Brian Yaeger (right) after receiving an award from Jay Brooks of the North American Guild of Beer Writers. (Photo by Gail Ann Williams)
Writers for All About Beer Magazine and AllAboutBeer.com claimed four awards this past Saturday, September 26, when the North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) announced the winners of its third annual competition for writers, bloggers, broadcasters and authors at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
Winning writers for All About Beer Magazine include Jeff Cioletti (gold in the Best Food Writing category for Feeding Frenzy), Joe Stange (silver in the Best Travel Writing category for Smoke and Shadow: Exploring Lager’s Roots Around Bamberg), Jeff Alworth (bronze in the Best Blog category for The Beer Bible Blog), and Brian Yaeger (bronze in the Best Humor/Editorial Writing category for IPA Spinoffs: The Rise of the India Silly Ale).
“We’re grateful to the judges for recognizing the talent of All About Beer Magazine’s writers,” said editor John Holl. “For 35 years All About Beer Magazine has continually strived to offer readers the best in beer-related information, and this year we are proud that our editorial, food, travel, and web content was well received and generously awarded. Now, it’s back to work.”
This is the third year in a row that an article from All About Beer Magazine has received a gold medal for the Best Food Writing category (John Holl won last year for Roast Masters: Exploring the Art of Brewing Beer with Coffee, and Ken Weaver won in 2013 for Genesis of a Beer Dinner). All About Beer Magazine has received seven awards over the last two years, more than any other beer publication.
Congratulations to all the other award-winning writers as well, many of whom have also written for All About Beer Magazine and AllAboutBeer.com.
Best Blog
Gold: This Is Why I’m Drunk by Bryan Roth
Silver: Literature and Libation by Oliver Gray
Bronze: The Beer Bible Blog by Jeff Alworth, All About Beer Magazine
Best Podcast
Gold: Strange Brews, hosts Andrew Gill and Alison Cuddy
Silver: Tales From the Cask, hosts Chip Mims, Tony Walldroff and Jennifer Balik
Bronze: Beer O’Clock!, host Lisa Morrison
Best Food Writing
Gold: Feeding Frenzy by Jeff Cioletti, All About Beer Magazine
Silver: The When, Where and How of Proper Food Pairing by Marty Nachel, Jollity Magazine
Bronze: The Potent Flavors of Barrel-aged Beer by Ken Weaver, FSR Magazine
Best Travel Writing
Gold: Dusseldorf vs. Cologne: My two rounds of a friendly German beer bout by Will Hawkes, The Washington Post
Silver: Smoke and Shadow: Exploring lager’s roots around Bamberg by Joe Stange, All About Beer Magazine
Bronze: Oregon Breweries by Brian Yaeger, Stackpole Books
Best Short Form Writing (600 words or fewer)
Gold: A Theology Ph.D. is Putting His Faith in Brewing by Sarah Bennett, The L.A. Weekly
Silver: Wheatwine, A beer style to warm up your winter by Zak Stambor, Chicago Tribune
Bronze: The Belgian Highlands by Drew Beechum, BeerAdvocate magazine
Best Humor/Editorial Writing
Gold: Pittsburghers, relax: The mayor is fixed, by Chris Togneri, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Silver: Hop Farm Harmony by Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune
Bronze: IPA Spinoffs: The Rise of the India Silly Ale by Brian Yeager, All About Beer Magazine online
Best History/Technical Writing
Gold: Brew Britannia by Jessica Boak and Ray Bailey, pub. Aurum Press
Silver: Experimental Homebrewing by Drew Beechum and Denny Conn, pub. Voyageur Press
Bronze: Practical Parti-Gyle Brewing by Joe Stange, Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine
Best Local/Regional Writing
Gold: Alaska Beer: Liquid Gold in the Land of the Midnight Sun by William Howell pub. Arcadia Publishing
Silver: Creativity is the name of the game by Patrick Evans, Grand Rapids Business Journal
Bronze: Casey Brewing and Blending finds the sweet life with sour beers by Eric Gorski, The Denver Post
Best National/International Writing
Gold: Unlocking the Secrets of Smell by Aleszu Bajak, BeerAdvocate magazine
Silver: Craft: What does it mean anymore? by Joshua Bernstein, Imbibe Magazine
Bronze: Stocking the Cellar without Breaking the Bank by Patrick Dawson, Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine
ABOUT ALL ABOUT BEER MAGAZINE
All About Beer Magazine is America’s leading beer magazine, dedicated to covering the people, places, news, trends and events that define the beer community. For 35 years, it’s been our mission to celebrate the world of beer culture and enrich the lives of beer lovers through education, enjoyment and events like the World Beer Festivals.
ABOUT THE NORTH AMERICAN GUILD OF BEER WRITERS
The Guild has members from USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Europe. Guild membership is open to all writers and content producers who cover beer and brewing, although industry and associate memberships are both non-voting categories. For more information, visit nagbw.org or follow us on Twitter @NAGBW.
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