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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.
Thomaston Lager by Clocktown Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a German Pils (2021 BJCP Guidelines Category 5D).
The aroma is a harmonious blend of dough-like pilsner malt and floral hops that have a presence of honeysuckle and dandelion. While there is a subtle sulfur note from this... Read More
A bright, citrus-forward aroma invoking oranges and tangerines is softened by hints of apricot and white peach as it warms. A bready, somewhat husky aroma emerges from underneath the hops and supports them with a light sweetness. The beer pours a hazy deep yellow with a large, fluffy, white head... Read More
Holy City Brewing's Overly Friendly is being evaluated as an American IPA (Category 21A) according to the BJCP guidelines. With the plethora of choices out there in the India Pale Ale category, this beer holds its own and offers enough hop complexity to appease even the most critical IPA... Read More
Poive Raz is an American Wild Ale being judged in the Wild Specialty Beer category (2015 BJCP Guidelines 28C) as a golden sour lager aged on raspberries and pink peppercorns. The aroma features puréed raspberries in abundance with an underlying lactic presence. The strong fruit and bacteria... Read More
Low Viz IPA by Arches Brewing is being evaluated as a New England-style IPA (Category 21B: Specialty IPA - New England IPA) according to the 2015 BJCP guidelines.
The aroma features a cornucopia of tropical and citrus hops with notes of orange, lime, tangerine, mango and cantaloupe.... Read More
Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout by Gnarly Barley Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a Specialty Wood Aged Beer (BJCP 2015 Guidelines Category 33B) with considerations of being an Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels.
The aroma... Read More
