TORONTO, ON – The winners of this year’s edition of the Ontario Brewing Awards have been announced in advance of the official awards event, taking place until Thursday, May 13th at 5 PM in the Cannery Room of Toronto’s Distillery District.
The winners were chosen from a pool of 133 beers from 27 breweries across the province. BJCP-certified judges chose the Gold and Silver winners, while a group of non-certified beer aficionados awarded the People’s Choice in each category.
The full list of winners appears after the jump:
North American Light Lager
Gold: Laker Light – Brick Brewing
Silver: Antigravity Light – Flying Monkeys Brewery
People’s Choice: Antigravity Light – Flying Monkeys Brewery
North American Lager
Gold: Cool Lager – Cool Brewing
Silver: Red Bull Beer – Sleeman Brewing
People’s Choice: Trailhead Lager – Wellington Brewery
European Style Lager (Pilsner)
Gold: King Pilsner – King Brewery
Silver: Traditional Pilsner – Creemore Springs Brewery
People’s Choice: King Pilsner – King Brewery
Amber Lager
Gold: Oaktoberfest – Black Oak Brewing
Silver: Barking Squirrel – Hop City Brewing
People’s Choice: Barking Squirrel – Hop City Brewing
Dark Lager
Gold: Cameron’s 266 – Cameron’s Brewing
Silver: King Dark Lager – King Brewing Dark
People’s Choice: Cameron’s 266 – Cameron’s Brewing
Bock
Gold: Mill Street Spring Bock – Mill Street Brewery
Amsterdam Spring Bock Amsterdam Brewing
People’s Choice: King Pilsbock – King Brewery
Honey/ Maple
Gold: Laker Honey Brick Brewing
Silver: Stone Hammer Maple Red Stone Hammer Brewing
People’s Choice: Laker Honey Brick Brewing
German Style Wheat (Hefeweizen)
Gold: Lawn Chair Classic Weisse Hop City Brewing
Silver: Duggan’s #13 Weiss Duggan’s Brewery
People’s Choice: Duggan’s #13 Weiss Duggan’s Brewery
Belgian Style Wheat (Witbier)
Gold: Mill Street Belgian Wit Mill Street Brewery
Silver: Waterloo Wheat Brick Brewing
People’s Choice: Mill Street Belgian Wit Mill Street Brewery
Cream Ale
Gold: Muskoka Cream Ale Muskoka Cottage Brewery
Silver: KLB Cream Ale Amsterdam Brewing
People’s Choice: Muskoka Cream Ale Muskoka Cottage Brewery
Pale Ale
Gold: Duggan’s #9 Duggan’s Brewery
Silver: Hoptical Illusion Flying Monkeys Brewery
People’s Choice: Canuck Pale Ale Great Lakes Brewery
India Pale Ale
Gold: 10 Bitter Years Black Oak Brewing
Silver: Dead Elephant Ale Railway City Brewing
People’s Choice: Duggan’s #9 Duggan’s Brewery
Amber Ale
Gold: Big Wheel Amsterdam Brewing
Silver: Cameron’s Auburn Ale Cameron’s Brewing
People’s Choice: Devil’s Pale Ale Great Lakes Brewery
Dark Ale
Gold: Muskoka Dark Ale Muskoka Cottage Brewery
Silver: Mill Race Mild Grand River Brewing County
People’s Choice: Dark Ale Wellington Brewery
Bitter
Gold: KLB Pale Ale Amsterdam Brewing
Silver: Galt Knife Old Style Grand River Brewing
People’s Choice: Galt Knife Old Style Grand River Brewing
Porter
Gold: Mill Street Coffee Porter – Mill Street Brewing
Silver: Nutcracker Porter Black Oak Brewing
People’s Choice: Black Irish Plain Porter Heritage Brewing
Stout
Gold: Russian Gun Imperial Stout Grand River Brewing
Silver: John By Imperial Stout Heritage Brewing
People’s Choice: John By Imperial Stout Heritage Brewing
Fruit or Vegetable
Gold: Framboise Amsterdam Brewing
Silver: Ringberry Ale Granite Brewery
People’s Choice: Green Apple Pilsner Nickel Brook Brewing
Strong
Gold: Mill Street 2009 Barley Wine Mill Street Brewery
Silver: Iron Duke Wellington Brewery
People’s Choice: Mill Street 2009 Barley Wine Mill Street Brewery