Canadian beers win at US Open Beer Championship

Oxford, Ohio – Canadian breweries were among the winners at the 2017 US Open Beer Championship held at the beginning of July.

In a statement, the US Open Beer Championship says there were more than 6,000 beers – representing more than 100 different styles – from breweries from Vermont to Vietnam that entered the competition this year.

The statement says the “competition includes professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the US.”

Click here for a complete list of winners.

Here, as found in the statement, are the list of Canadian winners and their categories:

• Cameron’s Brewing of Oakville, Ont. was named one of the Top 10 Breweries 2017

• Wellington Brewery of Guelph, Ont. won Silver in the English Pale Ale category for its Special Pale Ale

• Cameron’s Brewing of Oakville, Ont. won Gold in the Bitter category for its One Eyed Grouse

• The Niagara College Teaching Brewery of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. won Bronze in the Bitter category for its Beer 101 Bitter

• Lighthouse Brewing Company of Victoria, BC won Gold in the Brown Ale category for its Race Rocks

• The Exchange Brewery of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. won Gold in the Foreign Stout category for its Foreign Exchange Stout

• Muskoka Brewery of Bracebridge, Ont. won Bronze in the Oatmeal Stout category for its Shinnicked Stout

• The Niagara College Teaching Brewery of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. won Bronze in the Old Ale category for its Beer 101 Strong Ale

• Sawdust City Brewing Co. of Gravenhurst, Ont. won Silver in the German Kolsch category for its Gateway Kolsch

• Belgh Brasse of Amos, Que. won Bronze in the Belgian Pale Ale category for its Mons Blonde D’Abbaye

• Amsterdam Brewing Co. of Toronto won Silver in the Belgian Witbier category for its Spotted Cow

• Sawdust City Brewing Co. of Gravenhurst, Ont. won Gold in the Berliner-Style Weisse category for its Coriolis Effect

• Collective Arts Brewing Ltd. of Hamilton, Ont. won Gold in the Gose category for its Prophets & Normands Gose

• Amsterdam Brewing Co. of Toronto won Silver in the American Light category for its 3 Speed

• Belgh Brasse of Amos, Que. won Gold in the American Lager/Pilsener category for its La Bit…Tibi – Amos Lager

• Cameron’s Brewing Company of Oakville, Ont. won Silver in the American Lager/Pilsener category for its Captain’s Log Lager

• Steam Whistle Brewing of Toronto won Gold in the Bohemian Pilsener category for its Steam Whistle Pilsner

• Silversmith Brewing Company of virgil, Ont. won Silver in the Schwarzbier category for its The Black Lager

• Cameron’s Brewing Company of Oakville, Ont. won Bronze in the American Cream Ale category for its Cosmic Cream Ale

• Nickel Brook Brewing Co. of Burlington, Ont. won Gold in the American Style Fruit Beer category for its Raspberry Uber

• Nickel Brook Brewing Co. of Burlington, Ont. won Gold in the Vegetable Beer category for its Ceres

• Cameron’s Brewing Company of Oakville, Ont. won Silver in the Wood/Barrel aged pale beer category for its New Wood Brett Saison

• The Exchange Brewery of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. won Gold in the Gluten-Free Beer category for it s Gluten-Free Saison

Two Canadian breweries took all the awards in the Non-Alcoholic category:

• Hill Street Beverage Company of Toronto won Gold for its MADD Virgin and won Silver for its Designated Draft
• Partake Brewing /Premium Near Beer of Toronto won Bronze for its Partake Brewing IPA