Events

**This event has been postponed until further notice** Date: Tuesday 10th September 2024 Time: 2pm to 6pm Place: The Canalhouse,…

The Guild’s AGM is set for Tuesday 13th August 2024 from 7pm, taking place Online. All members of the Guild are…

Wednesday 7th August 2024 Time: 6-9pm for Social Gathering  Get acquainted with your fellow guild members in this informal, friendly…

Our Marketing & Events Officer, Kimberley Spivey is teaming up with Manchester based Beer Writer (and Guild Member), Matt Curtis…

Course: How the Beer Writer of the Year Pitches Date/Time: Thursday 21st March 7:30pm start Venue: Online via Google Meet…

The Guild’s annual dinner and presentation of our awards for writing and communication about beer, pubs and cider.  This not-to-be-missed…

The board of the British Guild of Beer Writers would love you to join us at a Northern Winter Social,…

A 2-hour course on Zoom hosted by Emma Inch, covering the following topics: Why podcasts? – what podcasts are and…

Date and Time Monday 31st July 2023, 6pm-9pm Venue The Five Points Brewery Taproom, 61 Mare St, London E8 4RG…

The Guild’s AGM is set for Tuesday 11th July 2023 from 7pm, taking place at Samuel Pepys, Stew Ln, London EC4V…

Join multi-award-winning broadcaster and founder of the Craft Beer Channel, Jonny Garrett, for a beginner’s course in making great online…

Due to the planned rail strike on Thursday 16th March, the Board have decided to cancel this event.

A seminar hosted by Directors of the Guild at SIBA’s BeerX event. Guild members can apply for free-of-charge delegate tickets…

Our Annual Dinner & Awards on 23 November are now sold out! We may have cancellations, please contact ros@shielporter.com if…

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Burton IPA 200 Guild Members can RSVP for their free place…

Sambrook’s Brewery 4 – 5:30pm = Seminar: “Ancient Brewing in Plain Sight” 6 – 9pm = Summer Party   Save…

Online via Zoom   The Guild’s AGM is set for Tuesday, June 21st from 7 – 8:30 pm BST and will…

Online via Zoom Cost: £30 pp (Guild members) | £55 pp (non members)   Improve Your Interview Skills Presented by…

Online via Zoom Cost: £20 pp (Guild members) | £45 pp (non members)   Strategic Social Media: More Results from…

Online via Zoom   Can the IPA be post-colonial? More than any other beer style, the India Pale Ale (IPA)…

Venue: Club Soda’s Alcohol-Free Off-Licence 59 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LJ   The Latest Developments in Low and No…

Venue: One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA Please join us for the Guild’s annual dinner and presentation of our…

Online via Zoom Cost: £20.95 pp (Guild members) | £45.95 pp (non members)   Alive and Pitching Presented by freelance…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £20.95 pp (Guild members) | £46.73 pp (non members)   This course was initially offered…

Online via Zoom   Fog on the Channel, Part III We may be called the British Guild of Beer Writers,…

Online via Zoom   Fog on the Channel – Conversations on European Beer, Part II We may be called the…

Online via Zoom [Please note this is a lunch-time event]   Guest speaker: Ryosuke Yokoe When we write about beer,…

Online via Zoom   The Guild’s AGM is set for Tuesday, June 22nd from 7 – 8.30 pm BST and…

Online via Zoom   Just as the world of brewing was starting to get seriously interesting, with small players growing…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £15.95 pp (Guild members) | £25.95 pp (non members)   How to get your beer…

Online via Zoom   This is the final event in the Guild’s four-part Q&A series that both celebrates our 2020…

Online via Zoom   This is the third event in the Guild’s four-part Q&A series that both celebrates our 2020…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £20.95 pp (Guild members) | £30.95 pp (non members)   This course is now fully…

Online via Zoom   This is the second event in the Guild’s four-part Q&A series that both celebrates our 2020…

Online via Zoom   Fog on the Channel – Conversations on European Beer with the British Guild of Beer Writers…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £15.95 pp (Guild members) | £25.95 pp (non members)   A Recipe for Great Digital…

Online via Zoom   The Guild is launching a new four-part Q&A series to both celebrate our 2020 Guild Award…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £15.95 pp (Guild members) | £25.95 pp (non members)   Developing Your Book-Writing Skills: How…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £15.95 pp (Guild members) | £25.95 pp (non members)   How to Build a Great…

Online via Zoom   Please put Thursday, 10th December from 7.00 – 8.00 pm in your calendars for the announcement of the winners…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £20.95 pp Advanced Beer Photography with Matthew Curtis Learn from award-winning writer and photographer Matthew…

Venue: Online via Zoom Cost: £20.95 pp Building a Brand: ‘Why People Don’t Buy What You’re Selling… They Buy You!’…

Online via Zoom   The Guild’s AGM is set for Tuesday, August 25th from 7 – 8.30 pm and will…

Update [June 22nd]: Unfortunately, this seminar has now been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly. Any questions, please…

Update [April 20th]: Given the government’s latest advice, we have decided to postpone this event until further notice. We will…

Online via Zoom Kate Oppenheim is an experienced B2B journalist, having held the editorships of leading weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies and…

Online via Zoom Photographer and Guild member Nicci Peet will be hosting a seminar on photography basics. She’ll discuss: getting…

  Online via Zoom Brett Laniosh has been involved in editing and publishing pub magazines since 1995 when he launched…

  Online via Zoom Join Katie Wiles, CAMRA’s Senior Communications Manager, and Neil Walker, Head of Comms & Marketing at…

  Online via Zoom Guild Secretary Natalya Watson will host an online social for Guild members. You’ll be able to…

Online via Zoom Join Guild Treasurer Paul Nunny for a seminar on his learnings from founding his latest business, to…

Online via Zoom What is a podcast? How do you make one? And how do you get people listening? In…

Online via Zoom Join Roger, one of the Guild’s most senior and respected members, for a question and answer session…

Online via Zoom Join Pete for a conversation about his approach to writing beer books. In addition to the many…

Update [March 17th]: Given the government’s latest advice, we have decided to postpone this event until further notice. We will…

Venue: The Admiralty, Trafalgar Square, London Cost: £52.50 (including lunch) Mobile Journalism Workshop with Jack Soper The smartphone is a…

Venue: Upstairs at The Old Doctor Butler’s Head, 2 Mason’s Avenue, Moorgate, EC2V 5BT, by kind permission of Guild corporate…

This course is now sold out.  If you’d like to join the wait list in case of any cancellations nearer the date,…

This evening training course, led by Natalya Watson, accredited Beer Sommelier and full-time beer educator,  will help delegates identify common…

Venue: London Fields Brewery Arches, 369-370 Helmsley Place, London E8 3SB The Guild’s annual Summer Party, held on the evening…

The Guild’s AGM is now set for Tuesday 25 June, from 6.30 – 8.30 pm.  It will be held at The George,…

8.45 am start, Norwich station.  4.30 pm finish, Norwich venue. (Note: it will be possible to join the event for…

Venue: St Andrews Brew House, 41 St Andrews St, Norwich NR2 4TP Join us for a Guild social gathering. Have…

This training course led by Guild Chair Pete Brown on How to Write a Successful Beer Blog is now full…

Last year the Guild conducted a survey asking members what training they would most benefit from and, based on your responses, the Board…

Venue: Commercial Tavern, 142-144 Commercial St, London E1 6NU The low- and no-alcohol category is growing rapidly. Join us on Wednesday,…

The Guild’s annual dinner and presentation of our awards for writing about beer and pubs, will take place on Thursday 22…

In this second ‘Meet the Editors’ session for Guild members, three speakers shared thoughts and advice on how to get…

Podcasts and online audio are at the heart of the business of digital media. With audiences flocking to the medium…

Meantime is generously offering Guild members free participation on this training day, run at Meantime Brewery, which usually costs £90….

Forty members of the Guild of Beer Writers and Brewery History Society gathered at the Button Factory in Birmingham’s Jewellery…

Meantime is generously offering Guild members free participation on this training day, run at Meantime Brewery, which usually costs £90….

The Guild’s 2018 Summer Party was held at Brixton Brewery. Our traditional curtain-raiser to the Great British Beer Festival was once…

Meantime is generously offering Guild members free participation on this training day, run at Meantime Brewery, which usually costs £90….

The Guild’s AGM 2018 is set for Wednesday 27 June, from 6.30 – 8.30 pm.  It will be held at…

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY-SUBSCRIBED, IF Y OU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING PLEASE EMAIL SECRETARY@BEERGUILD.CO.UK TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST…

The smartphone is a powerful tool for journalists and content producers.  From capturing and sharing photos, audio and video to editing…

Date: Wednesday 11 April Time: 6.30 – 8.00 pm Venue: The Dead Doll’s House, 181 Upper Street, London N1 1RQ…

Places are still available for this Wednesday’s briefing from Drinkers’ Voice, the organisation representing moderate drinkers across the UK. This…

The Guild’s annual dinner and presentation of our awards for beer writing, will take place on Wednesday 29 November.  We…

The Guild is joining forces with Drinks Retailing News to host a seminar on beer in the off trade. We’ll hear…

We are joining forces with the Brewery History Society for this all day seminar on ‘Ingredients in Beer’. Confirmed speakers…

The Guild’s summer gathering, held on the eve of the pre-Great British Beer Festival. Meet friends old and new and…

The Guild marks 10 years since the death of esteemed beer writer Michael Jackson with a special event, taking place immediately…

  We are delighted to present our first Beer & Food masterclass, run in conjunction with the Guild of Food…

Hear from the Guild’s Board on achievements over the past year and plans for the future, meet fellow Guild members…

We are delighted to be hosting this new Guild event.  Three editors will take part in this informal session, designed to…

Guild members recently gathered at the George Inn in Borough for a lecture on ‘Rebutting Public Health Misinformation’. Speakers Dave…

£50 fee to Guild members. This is an intensive course designed to …. (more to follow) To book your place…

Around a dozen members of the British Guild of Beer Writers met the former CAMRA Revitalisation Committee for an informal…

The biggest date on the Guild’s calendar – our annual dinner for 200+ guests, followed by the presentation of our…

The future of the great British pub was debated by an audience of around 50 brewers, licensees, writers, marketeers and…