2025 FOA
Awards
winners
JUDGES' CHOICE - BEST IN SHOW
Abandoned Rail (Naramata/Penticton)
Marzen Bavarian Lager
*** Honourable Mention***
R&B Brewing (Vancouver)
Dill Pickle Gose
JUDGES' CHOICE - BEST IN CLASS
NO TO LOW ALCOHOLIC
Strange Fellows Brewing (Vancouver)
Nevertheless Non - Alcoholic Pilsner
INTERNATIONAL LAGERS
Firehall Brewery (Oliver)
Kick Axe Lager
BITTER / HOPPY LAGER
Tree Brewing (Kelowna)
Campsite West Side Pilsner
MALTY LAGER
Abandoned Rail (Naramata/Penticton)
Marzen Bavarian Lager
PALE / HAZY PALE ALES
Kettle River Brewing (Kelowna)
Nuclear Splash Hazy Pale Ale
AMBER & DARK ALES
Crannog Ales (Sorrento)
Backhand of God Stout
IPA & SPECIALTY IPA
Strange Fellows Brewing (Vancouver)
Wickerman West Coast IPA
HAZY IPA/NEIPA
Cannery Brewing (Penticton)
Hop Chowdah Hazy IPA
SOUR & FRUIT SOURS
Dead Frog Brewery (Langley)
Peach Lemonade Sour
BELGIAN /WHEAT ALE
Barley Mill Brewpub (Penticton)
Monastic Tripel
FRUITS & SPECIALTY FRUIT
Silverstar Brewing Co (Vernon)
Blueberry Vanilla Ale
SPICED / HERB & VEGETABLE BEER
R&B Brewing (Vancouver)
Dill Pickle Gose
SPECIALTY & EXPERIMENTAL
Tin Whistle Brewery (Penticton)
Kentucky Uncommon
*** Honourable Mention ***
Sidekick Brewing (Chilliwack)
Biker Aunt Maeve Berliner Sour
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PEOPLE'S CHOICE - BEST IN BEER
Copper Brewing Co.
Local Lager
PEOPLE'S CHOICE - BEST IN CIDER
Scenic Road Cider Co.
Razz
PEOPLE'S CHOICE -
BEST IN VENDOR & FOOD
BEST IN VENDOR & FOOD
Pit Stop Smokery
2025 Fest Of Ale Awards
Judges' Choice - Best in Show
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2025
Judges
Introducing our amazing 2025 Judges for the Okanagan Fest of Ale Beer Awards!
Lundy Dale
Penticton, BC
(Head Judge / Competition Manager)
Lundy's Bio
Chelsea Tessier
Edmonton, Alberta
Chelsea's Bio
Rob Mangelsdorf
Victoria, BC
Rob's Bio
Crystal Coverdale
Oliver, BC
Crystal's Bio
Noëlle Phillips
Vancouver, BC
Noelle's Bio
Nancy More
Vancouver, BC
Nancy's Bio
Morgan Miller
Vancouver, BC
Morgan's Bio
Ceremony Times
Times TBA
Ceremony to begin in late afternoon. Photos taken right after of the winners and the full group.
Congratulations 2024 Winners!
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2023 Winners
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2019 Winners
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- Would Crush – Twin Sails Brewing, Port Moody BC
- Amber/Dark Ale Smoke & Mirrors – Coal Harbour Brewing, Vancouver BC
- Best Cider Broken Ladder Rosé – BC Tree Fruits Cider, Kelowna BC
- Best Fruit Beer Would Crush – Twin Sails Brewing, Port Moody BC
- Best IPA Loop Line IPA – Iron Road Brewing, Kamloops BC
- Best Pale Ale Squirrel Chaser Hazy Pale Ale – Yellow Dog Brewing, Port Moody
- BC Best Pilsner/Lager/Kölsch Nightwatch Coffee Lager – Lighthouse Brewing, Victoria
- BC Best ESB English Subtitles ESB – Kettle River Brewing Co, Kelowna BC
- Best Sour Tart Wild Ale with Pineapple & Guava – Luppolo Brewing, Vancouver BC
- Best Specialty Beer Beermosa – Bad Tattoo Brewing, Penticton BC
- Best Specialty IPA Dreamboat Hazy IPA – The Parkside Brewery, Port Moody BC
- Best Stout/Porter Tennessee BBA Imperial Milk Stout – BNA Brewing, Kelowna, BC
- Best Wheat Ale Dim Wit – The Parkside Brewery, Port Moody
- Best Beer What the Fog, Hazy IPA – Slackwater Brewing, Penticton BC
- Best Cider Broken Ladder Rosé – BC Tree Fruits Cider, Kelowna BC
- Best Food Surf Side California, Kelowna BC
- Best Label Design Gold Ghost Ship Hazy IPA – Lighthouse Brewing, Victoria BC
- Best Label Design Silver Lucky Pig Tangerine Ale – Red Racer Brewing, Surrey BC
- Best Label Design Bronze Sunblink Berry Sour – Cannery Brewing, Penticton BC
