2019 Atlantic Canadian Brewing Awards Results


(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

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