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London November 2025 The Guild of Beer Sommeliers is proud to announce that Daisy Turnell has successfully completed and passed the prestigious Beer Sommelier assessment. Daisy has demonstrated her skill in communicating a deep understanding of beer, brewing processes, and beer and food pairing, earning her well-deserved credential. Daisy passed a rigorous exam designed to assess knowledge in a variety of subjects, including identifying beer styles, ingredients and brewing te

Antwerp Arms, Tottenham, London CAMRA celebrates community owned pubs with a documentary film trilogy   CAMRA has released the first episode of its new three-part community pubs documentary series, celebrating people who have banded together to save their much-loved locals.   The series highlights the challenges and complexities faced by the local campaigning groups, shedding a light on the process of buying and running a community pub.    The opening episode stars Tottenham’

Lara Lopes Head brewer at Round Corner Brewing and her winning medals in 2024 Celebrating 140 years of brewing history, the International Brewing & Cider Awards are now open for entries! Believed to be the oldest brewing competition in the world and renowned for its quality and impartiality, the Oscars of brewing and cider will take place on the 3rd-5th March 2026 in Manchester. Its origin goes back to 1886! Previously known as the Brewing Industry International Awards, the c

The nominations have been reviewed, the shortlists have been made, so it's now time to vote for your  Brewer of the Year (sponsored by SIBA) and the new  Beer of the Year award. The two awards will be presented at our annual Awards & Dinner, taking place at Big Penny Social on Thursday 27th November. All individual guild members can vote for one brewer and one beer. The deadline for nominations is 23:59 on 6th November. If you have any issues submitting your nomination, pleas

Credit: Helen Smith Burum Collective The sold-out inaugural Women in Beer® Awards took place last night at Eko Brewery and Taproom in London, celebrating the women shaping the beer industry. More than 280 entries were judged by the Women in Beer ® independent panel, comprised of Lorraine Copes, (Founder and CEO of Be Inclusive Hospitality), Jonny Garrett (Co-founder of Craft Beer Channel and Chair of the British Guild of Beer Writers), Daisy Turnell (Co-owner at Tipple Marke

The British Guild of Beer Writers is putting out a call to all great event organisers, asking for pitches for our industry awards and guild dinner in 2026.  The awards offers one of the biggest prize pots in British journalism, and the annual dinner is attended by around 200 of the industry's biggest names. After decades as a formal dinner and awards night we are looking to make the event a little more casual, while losing none of the gravitas the awards hold. We are also awa

This Friday evening a special event in Flanders is taking place where 6 classic beer styles will be featured in a tutored beer tasting. Each style will be represented by an example from Belgium and one from the UK. The event is being held at Brouwerij Skøllmann in Sijsele, just under 10 km from Bruges. Co hosts are Katie Van de Weghe, founder of Queens of Hop and Paul Davies, Guild member and founder of the award winning AleHunters. Ben Caussen, Wort Wizard will be moderating

The International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) campaign is back for 2026 in partnership with the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), run by Women On Tap CIC.  This year, past IWCBD participants, the Women On Tap Changemakers and the Women On Tap Advisory Board helped to choose the theme, which has now been confirmed as UNITE BELONGING. 2026 also marks the launch of a new IWCBD campaign poster. Printed copies will be sold as a fundraiser to help fun

The British Guild of Beer Writers is putting out a call to all great event organisers, asking for pitches for our industry awards and guild dinner in 2026.  The awards offers one of the biggest prize pots in British journalism, and the annual dinner is attended by around 200 of the industry's biggest names. After decades as a formal dinner and awards night we are looking to make the event a little more casual, while losing none of the gravitas the awards hold. We are also awa

The Brewing, Food & Beverage Industry Suppliers’ Association (BFBi) has announced they have chosen beer and cider specialists, Tipple Marketing, to support them with the prestigious International Brewing & Cider Awards in 2026. Known as the beer and cider marketing one-stop-shop, Tipple Marketing has successfully run beer industry events such as The British Guild of Beer Writers Awards and Dinner, the Women in Beer Festival, as well as working behind the scenes for Gravity Be

The URL link for this form has changed, please update your bookmarks/favourites if you have the link saved. 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 w

You have until 21st October to send us your nominations. It's that time of the year again when we ask you to nominate your choice for the Brewer of the Year (sponsored by SIBA). For 2025 there is also a new award, Beer of the Year. The two awards will be presented at our annual Awards & Dinner, taking place at Big Penny Social on Thursday 27th November. All individual guild members can nominate one brewer and one beer (please note, the beer needs to have been brewed in Britai

You have until 21st October to send us your nominations. It's that time of the year again when we ask you to nominate your choice for the Brewer of the Year (sponsored by SIBA). For 2025 there is also a new award, Beer of the Year. The two awards will be presented at our annual Awards & Dinner, taking place at Big Penny Social on Thursday 27th November. All individual guild members can nominate one brewer and one beer (please note, the beer needs to have been brewed in Britai

The British Guild of Beer Writers is putting out a call to all great event organisers, asking for pitches for our industry awards and guild dinner in 2026.  The awards offers one of the biggest prize pots in British journalism, and the annual dinner is attended by around 200 of the industry's biggest names. After decades as a formal dinner and awards night we are looking to make the event a little more casual, while losing none of the gravitas the awards hold. We are also awa

Women in Beer is proud to announce that its founder, Amélie Tassin, has been named the Diversity and Inclusivity Champion at this year’s...

Stockport, UK, 3/10/2025   Pellicle , the reader-supported independent food and drink magazine based in Stockport, is thrilled to...

Jane Peyton, founder of the School of Booze and a former drinks educator of the year has released three new books to educate readers in...

Women in Beer ® has announced the shortlist for their very first awards, celebrating the women who shape the beer industry.  More than...

Credit:  Claire McClean Photography Rachel Auty has been appointed Deputy Chair of the British Guild of Beer Writers. Auty joined the...

Windsor, Berkshire, UK – Indie Rabble Brewing Co. to host their third Oktoberfest event with biggest ever beer selection, plus live music...