NEWS

Every year the board have selected a charity partner for our annual awards and dinner evening. This year, the board have decided to do things a little differently. First, the charity partnership will be run throughout the year, with donation opportunities outside of just the awards. Second, the board have created a shortlist of potential partners and have now decided to open voting up to the membership to decide. To cast your vote, please click the button below. Voting closes

We're thrilled to announce our judging panel for this year! As with previous years, the panel brings together expertise from across the food and drink industry to evaluate the finest writing and communications in beer and cider – upholding the highest standards of independence and fairness. The judges are (from left to right, top row then bottom row): Steve Dass Steve is a former brewer who started his career in Belgium within the organic beer sector before contributing to th

The Guild's annual Summer Social will take place on Thursday 16th July (LCBF eve) between 6-9pm at Anspach & Hobday's The Arch House in Bermondsey. A special thank you to Anspach & Hobday for agreeing to host us this year. Event entry is free and our hosts have kindly offered a complimentary drink upon arrival. Thank you to our other industry partners, some of whom are providing samples for takeaway. The Guild will be providing complimentary food for attendees. All Guild indi

We would like to extend a personal invite to our upcoming festival on Saturday, 24 October in Glasgow. Early Bird tickets for this year's Beer is for Everyone festival have sold out, but you can use a discount code to get 15% off the ticket price. More information on the festival and ticket link can be found here: https://www.glasladiesbeer.com/B4EFestival2026. To access the discount code, please log in to the Membership Area of the website. If you have not yet registered, p

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Tuesday 23rd June 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. To submit your work, please fill in the form found here. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically receive

The Guild's annual Summer Social will take place on Thursday 16th July (LCBF eve) between 6-9pm at Anspach & Hobday's The Arch House in Bermondsey. A special thank you to Anspach & Hobday for agreeing to host us this year. Event entry is free and our hosts have kindly offered a complimentary drink upon arrival. Thank you to our other industry partners, some of whom are providing samples for takeaway. The Guild will be providing complimentary food for attendees. All Guild indi

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Tuesday 23rd June 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. To submit your work, please fill in the form found here. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically receive

The Guild's annual Summer Social will take place on Thursday 16th July (LCBF eve) between 6-9pm at Anspach & Hobday's The Arch House in Bermondsey. A special thank you to Anspach & Hobday for agreeing to host us this year. Event entry is free and our hosts have kindly offered a complimentary drink upon arrival. Thank you to our other industry partners, some of whom are providing samples for takeaway. The Guild will be providing complimentary food for attendees. All Guild indi

We're pleased to announce that our annual British Guild of Beer Writers Awards are now open! You can enter your work within 14 separate categories for a chance to win a prestigious award and prize money, and as a Guild member entry to all of the awards is free (to join the Guild, click here). The winners and runners-up, alongside our member-voted Brewer of the Year (sponsored by SIBA) and Beer of the Year will be announced during our annual event, which will be held in London

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Tuesday 23rd June 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. To submit your work, please fill in the form found here. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically receive

The on-demand video library in the Membership Area of the website has been updated and now includes the Burton IPA 200 seminar. There are 20 videos of various Guild training and events that you can watch at your leisure. To watch the videos you will need to login to the website. If you have not yet created your login for the website after we changed it, please email secretary@beerguild.co.uk or check your monthly member newsletter for the link.

Members are hereby given notice that the Annual General Meeting of the British Guild of Beer Writers will be held on: Wednesday 3rd June at 7:00pm BST (Online) All members are welcome to attend, but only individual full members may vote. To register your interest in attending, click here. If you are unable to attend but would like to submit a vote via proxy, please click here. The proxy vote deadline is 31st May. The deadline to submit motions and nominate directors has passe

Members are hereby given notice that the Annual General Meeting of the British Guild of Beer Writers will be held on: Wednesday 3rd June at 7:00pm BST (Online) All members are welcome to attend, but only individual full members may vote. To register your interest in attending, click here. If you are unable to attend but would like to submit a vote via proxy, please click here. The proxy vote deadline is 31st May. The deadline to submit motions and nominate directors has passe

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Sunday 24th May 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. To submit your work, please fill in the form found here. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically receive th

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Sunday 24th May 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. To submit your work, please fill in the form found here. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically receive th

Guild members can get free entry to the launch event on Thursday 21st May by emailing Pete Brown, contact details below. Norwich City of Ale, the pioneering festival that unites pubs, breweries, and beer lovers across the city, returns from 21st May to 21st June 2026 for its 14th annual festival. This year 51 pubs, 28 breweries, and thousands of visitors will come together for a celebration of craft, cask and keg beer. Founded in 2011, City of Ale has grown into a nationally

Although there is no Great British Beer Festival this year, CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain is still going ahead and you are invited to hear the results. On Tuesday 19th May, CAMRA's Cambridge Beer Festival is hosting Champion Beer of Britain judging, and everyone is welcome to come and hear the results. Over 60 of the very best British cask beers will be judged by a mix of trained CAMRA judges, publicans, brewers, trade suppliers and, of course, Guild members. To accommodat

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Sunday 24th May 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. To submit your work, please fill in the form found here. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically receive th

In April, Charles Faram kindly hosted an interactive session with Guild members about their hop development programme. The recording is now available to watch on demand in the Membership Area of the website, which you will need to log in to be able to see. A reminder that if you have not yet created your new login account for the website, please email secretary@beerguild.co.uk, or see the link in the monthly member newsletters.

Members are hereby given notice that the Annual General Meeting of the British Guild of Beer Writers will be held on: Wednesday 3rd June at 7:00pm BST (Online) All members are welcome to attend, but only individual full members may vote. To register your interest in attending, click here . If you are unable to attend but would like to submit a vote via proxy, please click here . An agenda and papers will be distributed ahead of the meeting. Motions Members wishing to submit