The 2024 Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAs) "Crushie" winners were announced recently in an online ceremony streamed on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrushies/). There are 13 Texas winners in this year’s Awards including six in Katy for No Label Brewing, located in the historic rice dryers at 5351 1st Street.

No Label’s wins included:

· GOLD CRUSHIE: No Label Brewing – By Design Riot, No Label Year 13 Logo -- Best Logo Design / Most Unique: Craft Beer

· GOLD CRUSHIE: No Label Brewing – Rail Line Label Wall, Best On-premise Branding / Mural or Installation: Craft Beer

· PLATINUM CRUSHIE: No Label Brewing – 100-year-old Historic Rice Silo District;

Indoor & Outdoor Taproom & Beer Garden; Best On-premise Branding / Coolest Taproom or Beer Garden: Craft Beer

· PLATINUM CRUSHIE: No Label Brewing – Murkey Myers DDH Hazy DIPA, Extensive Merch Line nolabelbrew.com; Best Marketing Collateral / Merchandise: Craft Beer

· PLATINUM CRUSHIE: No Label Brewing – THE MONTH OF MURKEY (October), Murkey Myers DDH HAZY DIPA; Best Fun & Feel-Good Branding / Best Collaboration or Partnership: Craft Beer

· GOLD CRUSHIE: No Label Brewing – Supports The Legacy Of Aloha Foundation --

Maui Strong; Maui-themed Merchandise -- Best Fun & Feel-Good Branding / Cause-related Product or Campaign: Craft Beer

“We were so impressed by the sheer creativity, innovation, and caliber of marketing displayed in entries this year in every category," said CBMAS Co-Founder Jim McCune, "More than 600 industry professional judges from around the world had their work cut out for them!”

This year, multiple craft beverage types were invited to enter across the 20+ categories: seltzer, ready-to-drink cocktails, non-alcoholic beer, cider/mead, and of course, beer. A total of 227 award wins were presented to winning brewers, designers, and marketing agencies from throughout the world. This year there are 90 Platinum Crushie wins, 96 Gold Crushie wins and 41 Global Crushie wins.

The CBMAs is the first awards program of its kind. It is a worldwide competition that focuses specifically on excellence in the artistic and creative marketing and packaging efforts of breweries, designers and agencies craft beer that play an increasingly critical role in differentiating brands in the retail marketplace.

Early-Bird entries for the 2025 CBMAS awards season and judge recruitment will start being accepted in October. For additional information, visit craftbeveragemarketingawards.com

ABOUT CRAFT BEER MARKETING AWARDS

The Craft Beer Marketing Awards was established in 2019 to give recognition to the best of the best in the marketing realm of the brewing industry. With categories that range from the “Best Can Design” to “Coolest Taproom,” and “Best Website Design” to “Best Original Videos,” there’s an opportunity to showcase the best work in every area of marketing in the brewing industry. For more information, visit https://craftbeermarketingawards.com/podcast/.