Toronto, Ontario (September 13) – The brewers of Ontario gathered at The Berkeley Church (315 Queen St E, Toronto, ON) on Thursday, September 13th for the 2018 edition of the Ontario Brewing Awards to celebrate the best of the best in Ontario beer. The evening highlighted beer from breweries across Ontario in over 40 categories and submissions were evaluated by a team of Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) judges. The event was hosted by Taps Media, and brought out over 400 industry members and media. Below is a complete list of winners for the Ontario Brewing Awards 2018:
Light
Gold: Grass Roots Lager – Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.
Silver: Light – Ace Hill Beer
Bronze: 3 Speed – Amsterdam Brewing Co
Standard Lager
Gold: Cool Beer Lager – Cool Beer Brewery
Silver: Beach One Cerveza – Wasaga Beach Brewing Company
Bronze: Old Flame Blonde – Old Flame Brewing Co
Craft Lager
Gold: Helles Lager – Wellington Brewery
Silver: Paradise Lager – The Grove Brew House
Bronze: Vintage Lager – HogsBack Brewing
German Pils
Gold: #LagerDave Pils – Wellington Brewery
Silver: LagerShed Original – Shawn & Ed Brewing Company
Bronze: East Hamilton Lager – Clifford Brewing Co.
Bohemian Pilsener
Gold: Brock Street Bohemian Pilsner – Brock Street Brewing Company
Silver: Pilsner Elora – Elora Brewing Company
Bronze: Pembroke Pils – Square Timber Brewing Company
Amber Lager
Gold: Mad Quacker – Lake Wilcox Brewing Co.
Silver: Amber Lager – Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.
Bronze: Old Flame Red – Old Flame Brewing Co
Oktoberfest /Märzen
Gold: Oktoberfest – Royal City Brewing Co.
Silver: Loose Lips Lager – Longslice Brewery
Bronze: 1933 Marzen – The Grove Brew House
Dark Lager
Gold: Black Forest Dark Lager – Camerons Brewing Co
Silver: Bonfire Black Lager – Perth Brewery
Bronze: Spring – Anderson Craft Ales
Bock
Silver: No. 13 Bock – COMMON GOOD BEER
Bronze: Fest – Henderson Brewing Co.
Doppelbock
Gold: Deviator Doppelbock – Camerons Brewing Co
Silver: Escalator – Royal City Brewing Co.
Hefeweizen
Gold: Northern Maverick Hefeweizen – Northern Maverick Brewing Co.
Silver: Haberdasher Hefeweizen – Muddy York Brewing Co.
Bronze: Vimy Wheat Beer – Vimy Brewing Company
Witbier
Gold: Spotted Cow – Amsterdam Brewing Co
Silver: Waterfront Wit – Walkerville Brewery
Bronze: Belgian Wit – Riverhead Brewing Co.
Herb/Spice Beer
Gold: Hibiscus Saison – Royal City Brewing Co.
Silver: The Trews’ North Strong – Mash Paddle Brewing Co.
Bronze: Brock Street Hibiscus Belgian Wit – Brock Street Brewing Company
Farmhouse Blonde
Gold: Peppercorn Rye Saison – The Exchange Brewery
Silver: Brett Saison – Flora Hall Brewing
Bronze: Patio Season – Northern Maverick Brewing Co.
Farmhouse Dark
Gold: Ladder to the Moon – Henderson Brewing Co.
Silver: Stack’s Farmhouse Dark – Stack Brewing
Bronze: Potre de L’Enfer – Stack Brewing
Lagered Ale
Gold: Vimy Cream Ale – Vimy Brewing Company
Silver: Brown Van Kolsch Style Ale – Brown Van Brewing Corp.
Bronze: Reynard The Fox Golden Rye Ale – DESCENDANTS BEER & BEVERAGE CO
Blonde Ale
Gold: Bombshell – FRANK Brewing Co.
Silver: Northern Logger – Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.
Bronze: Back Shop Brew – GL Heritage Brewing Company Inc.
British Pale Ale
Gold: BEER 101 BITTER – Niagara College Teaching Brewery
Silver: Special Pale Ale – Wellington Brewery
Bronze: English Ordinary Bitter – Flora Hall Brewing
American Pale Ale
Gold: Elora Borealis Citra Pale Ale – Elora Brewing Company
Silver: Naughty Neighbour American Pale Ale – Nickel Brook Brewing Co
Bronze: Bangkok Crosswalk North East Pale Ae – Overflow Brewing Company
British India Pale Ale
Gold: Off the Leash Unfiltered IPA – High Park Brewery
Silver: Geronimo IPA – Walkerville Brewery
Bronze: Hops & Robbers Extra Delicious IPA – Double Trouble
American IPA
Gold: Hazed and Confused – Muskoka Brewery
Silver: Wicked Awesome IPA – Nickel Brook Brewing Co
Bronze: Shaggin’ Wagon – Stray Dog Brewing Company
Imperial IPA
Gold: Immodest Imperial IPA – Nickel Brook Brewing Co
Silver: Kodiak – Market Brewing Company
Bronze: Scary Mary – Old Flame Brewing Co
Dark IPA
Gold: Super Dank Osborne – Chronicle Brewing Company
Silver: Dark & Sticky IBA – Magnotta Double Drooling Dog Black IPA
Bronze: Magnotta Double Drooling Dog Black IPA – Magnotta Brewery
Amber Ale
Gold: Dockside Red Ale – Camerons Brewing Co
Silver: Dockside Red Ale – Bobcaygeon Brewing Co
Bronze: This One – Stray Dog Brewing Company
Altbier
Gold: Impact – Stack Brewing
Silver: North Country Kellerbier – Boshkung Brewing
Bronze: Monday Night Piper – The Second Wedge Brewing Co.
English Brown Ale
Gold: Hockley Dark Traditional English Ale – Hockley Beer
Silver: Walk on the Mild Side – Covered Bridge Brewing
Bronze: Brown – Anderson Craft Ales
American Brown Ale
Gold: No. 2 Brow Ale – COMMON GOOD BEER
Silver: Henry’s Irish Ale – Publican House Brewery
Bronze: Workhorse Brown Ale – The Grove Brew House
Porter
Gold: Rain Maker – The Second Wedge Brewing Co.Bronze: Muddy York Porter – Muddy York Brewing Co.
Silver: Clifford Porter – Clifford Brewing Co.
Bronze: Muddy York Porter – Muddy York Brewing Co.
Stout
Gold: Stork Derby Stout – Muddy York Brewing Co.
Silver: Clubhouse Stout – The Grove Brew House
Bronze: Crooked Nose Stout – Camerons Brewing Co
Milk Stout
Gold: Starry Night Chocolate Stout – Bobcaygeon Brewing Co
Silver: Brock Street Chocolate Milk Stout – Brock Street Brewing Company
Bronze: Easy Stout – Walkerville Brewery
Imperial Stout
Gold: Imperial Russian Stout – Wellington Brewery
Silver: Love & Happiness – Sleeping Giant Brewing Co.
Bronze: Kremlin Russian Imperial Stout – Walkerville Brewery
Fruit Beer
Gold: Changeling – Little Beasts Brewing Company
Silver: Bandwagon Raspberry Pale Ale – Shillow Beer Co.
Bronze: Cervisia Saison with Guava – Muddy York Brewing Co.
Vegetable Beer
Gold: Summer Slam – Stray Dog Brewing Company
Silver: Cucumber-Lime Gose – Nickel Brook Brewing Co
Bronze: Cool as Cuke – Muskoka Brewery
Flavored Porter
Gold: Pecan Pie Porter – Double Trouble
Flavored Stout
Gold: Awakening Shot – Lake Wilcox Brewing Co.
Silver: Shinnicked Stout -Muskoka Brewery
Bronze: Matrionial Cake Stout – Square Timber Brewing Company
Barrel Aged Whisky
Gold: UVB-76 Boris – Wellington Brewery
Silver: Cafe Del Bastardo – Nickel Brook Brewing Co
Bronze: Double Tempest – Amsterdam Brewing Co
Barrel Aged Red Wine
Gold: Rational Energy – Amsterdam Brewing Co
Silver: Gravity Well – Halcyon Barrel House
Bronze: Grand Cru – The Exchange Brewery
Rauchbier
Gold: Jail Fire Rauchbier – Muddy York Brewing Co.Bronze: Campfire Rye – Boshkung Brewing
Silver: Bamberg Castle Smoked Ale – Camerons Brewing Co
Bronze: Campfire Rye – Boshkung Brewing
Belgian Style Dubbel
Gold: La saison d’hiver – Little Beasts Brewing Company
Silver: Dubbel – Lowertown Brewing
Bronze: Dubbel – Royal City Brewing Co.
Belgian Style Tripel
Gold: Rube Goldbeer – Henderson Brewing Co.
Belgian Style IPA
Gold: Infinite Zest – Muddy York Brewing Co.
Silver: Bob and Frank’s Not Your Mother’s Whit – Henderson Brewing Co.
Scottish Ales
Gold: Beam Me Up – Grand River Brewing
Silver: BEER 101 STRONG – Niagara College Teaching Brewery
Bronze: Rob Roy Scotch Ale – Walkerville Brewery
Irish Ale
Gold: Niagara Irish Ale – Niagara Brewing Company
Silver: Vimy Red Ale – Vimy Brewing Company
Barley Wine
Gold: Yuletide Barley Wine – Wellington Brewery
Best Of Show
Best Of Show: Rational Energy – Amsterdam Brewing Co