(Halifax,NS) – The sixth annual Atlantic Canadian Brewing Awards were held on November 16th in Halifax with a gathering at Hopyard Halifax. The judging of 400 entries from 52 breweries and cideries had taken place previously in Halifax.
Atlantic breweries and cideries shared the 53 medals awarded in 15 categories as well as eight special awards ( To see full medal counts see Table 1 and category details see Table 2).
The big winner of the evening was Bogside Brewing taking four medals, including two gold, Brewery of the Year as well as New Brewery of the Year with Moosehead Breweries nabbing Beer of the Year with their Small Batch Rauchbier Smoked Lager.
In the Cider category there was a tie between No Boats On Sunday and Gagetown Distilling and Cidery for New Cider House of the Year and Red Island Cider captured New Cider House of the Year.
It was another great year for Atlantic craft.
Table 1 : Medal counts
| Brewery | Gold | Silver | Bronze | HM | Total |
| Bogside Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Big Spruce Brewing | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Nine Locks Brewing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Spindrift Brewing | 2 | 2 | |||
| Copper Bottom Brewing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Graystone Brewing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tatamagouche Brewing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Boxing Rock Brewing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Les Brasseurs du Petit-Sault | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Trider’s Craft Beer | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Alexander Keith’s Brewery | 2 | 2 | |||
| Breton Brewing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Good Robot Brewing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Upstreet Craft Brewing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Moosehead Breweries | 1 | 1 | |||
| Landwash Brewery | 1 | 1 | |||
| No Boats on Sunday | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gagetown Distilling and Cidery | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bannerman Brewing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Grimross Brewing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| PEI Brewing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Quidi Vidi Brewery | 1 | 1 | |||
| Uncle Leo’s Brewery | 1 | 1 | |||
| Propeller Brewing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lunn’s Mill | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sober Island Brewing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Saltbox Brewing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Red Island Cider | 1 | 1 | |||
| Chain Yard Urban Cidery | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hill Top Hops’ Brewhouse | 1 | 1 | |||
| North Brewing | 2 | 2 | |||
| Roof Hound Brewing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Riverdale Orchard | 1 | 1 |
Table 2 : Full Beer and Cider Category Breakdown
North American & European Style Lager
Bronze: Les Brasseurs du Petit-Sault – La Kedgwick
Silver: Bannerman Brewing – Safe Bet
Gold: Spindrift Brewing – Beaufort 10
German Style Specialty Ales
Bronze: Bogside Brewing – Wheat Kings County
Silver: Uncle Leo’s Brewery – Altbier
Gold: Bogside Brewing – Lighthorse Lagered Ale
Honourable Mention: North Brewing – Gus’ 65m Ale
UK Style Specialty Ales
Bronze: Trider’s Craft Beer – Rod’s Red
Silver: Graystone Brewing – Into the Woods Brown Ale
Gold: Breton Brewing – Red Coat
North American Style Specialty Ales
Bronze: Big Spruce Brewing – Bitter Get’er India
Silver: Copper Bottom Brewing – Centennial Stock
Gold: Tatamagouche Brewing – Giantess Barley Wine
Honourable Mention: Boxing Rock Brewing – Dark as Keji
Belgian Style Specialty Ales
Bronze: Grimross Brewing – Abbey Dubbel
Silver: Les Brassers du Petit Sault – Colonel John Baker
Gold: Upstreet Craft Brewing – FireWorks Farmhouse Saison
Honourable Mention: Upstreet Craft Brewing – De Novo IV
North American Style Amber/Red Ales
Bronze: Boxing Rock Brewing – Temptation Red Ale
Silver: Quidi Vidi Brewing – 1892 Traditional Ale
Gold: Bogside Brewing – Brudenell Brown
Honourable Mention: Hill Top Hops’ Brewhouse – Red Tail Red Ale
Fruit & Field Beer
Bronze: Boxing Rock Brewing – Arnold’s Apricot Wheat Ale
Silver: Nine Locks Brewing – Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Gold: Good Robot Brewing – El Espinazo Del Diablo
Pale Ales
Bronze: PEI Brewing – Vic Park Pale Ale
Silver: Trider’s Craft Beer – Scotian Pale
Gold: Graystone Brewing – Patagonia Pale Ale
Honourable Mention: Roof Hound Brewing – Ear to the Street
Stout / Porter
Bronze: Big Spruce Brewing – Blood Donair
Silver: Big Spruce Brewing – Cereal Killer
Gold: Spindrift Brewing – Out of the Hold – Neat
Honourable Mention: Grimross Brewing – Pugnacious Porter
India Pale Ales
Bronze: Lunn’s Mill Beer – Purple Grain
Silver: Propeller Brewing – Galaxy
Gold: Copper Bottom Brewing – Parkman Ave
Experimental Beers
Bronze: Alexander Keith’s Brewery – Bisset’s Fancy
Silver: Bogside Brewing – Pitcher in the Rye
Gold: Moosehead Breweries – Small Batch Rauchbier
Honourable Mention: Tatamagouche Brewing – Feronia
Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer
Bronze: Nine Locks Brewing – Russian Imperial Stout
Silver: Big Spruce Brewing – Ra Ra Rasputin
Gold: Nine Locks Brewing – Barley Wine
Sour Beer
Bronze: Alexander Keith’s Brewery – Backyards
Silver: Tatamagouche Brewing – Spring
Gold: Landwash Brewery – Brackish
Honourable Mention: North Brewing – Breakwater Mango Sour
Standard Cider & Perry
Bronze: Saltbox Brewing – Old Orchard Cider
Silver: Sober Island Brewing – Army Cider
Gold: No Boats on Sunday – Original Cider
Honourable Mention: Riverdale Orchard – 2 Scots 3 Apples
Specialty Cider & Perry
Bronze: Chain Yard Urban Cidery – Hopped Up
Silver: Red Island Cider – Ghost Ship Wild Briar
Gold: Gagetown Distilling and Cidery – Hopped Cider
Honourable Mention: Saltbox Brewing – Haskap Cider
Beer of the Year
Bronze: Spindrift Brewing – Out of the Hold – Neat
Silver: Upstreet Craft Brewing – FireWorks Farmhouse Saison
Gold: Moosehead Breweries – Small Batch Rauchbier
