The Canadian Brewing Awards are Canada’s longest standing beer awards, having determined Canada’s best commercial beers since 2000. For 2024, over 1,800 beers were entered from every province of Canada across 61 categories.
The craft beer scene in Canada mirrors that of the United States, though it is arguably more competitive, with more breweries per capita. The most-entered category was Category 38 – New England Style India Pale Ale. Interestingly, the long-predicted rise of craft lager seems to finally be happening, with Category 1 – European Style Lager (Pilsner) being one of the most-entered categories.
Unique to Canada, Category 61 – Canadian Evergreen Beer awards beers brewed with needles from evergreen trees or shrubs. The winning beer was T.W.S. Sitka Spruce Tip Brut IPA from Rusted Rake Brewing of British Columbia.
At a Gala on May 25 held in Hamilton, Ontario, brewers from across the country gathered to find out who made the best beers in Canada for 2024.
Out of the 61 gold medal winners, a Best of Show is also awarded. That most-prestigious award went to Corsaire Dark Mild from Corsaire Microbrasserie of Quebec.
The Canadian Brewery Awards also awards Brewery of the Year to the brewery winning the most awards. The 2024 Canadian Brewery of the Year was Boxing Rock Brewing of Nova Scotia.
Here is the complete list of winners.
Category 1 – European Style Lager (Pilsner)
Gold: Jupiter – Paniza Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Arvo – Tatamagouche Brewing (Nova Scotia)
Bronze: Turntable Lager – Trolley 5 Brewpub (Alberta)
Category 2 – European Style Amber To Dark Lager
Gold: Chain Link Vienna Lager – Clifford Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Jack’s Black Lager – Gillingham Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Dark Horse – Farm Country Brewery (British Columbia)
Category 3 – Bock – Traditional German Style
Gold: Niagara – Orange Son Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: DoppelBoxer – Old Dog Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Graveyard of the Pacific – Sooke Oceanside Brewery (British Columbia)
Category 4 – Kellerbier/Zwickelbier
Gold: Timelapse Helle Lager – Fernie Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Road House – Wishbone Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Hazy Blonde – Old Flame Brewing (Ontario)
Category 5 – German Style Kölsch
Gold: La Pils – Nonsuch Brewing (Manitoba)
Silver: High Country Kolsch – Mt. Begbie Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Absent Landlord – Cowbell Brewing (Ontario)
Category 6 – Wheat Beer – Belgian Style (Wit)
Gold: Jongleur Wit – Strange Fellows Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Great Wit – Mascot Brewery (Ontario)
Bronze: Flight Risk Wit – Flight Risk Brewing (Ontario)
Category 7 – Wheat Beer – German Style (Weiss)
Gold: Hefe – Brauerei Fahr (Alberta)
Silver: Wheat – Tanner & Co. (Nova Scotia)
Bronze: Hefeweizen – Brauwerk Hoffman (Ontario)
Category 8 – Baltic Porter
Gold: Year 4 Baltic Porter – Medicine Hat Brewing (Alberta)
Silver: Two Rivers Baltic Porter – Tatamagouche Brewing (Nova Scotia)
Bronze: Salted Black Porter – Field House Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 9 – Belgian-Style Dubbel Or Quadrupel
Gold: Brune – Dageraad Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Nuit d’automne – Frampton Brasse (Quebec)
Bronze: Belgian Quad (Trading Post Brewing) (British Columbia)
Category 10 – Belgian-Style Tripel
Gold: Tripel – Meuse Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Balloon Race – Sportsolete – Obsolete Brewing (Manitoba)
Bronze: Trippellin’ Out – 70 Acre Brew (Alberta)
Category 11 – Belgian Style Abbey Ale/Pale Ale
Gold: BEES! Belgian Blonde Ale with Honey – Dog Mountain Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Flacatoune – MicroBrasserie Charlevoix (Quebec)
Bronze: Marigold – Belgian Golden Ale – Clifford Brewing (Ontario)
Category 12 – Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
Gold: Belgian Blonde – Tanner & Co. (Nova Scotia)
Silver: Two Pillars Dark Strong – Two Pillars Brewery (Alberta)
Bronze: RUSH x Henderson Xanabrew – Henderson Brewing (Ontario)
Category 13 – French And Belgian Style Saison
Gold: House Saison – Low Life Barrel House (Manitoba)
Silver: Rustic Saison – Dog Mountain Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Local Legends Grisette – Couchiching Craft Brewing (Ontario)
Category 14 – Belgian-Style Brett Beer
Gold: Zig Zag Wonderer – Nokomis Craft Ales (Saskatchewan)
Silver: Wild Years – Merit Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Brux – Meuse Brewing (Ontario)
Category 15 – German-Style Sour Ale
Gold: Tiki Bar – Tire Shack Brewing (New Brunswick)
Silver: Peach Gobbler – Turkey Shoot Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Sou’Wester – Rough Waters Brewing (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Category 16 – Belgian-Style Sour Ale
Gold: Minuit au Cerisier – Meuse Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Erlton Street – The Establishment Brewing (Alberta)
Bronze: Rouge des Appalaches – Frampton Brasse (Quebec)
Category 17 – Porter
Gold: Couleur Café – Microbrasserie Chelsea & Co. (Quebec)
Silver: Broken Record Porter – Publican House Brewery (Ontario)
Bronze: Taddy Tom’s Porter – Moon Under Water Brewery (British Columbia)
Category 18 – Brown Ale
Gold: Corsaire Dark Mild – Corsaire Microbrasserie (Quebec) – also awarded Best of Show
Silver: Ryes Against the Machine – Hell’s Basement Brewery (Alberta)
Bronze: Vintage Brown – Kilter Brewing (Manitoba)
Category 19 – Irish And Scotch Ales
Gold: Andy’s Wee Heavy – Common Crown Brewing (Alberta)
Silver: Irish Goodbye – Foghorn Brewing (New Brunswick)
Bronze: Hellroaring Scotch Ale – Fisher Peak Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 20 – English Style Pale Ale
Gold: Craft Pale Ale – Parallel 49 Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Square Nail Pale Ale – Publican House Brewery (Ontario)
Bronze: Honey Hop Pale Ale – Longwood Brewery (British Columbia)
Category 21 – English Bitters
Gold: Little Britain – ESB – Concession Road Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Proper Pub Ale – Bogside Brewing (Prince Edward Island)
Bronze: Bristol – Corsaire Microbrasserie (Quebec)
Category 22 – Sweet Stout Or Cream Stout
Gold: The Jackie – 70 Acre Brew Co. (Alberta)
Silver: Javalanche – Banded Peak Brewing (Alberta)
Bronze: S’more noir – Novum Boreas. (New Brunswick)
Category 23 – Oatmeal Stout
Gold: Diggin’ Oat Stout – Grimross Brewing (New Brunswick)
Silver: Oatmeal Stout – Flora Hall Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Ghost Train Oatmeal Stout – Hell’s Basement Brewery (Alberta)
Category 24 – Dry Stout
Gold: Black River Stout – Couchiching Craft Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Sasquatch Stout – Old Yale Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Old Foundry – Stout – Saltbox Brewing (Nova Scotia)
Category 25 – Imperial Stout
Gold: Liquid Lullaby – Town Square Brewing (Alberta)
Silver: Under Da’ Sea – Dildo Brewing (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Bronze: Anvil – Steel & Oak (British Columbia)
Category 26 – English Style India Pale Ale
Gold: Elephant Run IPA – Fisher Peak Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Maritime IPA – Grimross Brewing (New Brunswick)
Bronze: The Big One IPA – Longwood Brewery (British Columbia)
Category 27 – North American Style Lager
Gold: Lincoln Lager – Bench Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Shindig – Cowbell Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Fetch Lager – Trailway Brewing (New Brunswick)
Category 28 – North American Style Premium Lager
Gold: Main St. Pilsner – Main Street Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Line 12 – Quayle’s Brewery (Ontario)
Bronze: Beach Chair Lager – PEI Brewing (Prince Edward Island)
Category 29 – North American Style Amber/Dark Lager
Gold: Lorem Ipsum – Annex Ale Project (Alberta)
Silver: Bunker – Tool and Nail Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Rollover Cerveza Negra – Yellow Dog Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 30 – Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager
Gold: Tread Lightly – Muskoka Brewery (Ontario)
Silver: Highline Lager – Canmore Brewing (Alberta)
Bronze: Dusk To Dawn “First Dance” – Dusk To Dawn Brewing (Ontario)
Category 31 – Cream Ale
Gold: Glacier Cream Ale – Land & Sea Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Cream Ale – Anderson Craft Ales (Ontario)
Bronze: Kicksled Cream Ale – NWT Brewing (Northwest Territories)
Category 32 – North American Style Amber/Red Ale
Gold: Temptation Red Ale – Boxing Rock Brewing (Nova Scotia)
Silver: BSB Red Ale – BSB Brewing (Alberta)
Bronze: Aggie Ale – Olds Collage Brewery (Alberta)
Category 33 – North American Style Blonde Or Golden Ale
Gold: Puck Off – Boxing Rock Brewing (Nova Scotia)
Silver: Tommy’s Tipple – The Brewery By Quinn’s (Nova Scotia)
Bronze: Blonde Ale – Slabtown Brewing (Ontario)
Category 34 – American Style Black Ale
Gold: Flirting with Goth – Bookstore Brewing (Manitoba)
Silver: Black IPA – Pile O’ Bones Brewing (Saskatchewan)
Bronze: Eclipse – Copper Bottom Brewing (Prince Edward Island)
Category 35 – North American Style Pale Ale
Gold: Vice Principal – Schoolhouse Brewery (Nova Scotia)
Silver: Portside Pale Ale – Land & Sea Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: West Coast Pale Ale – Brewers Blackbird Kitchen & Brewery (Ontario)
Category 36 – Wheat Beer – North American Style
Gold: Jerkface 9000 – Parallel 49 Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Village Wit – Village Brewery (Alberta)
Bronze: Swedish Gymnast – Twin City Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 37 – American Style India Pale Ale
Gold: IPA – Boxing Rock Brewing (Nova Scotia)
Silver: Hopraiser – Howe Sound Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: RAD IPA – RAD Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 38 – New England Style India Pale Ale
Gold: HAZY – Poco Brothers Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Working Hard New England IPA – Muddy York Brewing (Ontairo)
Bronze: Vau Do IPA – Microbrasserie Trois Lacs (Quebec)
Category 39 – Session India Pale Ale
Gold: Ultralite – Four Winds Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Orange Hazy Breakfast IPA – Foamer’s Folly Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Featherweight – Four Winds Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 40 – American Style Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold: The Phoenix IV – Hell’s Basement Brewery (Alberta)
Silver: Superluminal – Ale Architect (Alberta)
Bronze: Meltdown Manor DIPA – The Brewery By Quinn’s (Nova Scotia)
Category 41 – American Belgo-Style Ale
Gold: Barnyard – Indie Alehouse (Ontario)
Silver: Hayloft – Quayle’s Brewery (Ontario)
Bronze: 7 Belles – Bayview Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 42 – American-Style Brett Beer
Gold: Foeder Aged Brett Dubbel – Flora Hall Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: 2023 Wild Brett Dissimulator – Twin City Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Paradise Grove – Low Life Barrel House (Manitoba)
Category 43 – American-Style Sour Ale
Gold: Raspberry Sour – Nonsuch Brewing (Manitoba)
Silver: Nexus – Irrational Brewing (Alberta)
Bronze: Atomic Jam Raspberry Sour – Electric Bicycle Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 44 – Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager Or Ale
Gold: Cavalry Soldier – Jobsolete – Obsolete Brewing (Manitoba)
Silver: Whisler Bear Paw Honey Lager – Whistler Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Hedleyville – La Souche (Quebec)
Category 45 – Fruit Beer Or Field Beer
Gold: Nekokaburi – Ippon Beers (Quebec)
Silver: Sliced and Squeezed – Pile O’ Bones Brewing (Saskatchewan)
Bronze: Sunshine City Passionfruit Wheat Ale – Neighbourhood Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 46 – Gluten Free Beer
Gold: Quick Witted – Grey Fox Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Prolific Pale – Grey Fox Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Humble Lager – Grey Fox Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 47 – Session Ale
Gold: Dark Mild – Deadfall Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Day Drift – Ale Architect (Alberta)
Bronze: Summer Somewhere – Annex Ale Project (Alberta)
Category 48 – Experimental Beer
Gold: Asaret – Ippon Beers (Quebec)
Silver: Joihiru – Ippon Beers (Quebec)
Bronze: Happy Place – Merit Brewing (Ontario)
Category 49 – Herb And Spice Beer
Gold: Lost In The Zone – Part 1 – Imperial City Brew House (Ontario)
Silver: Ginger Mandarin Sour – Farmhouse Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Good Morning – Eighty-Eight Brewing (Alberta)
Category 50 – Smoked Beer
Gold: Anniversary Ale – Cold Bear Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Ablaze – Valley Brewing (Alberta)
Bronze: Smokin’ Fire Smoked Red Ale – Dark Woods Brewing (Alberta)
Category 51 – Barley Wine-Style Ale
Gold: Batch 300 Estate Barleywine – Barnside Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Ol’ Fog Burner – Garrison Brewing (Nova Scotia)
Bronze: Old Imperious – Tooth and Nail Brewing (Ontario)
Category 52 – Wood And Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: Nay Nay no. 4 – Low Life Barrel House (Manitoba)
Silver: Stout impérial Bourbon noix de macadam et vanille – Bièrerie Shelton (Quebec)
Bronze: Black Forest Cake – Paris Brewing and Malting (Ontario)
Category 53 – Wood And Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold: Mammoth – Sons Of Kent Brewing (Ontario)
Silver: Double Barrel Scotch Ale – Sons Of Kent Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Skullkrusher – Ther Merchant Ale House (Ontario)
Category 54 – Wood And Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold: Biere De Coupage – Field House Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Bloom Culture #3 – Cold Garden Beverage Company
Bronze: Bloom Culture #2 – Cold Garden Beverage Company (Alberta)
Category 55 – Flavoured Stout/Porter
Gold: Black Forest Stout – Moutainview Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: The Fire Pine – Passenger Brewing (Quebec)
Bronze: Xocolatl – KPU Brew (British Columbia)
Category 56 – No To Low-Alcohol Beer
Gold: Zero People Skills – Tool Shed Brewing (Alberta)
Silver: Non Alcoholic Kettle Sour – Better Brother Brewing (Saskatchewan)
Bronze: Libra Pale Ale – Libra Beverage (Prince Edward Island)
Category 57 – Low-Alcohol Beer
Gold: Mild Sedation – Long Bay Brewery (New Brunswick)
Silver: Lake Of Bays Sunchaser Extra Light Lime – Lake of Bays Brewing (Ontario)
Bronze: Lake Of Bays Low Tide 90 Calorie IPA – Lake of Bays Brewing (Ontario)
Category 58 – Specialty IPA
Gold: In Another Castle – Analog Brewing (Alberta)
Silver: Hotdogger Cold IPA – Coast Mountain Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Pomelo IPA – Bishop’s Arches (Quebec)
Category 59 – Historic/Regional Beers
Gold: Range Life – The Establishment Brewing (Alberta)
Silver: Rice Lager – Burdock Brewery (Ontario)
Bronze: Steam Beer – Sooke Brewing (British Columbia)
Category 60 – New England Style Pale Ale
Gold: Waves – Kilter Brewing (Manitoba)
Silver: Cosmic Celebration – Pile O’ Bones Brewing (Saskatchewan)
Bronze: The Wolf – Sea Change Brewing (Alberta)
Category 61 – Canadian Evergreen Beer
Gold: T.W.S. Sitka Spruce Tip Brut IPA – Rusted Rake Brewing (British Columbia)
Silver: Shirley It’s Christmas – Mile Zero Brewing (British Columbia)
Bronze: Happy Little Trees – Troubled Monk (Alberta)