My Golden Pint Nominations

Best UK Draught Beer: Otley OG (runner up: Thornbridge Jaipur)

Best UK Bottled Beer: Thornbridge Halcyon (runner up: BrewDog & Stone Bashah)

Best Overseas Draught Beer: Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale (runner up: Duvel Green)

Best Overseas Bottled Beer: Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (runner up: Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel). I was never a big fan of the massively hoppy American IPAs until I tried 90 Minute but now thanks to the DFH geniuses, I'm hooked!

Best Overall Beer: Old Chimney Good King Henry Special Reserve 2007 Vintage. Hard to believe that an imperial stout can be better than this, so, my challenge for 2010 is to try and find one.

Best Bottle Label or Pump Clip: BrewDog Atlantic IPA. I love Johanna Basford's stuff, she is fantastic, and Atlantic IPA has a damn good looking label!

Best UK Brewery: BrewDog. They have received a lot of stick this year for various publicity stunts and feuds but all that matters is the beer. Over the past 12 months they have given us Tokyo*, Bashah, and the outrageous Tactical Nuclear Penguin, amongst others. However, by far and away their most genius master stroke of the year was dressing Bracken up like a penguin!

Best Overseas Brewery: Mikkeller. I love these guys! I would give them this just on the back of Beer Geek Brunch Weasel, which most people will agree is incredible. They have a fantastic range of beers and just keep innovating.

Pub/Bar of the Year: The Rake

Beer Festival of the Year: GBBF

Supermarket of the Year: Booths. Unfortunately, it's just Northern, however, any supermarket that sells Thomas Hardy ale, Ola Dubh Special 12 Reserve, and J. W. Lees Harvest ale within a year has to win.

Independent Retailer of the Year: BeerRitz, Leeds. Not only do you get a superb range of beer but you also get an even more impressive beer guide in Zak Avery...and his beard.

Online Retailer of the Year: BeerMerchants.com. They have excelled themselves this year with awesome American beers from the likes of Southern Tier, Lost Abbey, Port Brewing, Founders, the list goes on. They have also championed some superb British brewers like Ramsgate and Moor, as well as keeping all our beer cupboards full of Mikkeller.

Best Beer Book: Good Bottled Beer Guide (7^th Edition) by Jeff Evans. This little book has pointed me towards some of the best beers in Britain, and helped me discover lots of cracking little breweries.

Best Beer Blog: Pencil and Spoon. I think most of us are in agreement that Mr Pencil-Spoon writes some lovely beer waffle (ummm beer waffle, sounds tasty), and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it this year. I wait with baited breath and an overwhelming sense of envy to hear about his forthcoming beer adventures in America.

Best Beer Twitterer: @BrackenBrewDog. Probably the most educated dog in the world with beer credentials that are second to none.

Best Online Interactive Brewery: Brewdog. They have become the masters of multimedia publicity, and are the obvious choice for this.

Food and Beer Pairing of the Year: Southern Tier Mokah and Carte Dor caramel and cinnamon ice-cream.

Next Year I’d Most Like To...touch Zak Avery's beard.