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2000 Quill & Tankard Awards

The North American Guild of Beer Writers announced the winners of the 2000 Quill and Tankard awards during the Great American Beer Festival in Denver on October 9, 2000. Entries were judged by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Winners received a commemorative tap handle statuette provided by Century Manufacturing Company, Wichita, KS.

The awards were presented at a special dinner, held at the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Lower Downtown.

2000 Writer of the Year
Kerry Byrne

2000 Writer of the Year, First Runner-Up
Stan Hieronymus

2000 Writer of the Year, Second Runner-Up
Don Cazentre

The winners by category were:


Book

  • Gold: Robert Skilnik, History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago
  • Silver: Roger Protz, The World Beer Guide
  • Bronze: Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky, The Beer Lover¹s Guide to the USA

Column

  • Gold: Hank Stewart, Mid-Atlantic Brewing News
  • Silver: Michael Jackson, All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Don Cazentre, Syracuse Newspapers

Editorial

  • Gold: Stan Hieronymus, Real Beer Page Mail
  • Silver: Daniel Bradford, All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Julie Johnson Bradford, All About Beer Magazine

Business and Trade

  • Gold: Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky, "Totally Tapas," BrewPub
  • Silver: Priscilla Estes, "Craft Brewers Learn Their Craft," Cheers
  • Bronze: Alan Moen, "From Grill to Grundy," American Brewer

General, Short Items (900 words or less)

  • Gold: Kimberley Lee, "Women Reclaiming Birthright to Beer," The St. Catharines Standard
  • Silver: Kurt Epps, "Beer, Book and Cargo Pants," Celebrator Beer News
  • Bronze: Kerry Byrne, "Belgian Brews Make Headway on US Shores," The Boston Herald
  • Honorable Mention: Timothy Harper, "The American Pub," The Shuttle Sheet
  • Honorable Mention: Gregg Smith, "It Made for the Rest of the Best," Celebrator Beer News

Feature, Brewing

  • Gold: Gregg Glaser, "Beer Without the Buzz," All About Beer Magazine
  • Silver: Ray Daniels, It's a Gas," All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Greg Kitsock, "Brewing Organic," All About Beer Magazine
  • Honorable Mention: Keith Klemp, "National Character in Beer ," All About Beer Magazine

Feature, Brewery Profile

  • Gold: Kerry Byrne, "Key West Brewer Aims to Tap into Florida," The Boston Herald
  • Silver: Lee Graves, "Goddess of Hops," Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • Bronze: Kurt Epps, "Risk and Reward," Beerflavor.com
  • Honorable Mention: Roger Protz, "Britain's New Independents ," All About Beer Magazine

Feature, Food

  • Gold: Kerry Byrne, "Oh, Hoppy Day," Boston Magazine
  • Silver: Martin Nachel, "When Holidays Are Brewing," Epicurious.com
  • Bronze: Kurt Epps, "Another Gem from Yogi," Beersinternational.com

Feature, History

  • Gold: Gregg Smith, "American Taverns: From the Colonies to Prohibition ," All About Beer Magazine
  • Silver: Don Cazentre, "Hip Hops," Syracuse Newspapers
  • Bronze: Rob Haiber, "Three Beer Styles That Changed the World," All About Beer Magazine

Feature, Humor and Fiction

  • Gold: Lee Graves, "United Columnists Could Foment Change on the Party Scene," Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • Silver: Don Russell, "La-Z-Man¹s Way to Live," Philadelphia Daily News
  • Bronze: Dean Booth, "Confessions of a Beer Geek," Yankee Brew News
  • Honorable Mention: Risa Nystrom, "Love Among the Suds ," The Score

Feature, Styles

  • Gold: Don Cazentre, "A Tale of Two Beer Cousins," Syracuse Newspapers
  • Silver: Don Cazentre, "Transition Beers," Great Lakes Brewing News
  • Bronze: Kerry Byrne, "Pilsner Created the Gold Standard," The Boston Herald
  • Honorable Mention: Martin Nachel, "Mead," Epicurious.com
  • Honorable Mention: Rob Haiber, "Grand Cru and Cuvée: Faux Styles?," All About Beer Magazine

Feature, Travel

  • Gold: Tom Bedell, "Search for the Holy Ale ," Polo Magazine
  • Silver: Bob Paolino, "The Beer Traveller: A Yank's View," CABA Times, or "Beer Wisconsin 2000," Great Lakes Brewing News
  • Bronze: Gregg Wiggins, "Airport Beer," Mid-Atlantic Brewing News
  • Honorable Mention: Brett Peruzzi, "Boston T Party," Celebrator Beer News
  • Honorable Mention: Bernie Kilkelly, "Kellen Beats Haus at Hofbräu," Ale Street News or "Beer Heaven in Denver," Kilkelly.com

Feature, Interview/Profile

  • Gold: Kerry Byrne, "Taking a Mulligan," Boston Magazine
  • Silver: Kerry Byrne, "Harpoon Chief Sees Growth," The Boston Herald
  • Bronze: Bernie Kilkelly, "Patchogue¹s B&B: Brickhouse and Brewdude," Ale Street News
  • Honorable Mention: Peter Terhune, "Meet Chris O'Connor ," Ale Street News

Feature, Culture

  • Gold: Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky, "Literary Pubs ," All About Beer Magazine
  • Silver: Priscilla Estes, "Drinking to Your Health," All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Julie Johnson Bradford, "Green Breweries," All About Beer Magazine
  • Honorable Mention: Marty Jones, "A Pint-Sized Problem," Westword

News

  • Gold: Priscilla Estes, "GABF Revisited," Massachusetts Beverage Journal
  • Silver: Don Russell, "Beer War Brewing," Philadelphia Daily News
  • Bronze: Kerry Byrne, "Back Bay Plans to Stop Brewing" Yankee Brew News