Guelph brewers win big at the 2019 Canadian Brewing Awards

A pair of Guelph brewers are celebrating big wins at the 2019 Canadian Brewing Awards.

Wellington Brewery and Royal City Brewing earned a combined total of five medals at an awards gala in Toronto over the weekend.

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Royal City earned a gold medal for their Exhibition IPA and a bronze for their Belgian-style Brett Quad.

Wellington took home three silver medals for their Helles Lager, Arkell Best Bitter and Faces Double IPA.

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The three silver medals mark the biggest wins for Wellington Brewery at the national competition, the brewer said in a news release, and follow the six medals they won at the Ontario Brewing Awards last fall.

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The Canadian Brewing Awards included entries from brewers across Canada, competing in 55 different categories.

The beers were evaluated by a panel of judges through a series of blind tastings.

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