2018 Alberta Beer Awards
Patio Beer
Gold: Crisp Pils, Jasper Brewing Company
Silver: 10 Peaks Pale Ale, Canmore Brewing Company
Bronze: Scona Gold, Alley Kat Brewing Company
German/Czech Style Pilsner
Gold: License to Pil, Wild Rose Brewery
Silver: Cryostasis, Zero Issue Brewing
Bronze: House of Pilsner, Coulee Brew Co.
Amber Beer
Gold: OKT, Blind Enthusiasm
Silver: Pond Surfer California Common, Town Square Brewing
Bronze: Ruttin Elk Red, Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
Brown Ale
Gold: Last Post Brown, Origin Malting & Brewing Ltd.
Silver: Barracks Brown, Wild Rose Brewery
Bronze: Open Road Brown, Troubled Monk Brewery
Amber/Dark Hoppy Sessional Beer
Gold: East Lake Amber, Fitzsimmons Brewing Co.
Silver: Red Rage, Tool Shed Brewing Company
Bronze: Alberta, Olds College Brewery
Belgian Ales
Gold: Belgian Dip, Tool Shed Brewing Company
Silver: Corbin Belgian Dark Strong, Troubled Monk Brewery
Bronze: Tripel Cross, Situation Brewing
Farmhouse Ales
Gold: Mango Saison, 4th Meridian Bewing Company
Silver: Homesteader, Troubled Monk
Bronze: One Summer in Saskatoon, Cold Garden Beverage Company
Extra Strong
Gold: KGB Russian Imperial Stout, Elbeck Brews
Silver: Blue Monk Barleywine, Brewsters Brewing Company (Calgary)
Bronze: Winter Warmer, Medicine Hat Brewing Company
Spiced Beer
Gold: Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Coconut, Troubled Monk Brewery
Silver: The Darkness Chocolate Porter, Origin Malting & Brewing
Bronze: Moreau Cinnamon Coconut Tropical Sout, Bench Creek Brewing
Sour Beer
Gold: Oak Aged Flemish Red Ale, Big Rock Brewery
Silver: Barrel Aged Dard Saison, Blindman Brewing
Bronze: Beets by Sinden Sour, Town Square
Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: Tequila Barrell Aged Barley Wine, Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
Silver: Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Blindman Brewing
Bronze: 11:59 pm, Bent Stick Brewing
Canadian Cereal Beer
Gold: Papa Bear Prairie Ale, Half Hitch Brewing Company
Silver: Canadian Cereal Ale Vol 1.0, Gold Garden Beverage Company
Bronze: Parti-Gyle Best Bitter, Blindman Brewing
Session Hoppy Beer
Gold: Plainsbreaker, Banded Peak
Silver: Blindman River Session Ale, Blindman Brewing
Bronze: 9 Mile Session Pale Ale, Dog Island Brewing
Wheat Beer
Gold: ZUS, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Silver: Passion d'Ale, Two Sergeants Brewing Inc.
Bronze: White Wolf Witbier, Minhas Micro Brewery
Pale Ale/Bitter
Gold: Forward Progress, Annex Ale Project
Silver: Full Moon, Alley Kat Brewing Company
Bronze: Multiverse, Zero Issue Brewing
Stout
Gold: Tamarack, Grain Bin Brewing Company
Silver: Velveteen Nitro Stout, Cold Garden Beverage Company
Bronze: Flat Cap Stout, Tool Shed Brewing Company
IPA
Gold: This must be the IPA, Cold Garden Beverage Company
Silver: High 5 IPA, Trolley 5
Bronze: Railway Ave Rye IPA, Canmore Brewing Company
Other Strong Hoppy Beer
Gold: ACME Red, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Silver: Venom, Zero Issue Brewing
Bronze: Cascadian Dark Ale, Blindman Brewing
Fruit Beer
Gold: Main Squeeze, Alley Kat
Silver: Belly Flop Apricot Grisette, Big Rock Brewery
Bronze: Aprikat, Alley Kat Brewing Company
Other Flavoured Beer
Gold: Batch #500, Last Best Brewing & Distilling
Silver: Javalanche, Banded Peak Brewing
Bronze: Street Beat Pollen Wheat, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Imperial IPA
Gold: Agryll Dragon, Alley Kat Brewing Company
Silver: Double Sow Pow, Troubled Monk Brewery
Bronze: Howling Fantolds, Annex Ale Project
Trendy Beer of the Year: New England Style Ale
Gold: New England Pale Ale, Blindman Brewing
Silver: Gettin' All Hopped Up, Origin Malting & Brewing Ltd.
Bronze: Wickid Smaht, Troubled Monk Brewery
Brewery of the Year
Gold: Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Silver: Alley Kat Brewery
Bronze: Blindman Brewing & Troubled Monk Brewery
Retailer of the Year
Sherbrooke Liquor Store, Edmonton
Community Builder of the Year - Brewery
Jim Button, Village Brewery
Pub Restaurant of the Year
Gold: Cilantro & Chive, Lacombe
Silver: Sherbrooke Liquor Store, Edmonton
Community Builder of the Year - Partner
Bob Sutton, Rahr Malting & Stephen Bezan, Sherbrooke Liquor