The 2024 British Guild of Beer Writers Awards are now open for entries! 🏆
If you're a journalist, blogger, broadcaster, or communicator with content featuring beer, pubs, or cider, we'd love to hear from you.
For more information, please visit
#BGBW24
Huge congratulations to the British Guild of Beer Writers
@Britbeerwriters
Beer Writer of the Year Lily Waite
@LilyWaite_
! A well-deserved and mighty cheers to Lily!
Huge congratulations to the winner of the Guild Of Beer Writers
@Britbeerwriters
Michael Jackson Gold Tankard For Beer Writer Of The Year Jonny Garrett
@JonnyGarrett
The Greene King
@greeneking
Award for Best Beer Writer, Print Publications Gold Award goes to Roger Protz
@RogerProtzBeer
for The Family Brewers of Britain. Silver to Mark Dredge
@markdredge
for A Brief History of Lager
Cheers!
And finally, huge congratulations to
@Britbeerwriters
Guild Of Beer Writers Michael Jackson Gold Tankard For Beer Writer Of The Year winner 2019 Jonny Garrett
@beerchannel
@JonnyGarret
The Gold Award in the Budweiser Brewing Group
@BudBrewingUKI
Award for Best Writing About No and Low Alcohol Beers goes to Natalya Watson
@beerwithnat
. Silver to Malin Norman.
Cheers!
Huge congratulations to the British Guild of Beer Writers
@Britbeerwriters
Michael Jackson Gold Tankard Beer Writer of The Year Pete Brown
@PeteBrownBeer
.
Cheers to Pete and all our winners tonight!
Congratulations to the Visitflanders
@visitflanders
Award for Best Beer Broadcaster Gold Award winner Jaega Wise
@jaegawise
. Silver to Natalya Watson
@beerwithnat
Cheers!
The Shepherd Neame
@ShepherdNeame
Award for Best Beer and Pub Communications During Lockdown Gold Award goes to Emma Inch
@fermentradio
. Silver to Lily Waite
@LilyWaite_
and a Highly Commended to Richard Molloy
@BoozerBoss
Cheers!
The Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company
@cmbcuk
Award for Best Writing on Sustainability in Beer and Pubs Gold Award goes to Emma Inch
@fermentradio
. Silver to Anthony Gladman
@agladman
and Highly Commended to Will Hawkes
@Will_Hawkes
Cheers!
Congratulations to Reece Hugill
@hugill
awarded
@Britbeerwriters
Best Newcomer To Beer Communication, sponsored by Fuller Smith & Turner
@Fullers
. Silver to Ashley Joanna
Gold in the British Guild of Beer Writers
@Britbeerwriters
Award for Best Beer Writer, Corporate Communications goes to CAMRA Learn and Discover
@feralfruits
. Highly Commended to Laura Hadland
@Morrighani
for CAMRA 50 years
Well done
@CAMRA_Official
. Cheers!
That’s all of the awards handed out for
#BGBW23
, so now it’s party time! 🍻
On behalf of the Guild, a huge thank you to all of the entrants, judges, and our fantastic sponsors for their hard work and support this year, and congratulations to all of the award winners 🏆
Congratulations
@Britbeerwriters
Guild Of Beer Writers Michael Jackson Gold Tankard For Beer Writer Of The Year Congratulations to Emma Inch
@fermentradio
It's time to reveal the 2023 British Guild of Beer Writers Awards shortlist - congratulations to all of our finalists!
Head to to see the list. The winners and runners-up will be announced at the
#BGBW23
event on 29th November.
Congratulations to all finalists in our Annual Awards! Record number of quality entries, giving our judges some tough decisions! Winners and overall Beer Writer of the Year and Brewer of the Year announced at our Awards Dinner on 23 November.
Congratulations to Anthony Gladman
@agladman
awarded
@Britbeerwriters
Best Communication About Sustainability In Beer And Pubs, sponsored by Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company
@cmbcuk
. Silver to Mark Dredge
@markdredge
Congratulations to all the finalists in our Annual Awards. Some amazing work this year, so all should be proud to make the shortlist. Winners revealed on 10 December, 7.00 pm, at our virtual awards ceremony.
Meet the
#BGBW23
Judges
Andy Parker (
@tabamatu
) is our current Brewer of the Year. He is also the author of
@CAMRA_Official
's Essential Home Brewing book, owner of award-winning Berkshire-based
@ElusiveBrew
, and winner of
@thecraftbeerco
's National Home Brewing Awards (2014).
Read member
@RogerProtzBeer
's open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
@Jeremy_Hunt
on the crisis facing Britain's pubs and breweries. Originally published on
@CAMRA_Official
.
Read more here 👉
The Gold Award in the Harvey's
@harveys1790
Tom Paine Award for Best Citizen Beer Communicator goes to John Stooke. Silver to Gabriele Bertucci
@cheprish
Cheers!
We've announced the shortlist for our Annual Awards. Congratulations to all our finalists! Winners and runners up announced at our dinner on 2nd December.
Gold in the Adnams
@adnams
Award for Best Beer Writer, Regional Media goes to Breandán Kearney
@belgiansmaak
. Silver Award to Rachel Auty
@marketerach
Cheers!
We announce our Annual Awards winners tonight at 7.00 pm on Zoom. Good luck to all our finalists, and thanks to our sponsors for making it all possible. Guild members are welcome to join the call, please RSVP to ros
@shielporter
.com and we will send you joining details.
Only three more awards to go! Congratulations to the winners of Best Commissioned Beer Writing
🏆 Gold: Lily Waite (
@LilyWaite_
)
🥈 Silver: Rachel Hendry (
@ratchellle
)
👏 Highly Commended: David Jesudason (
@DavidJesudason
)
#BGBW23
award sponsored by
@greeneking
Congratulations to the winner of the Greene King
@greeneking
Award for Best Beer Writer, National Media Will Hawkes
@Will_Hawkes
. Silver Award to Adrian Tierney-Jones
@ATJbeer
and Commendation to Ruvani de Silva
@amethyst_heels
Cheers!
Next up, it’s the Guild Award for Best Communication about Diversity in Beer. Congratulations go to:
🏆 Gold: Emmie Harrison-West (
@emmieehw
)
👏 Highly Commended: David Jesudason (
@DavidJesudason
)
#BGBW23
Congratulations to the winner of Harvey’s Tom Paine
@Harveys1790
Award for Best Citizen Beer Communicator Gabriele Bertucci
@gabs_bertucci
. Silver Award to Chris Hodgson
@Craftbeerchris1
Cheers!
The wait is over, the shortlist for our Awards is published. Congrats to all in the finals of a tough contest, commiserations to others, thanks to judges including chair
@ATJbeer
. Winners announced at our dinner on 22 November, make sure you're there!
It’s now time to celebrate cider, with the winners of Best Communication about Cider
🏆 Gold: Adam Wells (
@Adam_HWells
)
🥈 Silver: James Finch (
@TheCiderCritic
)
#BGBW23
award sponsored by
@Aspall
Congratulations to the winner of the Visitflanders
@visitflanders
Award for Best Beer & Travel Writer Will Hawkes
@Will_Hawkes
. Silver Award to Breandán Kearney
@belgiansmaak
Cheers!
Congratulations to the winner of the British Guild of Beer Writers
@Britbeerwriters
Award for Best Book About Beer or Pubs Pete Brown
@PeteBrownBeer
. Commendation to James Morton
@brewoutoftown
Cheers!
Congratulations
@Britbeerwriters
Guild Award For Best Beer Writer, Corporate Communications Gold Award to Roosters Brewery collected by Tom and Ian Fozard
@RoostersBrewCo
Gold in the Shepherd Neame
@ShepherdNeame
Award for Best Writing About Beer and Pubs goes to Pete Brown
@PeteBrownBeer
. Silver Award to Adrian Tierney-Jones
@ATJbeer
.
Cheers!
The Guild’s Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Mike Hampshire (
@LeedsBeerTours
) will be taking on the role of Secretary to the Guild, with immediate effect. The Board is incredibly grateful to
@beerwithnat
for her time in the role and wishes her all the very best.
Gold in the Fuller, Smith & Turner
@Fullers
Award for Best Young Beer Writer goes to Ashley Joanna . Silver Award to Matthew Rogers
@MattRogersWrite
Cheers!
Congratulations to the winner of the Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company
@cmbcuk
Award for Best Writing on Sustainability in Beer and Pubs Hollie Stephens
@GlobeHops
. Silver Award to Tim O'Rourke
@Brilliantbeerco
Cheers!
We are backing the new cross-industry
#PubsMatter
campaign to highlight the important role that pubs play at Christmas.
Make sure to share why your pub matters on Twitter and visit for more!
#PUBSMATTER
Across the UK, pubs are at the centre of their communities.
From 13-16 December, we want to flood social media & MPs’ inboxes with reasons why
#PubsMatter
, as we head into a very different festive season.
Learn how you can take part here! 👉
Gold in the Allsopp's
@AllsoppsBeer
Award for Best Beer Writer, Trade Media goes to Hollie Stephens
@GlobeHops
. Silver Award to Adrian Tierney-Jones
@ATJbeer
Cheers!