2026 FOA

Awards

winners

2026 Awards photography by © Gord Gable

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JUDGES' CHOICE - BEST IN SHOW 

LAKESIDER BREWING | Dockside Dunkel


Honourable Mention (NO PHYSICAL AWARD)
Cannery Brewing | Naramata Nut Brown

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JUDGES' CHOICE - BEST IN CLASS

LIGHT / PALE LAGERS

FERNIE BREWING | Project 9 Pils


AMBER / DARK LAGERS
LAKESIDER BREWING | Dockside Dunkel

PALE ALES
STRANGE FELLOWS | Talisman West Coast Pale Ale

AMBER / DARK ALE
CANNERY BREWING | Naramata Nut Brown Ale

FRUITS / SPECIALTY FRUIT
SMITHERS BREWING | Lets Get Ready to Crumble

IPA / SPECIALTY IPA
COPPER BREWING | Hop Juice Jr.
WHEAT BEERS
COPPER BREWING | Dunkelweizen

HAZY / NEIPA
NELSON BREWING | Kootenay Krush Hazy IPA

FRUIT SOURS
NEIGHBOURHOOD BREWING | Peach City Sour

SPECIALTY & EXPERIMENTAL

ABANDONED RAIL BREWING | Vier - Barrel Aged Golden Plum Mailbock

  • PRODUCT NAME HERE – BREWERY, LOCATION
OKANAGAN FOCUSED
Caution: Sour Series - Bumbleberry Honey
Firehall Brewing (Oliver)
 
NO TO LOW ALCOHOL
Non-Alcoholic Peach Cream Ale
Tin Whistle Brewing (Penticton)
 
LIGHT / LIGHT PREMIUM LAGERS
Skinny Dip Crisp Lager
Lakesider Brewing (Kelowna)
 
LAGERS - HOP FORWARD
Ink Slinger Suzuna
Sidekick Brewing (Chilliwack)
* Honourable Mention *
 West Coast Pilsner 
Vice & Virtue (Kelowna)
 
LAGERS - MALT FORWARD
Tunnel Creek Kolsch
Fernie Brewing (Fernie)

PALE/HAZY PALE ALES
Nuclear Splash Hazy Pale Ale
Kettle River Brewing (Kelowna)
 
DARK ALES
Backhand of God Stout 
Crannog Ales (Sorrento)
*Honourable Mention*
 Misty Mountain Porter
Detonate Brewing (Summerland)
 
WHEAT ( BELGIAN & GERMAN)
Mountain Bluebird Belgian Wit
Lillooet Brewing (Lillooet)
 
FRUITS/ SPECIALTY FRUITS
Penelope the Tart Grisette
Strange Fellows Brewing (Vancouver)
 
FLAVOURED BEERS
Dill Pickle Gose
R&B Brewing (Vancouver)
 
INDIA PALE ALES
Waymark West Coast IPA
Fernie Brewing (Fernie)
 
HAZY & NE- IPA
Fang NEIPA
Trench Brewing (Prince George)

SPECIALTY / EXPERIMENTAL
Extinction Reversal Gose
Wild Ambition (Kelowna)
*Honourable Mention*
Dr Dealgood
Jackknife Brewing (Kelowna)

FRUIT SOURS

Peach City Sour
Neighbourhood Brewing (Penticton)  

CIDERS

Lavender Plum
Howling Moon Cidery (Oliver)
*Honorable Mention*
Broken Ladder Rose
BC Tree Fruits (Kelowna)
 
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PEOPLE'S CHOICE BEST BEER

Dreamweaver Strawberries &
Cream Wheat Ale
Highway 97 Brewing Co. (Penticton)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - BEST IN BEER
HWY 97 Brewing | Triple Berry Cream Wheat Ale

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - BEST IN CIDER
Summerland Heritage Cider Co. | Mango Passionfruit

PEOPLE'S CHOICE -
BEST IN VENDOR & FOOD
Mystic Pizza
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PEOPLE'S CHOICE BEST CIDER

Lavender Plum Craft Cider
Howling Moon Craft Cidery (Oliver)

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2026 Fest Of Ale Awards

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Judges' Choice - Best in Show

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Awards made by


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"NEW" Judging Logistics provided by - That Homebrew Shop 

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2026

Judges

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Lundy Dale
Penticton, BC
(Head Judge / Competition Manager)

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Rob Mangelsdorf
Victoria, BC

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Crystal Coverdale
Osoyoos, BC

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Alaina Parchmann
Vancouver, BC

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James Clark
Kelowna, BC

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Mathieu Poirier
Sidney, BC

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Noëlle Phillips
Vancouver, BC

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Darren Binnema
Penticton, BC

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Jason van Rassel
Calgary, AB 

Ceremony Times

Times TBA

Ceremony to begin in late afternoon. Photos taken right after of the winners and the full group. 

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