THE BRITISH GUILD OF BEER WRITERS
2020 WINNERS
The Michael Jackson Gold Award for Beer Writer of the Year 2020
Lily Waite
Greene King Award for Best Beer Writer, Print Publications
Winner: Roger Protz for The Family Brewers of Britain
Silver Award: Mark Dredge for A Brief History of Lager
Heineken Award for Best Beer Communicator, Online
Winner: Lily Waite for articles in Good Beer Hunting and Pellicle
Silver Award: Claire Bullen for writing in titles including Imbibe and Independent Brewer
Asahi Award for Best Beer and Travel Writer
Winner: Claire Bullen for writing in Good Beer Hunting and Imbibe
Silver Award: Lily Waite for articles in titles including Ferment and Pellicle
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company Award for Best Writing about Sustainability in Beer and Pubs
Winner: Emma Inch for a series of programmes on Fermentation Radio
Silver Award: Anthony Gladman, for articles in Ferment
Highly Commended: Will Hawkes for a report on Pubs and Sport for PubAid
Budweiser Brewing Group Award for Best Writing about No and Low Alcohol Beers
Winner: Natalya Watson for the Beer With Nat podcast
Silver Award: Malin Norman for article in On Tap magazine
Visit Flanders Award for Best Beer Broadcaster
Winner: Jaega Wise for episodes on BBC Radio’s The Food Programme
Silver Award: Natalya Watson for the Beer With Nat podcast
Shepherd Neame Award for Best Communication about Beer and Pubs during Lockdown
Winner: Emma Inch for the Fermentation in Isolation podcasts
Silver Award: Lily Waite for various press articles and ‘Until Further Notice‘ zine
Highly Commended: Richard Molloy for columns in Herald Express, Torbay
Harvey’s Tom Paine Award for Best Citizen Beer Communicator
Winner: John Stooke for Last Orders: A History of Pubs in Swindon
Silver Award: Gabriele Bertucci for the What’s in the Glass podcasts
Guild Award for Best Beer Writer, Corporate Communications
Winner: Brixton Brewery for the Characters of Coldharbour campaign
SIBA Award for Brewer of the Year
Winner: Oliver Fozard, Rooster’s Brewing Co