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The B.C. Beer Awards and Festival is kicking off next weekend. The festival takes place on November 5th, from 4:00pm to 9:00pm at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver. Tickets are $60 + fees and are available online.
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The festival features more than 120 beers from 70 different breweries across B.C. There will also be options for local ciders and non-alcoholic beverages. There are 30+ beer categories for awards including:
- Best in Show
- CBC Judge’s Choice
- Rookie of the Year
- Brewery of the Year
- Innovator of the Year
- The Legend Award
Additionally, the Creative Industry Awards is celebrating breweries for their unique items and experiences.
This is 11th year for the awards and the first year back since the outbreak of COVID-19. To celebrate the full return, a “Back in Session” collaboration brew was created with BREWHALL and Powell Brewery. The collaboration is a blackberry and lemon salted sour. Proceeds from the brew are going towards the BC Hospitality Foundation and scholarships supporting diversity at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s brewing program.
Join host Stephen Quinn, from CBC’s The Early Addition, for an evening celebrating craft brewing in British Columbia. The event will include live music, arcade games, lawn games, and food trucks from Between 2 Buns and Top Rope Birria. Visit the event website for more details.