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2024 North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) Awards

B. Kline — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:30:26 +0000

2024 North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) Awards

North American Guild of Beer Writers

2024 NAGBW Awards

The 2024 NAGBW – North American Guild of Beer Writers – awards are in and its time to show and express our love and gratitude and enjoyment for all the writers who make the craft beer (and beer) industry as a whole such a great experience, who contribute to the industry in lots of various ways, via their writing, their photography, their blogs, their magazines and magazine articles, and in so many other ways. Thank you and congratulations to all the winners from this year’s 2024 NAGBW Awards!

And the winners are….

Best Beer and Food Writing

First Place: David Nilsen. “How to Pair IPAs with Craft Chocolate.” Bean to Barstool
Second Place: Grace Weitz. “Stumbling Into the Hot Pink Restaurant With the Most Pleasurable Food in France.” Hop Culture

Best Blog/Newsletter

First Place: Jeff Alworth, Beervana.
Second Place: Dave Infante, Fingers.
Third Place: Douglas Veliky, Beer Crunchers.

Honorable Mention: Shana Solarte, Top Crop.

Emerging Voice: Cat Wiest, Hopwire Blog.

Best Book

First Place: Matthew Curtis. Manchester’s Best Beer Pubs and Bars. 2023.
Second Place: Beth Demmon. The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider: American Ciders for Craft Beer Fans to Explore. 2023.
Third Place: David Nilsen. Pairing Beer and Chocolate: A Guide to Bringing the Flavors of Craft Beer and Craft Chocolate Together. 2024.

Best Brewery Profile

First Place: Lucy Corne. “Women-Led, Women-Brewed — Kweza Craft Brewery in Kigali, Rwanda.” Good Beer Hunting.
Second Place: Holly Regan. “Things Are Not What They Seem — Hildegard Ferments & Botanicals in Seattle, Washington.” Good Beer Hunting.Third Place: Claire Bullen. “10,000 Human Decisions — On Mariage Parfait Oude Geuze, Frank Boon, and Belgian Lambic Culture.” Belgian Smaak.

Honorable Mention: Maloy Luakian. “Supernatural Creatures And Blended Cultures — Dokkaebier’s Story Of Shapeshifting.” Good Beer Hunting.

Emerging Voice: Jacqueline Kehoe. “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger — How Iowa’s Big Grove Brewery Defies the Odds and Categorization.” Good Beer Hunting.

Best Business Writing

First Place: Michael Stein. “When Beer Goes Flat.” Slate
Second Place: Courtney Iseman. “Building the On-Ramp: Vocational Programs for Brewers.” Brewing Industry Guide.

Third Place: Ken Pishna. “Non-alcoholic beer is growing; Should your brewery grow with it?” Malteurop Malting Co.
Honorable Mention: Pete Brown. “Thornbridge to prove Britain’s brewing heritage can be profitable.” The Drinks Business

Emerging Voice: Jacqueline Kehoe. “Wisconsin Intuition — How New Glarus Brewed a State Identity with Spotted Cow.” Good Beer Hunting

Best Commentary or Criticism

First Place: Dave Infante. “The Bud Light Fiasco: How AB InBev Fell for the Gamergate Playbook.” VinePair.
Second Place: Courtney Iseman. “Is Craft Beer Cringe Right Now?” InsideHook.
Third Place: David Nilsen. “On Curiosity, Empathy, and the Flavor of Beer.” Belt Magazine.

Best General Beer Podcast

First Place: Dave Infante. VinePair Taplines
Second Place: Breandán Kearney. The Belgian Smaak PodcastThird Place: Emma Inch. Same Again?

Honorable Mention: Emily Hutto. RadCraft Industry Relief

Best Historical Writing

First Place: Mark Dredge. “From One to All — The Past, Present, and Future of Lager Yeast.” Good Beer Hunting.
Second Place: Tony Rehagen. “The Utterly Fascinating History and Mystery of Oklahoma’s Choctaw “Choc” Beer.” Garden & Gun.
Third Place: Anaïs Lecoq. “Garçon, un Picon! — The Past and Future Success of Amer Bière in French Drinking Culture.” Good Beer Hunting

Honorable Mention: Noelle Phillips. “Angry Hen Brewing and the Legacy of Shirley Warne.” The BC Ale Trail

Best Local Reporting

First Place: Courtney Iseman. “Secondary Fermentation — New York City’s Strong Rope Brewery and the East Coast Cask Revival.” Pellicle Magazine.
Second Place: Eli Radtke. “THC Takes Over the Twin Cities.” Heavy Table.
Third Place: Brian Yaeger. “Oral History Of Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale.” Bend Source Weekly.
Honorable Mention: Alexander Gates. “An Ode to Lahaina’s Beer Scene.” Frolic Hawaii.
Emerging Voice: Shamim de Brún. “The Quest For A Perfect Smithwick’s in Dublin.” Totally Dublin.

Best National or International Reporting

First Place: Alyssa Pereira. “The Man, Now Myth — Searching for Tony Magee.” Good Beer Hunting.
Second Place: Lucy Corne. “Get to Know Umqombothi, a South African Tradition.” Craft Beer & Brewing.
Third Place: Joshua Bernstein. “The Real Mystery of Bud Light.” The Atlantic.
Honorable Mention: Dave Infante. “How Sapporo USA Sank Anchor Brewing Co.” VinePair.

Best Beer Review

First Place: David Nilsen. “Precious and Grace — Brouwerij Van Steenberge’s Tripel Van De Garre.” Pellicle Magazine.
Second Place: Melinda Guerra. “Stardust and Loss: Friendship, Grief, and a Shared Saison.” Final Gravity.
Third Place: Brian Yaeger. “One Of The World’s Most Obscure Beers Comes To Bend.” Bend Source Weekly.
Honorable Mention: Loren Green. “A breath of fresh air.” Heavy Table.

Best Short Form Writing

First Place: Cliff Lucas. “Café de Hanekeef.” Belgian Smaak
Second Place: Bryan Roth. “b-Roll no. 701.” Good Beer Hunting.
Third Place: Andy Crouch. “Oh Brother: Newly Sober Hulk Hogan Releases “Real American Beer.” All About Beer.

Best Technical or Brewing Podcast

First Place: Jonny Garrett. The Craft Beer Channel.

Second Place: Jen Blair. False Bottomed Girls.

Third Place: John Holl. All About Beer Brewer to Brewer.

Best Technical Writing

First Place: Joe Stange. “Czech Lager: The Art of the Addictive.” Craft Beer & Brewing.
Second Place: Don Tse. “It’s the Malt’s Fault (How Malt Choices Affect Beer’s Shelf Life).” Brewing Industry Guide.
Third Place: Shana Solarte. “How Yeast Affects Flavor.” Top Crop.
Honorable Mention: Matthew Curtis. “Old Gold, Heritage Malts Return to British Beer.” Craft Beer & Brewing.

Best Travel Writing

First Place: Ruvani de Silva. “My Father, Lion Lager, & Home.” Final Gravity.
Second Place: Michael Clarke. “A Happy Valley of Beer — Investigating the Pubs and Breweries of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England.” Good Beer Hunting.
Third Place: Jon McMahon. “Anarchists, Surrealists, & Spanish Brewers.” Final Gravity.
Honorable Mention: Brian Sorensen. “No Blitz — How Arkansas Tech University Fans Tailgate in a Dry County.” Good Beer Hunting.
Emerging Voice: Drew Pit. “Rebirth and Reinvention — As Chattanooga Grows and Changes, Local Beer Follows Along.” Good Beer Hunting.

Background on the Awards

From NAGBW themselves:

This year, the competition consisted of 269 works from 96 authors, writers, journalists, historians, podcasters, professors, and other creators. These entrants represent 10 countries, 29 U.S. states, and two Canadian provinces.

Roughly 50 judges selected the top works across 15 categories. These judges collectively have more than 900 years of experience in journalism, media, academia, brewing, and related fields. Judges could award first, second, and third place awards, as well as an honorable mention. They could also designate an emerging voice award to a piece of work by an individual who has covered the beer industry for less than three years.

North American Guild of Beer Writers

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Best in Beer – Farm Show Awards (2024)

B. Kline — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:35:00 +0000

The 108th Annual Farm Show

On Friday – January 5th, 2023 – the 108th Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show kicked off at the (historic?) Farm Show Arena / Expo Hall / Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The annual event brings people from all across the states in various agricultural industries to Harrisburg; to showcase, to compete, to interact, intermingle, and have a good time.

It also usually brings bad weather as well. As was apparent Saturday (January 6th) when we did our podcast with Lew Bryson for his “Seen Through a Glass“.

Friday was primarily just the food market and a few other events. The milkshakes were out, the talk of all the land, as always, and there was also free parking Friday so the food court was absolutely jammed pack. There was also a rodeo hosted on Friday.

Today – Tuesday, January 9th, they announced the winners of the Beer Competitions.

Farm Show – Best of Beer Awards

The Farm Show introduced the Best of Craft Beer Awards in 2019. This makes it the fourth year of them doing the awards (the awards went virtual in 2020).

You can read the rules for entry here: Department 34 – Beer Awards Rules and Entry Information.

Over the years there has been numerous winners from across the state. In this year’s competition, 44 breweries across 26 Pennsylvania counties submitted 255 beers to be judged, with 32 different breweries placing in the top 3 of these categories.

Let’s get to this year’s winners:

Best in Beer Winners – 2024

First, you can see the full list of entries and winners directly from the Farm Show’s site here: Department 34 – Craft Beer Entries (PDF). The PDF page is a bit confusing and shows all entries, how many points they received, if they are PA Preferred, and if they won a medal. No mention of categories or anything.

I will help you out here and break down the categories (best that I can) and show who won what place, and will list if it’s PA Preferred (more on what that is afterwards).

For a full list of all Farm Show competitions, and winners, you can view their Results page here: 108th Annual Farm Show Results.

Category:	Brewery:	Beer:	Style:	Award:
Light American Ales and Lagers	BruDaddy’s	A-Town Light	American Light Lager	1st
Light American Ales and Lagers	Wolf Brewing	Golden Gaze	Cream Ale	2nd
Light American Ales and Lagers	Wallenpaupack Brewing	Paupack Cream Ale	Cream Ale	3rd
Light International Beer	Spring House Brewing	Grease the Poles	Alternative Grain Beer	1st
Light International Beer	McCall Collective	Speakeasy Series – Kentucky Common	Kentucky Common	2nd
Light International Beer	Wolf Brewing	Rhein Lock	International Pale Lager	3rd
Czech Lagers	Stoker’s Brewing	Plzyenský Drozd – Czech Pilsner	Czech Premium Pale Lager	1st
Czech Lagers	Antifragile Brewing	Rational Flaneur	Czech Pale Lager	2nd
Czech Lagers	Wolf Brewing	Dusk til Dawn	Czech Dark Lager	3rd
Light German Beer	Locust Lane	Farmhouse Pils Lager	German Pils	1st
Light German Beer	Hemauer Brewing	Helles Lager	Munich Helles Lager	2nd
Light German Beer	Locust Lane	Kolsch Ale	Kolsch	3rd
Malty German Lagers	Wallenpaupack	Festbier	Festbier	1st
Malty German Lagers	Lavery Brewing	Vanguard Lager	Vienna Lager	2nd
Malty German Lagers	Lost Tavern Brewing	Das Lagerhosen	Festbier	3rd
Dark European Beer	Rough Edges Brewing	Mr Yum	Schwarzbier	1st
Dark European Beer	Boal City Brewing	Doppelbock	Doppelbock	2nd
Dark European Beer	Saucony Creek	Rye Bock	Dunkels Bock	3rd
Dark European Beer	Otto’s Brewpub	Schwarzbier Lager	Schwarzbier	Honorable Mention
American Blonde and Pale Ales	GearHouse Brewing	Canary in the Coal Mine	Blonde Ale	1st
American Blonde and Pale Ales	Aldus Brewing	American Blonde Ale	Blonde Ale	2nd
American Blonde and Pale Ales	Wolf Brewing	American Pale Ale	With a Little Help From My Friends	3rd
American IPAs	McCall Collective	American IPA	Wayward West Coast IPA	1st
American IPAs	GearHouse Brewing	American IPA	Ninja Boots	2nd
American IPAs	Dock Street Brewing	American IPA	Golden IPA	3rd
Hazy IPAs	Second Sin Beer	Hazy IPA	Burgerstaxx	1st
Hazy IPAs	Bent Run Brewing	Hazy IPA	Pearl O’My Eye	2nd
Hazy IPAs	Antifragile Brewing	Hazy IPA	Moonlit Grotto	3rd
European Wheat Beers	Wallenpaupack Brewing	Weissbier (Hefeweizen)	Hawley Hefeweizen	1st
European Wheat Beers	GearHouse Brewing	Weissbier	Hefe Weight	2nd
European Wheat Beers	Wolf Brewing	Weissbier	El Hefe	3rd
Traditional English Ales	Two Rivers Brewing	Strong Bitter	Old Squire Abel’s ESB	1st
Traditional English Ales	Two Rivers Brewing	British Brown Ale	Bankers Brown Ale	2nd
Traditional English Ales	Olde Bedford Brewing	Strong Bitter	Dog Bollocks ESB	3rd
British Ales	Appalachian Brewing	Scottish Export	Jolly Scot Scottish Ale	1st
British Ales	GearHouse Brewing	Irish Stout	Sally O’Mally	2nd
British Ales	Hemauer Brewing	Irish Red Ale	McFadden	3rd
Strong British and American Ales	ZeroDay Brewing	Double IPA	Double Rodeo	1st
Strong British and American Ales	Wallenpaupack Brewing	English Barleywine	Sixth Anniversary Ale	2nd
Strong British and American Ales	Aldus Brewing	Double IPA	Can I Kick It? (IPA)	3rd
Belgian Ales	Stoker’s Brewing	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	KINDLING KWAD	1st
Belgian Ales	Dock Street Brewing	Saison	Bindlestiff	2nd
Belgian Ales	Yorkholo Brewing	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Barn Beer	3rd
Fruit Beer	Allusion Brewing	Specialty Fruit Beer	In Another Castle	1st
Fruit Beer	Boom City Brewing	Fruit Beer	Last Raft Raspberry Wheat Ale	2nd
Fruit Beer	Lavery Brewing	Specialty Fruit Beer	Liopard Oir	3rd
Fruit, Herb, Vegetable	Twisted Elk Brewing	Fruit, Herb, Vegetable	Kona Dream	1st
Fruit, Herb, Vegetable	ZeroDay Brewing	Fruit, Herb, Vegetable	OOO Spooky	2nd
Fruit, Herb, Vegetable	Spring House Brewing	Fruit, Herb, Vegetable	Kerplunk!	3rd
Specialty Spice / Herb / Veg Beer	Shy Bear Brewing	Autumn Seasonal Beer	Emmie Voorhees	1st
Specialty Spice / Herb / Veg Beer	Saucony Creek	Autumn Seasonal Beer	Maple Mistress	2nd
Specialty Spice / Herb / Veg Beer	Otto’s Brewpub	Autumn Seasonal Beer	Small Batch Series Ale: Pumpkin Ale	3rd
Specialty Wood Aged Beers	Aldus Brewing	Specialty Wood Aged Beer	Red Rye Revival	1st
Specialty Wood Aged Beers	Chatty Monks / Pagoda City Brewing	Specialty Wood Aged Beer	Rum – Barrel Aged Jester’s Song	2nd
Specialty Wood Aged Beers	Yergey Brewing	Specialty Wood Aged Beer	Three Kings And A Bourbon Street Wench	3rd
Sour and Wild Ales	Locust Lane	Fruit Lambic	Cherry Preserves Sour Ale	1st
American Ambers, Browns, and Porters	Boom City	American Porter	Muddy River Porter	1st
American Ambers, Browns, and Porters	Bent Run Brewing	American Brown Ale	Deerfoot Nut Brown Ale	2nd
American Ambers, Browns, and Porters	Bent Run Brewing	American Amber Ale	Allegheny Amber Ale	3rd
Smoke and Wood Aged Beers	Lost Tavern Brewing	Wood Aged	Barrel Aged – If Time Is Money	1st
Smoke and Wood Aged Beers	Yorkholo Brewing	Rauchbier	Yorkholo Lager	2nd
Smoke and Wood Aged Beers	Lavery Brewing	Classic Style Smoked Beer	Belfast Black Smoked Porter	3rd
Mixed-Style and Experimental Beers	Wallenpaupack Brewing	Mixed Style Beer	For The Love Of Lager: Italian-Style Pilsner	1st
Mixed-Style and Experimental Beers	Fegley’s Brew Works	Mixed Style Beer	Pilsner Noctumo	2nd
Mixed-Style and Experimental Beers	Chatty Monks Brewing / Pagoda City Brewing	Experimental Beer	Hey Bae Rose	3rd
PA Preferred	Wallenpaupack Brewing	Hazy IPA	Avery Mt. Fresh Hop DIPA	1st
PA Preferred	Olde Bedford Brewing	IPL	Ranch Life IPL	2nd
PA Preferred	Olde Bedford Brewing	Fruited Sour	Becky’s Bistro Wild Blackberry Sour	3rd
Best in Show	Stoker’s Brewing	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	KINDLING KWAD	Best in Show

All of the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show Winners

PA Preferred

PA Preferred is a big deal, but even a bigger deal around Farm Show time. The breweries and brewers who do it make a big mention of it and a big “to – do” about it. The point of it is to use all Pennsylvania products, from the malt and grain to the hops and to the water and everything else in between. There is becoming more and more of a bigger push to go “all Pennsylvanian” with breweries. Troegs Brewing, Wallenpaupack Brewing, Logyard Brewing, Boneshire Brew Works, Hemauer Brewing, and several others are striving to make more and more of their beers this way.

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2023 North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) Awards

B. Kline — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 15:40:44 +0000

North American Guild of Beer Writers

Award Season

It is yet again another season of awards. The season of awards, not leaves falling, and changing color, not the season of flannel and firepits… nope…. no sirree…. this is the season of awards!

Before getting into the actual awards of this year and who won, you can take a look at past ‘awards’ articles here on The Beer Thrillers:

You can check out those articles here:

2023 North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards and Winners

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Best Commentary or Criticism

Honorable Mention
Damian Kerlin: “Gay Men Drink Craft Beer, Too — On Lad Culture, Stereotypes, and Beer’s Cultural Barriers,” Good Beer Hunting

Honorable Mention
Mark LaFaro: “Non-Alcoholic Beer Has a Story Problem,” Final Gravity Zine

Third Place
Jeff Alworth: “What the Hell is Happening in New Jersey?,” Beervana

Second Place
Ash Croce: “What the Aftermath of the Craft Beer Reckoning Means for Survivors,” VinePair

First Place
Dave Infante: “Hop Take – The Cowardly King of Beers Bends the Knee to Bigots,” VinePair

Best Beer and Food Writing

Honorable Mention
Robin Shepard: “A better wheat?,” Isthmus

Third Place
Ariana DiValentino: “Don’t Stop the Beet — Finding the Root of Lasting Joy in Beetroot Infused Beer,” Pellicle Magazine

Second Place
David Nilsen: “Pairing the Beers of Chimay with Craft Chocolate,” Bean to Barstool

First Place
Lana Svitankova: “Sour, Salty, Umami — The Ukrainian Brewers Transforming Pickling Traditions Into Beer,” Good Beer Hunting

Best Short Form Writing

Third Place
Cliff Lucas: “De Tramstatie,” Belgian Smaak

Second Place
Ashley Joanna: “The Accordionist,” Belgian Smaak

First Place
Ashley Joanna: “The Conservator,” Belgian Smaak

Best Beer Review

Third Place
Brian Yaeger: “Endangered Brown Ales Come Out Of Hibernation For Winter,” The Source Weekly

Second Place
Evan Rail: “An Exotic in Communist Times — How Pardubický Porter Inspired Generations of Czech Drinkers,” Good Beer Hunting

First Place
David Nilsen: “In the Understory: Primitive Beer’s Frosted in Moss,” Final Gravity Zine

Best Historical Writing

Third Place
Verity Babbs: “Exploring the Hop/Vine Divide — Depictions of Beer and Wine in Northern and Southern European Art,” Good Beer Hunting

Second Place
Brian Alberts: “‘Beer for All, or for None’ — The Busch-Lasker Controversy of 1922,” Good Beer Hunting

First Place
Kevin Kain: “Mexican Lager: History and Appropriation,” Casket Beer

Emerging Voice
Tasha Prado

Best General Beer Podcast

Third Place
Drink Beer, Think Beer

Second Place
VinePair’s Taplines

First Place
Good Beer Hunting Podcast

Best Beer Blog or Newsletter

Honorable Mention
Will Hawkes: London Beer City

Third Place
David Jesudason: Episodes of my Pub Life

Second Place
Jeff Alworth: Beervana

First Place
Beth Demmon: Prohibitchin’

Emerging Voice
Shana Solarte

Best Technical Writing

Honorable Mention
Stan Hieronymus: “Reducing the Carbon Footprint,” The New Brewer

Honorable Mention
Jeff Alworth: “Where the Hops Are Preserved,” Beervana

Third Place
Joe Stange: “The Bitterness Problem,” Craft Beer & Brewing

Second Place
Doug Veliky: “The 12-Pack Variety Playbook,” BeerCrunchers

First Place
Jeff Alworth: “Cold IPA is a Technique, Not a Style,” Beervana

Emerging Voice
Jessie Smith

Best Brewery Profile

Honorable Mention
Tony Rehagen: “Middle Eastern Flavor,” The Washington Post

Third Place
Lucy Corne: “Elephant-Friendly Beer — Okavango Craft Brewery in Maun, Botswana,” Good Beer Hunting

Second Place
Jacob Smith: “The Rise and Fall of Jennings Brewery — Pure Lake District, Now Made in Staffordshire,” Pellicle Magazine

First Place
Anaïs LeCoq: “The Art of Vinifying Grains — Brasserie Ammonite in Burgundy, France,” Good Beer Hunting

Best Beer and Travel Writing

Honorable Mention
Em Sauter: “Share What You Have — A Visit to John Stoner’s Richmond, Virginia,” Good Beer Hunting

Third Place
Megan Eaves: “Life Stays Close to the River — Solar Beer and Wildebeest in the Serengeti,” Good Beer Hunting

Second Place
Ryan Pachmeyer: “Where Kölsch Night is Every Night,” Craft Beer & Brewing

First Place
Sorrel Moseley-Williams: “Interpreting the Andes — Carlos Barroso in Pachar, Peru,” Good Beer Hunting

Best Business Writing

Honorable Mention
Hollie Stephens: “Seeds of Change — The Promise (and Challenges) of New Brewing Grains,” Good Beer Hunting

Third Place
Jessie Smith: “How to Start Up Your Sensory Panel,” The Brewing Industry Guide

Second Place
Chelsea Carrick: “Waiting for the Rain — How Drought in Northern Mexico Impacts the Country’s Beer Industry,” Good Beer Hunting

First Place
Aaron Goldfarb: “The Most Important Company in Craft Beer Makes Marshmallow Extract,” VinePair

Emerging Voice
Julie Rhodes

Best Technical Brewing or Beer Podcast

Honorable Mention
How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery

Third Place
Brewer to Brewer Podcast

Second Place
How Does Flavor Impact Beer?

First Place
Sense of Beer Style

Best Local Reporting

Honorable Mention
Michael Stein: “Death of a Brewery: : 3 Stars Leaves Hole in D.C.’s Evolving Beer Scene,” Washington City Paper

Third Place
Ash Croce: “Meet the Many Feline Workers of NYC’s Breweries,” TimeOut New York

Second Place
Jamaal Lemon: “Come Hell or High Water — Oysters, Brewing, and How the Come Yahs & Bin Yahs Could End Sea Level Rise in Charleston,” Good Beer Hunting

First Place
Jerard Fagerberg: “Oops, Minnesota Accidentally Legalized THC-Spiked Seltzer,” Vice

Best National or International Beer Reporting

Honorable Mention
David Jesudason: “Please Don’t Take Me Home — How Black Country Desi Pub Culture Made Football More Diverse,” Pellicle Magazine

Honorable Mention
Breandán Kearney: “‘All Hail the Cara God’ — How Cara Pils Became Belgian Beer’s Surprise Cult Favorite,” Good Beer Hunting

Third Place
Mark Dredge: “Lost in Translation — How Flavor Wheels and Tasting Tools Can Evolve to Speak with Global Beer Drinkers,” Good Beer Hunting

Second Place
Joshua Bernstein: “On the Dubbel: The Ongoing Evolution of Belgian Beer in America,” Imbibe

First Place
Mark LaFaro: “Tapped Out — The Problematic Culture of Overdrinking When You Work in Alcohol,” Good Beer Hunting

Best Beer Book

Third Place
Marty Nachel: “Homebrewing for Dummies: Third Edition”

Second Place
Eoghan Walsh: “A History of Brussels Beer in 50 Objects”

First Place
Clint Lanier: “Ted Mack and America’s First Black-Owned Brewery: The Rise and Fall of Peoples Beer”

The NAGBW

The North American Guild of Beer Writers held its annual awards ceremony October 15. This year’s awards were sponsored by Untappd and Athletic Brewing Company.

Nearly 300 entries were submitted across 15 categories, with entrants from all over the world.

The Beer Thrillers would like to congratulate all the winners!

For more information on the NAGBW, you can go here to their website: A Blog by the North American Guild of Beer Writers.

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World Beer Cup 2023 Winners – Delaware

B. Kline — Thu, 11 May 2023 03:29:00 +0000

World Beer Cup 2023

As the Craft Brewers Conference comes to an end, its time to announce the winners of the World Beer Cup 2023. This article is a list of the Delaware breweries who won.

The Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) app had a very nice easily navigable list (just a straight linear list). Their PDF from the Brewers Association is a little bit more disjointed and a bit harder to read. But here is a listing of the breweries from Delaware that won.

Delaware Brewery Winners

The following table and list is all of the breweries from Delaware, what beer, and what medal they won.

Brewery:	City:	Beer:	Style / Category:	Medal:
Big Drop Brewing Co	Wilmington	Galactic Extra Dark	Non – Alcohol Beer	Bronze
Autumn Arch Beer Project	Newark	What You Know	American – Style Black Ale or American – Style Stout	Silver

Quick list:

Big Drop Brewing Co. – Galactic Extra Dark – Bronze
Autumn Arch Beer Project – What You Know – Silver

World Beer Cup Competition Statistics

The Brewer’s Association

(The following comes directly from the Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page.)

14th competition (skipped 2020; annualized starting 2022) 
Entries: 10,213
Breweries: 2,376
International breweries: 22.9% (546 international)
Countries: 51 
First-time brewery entries: 522
Judges: 272
International judges: 105
Judge countries: 26
First-time judges: 44
Judging sessions and days: 9 days, 18 sessions
Beer Style Categories: 103
Beer Styles: 176 (includes all subcategories) 
Avg. number of beers in each category: 99

WORLD BEER CUP COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

Most entered style categories:

Category 102, American-Style India Pale Ale: 412 entries
Category 103, Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale: 374 entries
Category 40, German-Style Pilsener: 233 entries
Category 35, International Light Lager: 220 entries
Category 30, Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout: 202 entries

Countries with the most entries:

United States: 8,135
Canada: 444
Japan: 223
Germany: 189
Australia: 152

*Out of a total possible 309 awards in 103 beer style categories, 307 were awarded. Gold awards were not given in Category 20, Experimental India Pale Ale, or in Category 77, English Ale.

Additional Brewer’s Association Information

Photos for media use are available on the WBC websiteOpens in new window. A recording of the awards ceremony can be viewed here. Previous years’ winners can be found here.Opens in new window

The 2023 World Beer Cup competition was made possible in part by the generous support of its sponsors: ABS Commercial, John I. Haas, Fermentis, First Key, Rahr Malting, Sahm, and Siemens. Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page

World Beer Cup

Established in 1996, the World Beer Cup celebrates the art and science of brewing globally and creates greater consumer awareness about different beer styles and flavor profiles. Previously a biennial event, the competition was annualized last year, making 2023 the first back-to-back competition.

The best beers in 103 beer categories covering 176 different beer styles (including all subcategories) received gold, silver, and bronze awards, setting new standards for craft beer globally. Judging for the World Beer Cup took place over 18 sessions and 9 days. A panel of 272 judges from 26 countries evaluated 10,213 entries from 2,376 breweries representing 51 countries.Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page

Chris Williams, World Beer Cup Director:

“The World Beer Cup brings together the finest brewers and beers from around the globe and celebrates creativity, craftsmanship, and passion for great beer. Receiving a World Beer Cup award is a testament to quality and innovation, and we commend this year’s winners for setting the bar higher than ever.”Chris Williams, World Beer Cup Director

The awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. The ceremony capped off the final night of the 2023 Craft Brewer’s Conference, hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. Next year’s Craft Brewers Conference will be in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Additional Resources

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The Craft Brewers Conference just wrapped up, which means the Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) and the World Beer Cup 2023 winners were just announced. Be sure to stay tuned here at The Beer Thrillers for all the updates from the Craft Brewers Conference, and the award ceremonies.

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World Beer Cup 2023 Winners – Pennsylvania

B. Kline — Thu, 11 May 2023 00:41:09 +0000

World Beer Cup 2023

As the Craft Brewers Conference comes to an end, its time to announce the winners of the World Beer Cup 2023. This article is a list of the Pennsylvania breweries who won.

Pennsylvania Brewery Winners

The following table and list is all of the breweries from Pennsylvania, what beer, and what medal they won.

Brewery:	City:	Beer:	Style / Category:	Medal:
Cinderlands Beer Co	Pittsburgh	Four Threads	Brett Beer	Gold
von C Brewing	Norristown	O. G. Pils	American Style Pilsner	Gold
Necromancer Brewing	Pittsburgh	Can of Worms	Extra Special Bitter	Bronze
Spring House Brewing Co	Lancaster	Commander Salamander	Specialty Berliner – Style Weisse	Silver
Bru Daddy’s Brewing Co	Allentown	Red Ale Eddy	Irish Style Red Ale	Silver

Quick list:

Cinderlands Beer Co – Four Threads – Gold
von C Brewing – O. G. Pils – Gold
Necromancer Brewing – Can of Worms – Bronze
Spring House Brewing Co – Commander Salamander – Silver
Bru Daddy’s Brewing Co – Red Ale Eddy – Silver

World Beer Cup Competition Statistics

The Brewer’s Association

(The following comes directly from the Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page.)

14th competition (skipped 2020; annualized starting 2022) 
Entries: 10,213
Breweries: 2,376
International breweries: 22.9% (546 international)
Countries: 51 
First-time brewery entries: 522
Judges: 272
International judges: 105
Judge countries: 26
First-time judges: 44
Judging sessions and days: 9 days, 18 sessions
Beer Style Categories: 103
Beer Styles: 176 (includes all subcategories) 
Avg. number of beers in each category: 99

WORLD BEER CUP COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

Most entered style categories:

Category 102, American-Style India Pale Ale: 412 entries
Category 103, Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale: 374 entries
Category 40, German-Style Pilsener: 233 entries
Category 35, International Light Lager: 220 entries
Category 30, Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout: 202 entries

Countries with the most entries:

United States: 8,135
Canada: 444
Japan: 223
Germany: 189
Australia: 152

*Out of a total possible 309 awards in 103 beer style categories, 307 were awarded. Gold awards were not given in Category 20, Experimental India Pale Ale, or in Category 77, English Ale.

Additional Brewer’s Association Information

Photos for media use are available on the WBC websiteOpens in new window. A recording of the awards ceremony can be viewed here. Previous years’ winners can be found here.Opens in new window

The 2023 World Beer Cup competition was made possible in part by the generous support of its sponsors: ABS Commercial, John I. Haas, Fermentis, First Key, Rahr Malting, Sahm, and Siemens.
Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page

World Beer Cup

Established in 1996, the World Beer Cup celebrates the art and science of brewing globally and creates greater consumer awareness about different beer styles and flavor profiles. Previously a biennial event, the competition was annualized last year, making 2023 the first back-to-back competition.

The best beers in 103 beer categories covering 176 different beer styles (including all subcategories) received gold, silver, and bronze awards, setting new standards for craft beer globally. Judging for the World Beer Cup took place over 18 sessions and 9 days. A panel of 272 judges from 26 countries evaluated 10,213 entries from 2,376 breweries representing 51 countries.
Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page

Chris Williams, World Beer Cup Director:

“The World Beer Cup brings together the finest brewers and beers from around the globe and celebrates creativity, craftsmanship, and passion for great beer. Receiving a World Beer Cup award is a testament to quality and innovation, and we commend this year’s winners for setting the bar higher than ever.”
Chris Williams, World Beer Cup Director

Additional Resources

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2022 NAGBW Awards

B. Kline — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:38:00 +0000

North American Guild of Beer Writers

Award Season

It is yet again another season of awards. The season of awards, not leaves falling, and changing color, not the season of flannel and firepits… nope…. no sirree…. this is the season of awards!

Before getting into the actual awards of this year and who won, you can take a look at past ‘awards’ articles here on The Beer Thrillers:

You can check out those articles here:

Let’s take a look at this year’s (2022’s) awards and winners:

2022 North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards and Winners

Best Beer Review

1. Adrian Tierney-Jones: The Arrow of Time — How JW Lees’ Harvest Ale Has Defined British Brewing for Decades, Good Beer Hunting
2. Brian Yaeger: Beer Pick of the Week: Crux Fermentation Project’s Full Gold, Sip Magazine
3. Josh Noel: Three Floyds has grown markedly during the last 10 years. Does it still have the magic?, Chicago Tribune

Best Short Form Writing

1. Ashley Joanna: The Sage, Belgian Smaak
2. Jonny Garrett: b-roll no. 610, Good Beer Hunting
3. Jerard Fagerberg: b-roll no. 617, Good Beer Hunting

Best Book

1. Tara Nurin: A Woman’s Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs, Chicago Review Press
2 (tie). Emily Sauter: Hooray for Craft Beer!: An Illustrated Guide to Beer, Brewers Publications
2 (tie). Jonny Garrett: A Year in Beer , CAMRA Books

Best Historical Writing

1. Theresa McCulla: Patsy Young — American Brewer, Fugitive from Slavery, Good Beer Hunting
2. Melanie Epp: A Sketchbook of Hops and War — How Poperinge’s Hop Farms Survived The Great War, Belgian Smaak
3. Brian Alberts: Name Your Poison — Americans’ 19th-Century Quest for ‘Pure’ Beer, Good Beer Hunting
Honorable Mention: Jamal Lemon: Tek Cyear uh de Root, Good Beer Hunting

Best Technical Writing

1. Franz D. Hofer: Zoiglbier: Brewing Up a Living Tradition in Bavaria’s Oberpfalz, Zymurgy
2. Jeff Alworth: Lost, Stock & Barrel: The Forgotten Funk of Old Ales, Craft Beer & Brewing
3. Jeff Alworth: What Happens to Beer When the Nights Warm?, Beervana
Honorable Mention: Anthony Gladman: Pillars of Tradition — How a New Generation of Brewers Returned to Decoction Mashing, Good Beer Hunting

Best Travel Writing

1. Lily Waite: Folk Round Here — The Blue Anchor Inn and Spingo Ales in Helston, Cornwall, Pellicle Magazine
2. Sorrel Moseley-Williams: Brewing Change in the Land of Grapes — Chachingo Craft Beer in Mendoza, Argentina, Good Beer Hunting
3. Jemma Beedie: The Connemara: Irish pub culture in wine country, Ferment

Best Beer & Food Writing

1. Jacopo Mazzeo: From Naples With Love — The Story Behind Italy’s Most Famous Food and Beer Pairing, Good Beer Hunting
2. Evan Rail: Homebound Beer Lovers Are Recreating Their Favorite Global Beer Snacks, VinePair
3. Stephanie Grant: Easy Like Sunday Morning — Southern Guinness Pie with Guinness Draught, Good Beer Hunting

Best Business Writing

1. Josh Noel: Goose Island’s Bourbon County beers hit shelves on Black Friday — but some small shops say they’re unfairly denied access to the most-coveted brands, Chicago Tribune
2. Laura Hadland: Pillar of the Community, BEER Magazine
3. Anthony Gladman: Stick or Twist: England’s hop growers on a knife edge, BEER Magazine

Best Commentary

1. Beth Demmon: Craft Beer Faces a Gender and Race Reckoning, Civil Eats
2. David Nilsen, It’s Okay that You’re Not Okay, Porch Drinking
3. Helen Anne Smith: Last Call — The Human Sustainability Crisis at the Heart of the Hospitality Industry, Good Beer Hunting
Honorable Mention: Jim Vorel: If We Look Away, The Beer World’s Sexism Will Always Return to the Status Quo, Paste Magazine

Best Podcast/Broadcast

1. Breandán Kearney: The Belgian Smaak Podcast, Belgian Smaak
2. Kindsey Bernhard: Boys Are From Marzen: A Woman in Beer Podcast, Porch Drinking
3. Host Collective: The Good Beer Hunting Podcast, Good Beer Hunting

Best Blog

1. Beth Demmon: Prohibitchin’
2. Jeff Alworth: Beervana
3. Evan Rail: Retrocausality, Good Beer Hunting
Honorable Mention: Lily Waite: The Pull of Joy, Good Beer Hunting

Best Brewery Profile

1. Philip Runco: Little Fish, Big Tale: How Fast Fashion Caught Its Own Hop, DC Beer
2. Ariana DiValentino: We Deserve Nice Things — Carving Out Space with Dyke Beer, in New York City, Pellicle Magazine
3. Ruth Dsouza Prabhu: Banyan Trees and Belgian Ales — Geist Craft Beer in Bangalore, India, Good Beer Hunting
Honorable Mention: Hollie Stephens: Sierra Nevada: Mills River, Brewer and Distiller International

Best Local Reporting

1. Andi Prewitt: Tipping Point: Business has been tough for the traditional beer bar, which faces stiff competition and lasting effects from the pandemic., Willamette Week
2. Jeff Alworth: ‘Bud Clark is Serious’ – Remembering Portland’s Most Famous Publican, Beervana
3. Josh Noel: Goose Island workers tried to unionize before the COVID-19 pandemic. The company pushed back — and then laid off leaders of the effort., Chicago Tribune
Honorable Mention: Melanie Epp: Up And Running — The Rise Of Independent Beer In Ghent, Belgian Smaak

Best National/International Reporting

1. Atinuke Akintola Diver: ‘A Black Woman Made This Beer’ — How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Shaped a Generation of Black Women Brewers, Good Beer Hunting
2. Courtney Iseman: How Native American Breweries Are Reclaiming Their Identities Through Beer, Thrillist
3. Will Hawkes: Black by Day, Red by Night, Good Beer Hunting
Honorable Mention: John Holl: ‘Great Hops Make Great Beer’: How U.S. Agriculture Grows with Craft Breweries, Wine Enthusiast

Great Articles

That is a lot of great articles. I fully recommend going through that list and reading what you find interesting. There’s so much good stuff there with the links to most of the articles in question (or a way to get access to the articles that won). Some fantastic writers like Jeff Alworth, Beth Demmon, etc. And of course some great blogs like Beervana and Good Beer Hunting. Be sure to check out the links and read up!

Emerging Voices

The North American Guild of Beer Writers also wanted to celebrate, showcase, and endorse some of the newest writers in the field. The following is the description used by North American Guild of Beer Writers: “We also celebrated Emerging Voices selected by our judges. These are journalists who’ve covered beer less than three years and produced high quality work.”

The following list is those that they wanted to recognize:

Ashley Joanna

Instagram: @ashleyjoannaphoto

Melanie Epp

Twitter: @Consuming_Copy

William Costa

Twitter: @Will_j_costa
Instagram: @will_j_costa

Jessica Infante

Twitter: @JessicaInfante

Stephanie Shuttleworth

Twitter: @StephShutt

Ray Ricky Rivera

Twitter: @RayRickyRivera
Instagram: @rayrickyrivera

Andrew Sanders

Twitter: @thehomebrewpub
Instagram: @thehomebrewpub

Noelle Phillips

Twitter: @Belladonsah

Jemma Beedie

Twitter: @jemmasaid

North American Guild of Beer Writers

The North American Guild of Beer Writers is the preeminent guild for writers about craft beer (and the beer industry). You can find out more about them here – at their homepage:

North American Guild of Beer Writers

This year for their awards they had “about” 250 entries submitted across 14 different genres, from all over the world. The Beer Thrillers are a member of the Guild but we did not submit any writings this year. We are looking to do so in 2023 (and had honestly meant to submit some this year, but a lot of real life time issues popped up around the time). But here is looking to 2023 when we hopefully will get something submitted – and who knows; possibly even win!

Cheers and congratulations to all the winners announced this year!

Again, you can read past North American Guild of Beer Writers award winners here:

To see their page of winners, directly from the source, you can go here:

North American Guild of Beer Writers – 2022 Winners Notebook

Thanks For Reading

As always everyone, I want to say thank you for reading and checking out the blog. We appreciate having you here so much. Please be sure to check out all the other various articles we have! Thanks and good reading!

Cheers!

-B. Kline

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Allusion Brewing Company Wins Two Top Awards

B. Kline — Thu, 05 May 2022 20:30:00 +0000

Allusion Brewing Company receiving their awards at the Craft Beer Conference (Photo courtesy of Allusion Brewing Company’s Facebook)

Craft Beer Conference Awards

At the annual Craft Beer Conference (in Minneapolis, Minnesota this year), held over the past few days; Allusion Brewing Company received two awards. Both in “Craft Beer Marketing”. They won their awards for “Best Tap Handle” in the US and “Best Flight Display” in the US.

These are two big awards for the small brewery out of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. Receiving any award is always a great moment for any brewery, but being recognized at the Craft Beer Conference and winning a national award (and top place) is especially huge for the small hometown brewery.

The Awards

Much like the Great American Beer Fest, the World Beer Cup, and many others – the Craft Beer Conference has their own award ceremony where they announce winners in several different categories on a whole host of things.

Their first award was for “Best Flight Display” in the US. They have a very cool flight board, which are pull out drawers from an old library’s card catalog cabinet. They use the cabinet to keep track of the flights that are out. You can see the flight below:

A flight at Allusion Brewing Company

Their second award they have won was for “Best Tap Handle” in the US. I didn’t have a good picture of their tap handles, but found a picture of their bar background from TribLive back in 2020 (October 9th, 2020) when they were opening. You can see the tap handles in the background of it:

Allusion Brewing Company’s bar (at time of opening in October, 2020) (Photo Courtesy: TribLive Article – Allusion Brewing Co. to Open Saturday in Vandergrift)

Allusion Brewing Company

I got to stop out at Allusion Brewing Company in November of 2020 when I was taking my trip out to Indianapolis and back. It was early in the day so the place wasn’t full yet (actually I was the only person there at the time, they had just opened), but it was a really lovely building and brewery. The beers were great. And if you are ever in the outskirts of Pittsburgh you definitely should stop in.

For more information on my trip there, you can check out these articles:

You can find them on Google Maps here: Allusion Brewing Company.

From Untappd, they are listed as a microbrewery from Vandergrift, PA. With 40 unique beers and 2,686 ratings. Their global average rating is 3.83. Their Untappd description reads: “Vandergrift’s hometown brewery, offering a consistent library of approachable beers taking the tradition of each style seriously. Craft beer is about bringing people together – come join our story.”

Allusion Brewing Company’s Announcement

The following is their Facebook and social media announcement about winning the awards:

Allusion Brewing Company receiving their award at the Craft Beer Conference (Photo Courtesy: Allusion Brewing Company – Facebook)

When we started Allusion Brewing Company, one thing we knew from the beginning is that we would give every aspect of our business our full effort to make it the best it could be.The effort we put into bringing you great beer is matched by how much we care that you have an amazing location and guest experience to drink that beer!All the compliments we get from all of you that come into the brewery show us that our efforts are appreciated.During the Craft Beer Conference in Minneapolis, we got recognition from our professional peers in the industry.Last night we were invited to a party hosted by the Craft Beer Marketing Awards program. 600 judges gave us the highest award in the US for two craft beer marketing categories.“Best Tap Handle” in the US!“Best Flight Display” in the US!Needless to say, it was a pretty good night!Huge shout out to the companies that helped us create these pieces and ultimately win these awards! Thank you Hankscraft AJS and Creation Lab!
Allusion Brewing Company (Social Media)

For More Information

For more information on Allusion Brewing Company, you can check out the following links:

Thanks For Reading

As always, thank you everyone for reading. Its so great to see local small hometown breweries getting national recognition and we’re so glad to see them grow and get acknowledged! We love posting about Pennsylvania and other local breweries winning awards, so be on the lookout for those.

And as always, stay tuned for plenty of great articles coming your way from us here at The Beer Thrillers. Hope you had a wonderful May the Fourth yesterday, and having a good Revenge of the Fifth today, and Cinco de Mayo.

Cheers!

-B. Kline

2021 NAGBW Awards

BKline — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 12:45:00 +0000

The North American Guild of Beer Writers logo.

Once again its time for the yearly awards – first it was the Great American Beer Festival – and now its the North American Guild of Beer Writers awards that coincides (or comes out around the same time) with the Great American Beer Festival. I have covered this last year, as well as covered the Great American Beer Festival awards that were given out to Pennsylvania Breweries. You can check out those articles here:

Awards

The below is the list of the 2021 NAGBW Awards and links to their works (when / where applicable). You can follow the link here for the full Notebook Report from the award ceremony that was held on October 9th: NAGBW Notebook Report. There was over 300 entrants for 14 different categories, with articles submitted from multiple countries. This list is the winners.

Best Beer Review

1. Eoghan Walsh: Zinnebir — A Beer for Living In, Pellicle Magazine
2. Martyn Cornell: So What Happens if You Mix the New Guinness 0.0 with Guinness Foreign Extra Stout?, Zythophile
3. Jonny Garrett: 15 Years of Endless Summer — How Thornbridge Jaipur Changed British Beer, Good Beer Hunting

Honorable Mention: Em Sauter: Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales: Oro de Calabaza Beer Review, The Alcohol Professor

Best Short Form Writing

1. Eoghan Walsh: Thirst // This Must Be The Place, Brussels Beer City
2. Ashley Joanna: The Postman, Belgian Smaak
3. Breandán Kearney: B-Roll no. 590, Good Beer Hunting

Best Book

1. Tom Acitelli, Pilsner: How the Beer of Kings Changed the World
2. Paul Kan: Hawai’i Beer: A History of Brewing in Paradise
3. Eoghan Walsh: Brussels Beer City: Stories from Brussels’ Brewing Past

Honorable Mention: Andreas Krennmair: Vienna Lager

Best Blog

1. Jeff Alworth: Beervana Blog
2. Beth Demmon: Prohibitchin’
3. Eoghan Walsh: Brussels Beer City

Honorable Mention: Oliver Gray: This Must Be the Place

Best Brewery Profile

1. Christopher DeWolf: City on Fire — How Young Master Brewery Became the Face of Craft Beer in Restive Hong Kong, Good Beer Hunting
2. Matthew Curtis: Everything in its Right Place — The Brewery of St. Mars of the Desert, Sheffield, Pellicle Magazine
3. David Nilsen: Tending the Fires — Carillon Brewing Company in Dayton, Ohio, Good Beer Hunting

Honorable Mention: Emily Monaco: Let Them Drink Bread — Cocomiette in Isère, France, Good Beer Hunting

Best Local Reporting

1. Breandán Kearney: Putting Hops on the Table in Belgium’s Westhoek—On Leroy Breweries, Poperinge Hop Growers, and the Agricultural Identity of a People, Belgian Smaak
2. Lucy Corne: Hop Farming in the Face of Adversity — Khaya Maloney in Johannesburg, South Africa, Good Beer Hunting
3. Paige Latham Didora: Business as Unusual — How Five Minneapolis and St. Paul Bars and Restaurants Responded to the George Floyd Protests, Good Beer Hunting

Best National / International Reporting

1. Jerard Fagerberg: Waiting on the Tides — How Outdated Liquor Laws Trap Craft Brewers Between Regulation and Rebellion, Good Beer Hunting
2. Kate Bernot: Tyranny of the Tickers — How Untappd Ratings Became Craft Beer’s Most Fickle Prize, Good Beer Hunting
3. David Jesudason: Desi Style — The History and Significance of England’s Anglo-Asian Pubs, Pellicle Magazine

Honorable Mention: John McMahon: Waiting for a “Year of Change” — How Thai Brewers are Fighting Against a Government-Backed Beer Duopoly, Good Beer Hunting

Thanks For Reading

2022 will be the first year I will be able to submit articles and entries into other categories. (Since I just recently joined.) Hopefully, fingers crossed, we’ll be seeing The Beer Thrillers listed amongst these awards. Who knows, we’ll find out. In the meantime, make sure to check out the blog, and all of our features – beer reviews, brewery profiles / reviews, interviews, book reviews, hike reviews, travelogues, and so much more.

Cheers!

-B. Kline

We’ve Joined the NAGBW

BKline — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:24:13 +0000

North American Guild of Beer Writers logo.

The North American Guild of Beer Writers

What is the North American Guild of Beer Writers you might ask? Quite possibly you’ve never heard of them, even if you do read several beer blogs on the internet. So what exactly are they? Are they a shadowy underworld movement similar to the Illuminati? Are they like the Free Masons of beer? Or are they similar to the Stonecutters?

Well, I’ll let them explain in their own words (from their website):

The North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) is the leading member organization of beer writers, authors, reporters, and podcasters who cover the beer industry.
Some of us do it for fun, others make a living, or at least a portion of it, covering beer and brewing. We tirelessly cover the brewing industry and those who appreciate beer.
We are a group dedicated to elevating the level of our craft as we cover the art of brewing. We are serious in our purpose, but strive to enjoy ourselves in doing our jobs.
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We host annual awards that highlight the accomplishments of our members. We also support the annual Diversity in Beer Writing Grant, with a goal to highlight the value of stories that can showcase diversity and inclusion – in all its forms and challenges – within beer.
North American Guild of Beer Writers – Home – North American Guild of Beer Writers Homepage

So thats the basis in a nutshell.

Every year they have an awards event a little bit after the Great American Beer Festival where they announce that year’s awards and winners for various writing and articles of the year. The selection timeframe is July through August and they announce the winners late September.

You can read the 2020 winners here: 2020 NAGBW Winners. I am not entered in anything for 2021, but will hopefully have some stuff to enter for the 2020 year.

So What Does This Mean

So what all does this mean for The Beer Thrillers? Shrugging… honestly not a whole lot that you all might see. A bit more behind the scenes happens for us here at The Beer Thrillers. Hopefully more notice, coverage, and attention.

We are looking to soon start doing podcasts and videos and much more travels and coverage here on The Beer Thrillers. We are also looking to pick up another writer (or two) and hopefully someone with more digital graphics skills and such, and get the site improved graphically, and with a lot more writing.

So please, if you like what you see, make sure to hit the like button, subscribe and follow our page, and be sure to share with all your friends. We appreciate it!

-B. Kline

Awards - The Beer Thrillers

2024 North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) Awards

2024 North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) Awards

2024 NAGBW Awards

And the winners are….

Background on the Awards

For More of our Award Articles

Thank You For Reading

Best in Beer – Farm Show Awards (2024)

The 108th Annual Farm Show

Farm Show – Best of Beer Awards

Best in Beer Winners – 2024

PA Preferred

For More Information on the Farm Show

For More of our Award Articles

Thank You For Reading

2023 North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) Awards

Award Season

2023 North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards and Winners

Best Commentary or Criticism

Best Beer and Food Writing

Best Short Form Writing

Best Beer Review

Best Historical Writing

Best General Beer Podcast

Best Beer Blog or Newsletter

Best Technical Writing

Best Brewery Profile

Best Beer and Travel Writing

Best Business Writing

Best Technical Brewing or Beer Podcast

Best Local Reporting

Best National or International Beer Reporting

Best Beer Book

The NAGBW

Thank You For Reading

World Beer Cup 2023 Winners – Delaware

World Beer Cup 2023

Delaware Brewery Winners

World Beer Cup Competition Statistics

Additional Brewer’s Association Information

World Beer Cup

Additional Resources

For More of our Award Articles

Thank You For Reading

World Beer Cup 2023 Winners – Pennsylvania

World Beer Cup 2023

Pennsylvania Brewery Winners

World Beer Cup Competition Statistics

Additional Brewer’s Association Information

World Beer Cup

Additional Resources

For More of our Award Articles

Thank You For Reading

2022 NAGBW Awards

Award Season

2022 North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards and Winners

Great Articles

Emerging Voices

North American Guild of Beer Writers

Thanks For Reading

Allusion Brewing Company Wins Two Top Awards

Craft Beer Conference Awards

The Awards

Allusion Brewing Company

Allusion Brewing Company’s Announcement

For More Information

Thanks For Reading

2021 NAGBW Awards

Awards

Best Beer Review

Best Short Form Writing

Best Book

Best Historical Writing

Best Technical Writing

Best Travel Writing

Best Food and Beer Writing

Best Business Writing

Best Commentary

Best Beer Podcast / Broadcast