NBWA and the Brewers Association are now accepting nominations for the 2nd annual Craft Beer Distributor of the Year Award. The award recognizes the American beer distributor who does the most to market, sell and promote craft beer in their market. The award will be presented October 11 at the Great American Beer Festival, hosted by the Brewers Association, in Denver, Colorado. America’s beer distributors and craft brewers can nominate any distributor they believe is deserving of the award. Nominations will be accepted until September 1, 2008. Craft beer has generated an unprecedented level of excitement and exploration in the wide variety of flavors beer has to offer. The craft beer industry has seen double-digit growth for the past several years showing that consumers across the country appreciate craft beer. Beer distributors take great pride in serving as the vehicle to market for these brands and in providing choice and variety to the consumer. America’s beer distributors are the vehicle to market for craft brewers across the country. This award recognizes the extra efforts distributors are making on behalf of craft beer. In addition to the Craft Beer Distributor of the Year award, a Craft Beer Achievement award and Craft Beer Distributor Recognition award will also be presented to finalists. The year 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition which came with the passage of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This year also marks 75 years of the modern state-based, three-tier system of alcohol regulation which is the system that creates the effective and safe system of alcohol distribution that gives craft brewers a vehicle to market. Beer distributors serve as the critical link in the three-tier system, helping deliver 13,000 brands of beer to licensed retailers from coast to coast and providing consumers with choice and value that is unparalleled anywhere in the world. Click here for this year's nomination form . For complete rules and details of the Craft Beer Distributor of the Year contest, click here.