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our Brewers Choice Awards. And guess what? If the awards are taking place earlier, the same must apply to our judging process. The deadline for entries to the 2023 Brewers Choice Awards is the 1st July 2023, which means you’ve got approximately one month left if you’re reading this edition soon after publication!

This year we are once again looking to crown the ‘Brewery of the Year’ following Lost and Grounded’s triumph in 2022. Who will follow Moonwake and Lakes Brew Co in becoming the ‘New Brewery of the Year’? While we are also on the lookout for ‘Beer of the Year’ and ‘New Beer of the Year’, clinched respectively in 2022 by Lost and Grounded and Field Recordings.

From speaking to attendees and all the brilliant businesses and breweries that help make the event possible, it was clear that holding the Brewers Congress so close to the busy Christmas period wasn’t ideal for everyone that wanted to take part. We want the event to be as open and inclusive as possible so we have therefore moved this year’s Brewers Congress to the 18th and 19th October.

The show, which will once again take place at The Business Design Centre in London, will feature a refreshed layout and an updated format to ensure everyone involved gets the most out of our two-day flagship event. Be sure to check the Brewers Congress page of our website for all of the up-to-date information.

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Other prestigious categories include ‘Brewer of the Year’, sealed in 2022 by Colin Stronge and who will succeed Lara Lopes as ‘New Brewer of the Year’?

Elsewhere, we will decide who follows Abbeydale Brewery in creating ‘Branding of the Year’ while there will also be a new ‘Global Ambassador’ to take the mantle from Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach. And once more, we will recognise a decorated brewer with the ‘Roger Ryman Lifetime achievement Award’.

To enter, or nominate, please copy the address below into your browser and best of luck!

Tim Sheahan Editor