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On Saturday night at a gala event at beerbistro in Toronto, the 2009 Golden Tap Awards winners were announced, representing the best in beer and brewing in Ontario.
The winners were as follows:
- Best micro/craft brewery in Ontario – Beaus All Natural Brewing Company, Vankleek Hill
- Best micro/craft brewery in Ontario for cask-conditioned ale – Granite Brewery, Toronto
- Best bar in the Ontario in terms of draught beer selection – Cest What, Toronto
- Best bar in the Ontario in terms of bottled beer selection – Volo, Toronto
- Best bar in the Ontario in terms of cask-conditioned ale – Volo, Toronto
- Best brewpub or tied house in Ontario – Mill Street Brewpub, Toronto
- Best regularly-produced craft beer brewed in Ontario – Beaus Lug-Tread Lagered Ale, Vankleek Hill
- Best seasonally-produced craft beer brewed in Ontario – Black Oak Saison, Toronto
- Best cask-conditioned ale brewed in Ontario – County Durham Hop Head, Pickering
- Best of the Fest – Beaus Lug-Tread Lagered Ale, Vankleek Hill
Four Editors Circle awards were also handed out, recognizing significant achievements in the Ontario beer industry. The Editors Circle awards were determined by a panel of Bar Towel members and associates. They went to:
- Cask Ale Crawl, a weekend long event held in Toronto earlier this year that featured cask ale being served at 6 different bars across the city
- Rob Creighton & Grand River Brewing, for Rob’s long participation on the Bar Towel forum and the brewery’s quick rise to being one of the best in the province
- Derek Hyde & Amsterdam Brewing, for their Strong Spring Bock, the first high-profile collaboration between a homebrewer and a commercial brewer in Ontario
- Jim Brickman, founder of Brick Brewing, for his pioneering contribution to the Ontario craft brewing industry
And finally, the Ontario Craft Brewers presented a surprise award to Cass Enright, founder and president of The Bar Towel, recognizing 10 years of support for the province’s craft brewing scene.
