Examples include tasting notes, book and product reviews, side bars and concise Internet reporting. A principal article in a publication of significant length, covering a subject in some depth. Articles that explore the technical, aesthetic, and experimental aspect of beer making and related topics. Also, how-to articles related to brewing. For example, brewery tours are inappropriate, but a day as a brewer is appropriate.
Entries focus entirely on a brewery, microbrewery or brewpub.
Rather than a technical or brewing article, it covers a complete profile of the brewery. For example, an article of this type will address the location, operation, key personalities and products sold. The principal subject must cover culinary aspects of beer and brewing. An examination of the role of beer in history, of the history of beer and brewing, etc. The North American Guild of Beer Writers recommends that writers avoid submitting entries which disparage individuals, extol quantity drinking, or call attention to substance or individual abuse.