Alberta breweries tap into victory at national beer competition

Alberta breweries won a combined 35 medals at the 2024 Canada Beer Cup.

The competition is put on by the Canadian Craft Brewers Association and highlights independently owned and operated breweries across the country.

The 2024 Canada Beer Cup itself was awarded to Pile O’ Bones Brewing in Regina for its “Quark, Strangeness, Charm” beer.

Alberta beers did amass a number of gold medals though:

Endeavour Brewing Company Ltd. (St. Albert) – English IPA
Ale Architect (Edmonton) – Innovation Packaging
Blindman Brewing (Lacombe) – Strong British Ale, Specialty Wild or Mixed Fermentation and Community & Collaborations Packaging
Wild Winds Brewery (Calgary) – Pale Malty European Lager
Two Pillars Brewery (Calgary) – Belgian Ale
Cabin Brewing Company (Calgary) – Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Hub Town Brewing (Okotoks) – UK Stout & Porter
Hell’s Basement Brewery (Medicine Hat) – North American Stout

The silver medal haul consisted of:

Rounding out the list were these bronze-medal winners:

Cold Lake Brewing & Distilling Co. (Cold Lake) – North American Amber Ale and Imperial Hazy/NEIPA
Troubled Monk (Red Deer) – Canadian Malt-Forward Beer
Tool Shed Brewery (Calgary) – Czech Pale Lager, North American Stout and Strong American Ale
Village Brewery (Calgary) – American Wheat
Ol’ Beautiful Brewing Company (Calgary) – North American Pale Ale
Cold Garden Beverage Company (Calgary) – Specialty Wild or Mixed Fermentation
Wild Winds Brewery (Calgary) – Belgian Ale
Annex (Calgary) – Community & Collaborations Packaging
Fahr (Diamond Valley) – Pale Bitter European Beer

Alberta won the second most medals, behind B.C.

The competition consists of 12 categories with 56 modernized beer styles, including, new this year, Beer Featuring Sasquatch Hops.

There were 40 judges for the competition, mainly from Canada, with some coming from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Chile and the United States.

Canada is home to more than 1,200 small and independent craft breweries, brewpubs and suppliers, according to the Canadian Craft Brewers Association.

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