Port Alberni\u2019s Twin City Brewing<\/strong> has repeated as BC\u2019s top brewery, taking home the big prize along with five individual awards at the 2024 BC Beer Awards, which were announced in New Westminster on October 19.<\/p>\n Prior to winning Brewery of the Year in 2023, Twin City also won Best in Show at the 2018 BC Beer Awards not long after it opened.<\/p>\n Twin City Brewing\u2019s five awards included two first-place, two second-place and one third-place trophy:<\/p>\n The other top honour of the evening went to Vancouver\u2019s Strange Fellows Brewing<\/strong>, which won Best of Show for its Cool Ship Lambic. Overall, Strange Fellows won four awards:<\/p>\n Italian-themed Beva Brewing\u00a0 & Blending has been earning high praise for its beer and food. The North Vancouver brewery won two awards, including one gold and a bronze:<\/p>\n Earlier this year, many of us mourned the loss of Tony Dewald, who had been ill for some time. As a brewer, Tony first became well known at Dix BBQ & Brewery in 2002. Later, Tony also brewed at Dead Frog Brewery\u00a0and\u00a0Trading Post Brewing\u00a0in Langley.<\/p>\n Last year, Tony Dewald received the inaugural John Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award for Brewing Excellence<\/a>.<\/p>\n The BC Beer Awards honoured Tony posthumously with the Legend award for 2024.<\/p>\n Several other breweries won multiple awards.\u00a0Burnaby\u2019s\u00a0Dageraad Brewing<\/strong> won two gold medals and was also awarded Dageraad Blonde with the Judges\u2019 Choice Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Bayview Brewing<\/strong>\u00a0of Ladysmith won three trophies, including two golds and one silver:<\/p>\n Vancouver\u2019s\u00a0Brassneck Brewery<\/strong>\u00a0also won two golds and a silver:<\/p>\n Gladstone Brewing<\/strong>\u00a0(Courtenay) won three awards, including one gold:<\/p>\n Nearby in Comox,\u00a0Land & Sea Brewing<\/strong>\u00a0also won three awards:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Smugglers Trail Caskworks<\/strong>\u00a0(Langley) also won three third-place awards:<\/p>\n Steamworks Brewery<\/strong>\u00a0won three awards including two golds:<\/p>\n Port Moody\u2019s\u00a0Yellow Dog Brewing<\/strong>\u00a0won a gold, silver and bronze:<\/p>\n Also of note,\u00a0Parallel 49 Brewing<\/strong>\u00a0(Vancouver) won two gold medals:<\/p>\n For the full list of awards, visit the BC Beer Awards\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/bc.thegrowler.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-BCBA-Twin-City-Brewing-1024x821.jpg\")
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Strange Fellows Brewing Wins Best of Show<\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\nRookie of the Year:\u00a0North Vancouver\u2019s Beva Brewing & Blending<\/h3>\n
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BC Beer Legend Award: Tony Dewald<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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