2011 Ontario Brewing Awards - Winner's List

Winners of the 2011 Ontario Brewing Awards (OBAs) were announced tonight at the Dominion on Queen in Toronto's Corktown district. There were 24 breweries involved in the competition from various parts of Ontario, including first time entries from Labatt Breweries of Canada and the Niagara College Teaching Brewery. There were 135 entries into the 22 categories.

Roger Mittag, who runs Thirst for Knowledge - Beer School and the Prud'homme Beer Certification program, organizes the OBA's on behalf of Libation Nation, Toronto Festival of Beer and Bet.365.net, and enlists the help of Paul Dickey, a BJCP Grand Master judge who looks after the judging.

North American Light Lager
Gold: Bud Light, Labatt Breweries of Canada
Silver: Old Milwaukee Light, Sleeman Breweries
People's Choice: StoneHammer Light, F&M Brewery

North American Lager
Gold: Red Baron, Brick Brewery
Silver: Brava, Labatt Breweries of Canada
People's Choice: Creemore Springs Premium Lager, Creemore Springs Brewery

European Style Lager
Gold: Crystal, Labatt Breweries of Canada
Silver: Cameron's Lager, Cameron's Brewing Co.
People's Choice: Creemore Springs Traditional Pilsner, Creemore Springs Brewery

Amber Lager
Gold: King Vienna Lager, King Brewery
Silver: Nickel Brook Organic Lager, Nickel Brook Brewery
People's Choice: Nickel Brook Organic Lager, Nickel Brook Brewery

Dark Lager
Gold: King Dark Lager, King Brewery
Silver: Waterloo Dark, Brick Brewery
People's Choice: King Dark Lager, King Brewery

Bock
Gold: Franconian Bock, Mill Street Brewery
Silver: Spring Bock, Amsterdam Brewery
People's Choice: Spring Bock, Amsterdam Brewery

Honey/Maple Beer
Gold: Sleeman Honey Brown, Sleeman Breweries
Silver: Lakeport Honey, Labatt Breweries of Canada
People's Choice: Laker Honey, Brick Brewery

German Style Wheat Beer
Gold: Denison's Weissbier, Dension's Brewing Co.
Silver: Summer Weiss, Muskoka Cottage Brewery
People's Choice: Lawn Chair 'Classic' Weiss, Hop City Brewery

Belgian Style Wheat Beer
Gold: Amsterdam Oranje Weiss, Amsterdam Brewery
Silver: Belgian Wit, Mill Street Brewery
People's Choice: Belgian Wit, Mill Street Brewery

Cream Ale
Gold: Labatt 50, Labatt Breweries of Canada
Silver: Sleeman Cream Ale, Sleeman Breweries
People's Choice: Labatt 50, Labatt Breweries of Canada

British Pale Ale
Gold: Plowman's Ale, Grand River Brewing Co.
Silver: Extra Special Bitter, Mill Street Brewery
People's Choice: Plowman's Ale, Grand River Brewing Co.

North American Pale Ale
Gold: Happy Hour Premium Ale, Hop City Brewery
Silver: Hoptical Illusion, Flying Monkey's Craft Brewery
People's Choice: Tankhouse Ale, Mill Street Brewery

British IPA
Gold: Curmudgeon IPA, Grand River Brewing Co.
Silver: India Pale Ale, Mill Street Brewery
People's Choice: Curmudgeon IPA, Grand River Brewing Co.

North American IPA
Gold: Smashbomb Atomic IPA, Flying Monkey's Craft Brewery
Silver: Boneshaker, Amsterdam Brewery
People's Choice: Smashbomb Atomic IPA, Flying Monkey's Craft Brewery

Amber Ale
Gold: Cameron's Auburn Ale, Cameron's Brewery
Silver: Big Wheel, Amsterdam Brewery
People's Choice: Iron Spike Copper Ale, Railway City Brewery

Dark Ale
Gold: Iron Spike Amber Ale, Railway City Brewery
Silver: Muskoka Dark Ale, Muskoka Cottage Brewery
People's Choice: Nut Brown, Black Oak Brewery

Porter
Gold: Two Fisted, Amsterdam Brewery
Silver: Coffee Porter, Mill Street Brewery
People's Choice: Two Fisted, Amsterdam Brewery

Stout
Gold: StoneHammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout, F&M Brewery
Silver: Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout, Muskoka Cottage Brewery
People's Choice: Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout, Muskoka Cottage Brewery

Imperial Stout
Gold: Russian Gun Imperial Stout, Grand River Brewing Co.
Silver: Tempest, Amsterdam Brewery
People's Choice: Russian Gun Imperial Stout, Grand River Brewing Co.

Fruit Beer
Gold: Orange Peel Ale, Great Lakes Brewery
Silver: Framboise, Amsterdam Brewery
People's Choice: Blackberry Wheat, Grand River Brewing Co.

Flavoured Beer
Gold: Lemon Tea Beer, Mill Street Brewery
Silver: Red Baron Lime, Brick Brewery
People's Choice: Lemon Tea Beer, Mill Street Brewery

Strong Beer
Gold: Jubilation Winter Ale, Grand River Brewing Co.
Silver: Winter Ale, Great Lakes Brewery
People's Choice: Cuvee, Nickel Brook Brewery