Mill Street Big Winner at Ontario Brewing Awards

Toronto’s Mill Street Brewing was the big winner at the 5th Annual Ontario Brewing Awards, with a total of seven medals: three Gold, three Silver and one People’s Choice.

Judging involved 57 brands of Ontario brewed beers in 15 different styles.

Waterloo’s Brick Brewing Company and Toronto Great Lakes Brewery were also big winners with six awards each. Burlington’s Nickel Brook followed with 5 awards; four of them People’s Choice Awards, the most of any brewery.

Full list of winners:

NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT LAGER
GOLD – Antigravity Light, Robert Simpson Brewing Company
SILVER – Formosa Springs Light, Brick Brewing Company Limited
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Nickel Brook Pilsner, Nickel Brook

PILSNER
GOLD – J.R. Brickman Pilsner, Brick Brewing Company Limited
SILVER – Pale Pilsner, Old Credit Brewing
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Pilsner, Mill Street Brewery

DARK LAGER
GOLD - Steelback Tiverton Dark Lager, Steelback Brewery
SILVER - Waterloo Dark, Brick Brewing Company Limited
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Black Jack, Great Lakes Brewery

AMBER ALE
GOLD – Cameron’s Auburn Ale, Cameron’s Brewing Company
SILVER – Amber Ale, Old Credit Brewing
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Nickel Brook Ale, Nickel Brook

BITTER
GOLD – Wellington Arkell Best Bitter, Wellington Brewery
SILVER – Best Bitter Special, Granite Brewery
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Best Bitter, Granite Brewery

SPECIALTY
GOLD – Winter Ale, Great Lakes Brewery
SILVER – Wellington Iron Duke Strong Ale, Wellington Brewery
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Nickel Brook Cuvee, Nickel Brook

FRUIT BEER
GOLD – Frambozen, Mill Street Brewery
SILVER – Nickel Brook Green Apple, Nickel Brook
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Orange Peel Ale, Great Lakes Brewery
 
WHEAT BEER
GOLD – Belgian Wit, Mill Street Brewery
 
NORTH AMERICAN LAGER
GOLD – Golden Horseshoe, Great Lakes Brewery
SILVER – Niagara’s Best Lager, Niagara’s Best Beer
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Laker Lager, Brick Brewing Company Limited

CREAM ALE
GOLD - Cameron's Cream Ale, Cameron’s Brewing Company
SILVER - Robert Simpson Confederation Ale, Robert Simpson Brewing Company
PEOPLE’S CHOICE - Nickel Brook Draught, Nickel Brook

AMBER LAGER
GOLD – Millenium Buzz, Cool Beer Brewing Company
SILVER – Red Leaf, Great Lakes Brewery
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – J.R. Brickman Amber, Brick Brewing Company Limited

PALE ALE
GOLD - Tankhouse Ale, Mill Street Brewery
SILVER - IPA, Mill Street Brewery
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Wellington Special Pale Ale, Wellington Brewery

HONEY BEER
GOLD - J.R. Brickman Honey Red, Brick Brewing Company Limited
SILVER - Holiday Honey, Old Credit Brewing Company

DARK ALE
GOLD - Dark Traditional English Ale, Hockley Valley Brewing Company
SILVER – Scotch Ale, Mill Street Brewery
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Devil’s Pale Ale, Great Lakes Brewery

PORTER/STOUT
GOLD – Traditional Irish Stout, Hockley Valley Brewing Company
SILVER - Coffee Porter, Mill Street Brewery
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Keefe’s Irish Stout, Granite Brewery

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