LONDON, UK – The winners list has been announced for the 2015 edition of the World Beer Awards, and a number of Canadian breweries have received recognition for their entries.
The annual competition features hundreds of beers from around the world, with regional heats of blind tastings taking place for Europe, Asia and The Americas, followed by a final tasting of style winners from each region to select the World’s Best.
World’s Best winners from Canada for this year include:
American Brown Ale – Microbrasserie Pit Caribou Brown Ale
Belgian Style Tripel – Unibroue La Fin Du Monde
Biére de Garde/Saison – Le Trou Du Diable La Saison Du Tracteur
IPA – Le Trou du Diable Les 4 Surfeurs de l’Apocalypso
Kriek/Framboise – À La Fût Rouge de Mékinac
Gluten-free Speciality Beer – Snowman Top Hat Amber Ale
Label Design: Stout & Porter – Le Trou Du Diable Le Sang D’encre
Canadian winners from The Americas heat that were runners-up for the World’s Best include:
Belgian Style Strong Dark – Unibroue La Resolution
Oud Bruin – Brasseurs Du Monde Vielle Brune
Vintage – Unibroue 17 Grande Rèserve
Fruit Beer – Unibroue Éphémère Poire
Low Carb Lager – Great Western Light
Seasonal Lager – Les Trois Mousquetaires Série Signature Maibock
Seasonal Pale Beer – Le Trou du Diable Albert 3
Gueuze – À la Fût Vieille Gueuze
Lambic – Le Trou du Diable Le Herisson
Porter – Brasseurs Du Monde Big Ben Porter
Strong Porter – Les Trois Mousquetaires Grande Cuvée Porter Baltique
Bavarian Hefeweiss – Okanagan Spring Sonder Hefeweizen