The swag bag from The British Guild of Beer Writers annual awards and dinner, featuring a cool bag, snacks, playing cards, pen, beers, stress ball, and bottle openers in a Tipple Marketing tote bag
Who scoffed all of the treats in their @britbeerwriters.bsky.social swag bag before they left Big Penny on Wednesday? 🙋♀️
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The award winners from last night holding up their certificates and tankards
Ruvani de Silva, Beer Writer of the Year 2024, holding up her certificate and tankard
What a night!
If you missed the list of #BGBW24 award winners, head over to our website: www.beerguild.co.uk/awards-2024
A huge congratulations to @amethystheels.bsky.social and to all of the other #BGBW24 winners this evening! 🏆
Congratulations to all of the winners at the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social #BGBW24 tonight. So gutted I couldn’t be there to celebrate with you. Really missed out on cheering. But hoping to be out of hospital as soon as possible. Sending hugs and high fives.
@braciatrix.bsky.social Woooop! Congrats! #bgbw24
Celebrating Ruvani’s win as Beer Writer of the Year 2024 - a standing ovation from the room
That’s all of the awards handed out for #BGBW24, so now it’s party time! 🍻
On behalf of the Guild, a huge thank you to all of the entrants, judges, and our fantastic sponsors for their hard work and support this year, and congratulations to all of the award winners 🏆
Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
And finally, The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year goes to…
🏆 Winner: Ruvani de Silva
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
The penultimate award of the evening is the Best Book about Beer or Pubs, sponsored by Heineken
🏆 Gold: Dr Christina Wade
🥈 Silver: Matthew Curtis
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
3 more awards to go! Best Commissioned Beer Writing, sponsored by Greene King
🏆 Gold: Will Hawkes
🥈 Silver: Pete Brown
🏅 Highly Commended: Mark Dredge
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Our second new award for this year is Best Short-Form Beer Writing, sponsored by the Guild
🏆 Gold: David Bailey (collected by Matthew Curtis)
🥈 Silver: Katie Mather
🏅 Highly Commended: Mark Dredge
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
The next award is Best Self-Published Beer Writing, sponsored by the Guild
🏆 Gold: Pete Brown
🥈 Silver: Lloyd Lugdsen
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
The first of two new awards, Best Technical Communication about Beer, sponsored by @wsetglobal.bsky.social
🏆 Gold: Charlotte Cook
🥈 Silver: Mark Dredge
🏅 Highly Commended: Anthony Gladman
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
The next award is Best Communication about Pubs, sponsored by @shepherdneame.bsky.social
🏆 Gold: Emma Inch
🥈 Silver: Rachel Hendry
🏅 Highly Commended: Pete Brown
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
The Best Corporate Beer Communication, sponsored by Brewhouse Brewing Co. Entity 0.5% Pale
🏆 Gold: CAMRA Learn & Discover (Ruvani de Silva)
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Best Communication about Beer and Travel, sponsored by VISITFLANDERS
🏆 Gold: Ruvani de Silva
🥈 Silver: Matthew Curtis
🏅 Highly Commended: Michael Clarke
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Best Communication about Diversity in Beer, sponsored by the Guild
🏆 Gold: Ruvani de Silva
🥈 Silver: Emma Inch
🏅 Highly Commended: Lucy Corne
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Next up, Best Newcomer to Beer Communication, sponsored by Fuller, Smith & Turner
🏆 Gold: Anaïs Lecoq
🥈 Silver: Cliff Lucas
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Best Citizen Beer Communicator, sponsored by Harvey’s Tom Paine
🏆 Gold: Jessamy Queree
🥈 Silver: Imran Rahman-Jones
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The Susanna Forbes Award for Best Communication about Cider, sponsored by Aspall
🏆 Gold: Adam Wells
🥈 Silver: Jane Peyton
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Best Communication about Sustainability in Beer and Pubs, sponsored by Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company
🏆 Gold: Ruvani de Silva
🥈 Silver: Mark Dredge
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Next up, Best Audio or Video Beer Communication, sponsored by St Austell Brewery
🏆 Gold: Emma Inch
🥈 Silver: Ben Gibbs
🏅 Highly Commended: Sam Grist
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Photo of the British Guild of Beer Writers award winner
Best Communication about No and Low Alcohol Beer, sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I
🏆 Gold: Mark Dredge
🥈 Silver: Emma Inch
🏅 Highly Commended: David Nilsen
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The next award is Best Beer Business Communicator, sponsored by the Guild
🏆 Gold: Will Hawkes
🥈 Silver: Rob MacKay
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A photo of Dominic Driscoll
The first award of the night is Brewer of the Year, sponsored by SIBA
🏆 Winner: Dominic Driscoll - @thornbridge.bsky.social
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Time to announce the award winners for 2024
The 2024 British Guild of Beer Writers Awards announcements are about to start! 🏆
Don’t forget to join in here on Bluesky using the hashtag #BGBW24
We’ll be posting the award winners as they’re announced this evening, but for more behind-the-scenes content, please join Kimberley over on Instagram!
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A can of Curry Smugglers Bombay Mix snacks
A box filled with Serious Pig’s packets of Snacking Cheese and Snacking Pickles
Sorting through the snacks for @britbeerwriters.bsky.social #BGBW24 tonight — looking forward to diving into some of these @currysmugglers.bsky.social & Serious Pig treats! 😍
At this year’s #BGBW24 awards, the winner of the cider category will be presented with the Susanna Forbes Award for Best Communication about Cider.
More info via @britbeerwriters.bsky.social: www.beerguild.co.uk/news/british-guild-of-beer-writers-to-rename-cider-award-in-honour-of-susanna-forbes
Congratulations to the Brewer of the Year Shortlisted brewers:
▪️ Dominic Driscoll
▪️ James Godman
▪️ Jacob Hobbs
▪️ Kate Hyde
▪️ Rob Lovatt
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