List of all beer awards won by KPU Brewing students and instructors
KPU Brewing Awards
| Year | Competition | Award | Beer | Category | Brewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BC Beer Awards | Bronze | Happy Hoppy | International Lagers | Po (Wilson) Chu and Ui Sun (Francisco) Hwang |
| Canada Beer Cup | Bronze | 50/50 Hefe | Wheat Beers category; German Wheat style | Lucy Chang and Evan Belsky; and KPU instructor Michael Miller | |
| Canadian Brewing Awards | Bronze | Xocolatl | Flavoured Stout | Alejandro Paz and Tim Tung | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Gold | Happy Hoppy | Int'l Style Pilsner | Po (Wilson) Chu and Ui Sun (Francisco) Hwang | |
| Gold | Harvest Rice Saison | French and Belgian Saison | Hyang (Su) Kim; Hyorae (Harry) Kim; Ui Sun (Francisco) Hwang; alumni Donghwan Chang; and Thomas Nickel | ||
| Silver | Non-Alc Stout | Non-Alcoholic Stout | Xibing (Simon) Bai; Evan Belsky; Ethan Burge; Ya-Chi (Lucy) Chang; Lucas Gonçalves Pinter; Gavin Grant; Denis Huard (deceased); Long (James) Jin; Efren Osnaya Arzate; Ryan Sharp; Will Stewart; Aiden Strath; Paul Virtue; Isaiah Winter-Buist | ||
| 2nd Overall | Tied with MiraCosta College (California) | #2 Top Brewing School in North America | KPU Brewing | ||
| 2023 | Canada Beer Cup | Gold | Birra Rossa | North American Amber Ale | Rylan Dewick and Thomas Nickel with instructors KPU Martina Solano Bielen, Emily Kokonas and Michael Miller |
| 2022 | BC Beer Awards | 2nd place | Overcast | Malty UK & Irish Ale | Kyle Jansen (Kayla Gibson was part of the development team) and KPU instructors Martina Solano Bielen and Emily Kokonas |
| 2022 | Canada Beer Cup | Gold | Das Fest | Ernesto Cabral and Freddy Nota with KPU instructors Martina Solano Bielen and Emily Kokonas | |
| Bronze | Birra Rossa | Ernesto Cabral and Freddy Nota with KPU instructors Martina Solano Bielen and Emily Kokonas | |||
| Bronze | Italian Pilsner | Alumni Phil Chrinko (Twisted Traditions Brewing) with KPU instructors Martina Solano Bielen and Emily Kokonas | |||
| US Open Beer Championship (industry competition) | Bronze | Ukrainian Golden Ale | Ukrainian Golden Ale | ||
| Canadian Brewing Awards | Bronze | Summertime Witbier | German-Style Wheat (Weiss) Beer | Mike Patterson, Michael Hodgson, and KPU instructor Jon Howe | |
| 2021 | US Open College Beer Championship | 2nd Overall | Tied with Schoolcraft College (US) | #2 Top Brewing School in North America | KPU Brewing |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Gold | Birra Rossa | American Amber/Red (cat #47) | Michael Hodgson; Peter Bartnik; Donghwan Chang | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Silver | Pale Ale | American Strong Pale Ale (cat #3) | Colton Yakabuski; Jacob Wideman; Donghwan Chang | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Silver | Noble Steed | Coconut Porter (cat #92) | Emily Comeau; Rebecca Deil; Alex Paul | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Bronze | Helles Lager | MunchnerHelles/Light (cat #74) | Kayla Gibson; Waka Sakurai; Philip Chrinko; Kevin Reid | |
| 2019 | BC Beer Awards | Brewery of the Year | |||
| BC Beer Awards | 1st place | Birra Rossa | North American Amber and Brown Ale | Graham Heaven, Kyle Grohs, Gabriele Libianchi, and Lavinia Moscovini, and KPU instructors Jon Howe and Derek Kindret | |
| BC Beer Awards | 2nd place | May the Schwarz Be With You (now called Schwarz) | Dark and Strong European | Graham Heaven and KPU instructors Jon Howe and Derek Kindret | |
| BC Beer Awards | 2nd place | Pilsbo Baggins New Zealand Pilsner | Specialty | Graham Heaven, Jacquie Loehndorf and Gus DeMoura, and KPU instructors Jon Howe and Derek Kindret | |
| BC Beer Awards | 3rd place | 50/50 Hefe | German Wheat Beer | Graham Heaven and KPU instructors Jon Howe and Derek Kindret | |
| BC Beer Awards | 3rd place | Adams Family Festbier (now called Das Fest) | Pale German | Adam Keil and Adam Chittick | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Grand National Champion | #1 Top Brewing School in North America | KPU Brewing | ||
| US Open College Beer Championship | Gold | 50/50 Hefe | Bavarian | Kyle Grohs and Joe Mallinson | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Silver | Fruity and the Yeast (New England IPA) | Open | Wes Bain and Daryl McDonald | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Silver | Storm Stout | Stout | Danilo Chiga and Felipe Freire | |
| 2018 | BC Beer Awards | 2nd place | 50/50 Hefe | German Wheat Beer | KPU Brewing Class |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Silver | Belgian Dubbel | Open Category | Levi Loree, Wes Bain and Daryl McDonald | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Bronze | Wit/Witbier | Belgian | Jeffrey Bressette and Paul Osborne | |
| 2017 | BC Beer Awards | 3rd place | Weissbier | German Wheat | Bryce Jung and KPU instructor Martina Solano Bielen |
| US Open College Beer Championship | 2nd Overall | Overall in the competition | #2 Top Brewing School in North America | KPU Brewing | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Gold | Witbier | Belgian | Derek Kindret and Ryan Jurgens | |
| US Open College Beer Championship | Silver | Helles Lager | Bavarian | Adam Chittick and Ryan Jurgens |