Local brewery, Valley Brewing, took home the bronze award for the European Style Amber to Dark Lager for its Miners beer at the Canadian Brewing Awards which were held between June 1 and June 3 at the Halifax Convention Centre in Nova Scotia. The Canadian Brewing Awards has been tasting and judging beers brewed by Canadian-owned breweries since 2000; over 800 breweries participate in the competition with a total of 59 categories. Valley Brewing took home the gold in the same category in 2022 for its Schwarzbier, which was in collaboration with Common Crown Brewing, and also received bronze for its French and Belgian-Style Saison beer, Prairie Icon Farmhouse Saison. At the awards were (l-r) Crystal and Nick Sereda, Barb and Nick Patterson, and Ryan and Jen Sisson.
