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6 August 2007
BudvarUK renames Travel Bursary in honour of John White
The Budweiser Budvar Travel Bursary, which is presented annually by the British Guild of Beer Writers is to be renamed in honour of John White, who died suddenly last month at the age of 62.
The award will now be known as the Budweiser Budvar John White Travel Bursary.
John White was a beer writer who organised and ran legendary beers hunts in Europe and was known by a great many brewers, beer writers and beer fans.
Budvar UK sales and marketing director Neville Hall said: “John White probably did more than any other individual to get people to appreciate great beers by getting them to go to where they were brewed.
“Besides being a consummate organiser of wonderful tours in search of great beers his knowledge of them was also encyclopaedic, making his beautifully researched notes, I would suggest, a national treasure for beer lovers. We are proud to make this small contribution to keeping John’s memory alive.”
British Guild of Beer Writers Chairman Tim Hampson said: “John White was always promoting “top class” beers. He possessed a great deal of knowledge about the world’s best beers and breweries, which he was always willing to share with fellow writers.
“I am delighted that BudvarUK want to honour John White in this way, for his work was and will continue to be an inspiration.”
The first Budweiser Budvar John White Travel Bursary will be presented at the British Guild of Beer Writers Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation – 5 December, Millennium Gloucester, London.
The Budweiser Budvar John White Travel Bursary will be given to the beer writer considered by the judges to benefit most from a travel bursary There is a prize of £1,000 plus a trip to the Budweiser Budvar brewery in the Czech Republic.
John White’s famed website – www.whitebeertravels.co.uk - is to be preserved by the British Guild of Beer Writers.
“The site is an invaluable resource for journalists, beer fans and the just plain curious. It is right and proper that we have taken steps to ensure the site remains accessible,” said Tim Hampson.
Currently parts of the site are password protected but it is planned that these should be removed so that everyone can have free and unlimited access to the information.
Contact details:
Tim Hampson – Chairman British Guild of Beer Writers tim@infopub.co.uk
Tel: 07768 614283
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