TORONTO, ON – The nominees for the 1st annual Ontario Craft Brewers Centre of Excellence Industry Choice Awards have been announced, and the Canadian Beer News Dinner Series is included among the list of prospective winners.
The honour comes in the “Food & Beer Matching Development” category, which also includes nods for Mirella Amato and her beer tasting and consulting company Beerology, and Guelph’s F&M Brewery.
According to the OCB, “the goal of these industry awards is to recognize examples of excellence among small, medium and large organizations, supporting the craft brewing industry at the local, regional, national or international level.”
The public is welcome to register and vote for the Awards online, and the winners will be announced at a gala beer dinner as part of the 1st annual Ontario Craft Brewers Conference, taking place at the Hilton Markham Suites Conference Centre in Markham on Friday October 19th.
The full list of nominees in all categories is as follows:
Product Quality/Process Innovation
Rob Creighton, Grand River Brewing
Wellington Brewery
Brewmasters, Old Credit Brewery
Marketing Innovation
Beau’s All Natural Brewing
Steam Whistle Brewing
TAPS Magazine Education
Leadership
Niagara College Teaching Brewery
Roger Mittag, Prud’homme Beer Certification Program
Bill White, Better With Beer
Food & Beer Matching Development
Canadian Beer News – Beer Dinner Series
Mirella Amato, Beerology
F&M Brewery
Sustainability Accomplishments
Beau’s All Natural Brewing
Steam Whistle Brewing
Steve Abrams, Mill Street Brewery
Community Building
Muskoka Brewery
National Capital Craft Beer Week
Ralph Morana, Bar Volo