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Callister Brewing took home top spot at the inaugural competition.
Who makes the best beer in Canada? According to the Canada Beer Cup Awards, it’s East Vancouver’s Callister Brewing.
The relatively small operation posted a huge win this weekend as its Wee Laird Wee Heavy Scottish Ale was dubbed the Grand Champion at the first-ever Beer Cup Awards.
? Wee Laird Wee Heavy Scotch Ale from Vancouver’s @callisterbeer named Best Beer at the 2022 @canadabeercup, the first annual competition organized by the @CdnCraftBrewers (CCBA).? #BCCraftBeer #BCAleTrailhttps://t.co/zJuT3qHonD pic.twitter.com/iJEdWmFeKl — BC Ale Trail (@BCAleTrail) October 24, 2022
? Wee Laird Wee Heavy Scotch Ale from Vancouver’s @callisterbeer named Best Beer at the 2022 @canadabeercup, the first annual competition organized by the @CdnCraftBrewers (CCBA).? #BCCraftBeer #BCAleTrailhttps://t.co/zJuT3qHonD pic.twitter.com/iJEdWmFeKl
— BC Ale Trail (@BCAleTrail) October 24, 2022
In total, 176 awards were given out, with gold, silver and bronze being delivered in over 50 different categories of beer.
Callister also won gold in the Gose category for its Cuban Taxi Guava Gose. Other B.C. gold winners were Dog Mountain Brewing (Port Alberni), Phillips Brewing (Victoria), Farm Country Brewing (Langley), Silver Valley Brewing (Maple Ridge), Main St. Brewing (Vancouver), Neighbourhood Brewing (Penticton) and KPU Brew Lab (Langley).
The regional breakdown was as follows:
Ontario – 54 B.C. – 47 Quebec – 40 Alberta – 12 Nova Scotia – 8 Saskatchewan – 6 New Brunswick – 5 Manitoba – 3 P.E.I. – 1
The first annual Canada Beer Cup Awards were put on by the Canadian Craft Brewers Association and guided by a panel of international judges. This year’s awards were held virtually but there are plans to host them in-person in the future.
See the full results here.