Monday, May 28, 2012

Congrats to the Winners of the 9th Annual Ontario Brewing Awards

Media Release:

Ontario Crowns it’s favourite Beers and Brew Masters at the 9th Annual Brewing Awards

Toronto –The results are in for the 9th Annual Ontario Brewing Awards presented by Toronto’s Festival of Beer!

The Gold, Silver and People’s Choice Awards, presented at Beer Academy in Toronto, were given out by Roger Mittag, the “Professor of Beer” on Thursday, May 17th.

The annual award ceremony has become a tradition for beer lovers around the province, giving them a chance to meet the people that make their favourite brews as well as allowing them to test out something entirely new.

The following are this year’s winners for the 9th Annual Ontario Brewing Awards:

North American Light Lager
Gold: Cool Beer Brewing Company - Stonewall Light
Silver: Labatt - Rolling Rock Extra Pale
People’s Choice: Hogsback Brewing Company - Vintage Lager

 
North American Lager
Gold: Labatt - Blue
Silver: Hogsback Brewing Company - Vintage Lager


European Style Lager (Pilsner)
Gold: King Brewery - Pilsner
Silver: Kichesippi Beer Co. - Natural Blonde
People’s Choice:Kichesippi Beer Co. - Natural Blonde


Amber Lager
Gold: Cool Beer Brewing Company - Millennium Buzz
Silver:Great Lakes Brewery - Red Leaf Smooth Red Lager
People’s Choice:Nickel Brook Beers - Märzenbier Bavarian Style Red


Dark Lager
Gold: Cameron’s Brewing Co. - Cameron’s Dark 266
Silver: King Brewery - Dark Lager
People’s Choice: Mill Street Brewery - Rauchbier


Bock
Gold: Amsterdam Brewery - Spring Bock
Silver: Cameron's Brewing Co. - Cameron’s Deviator Doppelbock
People’s Choice: Amsterdam Brewery - Spring Bock

   
Honey/Maple Beers
Gold: F&M Brewery - Stone Hammer Maple Red Ale
Silver: Railway City Brewing Company - Honey Elixir
People’s Choice: F&M Brewery - Stone Hammer Maple Red Ale


German Style Wheat Beer
Gold: Denison’s Brewing Company - Weissbier
Silver: Magnotta Brewery - True North Wonder Weisse
People’s Choice: Denison’s Brewing Company - Weissbier



Belgian Style Wheat Beer
Gold: Amsterdam Brewery - Oranje Weiss
Silver: Mill Street Brewery - Belgian Style Wit
People’s Choice: Amsterdam Brewery - Oranje Weiss


Cream Ale
Gold: Muskoka Brewery - Cream Ale
Silver: Grand River Brewing - 1913 Traditional
People’s Choice: Muskoka Brewery - Cream Ale


British Pale Ale
Gold: Black Oak Brewing Company - Pale Ale
Silver: Grand River Brewing - Plowman’s Ale
People’s Choice: Grand River Brewing - Plowman’s Ale


North American Pale Ale
Gold: Nickel Brook Beers - Naughty Neighbour Pale Ale                  
Silver: Great Lakes Brewery - Crazy Canuck Pale Ale
People’s Choice: Black Creek Historic Brewery - Pale Ale


British IPA
Gold: Grand River Brewing - Curmudgeon IPA
Silver: Mill Street Brewery - India Pale Ale
People’s Choice: Mill Street Brewery - India Pale Ale


North American IPA
Gold: Cameron’s Brewing Co. - Cameron’s Rye Pale Ale
Silver: Muskoka Brewery - Mad Tom IPA
People’s Choice: Cameron’s Brewing Co. - Cameron’s Rye Pale Ale



Amber Ale
Gold: Amsterdam Brewery - Big Wheel Deluxe Amber
Silver: The Clocktower Brew Pub - Clocktower Red
People’s Choice: Amsterdam Brewery - Big Wheel Deluxe Amber


Dark Ale
Gold: Muskoka Brewery - Dark Ale
Silver: Black Oak Brewing Company - Nut Brown Ale
People’s Choice: Black Oak Brewing Company - Nut Brown Ale


Porter
Gold: Mill Street Brewery - Coffee Porter
Silver: Black Oak Brewing Company - Nutcracker Porter
People’s Choice: Mill Street Brewery - Coffee Porter


Stout
Gold: F&M Brewery - Stone Hammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout
Silver: Railway City Brewing Company - Black Coal Stout
People’s Choice: F&M Brewery - Stone Hammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout


Imperial Stout
Gold: Wellington Brewery - Wellington Imperial Russian Stout
Silver: Nickel Brook Beers -Bolshevik Bastard Imperial Stout
People’s Choice: Wellington Brewery - Wellington Imperial Russian Stout


Fruit Beer
Gold: Amsterdam Brewery - Framboise
Silver: The Clocktower Brew Pub - Raspberry Wheat
People’s Choice: Amsterdam Brewery - Framboise


Flavoured Beer
Gold: Grand River Brewing - Highballer Pumpkin Ale
Silver: Sawdust City Brewing Co. - Skinny Dipping Stout
People’s Choice: Cameron’s Brewing Co. - American Whiskey Barrel


Strong Beer
Gold: Niagara College Teaching Brewery - Rudolph’s Red Nose Ale
Silver: Mill Street Brewery -Ambre de la Chaudière
People’s Choice: Niagara College Teaching Brewery - Rudolph’s Red Nose Ale

Newcomer of the Year: HogsBack Brewing Company



Beer of the Year: Mill Street Brewery - Coffee Porter

1 comment :

  1. great roundup! I wonder if I can find any in the US

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