The World Beer Cup, also known as “The Olympics of Beer Competition”, is a major international beer competition that is held every two years in the U.S. The 2012 edition was held on May 5th in San Diego.
There were 799 breweries and brewpubs entered from 54 countries, and 284 awards handed out in 95 categories.
Altogether, the U.S. was the leader with 208 medals, but Canada did very well, in particular the Montreal-based Les Brasseurs Sans Gluten, who snagged all 3 medals in the gluten-free category.
It is interesting to note that some of these beers are from small breweries with limited distribution. One more good reason to visit your local brewpubs for their latest specialty beers.
Here’s the list of the Canadian Winners:
Beer Category |
Medal |
Beer Name |
Brewer |
Fruit Wheat Beer |
Bronze |
Amsterdam Framboise |
Amsterdam Brewing Co, Toronto, ON |
Specialty Honey Beer |
Gold |
Boréale Dorée |
Les Brasseurs du Nord, Blainville, QC |
Gluten-Free Beer |
Gold |
Glutenberg Rousse |
Brasseurs Sans Gluten, Montreal, QC |
Gluten-Free Beer |
Silver |
Glutenberg Pale Ale |
Brasseurs Sans Gluten, Montreal, QC |
Gluten-Free Beer |
Bronze |
Glutenberg Blonde |
Brasseurs Sans Gluten, Montreal, QC |
Vienna-Style Lager |
Bronze |
Belle Guele Originale |
Brasseurs RJ, Montreal, QC |
European-Style Dark/Münchner |
Silver |
King Dark Lager |
King Brewery, Nobleton, ON |
German-Style Schwarzbler |
Bronze |
Cameron’s Dark 266 |
Cameron’s Brewing Co, Oakville, ON |
French-& Belgian-Style Saison |
Silver |
Saison Station 55 |
Hopfenstark Brewery, L’Assomption, QC |
English-Style India Pale Ale |
Silver |
IP’Eh! |
Russel Brewing Co, Surrey, BC |
Extra Special Bitter |
Gold |
Red Racer ESB |
Central City Brewing Co, Surrey, BC |
Golden or Blonde Ale |
Silver |
Labatt 50 |
Labatt Brewing Co, LaSalle, QC |
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The complete list of award winners is available on the World Beer Cup website.
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