TORONTO, ON – At a dinner event held at Toronto’s Amsterdam BrewHouse last week, the Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB) announced the winners of the OCB Centre of Excellence Awards for 2013.
Taking place on the evening of the 2nd annual Ontario Craft Brewers Conference, the Awards are intended to “recognize examples of excellence among small, medium and large organizations that drive the craft brewing industry at the local, regional, national or international level.”
The winners as nominated and voted on by OCB members and others in the Ontario beer and brewing industry included the following:
- Product Quality & Process Innovation: Steam Whistle Brewing
- Marketing Innovation: Toronto Festival of Beer
- Education Leadership: Kevin Somerville, Oast House Brewers
- Food and Beer Matching Development: Bill White, Better with Beer
- Sustainability Accomplishments: Steam Whistle Brewing
- Community Building: WinterBrewed
For more details, see the OCB Conference website.