The Third Annual BC Beer Awards took place at the Chaple Arts Center in Vancouver on October 13th 2012. The event was put on ty The BC Beer Awards, BC Craft Beer Month and CAMRA BC. For the event, 212 of BC’s best brews were put head to head in 14 categories to crown the best beer BC has to offer. The BC bigwigs of craft beer had some fresh competition this year with several new breweries opening up and launching some excellent tasting beer. In addition to the awards 23 varieties of Craft Beer were on tap (or should I say cask?) for an exclusive tasting at the event. Beer enthusiasts from around the province came out to enjoy the beer and support the artists that have made what we all love so much: delicious, delicious beer. Here are the winners from the 2012 BC Beer Awards. Best of Show (People’s Choice Award) – Steamworks Pilsner -Conrad Gmoser of Steamworks Brewing Company Lager/Pilsner – 22 Beers 1.) Steamworks Pilsner – Conrad Gmoser of Steamworks Brewing Company 2.) Beach Blonde Lager – Stefan Buhl of Tree Brewing Company 3.) Kelowna Pilsner – Stefan Buhl of Tree Brewing Company Special Lager – 8 Beers 1.) Brewmaster’s Black – Stefan Tobler of Okanagan Spring Brewery 2.) Hermann’s Dark Lager – Ralf Pittroff of Vancouver Island Brewery 3.) Iron Plow Harvest Marzen – Ralf Pittroff of Vancouver Island Brewery Session – 17 Beers 1.) High Country Kolsch -Bart Larson of Mt. Begbie Brewing Company 2.) Seadog Amber Ale – Ralf Pittroff of Vancouver Island Brewery 3.) Begbie Cream Ale -Bart Larson of Mt. Begbie Brewing Company Wheat/Rye – 22 Beers 1.) Belgian White – Paul Hoyne and Dean Mcleod of Lighthouse Brewing Company 2.) King Heffy Imperial Hefeweizen – Paul Wilson and Franco Corno of Howe Sound Brewing Company 3.) White Bark Ale – Jason Meyer and Kevin Hearsum of Driftwood Brewing Company Pale – 41 Beers 1.) Red Racer Classic Pale Ale – Gary Lohin of Central City Brewing Company 2.) Salt Spring ESB – Murray Hunter of Gulf Island Brewing 3.) River Rock Bitter – Daniel Murphy of Canoe Brewpub Cascadian Dark Ale – 4 Beers 1.) Skookum Cascadian Brown Ale – Matt Phillips of Phillips Brewing Company 2.) Gathering Storm Cascadian Dark Ale – Paul Wilson and Franco Corno of Howe Sound Brewing Company 3.) Cascadia Dark Ale – Tommie Grant of Spinnakers Brewpub and GuestHouses Porter/Brown – 24 Beers 1.) Pow Town – Cedric Dauchot of Townsite Brewing Inc 2.) Dark Chocolate Porter – Paul Hoyne and Dean Mcleod of Lighthouse Brewing Company 3.) Longboat Chocolate Porter – Matt Phillips of Phillips Brewing Company Scottish/Irish – 3 Beers 1.) Big Caboose Red Ale – Gord Demaniuk of Fernie Brewing Company Fruit – 15 Beers 1.) Blackberry Festivale – Cedric Dauchot of Townsite Brewing Inc 2.) 4 Way Fruit Ale – Paul Wilson and Franco Corno of Howe Sound Brewing Company 3.) Seedspitter Watermelon Wit – Graham With of Parallel...