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An avid brewer & judge, Sean is a multi-award winning brewer, BJCP National Judge, & Advanced Cicerone®. He dove into the hobby while living in a dry county in Kentucky and grew tired of driving to West Virginia & Ohio to buy beer. He has had the opportunity to brew two Best of Show winning homebrews with professional breweries including a Pro-Am entry to the GABF with F.X. Matt/Saranac Brewing in Utica, NY. As a national beer judge, Sean actively judges throughout the east coast of the United States & Eastern Canada while helping to grade BJCP and Advanced Cicerone® exams. He is a regular judge at the Great American Beer Festival and is passionate about beer education . While he loves all styles, he has a particular love for Belgian and German beer.
Lagered Hedonism 01 by Moniker Brewery is being evaluated as a Czech Pale Lager (2021 BJCP Guidelines, Category 3A). This beer is the first within their Lagered Hedonism series and sets the bar very high for subsequent beers in that series.
This style calls for light- to moderate bready-... Read More
Robust coffee aroma with notable roast and light charcoal notes, bold, but well below a French roast threshold. There is no green bell pepper character present. Underneath the coffee profile is an inviting dark chocolate note, and a light floral hop aroma emerges as the beer gets closer to room... Read More
This beer is being evaluated as a Fruit Beer (BJCP category 29A) with India Pale Ale as the base style. Freshly squeezed grapefruit juice is dominant in the aroma in a delightful way. The grapefruit pulp character is accented well by a hop profile that has grapefruit notes but a touch of pine... Read More
Alpha Abstraction Vol. 1 by Wild Leap Brew Co. is being evaluated as a New England IPA from within the Specialty IPA subcategory (BJCP 2015 Guidelines 21B).
The aroma is all hops with a pleasant harmony of floral honeysuckle and citrus that's reminiscent of freshly squeezed orange juice. ... Read More
Wake Surfer by Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a White IPA according to the BJCP 2015 guidelines for Specialty IPA: White IPA (Category 21B).
The aroma is considerably lacking even from the initial pour. There is a faint note of orange and maybe a bit of coriander but that... Read More
Tiki Tom Slushie Series: Beermosa by Badger State Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a Fruit Beer (2015 BJCP Style Guidelines Category 29A) with the considerations of the base style being a Berliner weisse featuring orange.
The aroma of this beer is bright and fruit-forward, featuring... Read More
