Previous Winners of the Golden Tap Awards
2003 - party held at the academy of spherical arts
Best Microbrewery: Black Oak Brewery
Best Brewpub: Granite Brewery
Best Beer Bar (Bottled Selection): Smokeless Joe
Best Beer Bar (Draught Selection): C'est What
Best GTA Beer: Granite Best Bitter Special
2004 - party held at the academy of spherical arts
Best Microbrewery: Mill Street Brewery
Best Beer Bar (Bottled Selection): Smokeless Joe
Best Beer Bar (Draught Selection): C'est What
Best GTA Beer: (tie) Mill Street Tankhouse Pale Ale and Steam Whistle Pilsner
2005 - party held at beerbistro
Best Microbrewery in the GTA: Mill Street Brewery
Best Beer brewed in the GTA: Mill Street Tankhouse Pale Ale
Best Beer Bar - Draught selection: C'est What
Best Beer Bar - Bottled selection: Smokeless Joe
Best New Beer brewed in the GTA: Cameron's Dark 266
Best New Beer Bar in the GTA: beerbistro
Best Beer of the Festival: Black Oak Hop Bomb
2006 - party held at beerbistro
Best GTA Beer Bar (Bottled Selection): Bar Volo
Best GTA Beer Bar (Draught Selection): C'est What
Best Ontario (non-GTA) Beer Bar: Augusta's Winking Judge, Hamilton
Best Ontario (including GTA) Brewpub or Tied House: Granite Brewery
Best Ontario (non-GTA) Microbrewery: Wellington County, Guelph
Best GTA Microbrewery: Mill Street Brewery
Best Ontario (non-GTA) Beer: Scotch-Irish Sgt. Major's IPA
Best GTA Beer: Mill Street Tankhouse Ale
Best Beer of the Fest: Beau's Lug Tread Lagered Ale "Kolsch-Bock"
2007 - party held at beerbistro
Best microbrewery in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) - Mill Street, Toronto
Best microbrewery in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Church-Key, Campbellford
Best beer brewed in the GTA - Mill Street Tankhouse Pale Ale, Toronto
Best beer brewed in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Beau's Lug-Tread Lagered Ale, Vankleek Hill
Best bar in the GTA in terms of draught beer selection - C'est What, Toronto
Best bar in the GTA in terms of bottled beer selection - beerbistro, Toronto
Best bar in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Winking Judge, Hamiliton
Best brewpub or tied house in Ontario (including the GTA) - Mill Street Brewpub, Toronto
Best beer of the festival - Black Oak Transvestite's Tipple, Oakville
Editor's Circle: Great Lakes Brewery, brewers of Devil's Pale Ale, Orange Peel Ale and others
Editor's Circle: Michael Hancock, brewer of Denison's Weissbier and Dunkel
Editor's Circle: Roland + Russell, beer importers
Editor's Circle: Volo Cask Days, an event organized by Bar Volo in Toronto
Best Brewpub: Granite Brewery
Best Beer Bar (Bottled Selection): Smokeless Joe
Best Beer Bar (Draught Selection): C'est What
Best GTA Beer: Granite Best Bitter Special
Best Beer Bar (Bottled Selection): Smokeless Joe
Best Beer Bar (Draught Selection): C'est What
Best GTA Beer: (tie) Mill Street Tankhouse Pale Ale and Steam Whistle Pilsner
Best Beer brewed in the GTA: Mill Street Tankhouse Pale Ale
Best Beer Bar - Draught selection: C'est What
Best Beer Bar - Bottled selection: Smokeless Joe
Best New Beer brewed in the GTA: Cameron's Dark 266
Best New Beer Bar in the GTA: beerbistro
Best Beer of the Festival: Black Oak Hop Bomb
Best GTA Beer Bar (Draught Selection): C'est What
Best Ontario (non-GTA) Beer Bar: Augusta's Winking Judge, Hamilton
Best Ontario (including GTA) Brewpub or Tied House: Granite Brewery
Best Ontario (non-GTA) Microbrewery: Wellington County, Guelph
Best GTA Microbrewery: Mill Street Brewery
Best Ontario (non-GTA) Beer: Scotch-Irish Sgt. Major's IPA
Best GTA Beer: Mill Street Tankhouse Ale
Best Beer of the Fest: Beau's Lug Tread Lagered Ale "Kolsch-Bock"
Best microbrewery in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Church-Key, Campbellford
Best beer brewed in the GTA - Mill Street Tankhouse Pale Ale, Toronto
Best beer brewed in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Beau's Lug-Tread Lagered Ale, Vankleek Hill
Best bar in the GTA in terms of draught beer selection - C'est What, Toronto
Best bar in the GTA in terms of bottled beer selection - beerbistro, Toronto
Best bar in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Winking Judge, Hamiliton
Best brewpub or tied house in Ontario (including the GTA) - Mill Street Brewpub, Toronto
Best beer of the festival - Black Oak Transvestite's Tipple, Oakville Editor's Circle: Great Lakes Brewery, brewers of Devil's Pale Ale, Orange Peel Ale and others
Editor's Circle: Michael Hancock, brewer of Denison's Weissbier and Dunkel
Editor's Circle: Roland + Russell, beer importers
Editor's Circle: Volo Cask Days, an event organized by Bar Volo in Toronto
The complete audio recording of the 2007 Golden Tap Awards ceremony is available through Bar Towel Radio. This MP3 download can be found here.
2008 - party held at beerbistro
Best microbrewery in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) - Mill Street, Toronto
Best microbrewery in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Beau's All Natural Brewing Company, Vankleek Hill
Best beer brewed in the GTA - Steam Whistle Pilsner, Toronto
Best beer brewed in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - Beau's Lug-Tread Lagered Ale, Vankleek Hill
Best bar in the GTA in terms of draught beer selection - C'est What, Toronto
Best bar in the GTA in terms of bottled beer selection - beerbistro, Toronto
Best bar in Ontario (outside of the GTA) - The Manx, Ottawa
Best brewpub or tied house in Ontario (including the GTA) - Mill Street Brewpub, Toronto
Best beer of the festival - Grand River Bumbleberry Wheat, Cambridge
Editor's Circle: St. Veronus, Belgian bistro in Peterborough
Editor's Circle: Cameron's Cask Nights, a series of tasting events hosted by Cameron's Brewing
Editor's Circle: Dogfish Head Dinner, an event hosted by beerbistro
Editor's Circle: Steve Peters, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
2009 - party held at beerbistro
Best micro or craft brewery in Ontario: Beau's
Best brewery for cask-conditioned ale in Ontario: Granite Brewery
Best bar for draught beer selection in Ontario: C'est What
Best bar for bottled beer selection in Ontario: Bar Volo
Best bar for cask-conditioned ale in Ontario: Bar Volo
Best brewpub or tied house in Ontario: Mill Street Brewpub
Best regularly-produced craft beer in Ontario: Beau's Lug-Tread Lagered Ale
Best seasonal or specialty craft beer in Ontario: Black Oak Summer Saison
Best cask-conditioned ale in Ontario: County Durham Hop Head
Best of the festival: Beau's Lug-Tread Lagered Ale
Editor's Circle: Cask Ale Crawl
Editor's Circle: Rob Creighton & Grand River Brewing
Editor's Circle: Derek Hyde & Amsterdam Brewing
Editor's Circle: Jim Brickman
2010 - party held at beerbistro
Best Microbrewery in Ontario: Beau's All-Natural Brewing Company
Best Brewery for Cask-Conditioned Ale in Ontario (presented in partnership with CASK!): Granite Brewery
Best Bar for Draught Beer Selection in Ontario: C'est What
Best Bar for Bottled Beer Selection in Ontario: Bar Volo
Best Brewpub or Tied House in Ontario: Granite Brewery
Best Bar for Cask Ale in Ontario (presented in partnership with CASK!): Bar Volo
Best Regularly-Produced Beer in Ontario: Beau's Lug-Tread Lagered Ale
Best Seasonal or Specialty Beer in Ontario: Black Oak Ten Bitter Years
Best Cask Ale in Ontario (presented in partnership with CASK!): Granite Hopping Mad
Editor's Circle Award: Great Lakes Caskapalooza
Editor's Circle Award: Drinkvine
Editor's Circle Award: Milos Kral & Chancey Smith's
Editor's Circle Award: Brian Morin & beerbistro
Best Beer of the Festival: Church Key Black IPA
2011 - party held at beerbistro
Best Microbrewery in Ontario: Beau's All-Natural Brewing Company
Best Brewery for Cask-Conditioned Ale in Ontario: Granite Brewery
Best Bar for Draught Beer Selection in Ontario: Bar Volo
Best Bar for Bottled Beer Selection in Ontario: Bar Volo
Best Bar for Cask Ale in Ontario: Bar Volo
Best Brewpub or Tied House in Ontario: Granite Brewery
Best Regularly-Produced Beer in Ontario: Beau's Lug-Tread Lagered Ale
Best Seasonal or Specialty Beer in Ontario: Black Oak Ten Bitter Years
Best Cask Ale in Ontario: Granite Hopping Mad
Editor's Circle Award: Adam Grant & Monk's Table
Editor's Circle Award: Ron Keefe & Granite Brewery
Editor's Circle Award: Corks at Longo's
Editor's Circle Award: Jed Corbeil & Curt Dunlop
