ItÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ not easy to stand out among the best of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ craft beer, but connoisseurs at Okanagan Fest of Ale 2024 find a way to determine which flavours really hit the spot:
Judges Choice/Best in Show: Wild Ambition, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, Extinction Reversal Gose
Judges Choice / Best in Class: Okanagan Focused, Firehall Brewing, Oliver, Caution: Sour Series - Bumbleberry Honey
No to Low Alcohol: Tin Whistle Brewing, Penticton, Peaches and Cream Non- Alcoholic
Light/Light Premium Lagers: Lakesider Brewing, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, Skinny Dip Crisp Lager
Lagers Hop Forward: Sidekick Brewing, Chilliwack, Ink Slinger Suzuna;
Honourable Mention:
Vice & Virtue, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, West Coast Pilsner
Lagers/Malt Forward: Fernie Brewing, Fernie, Tunnel Creek Kolsch
Pale/Hazy Pale Ales: Kettle River Brewing, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½,
Nuclear Splash Hazy Pale Ale
Dark Ales: Crannog Ales, Sorrento, Backhand of God Stout; Honourable Mention: Detonate Brewing, Summerland, Misty Mountain Porter
Wheat (Belgian and German): Lillooet Brewing,
Mountain Bluebird Belgian Wit
Fruits/Specialty Fruits: Strange Fellows Brewing, Vancouver, Penelope the Tart Grisette
Flavoured Beers: R&B Brewing, Vancouver, Dill Pickle Gose
India Pale Ales:
Fernie Brewing, Waymark West Coast IPA
Hazy and NE IPA:
Trench Brewing, Prince George, Fang NEIPA
Specialty/Experimental:
Wild Ambition, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, Extinction Reversal Gose
Honourable Mention: Jackknife Brewing, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, Dr Dealgood
Fruit Sours:
Neighbourhood Brewing, Penticton, Peach City Sour Ciders
Howling Moon Cidery, Oliver, Lavender Plum
Honorable Mention: Broken Ladder Cidery, Broken Ladder Rose
PEOPLE’S CHOICE:
Best Beer: Highway 97, Penticton, Dreamweaver Strawberries and Cream Wheat Ale
Best Cider: Howling Moon, Oliver, Lavender Plum Craft Cider
Best Food Vendor: H & L Dumplings, Penticton