Steel & Oak Brewing Co. is bubbling up with accolades just a few months after opening.
The New Westminster darling of the Lower Mainland beer community was named the Best New Brewery in B.C. by the annual Craft Beer Survey hosted by BeerMeBC.com.
"We couldn't be more thrilled," co-owner Jorden Foss said in a media release. "Our goal was to create a tasting room where people enjoy spending time sampling the ever changing variety of beers we are developing. To be voted Best New Brewery in B.C. is great affirmation that we are on track and that people are enjoying our beer."
Owners Foss and Jamie Garbutt had to close the doors on Steel & Oak had in early August after being open for just over a month, as they couldn't keep up with demand for their product. They have now doubled production capacity and will be adding two more fermentation vessels as well as a bottling line this spring to their brewery on Third Avenue and Stewardson Way.
"We have been humbled by the kind words that people have said about our beers and are always taken aback when we see how busy our tasting room is on a daily basis," Garbutt said in the release. "It's an exciting time in the B.C. craft beer scene as there are so many fantastic breweries opening up, we're just happy to be a part of that community."
