gold: Nickel Brook Brewing Co. - Le Paysan Saison
Silver: Cameron's Brewing Co. - Into the Shade Saison
Bronze: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - Howl
Lagered Ales
Gold: Sawdust City Brewing Co. - Gateway Kolsch
Silver: Nickel Brook Brewing Co. - Cause and Effect
Bronze: Sleeman Breweries - Cream Ale
British Pale / Bitter
Gold: Big Rig Brewery - ESB
Silver: Wellington Brewery - Arkell Best Bitter
No Bronze Awarded
American Pale Ale
Gold: Great Lakes Brewery - Canuck Pale Ale
Silver: Nickel Brook Brewing Co. - Naughty Neighbour
Bronze: Liberty Village Brewing Co. - 504 Pale Ale
British IPA
Gold: Longslice Brewery- Hopsta La Vista
Silver: Railway City Brewing Co. - Dead Elephant Ale
Bronze: Sleeman Breweries - India Pale Ale
West Coast IPA
Gold: Sawdust City Brewing Co. - Twin Pines IIPA
Silver: Stone City Ales - Green Goddess Imperial IPA
Bronze: Stone City Ales - Uncharted IPA
Dark IPA
Gold: Nickel Brook Brewing Co. - Malevolent Black Imperial Ale
Silver: Manantler Brewing Co. - Dark Prince
Bronze: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery - Netherworld
Amber Ale
Gold: Kilannen Brewing Co. - New Zealand Red Ale
Silver: Orange Snail Brewers - Rattle N' Nemo
Bronze: Old Tomorrow Brewing - Canadian Pale Ale
Dark Ale
Gold: Wellington Brewery - County Dark Ale
Silver: Clocktower Brew Pub - Bytown Brown
Bronze: Wellington Brewery - Iron Duke Strong Ale
Porter
Gold: Clifford Brewing Co. - Porter
Silver: Innocente Brewing Company - Charcoal Porter
Bronze: Block Three Brewing Co. - Pushbroom Porter
Stout
Gold: Trafalgar Brewing Co.- Schwartzy
Silver: Liberty Village Brewing Company - Black Blessing
Bronze: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery - Cadillac Graveyard
Imperial Stout/ Baltic Porter
Gold: Wellington Brewery - Imperial Russian Stout
Silver: Big Rig Brewery - Cherry Bomb Imperial Chocolate Cherry Milk Stout
Bronze: 5 Paddles Brewing Co. - Midnight Paddler
Fruit Beer
Gold: Mill St. Brewery - Frambozen
Silver: Trafalgar Brewing Co. - Raspberry Mint
Bronze: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - KLB Raspberry Wheat
Vegetable Beer
Gold: Trafalgar Brewing Co. - Pumpkin Ale
Silver: Wellington Brewery - Farmers' Market Rhubarb Saison
Bronze: Garden Brewers - Green Thumb IPA
Flavoured Porters / Stouts
Gold: Trafalgar Brewing Co. - Schwartzy Xpresso
Silver: Barley Days Brewery - Scrimshaw Oyster Stout
Bronze: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - Full City Double Tempest
Strong Beer
Gold: Smithworks Brewing Company- Blonde
Silver: Side Launch Brewing Company - Belgian Hat Trick
Bronze: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - Vicars Vice
Gluten Free
Gold: Snowman Brewing Co. - The Rambam
Silver: Trafalgar Brewing Co. - Ginger Mead
No Bronze Awarded
Barrel Aged - Whisky
Gold: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - Double Tempest
Silver: Cameron's Brewing Co. - Deviator Doppelbock
Bronze: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - Recidivist
Barrel Aged - Wine
Gold: Nickel Brook Brewing Co. - Winey Bastard
Silver: Amsterdam Brewing Co. - Sour Cherry Imperial Stout
Bronze: Sawdust City Brewing Co. - ODB
Smoked Beer
Gold: Black Oak Brewing Co. - Nox Aeterna
Silver: Covered Bridge Brewing - La CabaneàSucre
Bronze: Mill St. Brewery - Rauchbier
Newcomer of the Year
Trafalgar Brewing Co.
Beer of the Year
Amsterdam Brewing Co. - Double Tempest
Congrats to Ken Woods of Black Oak Brewing Co. for winning gold for the best Smoked Beer (Nox Aeterna)! |
We chatted with Casandra of Liberty Village Brewing Co. to see when they are coming to our 'hood (they are still looking for space).
Gord and Casandra |
It was a fun time. It was great to see the various brewers hanging with each other and having a good time.
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