Congratulations to the North American Guild of Beer Writers Award winners, many of whom are also British Guild of Beer Writers members.
Best Commentary or Criticism
Honorable Mention
Damian Kerlin: “Gay Men Drink Craft Beer, Too — On Lad Culture, Stereotypes, and Beer’s Cultural Barriers,” Good Beer Hunting (this article was a winner of the British Guild of Beer Writers’ and Good Beer Hunting’s Diversity Grant 2022)
Honorable Mention
Mark LaFaro: “Non-Alcoholic Beer Has a Story Problem,” Final Gravity Zine
Third Place
Jeff Alworth: “What the Hell is Happening in New Jersey?,” Beervana
Second Place
Ash Croce: “What the Aftermath of the Craft Beer Reckoning Means for Survivors,” VinePair
First Place
Dave Infante: “Hop Take – The Cowardly King of Beers Bends the Knee to Bigots,” VinePair
Best Beer and Food Writing
Honorable Mention
Robin Shepard: “A better wheat?,” Isthmus
Third Place
Ariana DiValentino: “Don’t Stop the Beet — Finding the Root of Lasting Joy in Beetroot Infused Beer,” Pellicle Magazine
Second Place
David Nilsen: “Pairing the Beers of Chimay with Craft Chocolate,” Bean to Barstool
First Place
Lana Svitankova: “Sour, Salty, Umami — The Ukrainian Brewers Transforming Pickling Traditions Into Beer,” Good Beer Hunting
Best Short Form Writing
Third Place
Cliff Lucas: “De Tramstatie,” Belgian Smaak
Second Place
Ashley Joanna: “The Accordionist,” Belgian Smaak
First Place
Ashley Joanna: “The Conservator,” Belgian Smaak
Best Beer Review
Third Place
Brian Yaeger: “Endangered Brown Ales Come Out Of Hibernation For Winter,” The Source Weekly
Second Place
Evan Rail: “An Exotic in Communist Times — How Pardubický Porter Inspired Generations of Czech Drinkers,” Good Beer Hunting
First Place
David Nilsen: “In the Understory: Primitive Beer’s Frosted in Moss,” Final Gravity Zine
Best Historical Writing
Third Place
Verity Babbs: “Exploring the Hop/Vine Divide — Depictions of Beer and Wine in Northern and Southern European Art,” Good Beer Hunting
Second Place
Brian Alberts: “‘Beer for All, or for None’ — The Busch-Lasker Controversy of 1922,” Good Beer Hunting
First Place
Kevin Kain: “Mexican Lager: History and Appropriation,” Casket Beer
Emerging Voice
Tasha Prado
Best General Beer Podcast
Third Place
Drink Beer, Think Beer
Second Place
VinePair’s Taplines
First Place
Good Beer Hunting Podcast
Best Beer Blog or Newsletter
Honorable Mention
Will Hawkes: London Beer City
Third Place
David Jesudason: Episodes of my Pub Life
Second Place
Jeff Alworth: Beervana
First Place
Beth Demmon: Prohibitchin’
Emerging Voice
Shana Solarte
Best Technical Beer Writing
Honorable Mention
Stan Hieronymus: “Reducing the Carbon Footprint,” The New Brewer
Honorable Mention
Jeff Alworth: “Where the Hops Are Preserved,” Beervana
Third Place
Joe Stange: “The Bitterness Problem,” Craft Beer & Brewing
Second Place
Doug Veliky: “The 12-Pack Variety Playbook,” BeerCrunchers
First Place
Jeff Alworth: “Cold IPA is a Technique, Not a Style,” Beervana
Emerging Voice
Jessie Smith
Best Brewery Profile
Honorable Mention
Tony Rehagen: “Middle Eastern Flavor,” The Washington Post
Third Place
Lucy Corne: “Elephant-Friendly Beer — Okavango Craft Brewery in Maun, Botswana,” Good Beer Hunting
Second Place
Jacob Smith: “The Rise and Fall of Jennings Brewery — Pure Lake District, Now Made in Staffordshire,” Pellicle Magazine
First Place
Anaïs LeCoq: “The Art of Vinifying Grains — Brasserie Ammonite in Burgundy, France,” Good Beer Hunting
Best Beer and Travel Writing
Honorable Mention
Em Sauter: “Share What You Have — A Visit to John Stoner’s Richmond, Virginia,” Good Beer Hunting
Third Place
Megan Eaves: “Life Stays Close to the River — Solar Beer and Wildebeest in the Serengeti,” Good Beer Hunting
Second Place
Ryan Pachmeyer: “Where Kölsch Night is Every Night,” Craft Beer & Brewing
First Place
Sorrel Moseley-Williams: “Interpreting the Andes — Carlos Barroso in Pachar, Peru,” Good Beer Hunting
Best Business Writing
Honorable Mention
Hollie Stephens: “Seeds of Change — The Promise (and Challenges) of New Brewing Grains,” Good Beer Hunting
Third Place
Jessie Smith: “How to Start Up Your Sensory Panel,” The Brewing Industry Guide
Second Place
Chelsea Carrick: “Waiting for the Rain — How Drought in Northern Mexico Impacts the Country’s Beer Industry,” Good Beer Hunting
First Place
Aaron Goldfarb: “The Most Important Company in Craft Beer Makes Marshmallow Extract,” VinePair
Emerging Voice
Julie Rhodes
Best Technical Beer or Brewing Podcast
Honorable Mention
How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery
Third Place
Brewer to Brewer Podcast
Second Place
How Does Flavor Impact Beer?
First Place
Sense of Beer Style
Best Local Reporting
Honorable Mention
Michael Stein: “Death of a Brewery: : 3 Stars Leaves Hole in D.C.’s Evolving Beer Scene,” Washington City Paper
Third Place
Ash Croce: “Meet the Many Feline Workers of NYC’s Breweries,” TimeOut New York
Second Place
Jamaal Lemon: “Come Hell or High Water — Oysters, Brewing, and How the Come Yahs & Bin Yahs Could End Sea Level Rise in Charleston,” Good Beer Hunting
First Place
Jerard Fagerberg: “Oops, Minnesota Accidentally Legalized THC-Spiked Seltzer,” Vice
Best National or International Beer Reporting
Honorable Mention
David Jesudason: “Please Don’t Take Me Home — How Black Country Desi Pub Culture Made Football More Diverse,” Pellicle Magazine
Honorable Mention
Breandán Kearney: “‘All Hail the Cara God’ — How Cara Pils Became Belgian Beer’s Surprise Cult Favorite,” Good Beer Hunting
Third Place
Mark Dredge: “Lost in Translation — How Flavor Wheels and Tasting Tools Can Evolve to Speak with Global Beer Drinkers,” Good Beer Hunting
Second Place
Joshua Bernstein: “On the Dubbel: The Ongoing Evolution of Belgian Beer in America,” Imbibe
First Place
Mark LaFaro: “Tapped Out — The Problematic Culture of Overdrinking When You Work in Alcohol,” Good Beer Hunting
Best Beer Book
Third Place
Marty Nachel: “Homebrewing for Dummies: Third Edition”
Second Place
Eoghan Walsh: “A History of Brussels Beer in 50 Objects”
First Place
Clint Lanier: “Ted Mack and America’s First Black-Owned Brewery: The Rise and Fall of Peoples Beer