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1997 Quill & Tankard Awards

The North American Guild of Beer Writers announced the winners of the 1997 Quill and Tankard awards during the Great American Beer Festival in Denver on October 4, 1997. 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.

1997 Writer of the Year
Gregg Smith

1997 Writer of the Year, First Runner-Up (tie)
Greg Kitsock
Jim Dorsch

The winners by category were:


Book

  • Gold: Benjamin Myers & Graham Lees, The Encyclopedia of World Beers
  • Silver: Marty Nachel, Beer For Dummies
  • Bronze: Ray Daniels, Designing Great Beers

Column

  • Gold: Don Russell, Philadelphia Daily News
  • Silver: Michael Jackson, Ale Street News
  • Bronze (tie): Gregg Smith, Beer & Tavern Chronicle
  • Bronze (tie): Alan Moen, Brewing Techniques

Editorial

  • Gold: Gregg Smith, Beer & Tavern Chronicle
  • Silver: Daniel Bradford, All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Tony Forder, Ale Street News

Brewery Profile

  • Gold: John Hansell, "In the Name of the Father," Malt Advocate
  • Silver: Steve Hamburg, "Marston's Brewery," Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter On-Line
  • Bronze: Robert E. Beckwith, "Cider Mill: Here It All Begins," Beer & Tavern Chronicle
  • Honorable Mention: Norman Pyle, "Ybor City Brewing Company," Brewing Techniques

Brewing

  • Gold: Chuck Tobler, "When Good Beer Goes Bad," BarleyCorn
  • Silver: Greg Kitsock, "This Tun For Hire," BarleyCorn
  • Bronze: Roger Protz, "Malt, The Soul of Beer," All About Beer Magazine
  • Honorable Mention: Spencer Thomas, "The Magic of Mardi Gras Mead," Zymurgy
  • Honorable Mention: Todd Mansfield & Jeff Seely, "Brown Ale in a Can," Zymurgy

Food

  • Gold: Jim Dorsch, "From Carbonade to Cake," The Washington Post
  • Silver: Brian Glover, "Celebrating Creativity in the Kitchen," Zymurgy
  • Bronze: Adam Rich, PHD, "Bread: A Natural Companion to the Brewer's Art," Brewing Techniques

General Feature

  • Gold: Hank Stewart, "Doing the Lord's Work," Celebrator Beer News
  • Silver: Marty Nachel, "Brewing Up A Revolution," Drink Magazine
  • Bronze: Jim Dorsch, "The Root Beer Revival," The Washington Post
  • Honorable Mention: Chuck Tobler, "The Pie's the Limit," BarleyCorn

History

  • Gold: Greg Kitsock, "Caps Off, A Salute to the Bottle Opener," Zymurgy
  • Silver: Michael Jackson, "Brew Like An Egyptian," Zymurgy
  • Bronze: Kihm Winship, "Beer Cocktails," All About Beer Magazine
  • Honorable Mention: John Hall, "The Orgins of Ameican Pilsner," Ale Street News

Humor/Fiction

  • Gold: Gregg Smith, "What Do You Call A Beer Lover," Beer & Tavern Chronicle
  • Silver: Alan Moen, "The Official Brewing Techniques Summer Reading List," Brewing Techniques
  • Bronze: Gregg Smith, "Beer From Heaven," Beer & Tavern Chronicle
  • Honorable Mention: Hank Stewart, "Which Micro Did Dole Visit?" American Brewer

Styles

  • Gold: Mark Lisheron, "Capturing the Past," Zymurgy
  • Silver: Lew Bryson, "Honey Beers: The New Breakfast of Champions?" Ale Street News
  • Bronze: Benjamin Jankowski, "American Porters - Marching to Revolutionary Drummers," Brewing Techniques
  • Honorable Mention: Tim Cotter, "Forecast Calls for Cloudy Beer," The Day
  • Honorable Mention: Benjamin Myers, "All Casked up and Ready to Go," Malt Advocate

Travel

  • Gold: Jim Dorsch, "Virginia Beverage Company," Brew
  • Silver: Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky, "Jack London and the Speakeasy," All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Tony Forder, "A Week In Beer Paradise," Ale Street News
  • Honorable Mention: Tom Bedell, "Hops!" All About Beer Magazine

Trade

  • Gold: Stan Hieronymus, "Mug Club Mania," BrewPub
  • Silver: Greg Kitsock, "Craft Beer in Cans?" New Brewer
  • Bronze: Alan Moen, "Dressing For Success," American Brewer
  • Honorable Mention: Daria Labinsky, "Make the Festival Scene Work For You," Brewpub