Three Kelowna breweries came home with hardware from the Okanagan Fest of Ale in Penticton on Apr. 12 and 13.

In total, 13 Kelowna breweries submitted for awards and three breweries came home with four awards:

• Lakesider Brewing (West Kelowna) won Best Premium/Light Lager for their Skinny Dip Crisp Lager;
• Kettle River Brewing (North End) won Best Hazy Pale Ale for their Nuclear Splash Hazy Pale Ale;
• Wild Ambition Brewing (Reid91裸聊视频檚 Corner) won best Specialty / Experimental for their Extinction Reversal Gose;
• Wild Ambition Brewing (Reid91裸聊视频檚 Corner) also won Best In Show for their Extinction Reversal Gose.

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Over 63 breweries and cideries attended the Fest of Ale, which is the one of the largest and longest running beer festivals in the Pacific Northwest.

Kelowna beer will continued to be celebrated on Saturday, May 11 at Kelowna Beer Fest.

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