The Guild of Beer Writers Awards are the only competition to recognise and reward writing and broader communication about beer and pubs in the UK. We are proud of our award scheme and take it seriously, with a rigorous judging process, a generous prize fund thanks to our sponsors and an awards presentation and dinner in December that has become one of the industry’s top ‘must attend’ events.
Find a full list of our 2005 Award Winners by category below.
Beer Writer of the Year 2005
- Alastair Gilmour
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Michael Jackson
The Artois Bock Award for National Journalism
- Winner: Jonathan Ray
- Runner up: Carol Midgley
Cains Finest Lager Award for Regional Journalism
- Winner: Alastair Gilmour
- Runner up: Mike Chapple
The Bishops Finger Beer with Food Award
- Martyn Cornell
Trade and Technical Journalism Award
- Graham Holter
Budweiser Budvar Travel Bursary
- Tim Webb
Beer and Brewing Award
- John Keeling, Fuller’s