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The 2013 Canadian Brewing Awards Gala was held last night, and the winning beers were announced live in person and via livestream (jump to 5min unless you are a Dead Head). Congratulations to all of the winners, and especially to the Atlantic Canadian Winners:

Acadie-Broue: Bronze in French and Belgian Style Saison (La Tintamarre)

– PEI Brewing Co: Silver in Wheat Beer – North American Style (Sir John A’s Honey Wheat Ale)

Propeller Brewing Co: Silver in European Style Lager (Pilsner) (Bohemian Style Pilsener)

Pump House Brewery: Silver in North American Style Amber Lager (Premium Lager), Bronze in English Style Pale Ale (Bitter) (Pail Ale) and Bronze in Fruit Beer (Blueberry Ale)

Rockbottom Brewpub: Bronze in American Style Black Ale (Insidious IBA)

– Moosehead Breweries: Gold in North American Style Lager (Alpine Lager), Silver in North American Style Premium Lager (Moosehead Lager), Gold and Bronze in Light (Calorie-Reduced) Lager (Alpine Light and Cracked Canoe Premium Light Lager)

Good morning, craft beer fans! Here’s the weekly craft beer news for your reading pleasure:

Picaroons has just announced they will be holding a Brewer’s Bash on Saturday, July 13th in Officer’s Square in Fredericton. From 11 am-11 pm, this “Canadian Craft Beer Celebration” will involve 60 Canadian breweries  pouring 300 beers. Advance tickets will cost $25, and go on sale May 14th on the event’s website. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available!

PEI Brewing Company‘s flagship beer, Beach Chair Lager, is now available in a new package size. When originally released in March of 2012, the beer was available in the larger, 473 mL can format only. Responding to customer requests, the brewery is now producing the beer in 355 mL cans as well. Look for both 6-pack and 12-packs of this size at local PEILCC and ANBL stores, as well as NSLC outlets for the first time, starting this week.

Pump House Brewing has won two awards in the 9th annual Calgary International Beerfest, which was held last weekend. Both the S.O.B. and their seasonal Doppelbock won bronze medals. Congratulations, Pump House!

• We had the chance to drop by Big Spruce this week, and saw that they were expanding their hop field by about 300%. Still the best view from a hopfield I’ve ever seen! And they are brewing like mad men to keep up with demand from their draft clients all across the province. Keep up the great work!

• The Halifax breweries were all represented at the Local Connections “Meet Your Local” Spring Gala last night at the Halifax Club. Bridge BrewingGarrison Brewing and Propeller Brewing were joined by food truck Nomad Gourmet and Ratinaud French Cuisine in the Craft Brewer’s Party Room.

• Several of our local breweries will be represented at the Canadian Brewing Awards, being held this weekend in Victoria, BC. Check out their gala (viewable by direct stream) Saturday at 10pm. Good luck to all of the brewers!

It’s beginning to look like patio weather, so be sure to get out and support your local brewpub and breweries. Cheers!

CCBCThis weekend, the 11th annual Canadian Brewing Awards will be held in Victoria, B.C. Aside from the usual judging and awarding of medals to various styles of beers entered by many professional breweries across the country, those running the CBAs decided to try something new: Canada’s first ever national beer collaboration.

Involving 25 different Canadian breweries across 7 provinces, this brew will include an ingredient from each brewery that represents the region where they are located. The style is an Imperial Witbier named “Red and White Wit”. When the beer is released in early June, it will be available only on draft in the Victoria area. All proceeds will be donated to a charity that will be announced in the near future.

Garrison Brewing from Halifax, Nova Scotia and Picaroons from Fredericton, New Brunswick will be representing the Atlantic provinces. Garrison Brewing has posted on their Facebook page that they will be contributing 4 kg of Nova Scotia honey from Smeltzer’s. We are not yet sure what ingredient Picaroons will be bringing to the mix.

The actual brew day will take place at Phillips Brewing Co. on Friday, May 10th.