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Gold Medal Pints has been added to the Canadian Culinary Championships being held Feb. 2-3 in Kelowna.
This inaugural beer competition will showcase the top five Canadian lagers and ales as selected by Stephen Beaumont, international beer authority and GMP national beer advisor.
The beer will be judged live by The Beer Guy, co-author of The World Atlas of Beer, during the first day of the championships.
The five finalists among the 47 beers tasted from throughout the country are:
- Great Western Original 16 (Saskatchewan)
- Four Winds Nectarous (BC)
- Dageraad Blonde (BC)
- North Brewing Headline Milk Stout (NS)
- Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel (Québec)
Breweries were asked to pour a beer at their local Gold Medal Plates event that was then entered into a nation-wide competition to determine the gold, silver, and bronze medal beers from Canada.
A total of five beers were poured in the designated Gold Medal Pints area of each city’s Gold Medal Plates event.
The top 47 Canadian beers were entered into a single, nation-wide beer competition to be examined by a panel of judges led by Beaumont, who narrowed down the final list to five beers.
The winners of the gold, silver, and bronze prizes will be announced at the Mystery Wine Pairing Event.
“We are very excited about this flavourful addition to Gold Medal Plates and look forward to it evolving into a true, Canada-wide beer competition in the coming years,” said Beaumont, also the national beer advisor at the Canadian championships.
Chefs Competing at the 2018 Canadian Culinary Championships:
- Alex Chen – Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Vancouver, representing British Columbia
- Shane Chartrand – SAGE, representing Edmonton
- Blake Flann – BLAKE from Canmore, representing Calgary
- David Vinoya - Wild Sage Kitchen & Bar, representing Regina
- James McFarland - University of Saskatchewan, representing Saskatoon
- Mike Robins - Sous Sol, representing Winnipeg
- Lorenzo Loseto - George Restaurant, representing Toronto
- Briana Kim - Café My House, representing Ottawa
- Éric Gonzalez - L’Atelier Joël Robuchon, representing Montreal
- Barry Mooney – Gio, representing Nova Scotia
- Nick Jewczyk - The Fifth Ticket, representing St. John’s
Proceeds from the Canadian Culinary Championships will be provided to the Canadian Olympic Foundation to support athletes and high-performance programs.
Tickets for the 2018 event are now on sale and can be purchased online.
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