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The Global Grand Prize Winner

Well, that was an astoundingly good contest as the entries here and over at Stonch's totaled well over two hundred if my guestimation powers are still what they used to be. Over the course of (hopefully just) this evening, I will set out the award winners and the allocation of prizes going to those award winners. I will have to do some checking and checking again that I have got it all right so bear with me.

5:07 p.m. And we may as well start with the photo up top. It is winning the global grand prize. It was received by our pal in beer Stonch who describes it in this way in his prize announcement post written earlier today after some cross-Atlantic considerations:

...the best image depicting some element of beer culture comes from John Lewington. He calls it "Two pints of bitter". This is candid photo John took of two old boys enjoying their Sunday afternoon ale in a 17th century pub in Aldbrough, Suffolk. Perhaps they're old friends, or maybe they barely know each other. When this photo was taken, it didn't matter: they were immersed in their own worlds for a moment.

In addition to the case of fine ales that Stonch is providing, Mr. Lewington will receive a signed copy of Beer & Philosophy or at least signed by one of the chapter authors, me.

Stay tuned for more gift giving in the three divisions of:

• The International Miscellaneous Low Hanging Fruit Division.
• The Canadian Division.
• The United States of America Division.

5:42 p.m. OK, let's see how this works. This is a bit of an HTML exercise for me. You can click on the photos below in the tables for a bigger version:

i. The International Miscellaneous Low Hanging Fruit Division

Picture	Artist / Notes	Award	Prize
	Rob Beer: Somewhere, UK. Taken at the GBBF	Bonus UK Award in addition to the prizes at Stonch's	A case of fine beer from O'Hanlon's
	Paul MacLatchy Kingston, ON	Best Kids and Beer Photo	A couple of beers at my place - I work with Paul.
	Mark McLaughlin Kingston, ON	Best Fish and Beer Photo	A couple of beers at my place - I also work with Mark.
	John, The Beer Nut, Dublin, Ireland.	Best Unhappy Belgian Waiter	A t-shirt and hat from Shipyard Brewing, Portland, Maine, USA

Not bad. More prize giving after dinner.

6:52 p.m. And dinner is over so let's move on to the Great White North where four more prizes await.

ii. The Canadian And, Yes, Heavily Ontarian Division

Picture	Artist / Notes	Award	Prize
	Mike Stich, Toronto, Ontario	Best Canadian Photo With Busy Person In It.	The Roland and Russel Gift Pack
	Chad P. Ross, Ontario: Matts Brewing, Utica, NY	Top Canadian Photo Of A US Brewery	One St Veronus t-shirt and a $40 gift certificate
	Jeremy Craigs, Toronto Ontario: Filter, Great Lakes Brewing, Cleveland	Best Art In the Machine Image	The $150 Ontario Craft Brewer swag pack
	Frank McDonald, Torbay, Newfoundland: Quidi Vidi Brewing	Best Brewery by body of water with a latin name.	A subscription to TAPS magazine
	Jan Biega, Toronto, Ontario: an evening in Italy	Best Representation of How We've All Felt At The Time	A t-shirt and hat from Shipyard Brewing, Portland, Maine, USA

I am a little concerned that the best visual art related to beer in Canada is largely about US subject matter but that is what it is. More prizes for the US Division after I rush out and find a Christmas tree.

7:45 pm. OK, the tree has been bought at a numbing minus 17 with wind chill and I even found another prize for Canada...for an Italian scene.

8:28 p.m. There. The US is done, Stonch has already sent me the addresses for the UK prize winners...after getting in from the pub at 1 am mind you. Isn't email a wonderful thing!

iii. The Huge United States Division

Picture	Artist / Notes	Award	Prize
	Andrew Dremeaux, New York, New York	The Best Photo Of A Room Full Of Bags	Two tickets for the spring 2008 TAP New York festival in the Hudson Valley of New York
	Ed Carson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Best Black and White With Blurry People	Two tickets for the fall 2008 Microbrew and Wine Fest in the Hudson Valley of New York
	Travis Glazier, Syracuse, New York	Best Use Of Various Grey Tones To Express View Of Macro-Industrial Brewing	A $10 gift certificate, a Tully's Mug, and a Tully's glass, Tully's of Maine
	Eric Delia, Richmond, Virginia	Best Lighting Within A Fridge	A Gonzo Bret, a Gonzo t-shirt and maybe a cap or something from Flying Dog Brewing
	Shawn Connelly, Carbondale, Illinois	Excellent Floatie Action Photo	A free growler from Flossmoor Station in Flossmoor, Illinois to be picked up at the brewery.
	Captain Hops, Baltimore, Maryland	Best Glowing Curvey Glass	A $50 gift certificate towards a special beer and cheese event from Di Bruno Bros. in Philadelphia, PA
	John Stewart, Arizona, USA	Best Photo Of Where We All Wish We Were	A signed copy of Grilling with Beer by Lucy Saunders
	Sean Paxton, California	Best Creepy Swirling Brewing Moment	A t-shirt and hat from Shipyard Brewing, Portland, Maine, USA
	J Wilson, Farmville, North Carolina - now of Iowa!	Best Picture Of Saison And A Field	A one year subscription to DRAFT Magazine

Whew...I think that is it. Please let me know if I have been remiss, that there is still a gift under the tree to give. Remember, these are direct mail-outs so it may take time to confirm the addresses of winners and for all sixteen prize packages to find their way home.

Thanks everyone for participating and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!