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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.
H2Roads Raspberry Hard Seltzer by Two Roads Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a fruited seltzer with guidelines created by The Beer Connoisseur, which can be found here.
This beverage pours a bubblegum pink with a small thin white head that immediately falls. Clarity is very good but... Read More
This IPA is definitely new-school in the way that there is zero malt to get in the way of the hop profile. However, it does start off with a nice, bready, Pils-like malt backbone, which provides support for a bright complex hop profile featuring grapefruit, pine needles and a hint of lemon. This... Read More
This beer is being evaluated as a Spice/Herb/Vegetable (BJCP category 30A) porter featuring coffee. The aroma is all malt featuring nuttiness and brownie batter chocolate notes. This beer presents a very inviting aroma overall, reminiscent of Ferrero Rocher candy. The aroma is unfortunately... Read More
Life Exotic by Upland Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a Fruit Beer (Category 29A) with the base style as a Saison (Category 25B) according to the 2015 BJCP Guidelines. The aroma is citrus forward with notes of orange pith and bright Meyer lemon. The yeast offers a hint of spice with an... Read More
No Frills Pils by Wallenpaupack Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a German Pils according to the BJCP 2015 guidelines (Category 5D).
The aroma is all malt with a somewhat oxidized character. The papery malt profile is also a bit heavy for the style – lacking the lightness and bread dough... Read More
ASW Barrel Aged Vanilla Ice Cream Stout by Wild Leap Brew Co. is being evaluated as a Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (2015 BJCP Guidelines Category 33B) with considerations of being an Imperial Stout aged in a spirit barrel with vanilla and lactose.
The aroma is bursting with complexity. Every... Read More
