The 2008 Canadian Brewing Awards were handed out last Thursday evening at a special event hosted by beer writer Stephen Beaumont and presented by TAPS Magazine at The Richmond  in Toronto. This was the largest year yet for the awards, with 239 beers entered from over 50 breweries across the country.

BC Breweries getting awards:

North American Style Premium Lager
GOLD – Lighthouse Lager, Lighthouse Brewing Co. (BC)

Wheat Beer – Belgian Style “White”
GOLD – Tessiev’s Witbier, Buckerfield’s Brewery (Swans) (BC)
SILVER – Belgian Wit, Granville Island Brewery (BC)

Wheat Beer – German Style Hefeweizen
GOLD – Hefeweizen, Tree Brewing Co. (BC)
BRONZE – Whistler Weissbier, Whistler Brewing Co. (BC)

Wheat Beer – North American Style
GOLD – Sungod Wheat Ale, R&B Brewing Co. (BC)

Strong or Belgian Style Ale
BRONZE – Surley Blonde, Phillips Brewing Co. (BC)

English Style Pale Ale (Bitter)
BRONZE – Swans ESB, Buckerfield’s Brewery (Swans) (BC)

India Pale Ale
SILVER – Hop Head India Pale Ale, Tree Brewing Co. (BC)
BRONZE – Amnesiac IPA, Phillips Brewing Co. (BC)

Brown Ale
SILVER – Swans Appleton Brown Ale, Buckerfield’s Brewery (Swans) (BC)
BRONZE – First Trax Brown Ale, Fernie Brewing Co. (BC)

Fruit & Vegetable Beer
GOLD – Longboat Chocolate Porter, Phillips Brewing Co. (BC)

For a full list of winners see the Canadian Brewing Awards website for details.

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