The North American Guild of Beer Writers held its annual awards ceremony Oct. 6. Congratulations to all our winners:
Best Beer Book
Jeff Alworth - Secrets of Master Brewers
Ron Pattinson - Scotland! Vol. 2
Jeff Cioletti - Beer FAQ
Best Beer Podcast
The Beer Temple Insiders Roundtable
Experimental Brewing
Steal This Beer
Honorable Mention: Drinking on the Last Frontier
Best Beer Blog
Breandan Kearney - Belgian Smaak
Jeff Alworth - Beervana
Robin Shepard - Beer Here
Best Beer and Food Writing
Jesse Friedman - Brewers' Almanac — On Beer & Nosh in the Year 2017
Bo McMillan - Liquid Bread: Brewers Experiment with Kvass
Nicole Garneau - Science Says You’re Wrong About Pairing IPAs and Spicy Foods
Best Beer and Travel Writing
Brian Spencer - At Bionic Brew, That Which Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger
Robert Kidd - Not (Just) for Tourists: Patagonia’s Beer Boom
Brian Yaeger - Beer at the End of the World
Honorable Mention: Blake Tyers - GBH in Residence — A Camping Coolship Adventure
Best Local Reporting
Josh Noel - Your next beer may taste like a cocktail, as craft revolution pushes on
Andi Prewitt - Brewers Make Foray into New Areas of Fungi Kingdom
Austin L. Ray - Critical Drinking — Georgia’s Race to the Bottom
Best National/ International Reporting
Matthew Sampson - Just to Live This Here Lifestyle (Scratch Brewing)
Gail Ann Williams and Steve Shapiro - Feral Ones:The Unlikely Origins Of Firestone Walker's Barrelworks
Joshua Bernstein - Second Acts: As the beer industry matures, brewers ponder their next steps
Honorable Mention: Crystal Luxmore - What is wild yeast and why is it all the rage in beer, wine and cider?
Best Short Form Writing (fewer than 600 words)
Tom Wilmes - When "Local" Isn't Enough
Rebecca Kirkman - Brewers Showcase Hoppiness Without Bitterness in Zero IBU IPAs
Dan Rabin - On Location: TRVE Brewing Co. in Denver
Best History Writing
Breandan Kearney - Once a Trappist — St. Bernardus Brewery in Watou, Belgium
Arnie Meltzer and Steve Frank - The Evolving Role of Women’s Contributions to Brewing Beer
Jeff Alworth - Bourbon County Brand Stout: The Original Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Beer
Honorable Mention: Ezra Johnson-Greenough - An Oral History of the Horse Brass
Best Technical Writing
Stan Hieronymus - From Bees to Beers: Exploring the Links Between Bees and Beers Brewed with Honey
Brian Yaeger - Savoring Acidity: The Quest to Explain Sourness in Beer
Randy Mosher - Hot Process: Exploring the Role of Heat in Brewing
Best Beer Criticism or Commentary
Andy Sparhawk - A Sour Beer Pickle: Can American Brewers Better Define this Beer Style?
Lew Bryson - Beer Criticism: Are You Doing it Wrong?
Chris Herron - Watch the Hands, Not the Cards — The Magic of Megabrew
Honorable Mention: Tomm Carroll - Anthony Bourdain: The Donald Trump of the Anti-Craft Beer Set