The Vancouver Foodster Craft Beer Cocktail Challenge was a success featuring 4 creations from restaurants around Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their Craft Beer Cocktail creation from October 1-25, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Benjamin Yong, Henry Yuen and Joe Leary.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
American Grille
Schadenfreudenater
Description: a beer cocktail that celebrates the spirit of the spooky season combining Parallel 49’s Pumpkin Ale, with vanilla vodka and a scoop of pumpkin ice cream
Ingredients: 1 oz. Vanilla Vodka, 175 ml. Pumpkin Ale, 1 scoop Pumpkin Ice Cream
Created by: Donovan Bramley
Offered: All the time
American Grille
7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond
Tel: 604-232-2804
Web: http://american-grille.com/
Twitter: @GrilleYVR
Donovan Bramley
2nd Place:
Bitter Tasting Room
Shea’s Orange
Created by: Joel Dauncey
Description:
Ingredients: 2 Oz spicebox whiskey, 2 Oz fresh squeeze orange juice,1/2 Oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 Oz simple syrup, 1/2 Oz egg, Lemon and orange bitters, Top with Schadenfruede
Offered: 11am-midnight everyday
Bitter Tasting Room
16 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 558-4658
Web: http://www.bittertastingroom.com/
Twitter: @BitterVancouver
3rd Place:
Darby’s Public House
Bodega Breeze
Created by: James Olivier.
Description:
Ingredients: 3oz Steamworks Pilsner, 1oz Rangpur or Bombay Gin, 1.25oz IPA, lime, basil simple syrup, 3 basil leaves, 1.5oz lemon juice, .5oz lime juice, 1 lemon twist, *Cascadia Hop sugar
Offered: 11am-midnight everyday
Darby’s Public House
2001 Macdonald St, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 731-0617
Twitter: @darbys_in_kits
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Craft Beer Cocktail creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Bitter Tasting Room
Shea’s Orange
Created by: Joel Dauncey
Description:
Ingredients: 2 Oz spicebox whiskey, 2 Oz fresh squeeze orange juice,1/2 Oz fresh lemon juice, 1/2 Oz simple syrup, 1/2 Oz egg, Lemon and orange bitters, Top with Schadenfruede
Offered: 11am-midnight everyday
Bitter Tasting Room
16 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 558-4658
Web: http://www.bittertastingroom.com/
Twitter: @BitterVancouver
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Darby’s Public House
Bodega Breeze
Created by: James Olivier.
Description:
Ingredients: 3oz Steamworks Pilsner, 1oz Rangpur or Bombay Gin, 1.25oz IPA, lime, basil simple syrup, 3 basil leaves, 1.5oz lemon juice, .5oz lime juice, 1 lemon twist, *Cascadia Hop sugar
Offered: 11am-midnight everyday
Darby’s Public House
2001 Macdonald St, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 731-0617
Twitter: @darbys_in_kits
3rd Place People’s Choice:
The Apron
The Gearshift
Description: Shift your night into high gear with this twist on the classic bourbon cocktail
Ingredients: Maker’s Mark Kentucky Bourbon, Southern Comfort, Red Truck Ale, Angostura Bitters, Marachino Cherry, Lemon Twist
Created by: Allister Cave
Offered: Lunch and Dinner 9am – 11pm
The Apron
3099 Corvette Way, Richmond
Tel: 604-303-6565
Web: http://www.westinvancouverairport.com/dining
Twitter: @apronyvr
Thank you to all the bartenders, chefs, restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their Craft Beer Cocktail creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their creations! See all the 4 entries here.
By: Richard Wolak