The biggest night of the year for BC craft breweries took place last Friday in Vancouver as the 2025 BC Beer Awards were announced, deciding the best of the best from the past year in craft beer.
Vancouver Island-based breweries were represented highly among the many breweries that made submissions, winning seven first place awards, eight second place and seven third place awards.
In total there were 30 categories, and in those categories, 17 breweries from Vancouver Island were represented.
See below to find out what Vancouver Island Breweries took home a prize at the 2025 BC Beer Awards:
- Hoyne Brewing Company – Victoria
- Por Favor Cerveza – 3rd – International Lagers
- North Star Light Lager – 1st – Pale Bitter European Lagers
- Gladstone Brewing Co. – Courtenay
- Gladstone Pilsner – 2nd – Czech Lagers
- Gladstone Red Ale – 2nd – American Amber & Brown Beers
- Mile Zero Brewing – Metchosin
- Porter – 3rd – Amber & Dark European Lagers
- Vancouver Island Brewing – Victoria
- Hermann’s Dark Lager – 2nd – Amber & Dark European Lagers
- Mystic Haze Pale Ale – 1st – American Pale Ales
- Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Company – Parksville
- Jagged Face IPA – 2nd – American IPAs
- Fern + Cedar Brewing Company – Qualicum Beach
- Stick Together NEIPA – 3rd – Hazy IPAs
- Organized Chaos – 1st – Hazy IPAs
- Beach Fire Brewing Company – Campbell River
- White IPA – 3rd – Specialty IPAs
- High Tide Pale – 2nd – American Pale Ales
- Driftwood Brewing Company – Victoria
- Naughty Hildegard – 2nd – Specialty IPAs
- White Bark – 2nd – Belgian Ales
- Bayview Brewing Company – Ladysmith
- Cowichan Valley Common – 3rd – American Amber & Brown Beers
- Herald Street Brew Works – Victoria
- Archfiend – 2nd – American Porter and Stouts
- Land & Sea Brewing Company – Comox
- Sunset Gose – 2nd – Specialty & Spice/Fruit Beer
- Twin City Brewing Company – Port Alberni
- Vanishing Act – 1st – Specialty & Spice/Fruit Beer
- Phillips Brewing & Malting Company – Victoria
- Dinosour Passionfruit Orange Guava – 3rd – Fruit Beers
- Dinosour Dragonfruit Lychee – 1st – Fruit Beers
- Crooked Tooth Nitro – 3rd – Spiced Beers
- Category 12 Brewing – Saanichton
- Spruce Tip IPA – 1st – Spiced Beers
- Île Sauvage Brewing Co. – Victoria
- Pinot Sour – 3rd – European Sour Ales
- Sooke Brewing Company – Sooke
- Saison Brett – 3rd – American Wild Ales
- Whistle Buoy Brewing Company – Victoria
- Fuzzy Peach Sour – 1st – American Wild Ales
In addition to all these awards, two Vancouver Island breweries got special accolades from the awards ceremony.
First, Paul Hadfield of Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub received the ‘Legend Award’ for all his hard work and leadership in the brewing industry.
Second, Vancouver Island’s newest brewery, Checkerhead Brewing, received the Rookie of the Year Award.
Checkerhead is located in Shirley and was started by a man who wanted to see his passions for juggling and craft beer become intertwined.
To see a full list of the 2025 BC Beer Awards, click here.
