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 (Reidsa国际传媒檚 Corner) won best Specialty / Experimental for their Extinction Reversal Gose;
• Wild Ambition Brewing (Reidsa国际传媒檚 Corner) also won Best In Show for their Extinction Reversal Gose.

sa国际传媒淚n just a few short years, Kelowna has really established itself as a craft beer hot bed in our province. There is so much brewing talent here, and the business owners are so passionate about craft beer. Wesa国际传媒檙e lucky to have so many great breweries to explore in our own backyard,sa国际传媒� said Kieren Armour from the Central Okanagan Brewersa国际传媒檚 Association. sa国际传媒淲hen our breweries go toe-to-toe with the larger out-of-market breweries and win top honours like this, it really demonstrates the level of quality that our local craft breweries are producing. It is such an exciting time for craft beer in the Okanagan.sa国际传媒�

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.

READ MORE: West Kelowna Warriors in must-win Game 7 situation

READ MORE: Only a few days left to fundraise for animals in the Okanagan