What a night for BC beer! At last night’s 2026 Canada Beer Cup, British Columbia’s independent breweries and cideries brought home 69 medals across beer, cider and packaging categories, including 28 golds. That’s roughly 40% of all the medals awarded nationwide. Leading the way, Port Alberni’s Twin City Brewing took the top honour of the … Continued
Breweries from British Columbia won nearly 40% of all the awards at the 4th annual Canada Beer Cup. Canada’s best beers were feted at the Canada Beer Cup Awards Gala in Québec City on November 10. While the trophy for Best Beer in Canada went to Québec’s own Microbrasserie Charlevoix for its Flacatoune Belgian Blonde, … Continued
The BC craft beer industry is currently experiencing one of its most challenging times, as anyone who works in beer knows. Thankfully, however, it still has its champions and its beacons of inspiration. These are the people that John Ohler, steward of the John Mitchell estate, and his fellow board members want to honour with … Continued
Langley’s Camp Beer Co. wins 5 awards en route to being named 2025 Brewery of the Year! The 2025 BC Beer Awards were announced on October 17 in New Westminster, BC. Taking top honours were Camp Beer Co. (Brewery of the Year) and Smithers Brewing (Best in Show). Since opening in 2019 just before the … Continued
There must be something in the water in Port Alberni — Twin City Brewing just keeps on winning awards for its beer! After winning Beer of the Year at the 2018 BC Beer Awards shortly after it opened, Twin City Brewing won the BC Ale Trail’s Best Brewery Experience award in 2020 before winning Brewery … Continued
Breweries from British Columbia win nearly 40% of all the awards at the 3rd annual Canada Beer Cup. After two straight years of being won by BC breweries, the Canada Beer Cup is moving to Saskatchewan. Pile O’ Bones Brewing of Regina wins with its Quark, Strangeness, Charm Witbier. Congrats to Pile O’ Bones! Brewery … Continued
Hops Among Friends is designed to showcase the people who make up the craft beer scene on the BC Ale Trail. In this latest installment, Kim Lawton interviews Isaiah Archer and Matt West-Patrick from Whistle Buoy Brewing. My most recent Hops Among Friends interview was with Tessa Gabiniewicz from Land & Sea Brewing. At the … Continued
The Canada Beer Cup will stay in British Columbia for a second straight year following Callister Brewing’s win in the inaugural national competition last year. Prince George brewery Deadfall Brewing only just opened in 2022 but it has already made a name for itself by winning the second annual Canada Beer Cup for its Basal … Continued
Port Alberni brewery Twin City Brewing returns to the podium after winning Beer of the Year at the 2018 BC Beer Awards and numerous individual awards since then. Overall, Twin City Brewing won three awards: gold medals for Tickity Boo (Hoppy UK Pale Ale category) and Nocturne (Belgian Ale) and a silver medal for Out … Continued
Meet Tony Dewald, Inaugural Recipient of the John Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award for Brewing Excellence BC’s craft beer industry has been going strong for over 40 years now, thanks in large part to the hard work and expertise of its pioneering brewers. Nowadays you can wander the BC Ale Trail and find a craft brewery … Continued
