Beer
Hairy Bikers’ Dave Myers becomes British Guild of Beer Writers’ first honorary member
Myers received the honour last week for promoting pubs through the TV programme The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs that Built Britain.
He was also recognised for his judging role in this year’s Guild of Beer Writers’ Awards.
‘Two great British institutions’
He said: “This was totally unexpected, but very welcome. I’m delighted to become part of an organisation that promotes beer and pubs, two great British institutions that I’ve always been happy to support.
“Judging the guild’s awards was a pleasure. I was delighted to discover a wealth of seriously good writing about beer and pubs by some talented communicators.
“I hope that by becoming involved with the guild I might be able to help push more of their excellent work out to a broader audience.”
‘Honour’ the work of people
British Guild of Beer Writers chairman Tim Hampson said: “We’re delighted to make him the guild’s first honorary member.”
He added: “The guild wanted to occasionally honour the work of people outside our membership who have fulfilled our mission to extend public knowledge and appreciation of beer and pubs.”
“Dave was a dedicated and enthusiastic judge of our awards, as well as being a powerful advocate for beer and pubs through his TV programmes and books.
Multiple awards for MA columnists
The Morning Advertiser’s beer columnist Pete Brown received multiple awards at last week’s event, including Best Beer Writer — Trade Media; Best Beer Writer — National Media and Beer Writer of the Year.
Last year’s category winner and chairman Breandán Kearney said: “Pete Brown is a worthy Beer Writer of the Year. Whatever he’s writing about he is unfailingly authoritative, not just about beer or pubs, but the wider world in which they sit and the history that has shaped them.”
Meanwhile, another MA columnist, Sophie Atherton, came second in the Best Beer Writer—National Media category with this year’s Cask Report.
You can view the full winners here.
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