Pete Brown Named British Beer Writer of the Year

Last night the British Guild of Beer Writers crowned Pete Brown the Beer Writer of the Year.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Brown, you should be. He is the author of three terrific beer books: Man Walks Into A Pub, Three Sheets to the Wind, and most recently, Hop's and Glory. Brown also puts together the yearly Cask Report, a definite report on the status of cask ale in Britain. He also has his own blog simply titled, Pete Brown's Beer Blog, where he posts his thoughts on the pub industry, beer industry, and goes after anyone who screams 'binge drinking problem' in the UK. If you enjoy the rants Rick Mercer ends his weekly show with you'll enjoy Brown's entertaining blog.

He once worked in the advertising field working on campaigns for Stella Artois of all brands, but gave it up to enter the less lucrative world of beer writing, something he doesn't regret one bit (or so he says on his latest blog post) fortunately for us fans.

Congratulations Pete. Well deserved.