British Guild of Beer Writers
@britbeerwriters.bsky.social
We are the British Guild of Beer Writers, representing beer writers and communicators since 1988.
News • Events • Awards: #BGBW25
News • Events • Awards: #BGBW25
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Seems everyone is off to the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards in London today, and even though some of my work is part of a shortlisted entry, I'm sat at home drinking tea 🤣
Might have to move onto the alcohol soon though. It's either that or go out and get some milk. 🤣
Might have to move onto the alcohol soon though. It's either that or go out and get some milk. 🤣
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Seems everyone is off to the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards in London today, and even though some of my work is part of a shortlisted entry, I'm sat at home drinking tea 🤣
Might have to move onto the alcohol soon though. It's either that or go out and get some milk. 🤣
Might have to move onto the alcohol soon though. It's either that or go out and get some milk. 🤣
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Wishing all of the nominees the very best at the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Awards tonight. As one of the Guild's Industry Partners, we're sending head brewer, Ed, along to keep an eye on things.
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Wishing all of the nominees the very best at the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Awards tonight. As one of the Guild's Industry Partners, we're sending head brewer, Ed, along to keep an eye on things.
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Good luck to everyone shortlisted at tonight’s @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards! Such a wealth of talent which constantly inspires me and pushes me to improve my own writing. Hope y’all have a great evening 🍻
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Good luck to everyone shortlisted at tonight’s @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards! Such a wealth of talent which constantly inspires me and pushes me to improve my own writing. Hope y’all have a great evening 🍻
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Tomorrow is the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards and I wish everyone nominated good luck! I have the absolute privilege as a previous gold winner to say winning prizes isn’t a gauge of how your work resonates - waking up every day and doing something creative is the real prize!
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Tomorrow is the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards and I wish everyone nominated good luck! I have the absolute privilege as a previous gold winner to say winning prizes isn’t a gauge of how your work resonates - waking up every day and doing something creative is the real prize!
We are sold out!
There are just under two weeks to go until the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards, and all tickets are now gone!
Don’t worry if you can’t join us; we’ll be sharing updates throughout the night on social media so everyone can be part of this fantastic evening of celebration.
There are just under two weeks to go until the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards, and all tickets are now gone!
Don’t worry if you can’t join us; we’ll be sharing updates throughout the night on social media so everyone can be part of this fantastic evening of celebration.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are sold out!
There are just under two weeks to go until the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards, and all tickets are now gone!
Don’t worry if you can’t join us; we’ll be sharing updates throughout the night on social media so everyone can be part of this fantastic evening of celebration.
There are just under two weeks to go until the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards, and all tickets are now gone!
Don’t worry if you can’t join us; we’ll be sharing updates throughout the night on social media so everyone can be part of this fantastic evening of celebration.
📣 members, book your place onto our next free online training session: www.beerguild.co.uk/guild-events...
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
📣 members, book your place onto our next free online training session: www.beerguild.co.uk/guild-events...
We are pleased to announce Eat or Heat as this year’s BGBW Awards charity partner!
Eat or Heat has helped families in Waltham Forest for nearly 14 years, ensuring no one has to choose between heating their home and putting food on the table. We are proud to be supporting their work this year.
Eat or Heat has helped families in Waltham Forest for nearly 14 years, ensuring no one has to choose between heating their home and putting food on the table. We are proud to be supporting their work this year.
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We are pleased to announce Eat or Heat as this year’s BGBW Awards charity partner!
Eat or Heat has helped families in Waltham Forest for nearly 14 years, ensuring no one has to choose between heating their home and putting food on the table. We are proud to be supporting their work this year.
Eat or Heat has helped families in Waltham Forest for nearly 14 years, ensuring no one has to choose between heating their home and putting food on the table. We are proud to be supporting their work this year.
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Congrats to everyone nominated for this year's awards - some really top, top entries this year. Good luck for the main event at the end of the month!
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Congrats to everyone nominated for this year's awards - some really top, top entries this year. Good luck for the main event at the end of the month!
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My storyette about drinking beer in a petrol station during the Isle of Man TT Races is up for a @britbeerwriters.bsky.social award.
You can find it in my zine, along with five other mini stories, all of while are about drinking in unusual places!
www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
You can find it in my zine, along with five other mini stories, all of while are about drinking in unusual places!
www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
A Place To Be — A Zine About Drinking In Liminal Spaces by Katie Mather — Pellicle
A Place To Be is a brand new zine and the first work published in print by Pellicle Magazine. Written and designed by Pellicle’s deputy editor Katie Mather, A Place To Be is a collection of found s...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My storyette about drinking beer in a petrol station during the Isle of Man TT Races is up for a @britbeerwriters.bsky.social award.
You can find it in my zine, along with five other mini stories, all of while are about drinking in unusual places!
www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
You can find it in my zine, along with five other mini stories, all of while are about drinking in unusual places!
www.pelliclemag.com/shop/a-place...
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Photographer @seanislegend.com has compiled this fantastic look at UK green hop season. Some really stunning shots in this:
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
From Bine to Glass: Brewing with Green Hops | beer photography by Sean McEmerson
A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them only hours after picking.
www.seanislegend.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Photographer @seanislegend.com has compiled this fantastic look at UK green hop season. Some really stunning shots in this:
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
Join us in welcoming Elizabeth to our community 🍻🍻🍻
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Join us in welcoming Elizabeth to our community 🍻🍻🍻
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So pleased to hear that @morrighani.bsky.social has reviewed so many nominations from @britbeerwriters.bsky.social, including for her article about our #iwcbd2025 brew day and beers Shame Must Change Sides and Women of A Certain Age
If you see someone on a train platform doing a little happy dance right now, it's me discovering I have five.... FIVE!!!!?!! @britbeerwriters.bsky.social award nominations.
Sqweee! And indeed WHUTTTT???
Sqweee! And indeed WHUTTTT???
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
So pleased to hear that @morrighani.bsky.social has reviewed so many nominations from @britbeerwriters.bsky.social, including for her article about our #iwcbd2025 brew day and beers Shame Must Change Sides and Women of A Certain Age
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My three @britbeerwriters.bsky.social nominated pieces:
‘The pub was by a school and Martha and her comrades had children that would have to walk past that sign every day’
open.substack.com/pub/davidjes...
‘The pub was by a school and Martha and her comrades had children that would have to walk past that sign every day’
open.substack.com/pub/davidjes...
The Black Boy pub, Tottenham - ‘It was disempowering and shaming’
How a black women's action group took on a brewery and won
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My three @britbeerwriters.bsky.social nominated pieces:
‘The pub was by a school and Martha and her comrades had children that would have to walk past that sign every day’
open.substack.com/pub/davidjes...
‘The pub was by a school and Martha and her comrades had children that would have to walk past that sign every day’
open.substack.com/pub/davidjes...
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I'm super stoked to be nominated for an award for the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards.
To be amongst so many talented people is an honour in itself.
Congratulations to all the finalists!
Roll on the awards on the 27th.
Check out my nominated entry here
thebeerrep.com/cask-ale-why...
To be amongst so many talented people is an honour in itself.
Congratulations to all the finalists!
Roll on the awards on the 27th.
Check out my nominated entry here
thebeerrep.com/cask-ale-why...
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm super stoked to be nominated for an award for the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards.
To be amongst so many talented people is an honour in itself.
Congratulations to all the finalists!
Roll on the awards on the 27th.
Check out my nominated entry here
thebeerrep.com/cask-ale-why...
To be amongst so many talented people is an honour in itself.
Congratulations to all the finalists!
Roll on the awards on the 27th.
Check out my nominated entry here
thebeerrep.com/cask-ale-why...
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If you see someone on a train platform doing a little happy dance right now, it's me discovering I have five.... FIVE!!!!?!! @britbeerwriters.bsky.social award nominations.
Sqweee! And indeed WHUTTTT???
Sqweee! And indeed WHUTTTT???
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If you see someone on a train platform doing a little happy dance right now, it's me discovering I have five.... FIVE!!!!?!! @britbeerwriters.bsky.social award nominations.
Sqweee! And indeed WHUTTTT???
Sqweee! And indeed WHUTTTT???
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Congratulations to Reece at @donzokobeer.bsky.social for making the shortlist for @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Awards!
You can read Reece’s shortlisted entry via @pelliclemag.com: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/5/...
You can read Reece’s shortlisted entry via @pelliclemag.com: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/5/...
Pick Up The Flashpoint — Pigalle Beer Bar in Setagaya City, Tokyo — Pellicle
Tokyo is a bit of a nightmare. The largest city on the planet takes no prisoners with its jostle and bustle; a polite chaos of 37 million people. The air drips with hot, steamy humidity. For a big, bu...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Congratulations to Reece at @donzokobeer.bsky.social for making the shortlist for @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Awards!
You can read Reece’s shortlisted entry via @pelliclemag.com: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/5/...
You can read Reece’s shortlisted entry via @pelliclemag.com: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/5/...
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Completely buzzed this morning to find out I have made the shortlist of the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards. See the full shortlist here www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Completely buzzed this morning to find out I have made the shortlist of the @britbeerwriters.bsky.social awards. See the full shortlist here www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
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It’s always nice to get mentioned among such a strong field of great writing in a competition that gets tougher every year. Congrats to all the nominees, such a thrill to see so much @pelliclemag.com work in there!
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It’s always nice to get mentioned among such a strong field of great writing in a competition that gets tougher every year. Congrats to all the nominees, such a thrill to see so much @pelliclemag.com work in there!
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3 reasons to be cheerful today:
1️⃣ Andy’s ‘The Modern Homebrewer’ book is shortlisted for Best Book about Beer or Pubs
2️⃣ Oregon Trail is shortlisted for Beer of the Year
3️⃣ Andy is shortlisted for Brewer of the Year
1️⃣ Andy’s ‘The Modern Homebrewer’ book is shortlisted for Best Book about Beer or Pubs
2️⃣ Oregon Trail is shortlisted for Beer of the Year
3️⃣ Andy is shortlisted for Brewer of the Year
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
3 reasons to be cheerful today:
1️⃣ Andy’s ‘The Modern Homebrewer’ book is shortlisted for Best Book about Beer or Pubs
2️⃣ Oregon Trail is shortlisted for Beer of the Year
3️⃣ Andy is shortlisted for Brewer of the Year
1️⃣ Andy’s ‘The Modern Homebrewer’ book is shortlisted for Best Book about Beer or Pubs
2️⃣ Oregon Trail is shortlisted for Beer of the Year
3️⃣ Andy is shortlisted for Brewer of the Year
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delighted to be shortlisted for three categories this year alongside so many incredible writers! best commissioned beer writing, best communication about diversity in beer and best communication about cider alongside my gorgeously talented friend @anahlcq.bsky.social
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
delighted to be shortlisted for three categories this year alongside so many incredible writers! best commissioned beer writing, best communication about diversity in beer and best communication about cider alongside my gorgeously talented friend @anahlcq.bsky.social
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As always an honour to be nominated. As last year’s chair of judges, I can tell you it’s very hard work. Thankless, well apart from this thanks that is. Thanks
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
As always an honour to be nominated. As last year’s chair of judges, I can tell you it’s very hard work. Thankless, well apart from this thanks that is. Thanks
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Really honoured to have been shortlisted for this year’s @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Best Communication about Beer and Travel award for my @pelliclemag.com long read on the pubs of Rye & the rich history that shaped them 🍻
You can read it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
You can read it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Really honoured to have been shortlisted for this year’s @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Best Communication about Beer and Travel award for my @pelliclemag.com long read on the pubs of Rye & the rich history that shaped them 🍻
You can read it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
You can read it here!
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
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Incredibly honoured to have been shortlisted in for @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Best Book About Beer or Pubs alongside the amazing @morrighani.bsky.social and @tabamatu.bsky.social!! Congratulations to all the nominees and can't wait to catch up at the end of November
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Incredibly honoured to have been shortlisted in for @britbeerwriters.bsky.social Best Book About Beer or Pubs alongside the amazing @morrighani.bsky.social and @tabamatu.bsky.social!! Congratulations to all the nominees and can't wait to catch up at the end of November
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The wait is over! The shortlist for the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards is out now. Follow the link to see the full list and celebrate this year’s talented finalists! 🍻✨
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
www.beerguild.co.uk/2025-awards-...
Say hello to Business France!
They are one of the wonderful sponsors of the bar at this year’s British Guild of Beer Writers Awards! Last tickets are going fast, grab yours and join us for a night of great drinks and even better company.
They are one of the wonderful sponsors of the bar at this year’s British Guild of Beer Writers Awards! Last tickets are going fast, grab yours and join us for a night of great drinks and even better company.
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Say hello to Business France!
They are one of the wonderful sponsors of the bar at this year’s British Guild of Beer Writers Awards! Last tickets are going fast, grab yours and join us for a night of great drinks and even better company.
They are one of the wonderful sponsors of the bar at this year’s British Guild of Beer Writers Awards! Last tickets are going fast, grab yours and join us for a night of great drinks and even better company.