Best Paper Awards
Overview
The Eric Kneen Memorial Award and the JASBC Review Paper Award are presented to author(s) with outstanding papers (original research paper and review paper) from the prior year in the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists (JASBC). Papers will only be considered once. The competition period for a paper is one year from the date that it is uploaded for online access to the readership.
Honor Bestowed
- One award for best original research paper (Eric Kneen Memorial Award)
- One award for best review paper (JASBC Review Paper Award)
- Engraved plaque is presented to the corresponding author and printed certificates to the co-authors
- The award need not be awarded every year if no articles fit the selection criteria
Selection Review and Criteria
The Selection Committee consists of the JASBC Editorial Board led by the journal's Editor-in-Chief and support from ASBC staff to manage the process.
Criteria for the selection of “best” publication would include:
- Publication metrics ('reads' and 'citations'): The one year period is from the date the paper is uploaded for online readership (in order to be fair when one is including views and citations as one of the selection critera since that is tied in with time available for reading and citing.
- Clarity of exposition
- Contribution to technical understanding
- Technical rigor
- Originality
- Overall industry relevance
JASBC Review Paper Awardees
| Journal Year | Title | Awardee Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Microbiological Quality Control in Non- and Low-Alcoholic Beer Manufacturing: A Comprehensive Review of Microbial Contaminants and Strategies for Spoilage Prevention | Scott J. Britton and Annie E. Hill |
| 2024 | Worldwide Illicit and Counterfeit Alcoholic Spirits: Problem, Detection, and Prevention | Michael A. Bryan and Annie E. Hill |
| 2023 | The Black Gap: Understanding the Potential Roles of Black Fungal-Derived Enzymes in Malting and Brewing Quality: A Review | Marina Bretträger, Bertram Sacher, Martina Gastl, and Thomas Becker |
| 2021 | Enzymes from Cereal and Fusarium Metabolism Involved in the Malting Process | Cajetan Geißinger, Martina Gastl, and Thomas Becker |
| 2020 | Kombucha Tea Fermentation: A Review | David Laureys, Scott J. Britton, and Jessika De Clippeleer |
Eric Kneen Memorial Awardees
| Journal Year | Title | Awardee Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fixed-Bed Adsorption Study with Brewer’s Spent Grain for the Removal of Heavy Metals in Model Waters | Philipp Dancker, Karl Glas, and Martina Gastl |
| 2024 | Identification of the Yeast Mannoprotein Gene HZY1 as a Key Genetic Determinant for Yeast-Derived Haze in Beer | Keith Lacy, Rita Mormando, Jeremy R. Smith, Patrick A. Gibney , Lance M. Shaner, and Laura T. Burns |
| 2023 | The Sway of Specialty Malts and Mash pH on Iron Ion Speciation and the Reducing Power of Wort | Thijs Van Mieghem, Filip Delvaux, Sven Dekleermaeker, Hedwig Neven, and Scott J. Britton |
| 2021 |
Unfilterable Beer Haze Part I: The Investigation of an India Pale Ale Haze |
Margaux Huismann, Fraser Gormley, Dzeti Dzait, R. Alex Speers and Dawn Maskell |
| Part II: Identifying Suspect Cell Wall Proteins | Margaux Huismann, Fraser Gormley, Dzeti Dzait, Nik Willoughby, Kelly Stewart, R. Alex Speers, and Dawn Maskell | |
| 2020 | Variation in Sensory Attributes and Volatile Compounds in Beers Brewed from Genetically Distinct Malts: An Integrated Sensory and Non-Targeted Metabolomics Approach | Harmonie M. Bettenhausen, Amanda Benson, Scott Fisk, Dustin Herb, Javier Hernandez, Juyun Lim, Sue H. Queisser, Thomas H. Shellhammer, Veronica Vega, Linxing Yao, Adam L. Heuberger, and Patrick M. Hayes |
| 2019 | Chance and Challenge: Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts in Nonalcoholic and Low Alcohol Beer Brewing – A Review | Konstantin Bellut & Elke K. Arendt |
| 2018 | Jeroen Baert, Jessika De Clippeleer, Paula Jaskula-Goiris, Gert De Rouck, Guido Aerts, Luc De Cooman | |
| 2017 | Elke Arendt, Lorenzo Peyer, Martin Zarnkow, Fritz Jacob, David P. De Schutter | |
| 2016 | Andrew J. MacIntosh, Maria Josey, and R. Alex Speers | |
| 2015 | Christina Schmidt, Martin Biendl, Annika Lagemann, George Stettner, Christian Vogt, Andreas Dunkel, Thomas Hofmann | |
| 2014 | Tinne Dekoninck, Tom Mertens, Filip Delvaux, and Freddy Delvaux | |
| 2013 | Eric Johann Samp | |
| 2012 | Daan Saison, David De Schutter, Filip Delvaux, and Freddy Delvaux | |
| 2011 | Cynthia Edelen, Robert Foster, Eric Samp | |
| 2010 | Hidetoshi Kojima, Hirotaka Kaneda, Junji Watari, Yasuo Nakamura, and Teruhiko Hayashi | |
| 2009 | Evan Evans, Doug Stewart, M. Sheehy, L. H,. Robinson, and A. Surrel | |
| 2008 | David Ryder, Susan Kay, and Patrick Ting | |
| 2007 | Paul Hughes | |
| 2006 | Mark Goldsmith, Peter Rogers, Ken Ghiggino, Nuno Miguel Cabral, and Felicity Roddick | |
| 2005 | Barry Axcell, Sandra van Nierop and Anna Cameron-Clarke | |
| 2004 | Karl J. Siebert and Penelope Y. Lynn | |
| 2003 | Paul Sadosky, Paul Schwarz, and Richard Horsley | |
| 2002 | Robert T. Foster II, Eric J. Samp, and Hugo Patiño | |
| 2001 | M. Uchida and M. Ono | |
| 2000 | J. P. Maye, S. Mulqueen, S. Weis, J. Xu, and M. Priest | |
| 1999 | K. J. Siebert and P. Y. Lynn | |
| 1998 | K. J. Siebert and P. Y. Lynn | |
| 1997 | M. Uchida, S. Suga, and M. Ono. | |
| 1996 | L. Lusk, H. Goldstein, and D. Ryder | |
| 1995 | H. Kaneda, N. Kobayashi, Y. Tsuchiya, M. Munekata, and S. Koshino | |
| 1994 | S. Gares, M. Whiting, M. Ingledew, and B. Ziola | |
| 1993 | I. McMurrough, R. Kelly, J. Byrne, and M. O’Brien | |
| 1992 | A. J. Irwin, R. L. Barker, and P. Pipasts | |
| 1991 | B. W. Drost, R. van den Berg, F. J. M. Freijee, E. G. van der Velde, and M. Hollemans | |
| 1990 | B. J. Clarke, R. D. Jones, and T. E. Kavanagh |