The 2024 Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) winners were announced recently in an online streamed ceremony. A total of 227 awards were presented in over 20 categories including seltzer, ready-to-drink cocktails, non-alcoholic beer, cider/mead and beer.
The Craft Beer Marketing Awards were established in 2019 to give recognition to the best designs in the marketing realm of the craft beverage industry. It is a worldwide competition that focuses specifically on the artistic and creative marketing and packaging efforts of producers, designers and marketing agencies that play an increasingly critical role in differentiating brands in the retail marketplace.
The US state with the most wins this year was Pennsylvania with 23 winners, followed by California with 18 wins and Florida with 16 wins. In addition, there are significant wins in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, Scotland, and the Ukraine.
One notable win this year is for celebrity chef Guy Fieri and Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, CT who launched Flavortown Spiked Fruit Punch in 2023 which won a Platinum in Best Can Label Design RTD category, Gold in Best Can Label Design use of Illustration RTD category and a Global Crushie for Best Logo Design/Use of Icon or Mascot RTD category.
A list of all 2024 medal winners here.
Early-Bird entries for the 2025 CBMAS awards season and judge recruitment will start being accepted in October. For more information, go here.