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.
This year’s Awards attracted more than 150 entries including books, newspaper articles, blogs, and radio broadcasts.
Find a full list of our 2019 Award Winners by category below, along with a link to a sample of their award-winning work.
2019 Award Winners
The Michael Jackson Gold Award for Beer Writer of the Year 2019
Greene King Award for Best Beer Writer, National Media
- Winner: Adrian Tierney-Jones for articles in Daily Star, Daily Telegraph and others
- Silver Award: Claire Bullen for The Beer Lover’s Table and various articles
- Commendation: Eoghan Walsh for articles in Ferment, Pellicle and others
Adnams Award for Best Beer Writer, Regional Media
- Winner: Alastair Gilmour for Cheers
- Silver Award: Simon Jenkins for The Yorkshire Beer Bible
Fuller Smith & Turner Award for Best Beer Writer, Trade Media
- Winner: Richard Molloy for articles in Inapub
- Silver Award: Will Hawkes for articles in Imbibe
- Commended: Anthony Gladman for articles including Drinks Retailing News
Heineken Award for Best Beer Communicator, Online
- Winner: Jonny Garrett for The Craft Beer Channel
- Silver Award: Claire Bullen for writing in Good Beer Hunting
St Austell Family Group Award for Best Young Beer Writer
- Winner: Daniel Woolfson for writing in The Grocer
- Silver Award: Eoghan Walsh for articles on Brussels Beer City
- Commended: Lily Waite for articles in Good Beer Hunting and Pellicle
Asahi Award for Best Beer and Travel Writer
- Winner: Claire Bullen for writing in Good Beer Hunting
- Silver Award: Jonny Garrett for his YouTube channel, The Craft Beer Channel, and article in BEER
Carlsberg UK Award for Best Writing on Sustainability in Beer and Pubs
- Winner: Will Hawkes for articles in BEER, among others
- Silver Award: Matthew Curtis for articles in Ferment
Long Live the Local Award for Best Writer about Pubs
- Winner: Ian Clayton for It’s the Beer Talking
- Commended: Katie Mather for writing in Ferment
Guild Award for Best Beer Broadcaster
- Winner: Jonny Garrett for The Craft Beer Channel
- Commended: Natalya Watson for her ‘Beer with Nat’ podcast
Guild Award for Best Beer Writer, Corporate Communications
- Winner: Ei Group for National Pub Fortnight
- Commended: Verdant Brewing
Guild Award for Best Beer Citizen Communicator
- Winner: Lana Svitankova for her blog
- Commended: Oli Haydon for his YouTube channel, Pint Sized
SIBA Award for Brewer of the Year
More on our 2019 Annual Awards and our sponsors here.