THE 2024 WINNERS
Brewer of the Year, sponsored by SIBA
Winner: Dominic Driscoll – Thornbridge Brewery
Best Beer Business Communicator
Gold: Will Hawkes
Silver: Rob MacKay
Best Communication about No and Low Alcohol Beer, sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I
Gold: Mark Dredge
Silver: Emma Inch
Highly Commended: David Nilsen
Best Communication about Sustainability in Beer and Pubs, sponsored by Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company
Gold: Ruvani de Silva
Silver: Mark Dredge
Best Audio or Video Beer Communication, sponsored by St Austell Brewery
Gold: Emma Inch
Silver: Ben Gibbs
Highly Commended: Sam Grist
Best Short-Form Beer Writing
Gold: David Bailey
Silver: Katie Mather
Highly Commended: Mark Dredge
Best Technical Communication about Beer, sponsored by WSET
Gold: Charlotte Cook
Silver: Mark Dredge
Highly Commended: Anthony Gladman
The Susanna Forbes Award for Best Communication about Cider, sponsored by Aspall
Gold: Adam Wells
Silver: Jane Peyton
Best Citizen Beer Communicator, sponsored by Harvey’s Tom Paine
Gold: Jessamy Queree
Silver: Imran Rahman-Jones
Best Newcomer to Beer Communication, sponsored by Fuller, Smith & Turner
Gold: Anaïs Lecoq
Silver: Cliff Lucas
Best Self-Published Beer Writing
Gold: Pete Brown
Silver: Lloyd Lugsden
Best Communication about Diversity in Beer, sponsored by the Guild
Gold: Ruvani de Silva
Silver: Emma Inch
Highly Commended: Lucy Corne
Best Communication about Beer and Travel, sponsored by VISITFLANDERS
Gold: Ruvani de Silva
Silver: Matthew Curtis
Highly Commended: Michael Clarke
Best Corporate Beer Communication, sponsored by Brewhouse Brewing Co.
Gold: CAMRA Learn & Discover (Ruvani de Silva)
Best Communication about Pubs, sponsored by Shepherd Neame
Gold: Emma Inch
Silver: Rachel Hendry
Highly Commended: Pete Brown
Best Commissioned Beer Writing, sponsored by Greene King
Gold: Will Hawkes
Silver: Pete Brown
Highly Commended: Mark Dredge
Best Book about Beer or Pubs, sponsored by Heineken
Gold: Dr Christina Wade
Silver: Matthew Curtis
The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year
Winner: Ruvani de Silva
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The British Guild of Beer Writers is grateful to the following sponsors, whose support makes possible our annual awards and dinner: Aspall Cyder, Brewhouse & Kitchen, Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company, Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC, Greene King, Harvey’s, HEINEKEN UK, Jump Ship Brewing, Shepherd Neame, St Austell Brewery, SIBA, VISITFLANDERS and WSET.