Alberta breweries tap into victory at national beer competition

Glasses of beer are seen in this undated photo. (AFP)

Alberta breweries won a combined 35 medals at the 2024 Canada Beer Cup.

The competition is put on by the Canadian Craft Brewers Association and highlights independently owned and operated breweries across the country.

The 2024 Canada Beer Cup itself was awarded to Pile O' Bones Brewing in Regina for its "Quark, Strangeness, Charm" beer.

Alberta beers did amass a number of gold medals though:

The silver medal haul consisted of:

Rounding out the list were these bronze-medal winners:

Alberta won the second most medals, behind B.C.

The competition consists of 12 categories with 56 modernized beer styles, including, new this year, Beer Featuring Sasquatch Hops.

There were 40 judges for the competition, mainly from Canada, with some coming from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Chile and the United States.

Canada is home to more than 1,200 small and independent craft breweries, brewpubs and suppliers, according to the Canadian Craft Brewers Association.