NAGBW Home Page
Directory of Members
Membership Info
Quill & Tankard Awards
2002 Writing Awards
2001 Writing Awards
2000 Writing Awards
1999 Writing Awards
1998 Writing Awards
1997 Writing Awards
1996 Writing Awards
1995 Writing Awards
Officers
Code of Ethics

Regional Sites
NJ Association of Beerwriters






 



1999 Quill & Tankard Awards

The North American Guild of Beer Writers announced the winners of the 1999 Quill and Tankard awards during the Great American Beer Festival in Denver on October 9, 1999. 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, sponsored by Anhueser-Busch. The event was held at the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Lower Downtown. Cheers also to Rogue Ales, Samuel Adams, and Merchant du Vin for providing beers for the evening.

1999 Writer of the Year
Stan Hieronymus

1999 Writer of the Year, First Runner-Up (tie)
Daria Labinsky
Alan Moen
Don Russell

1999 Writer of the Year, Second Runner-Up (tie)
Julie Johnson Bradford
Greg Kitsock
Timothy Harper
Gregg Smith

The winners by category were:


Book

  • Gold: Gregg Smith, Beer in America: The Early Years
  • Silver: Stephen Buhner, Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers
  • Bronze: Roger Protz, The Taste of Beer

Column

  • Gold: Michael Jackson, All About Beer Magazine
  • Silver: Steve Hamburg, Great Lakes Brewing News
  • Bronze: Ed Westemeier, SIPS: Cincinnati Enquirer
  • Honorable Mention: Alan Moen, Brewing Techniques
  • Honorable Mention: Risa Nystrom, The Score
  • Honorable Mention: Mikoli Weaver, Brew Your Own

Editorial

  • Gold: Stan Hieronymus & Mark Silva, Real Beer Page Mail
  • Silver: David Edgar, The New Brewer
  • Bronze: Tony Forder, Ale Street News

Business and Trade

  • Gold: Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky, "Brewpubs in the Millennium," BrewPub
  • Silver: Alan Moen, "Blues Streak," Market Watch
  • Bronze: Alan Moen, "Bottom Line on Bottling Lines," American Brewer

General, Short Items (900 words or less)

  • Gold: Don Russell, "Who's Pilfering the Pilsners and Pocketing Those Pints?," Philadelphia Daily News
  • Silver: Rob Haiber, "How to Evaluate Beer," All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Ray Daniels, "Brewing Up Fun at Eccentric Day," Zymurgy
  • Honorable Mention: Gregg Smith, "Tasting Imperial Stouts," All About Beer Magazine
  • Honorable Mention: Gregg Smith, "Tasting Lambics," All About Beer Magazine

Feature, Brewing

  • Gold: Stephen R. Holle & Manfred Schaumberger, "The Reinheitsgebot - One Country's Interpretation of Quality Beer," Brewing Techniques
  • Silver: Marc Sedam, "Engineering the Perfect Pint-- A Guide to Water Treatment," Brewing Techniques
  • Bronze: Gary Spedding, "Determining the Sugar Content of Fruit in Beer," Brewing Techniques
  • Honorable Mention: Phil Markowski, "Franconia Farmhouse Breweries," American Brewer
  • Honorable Mention: Steve Parkes, "Modern Approaches to Cask-Conditioned Brewing: Lessons from Britain," Brewing Techniques

Feature, Brewery Profile

  • Gold: Bill Jeffreys, "Patron Saint of Brewing Calls Houston Home," Inside Houston Magazine
  • Silver: Cindy Ladage & Jenna Seiz, "Saint Louis Brewery," American Brewer
  • Bronze: Hank Stewart, "Marketing the Stone," American Brewer
  • Honorable Mention: Alan Talman, "Southampton Publick House -- Brewing Success in Long Island's Wine Country," Brewing Techniques
  • Honorable Mention: Robert S. Wallace, "Shepherd Neame - Three Centuries of Tradition," Brewing Techniques

Feature, Food

  • Gold: Julie Johnson Bradford, "Eating and Drinking Well ," All About Beer Magazine
  • Silver: Peter LaFrance, "Celebration of Beer and Food ," All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Mikoli Weaver, "Cooking With Beer," BrewPub

Feature, History

  • Gold: Greg Kitsock, "Anchor Steam," Zymurgy
  • Silver: Don Russell, "A Heady Historic First for Philadelphia? ," Philadelphia Daily News
  • Bronze: John Hall, "H.L. Mencken, the Beer Troubador from Baltimore," Ale Street News

Feature, Humor and Fiction

  • Gold: Dan Rabin, "Fight for the Rights (of Barley)," Zymurgy
  • Silver: Hank Stewart, "The Dry Fortnight," American Brewer
  • Bronze: Ron Page, "Notes from The Beer Cellar: A Beer Death Experience," Ale Street News

Feature, Styles

  • Gold: Tom Bedell, "Heaven in a Glass of Beer," All About Beer Magazine
  • Silver: Roger Protz, "Vanishing Mild," All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Greg Kitsock, "Bamberger, Band-Aids, and Beef Jerky," BarleyCorn

Feature, Travel

  • Gold: Timothy Harper, "In Belgium, Beer is a Way of Life," Sky
  • Silver: Christopher Kenneally, "In Search of Brueghel's Brew ," American Brewer
  • Bronze: Julie Johnson Bradford, "Cwrw Gorau Cymru: The Good Beer of Wales," All About Beer Magazine

Feature, Interview/Profile

  • Gold: Timothy O'Rourke, "Profesor Charlie Bamforth, a Man of Many Talents," American Brewer
  • Silver: Alan Moen, "All in the Family: an Interview with Jim Beam's Booker Noe," American Brewer
  • Bronze: Jeff Alworth, "An Interview with Michael Jackson," Celebrator Beer News
  • Honorable Mention: Kurt Epps, "Bouncer to Boardroom; John Augustine's Story," Ale Street News

Feature, Culture

  • Gold: Stan Hieronymus & Daria Labinsky, "Irish Bars," All About Beer Magazine
  • Silver: John Calen, "A New York Yankee in CAMRA's Court," Brewing Techniques
  • Bronze: Lisa Variano, "How to Order Beer Around the World," All About Beer Magazine

News

  • Gold: H. Havis Dawson, "And Stroh it Goes," Beverage World
  • Silver: Timothy Harper, "America's New Independents," All About Beer Magazine
  • Bronze: Don Russell, "Phill 'Er Up!," Philadelphia Daily News
  • Honorable Mention: Tony Forder, "Better Beer Rises in Phoenix," Ale Street News