Out of greater than 9,000 entries from over 2,000 breweries in 50 international locations, a handful of B.C. brews landed on the rostrum on the World Beer Cup this week.
Held yearly, the World Beer Cup calls itself the “Olympics of beer” and noticed gold, silver and bronze awards handed out for 110 classes chosen by a panel of 280 judges. The 2024 awards ceremony was held Wednesday in Las Vegas.
In complete, 17 Canadian beers took residence medals. 4 of these went to breweries in B.C.
Victoria’s Phillips Brewing and Malting Co. gained gold within the American-style bitter ale class for its “Dinosour Stone Fruit.”
One other gold went to Whistler Brewing Co. within the chocolate beer class for “Whistler Winter Dunkel.”
Within the historic beer class, Kelowna’s Jackknife Brewing gained silver for “Searching Lodge.”
And Shaketown Brewing Co. in North Vancouver took residence a bronze with “Pre-Prohibition Pilsner” within the American-style Pilsner class.
“Every award represents not solely distinctive high quality but additionally innovation and creativity, driving the worldwide craft beer business ahead,” mentioned Chris Williams, competitors director of the World Beer Cup, in a press release.
“This 12 months’s winners exemplify the spirit of expertise and ingenuity and showcase the varied flavors and methods that make beer an artwork kind. Congratulations to this 12 months’s winners for his or her excellent achievements in brewing.”
