Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Beverages 2020 Best Paper Award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of various papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the journal Award Committee led by the Associate EiC Prof. Dr. Antonio Morata, have been selected.

One Article:
Analysis of Lambic Beer Volatiles during Aging Using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) and Gas Chromatography–Olfactometry (GCO)
By Katherine Witrick, Eric R. Pitts and Sean F. O’Keefe
Beverages. 2020, 6(2), 31; doi:10.3390/beverages6020031

One Review:
Current Trends in Kombucha: Marketing Perspectives and the Need for Improved Sensory Research
By Juyoung Kim and Koushik Adhikari
Beverages. 2020, 6(1), 15; doi:10.3390/beverages6010015

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive CHF 800 and a chance to publish a paper in Beverages in 2022.

On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Beverages and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.