Stephen Beaumont

Beer and Food Writer

Once described as "beerdom's Brillat-Savarin," Stephen Beaumont is one of the world's most authoritative voices on beer today, as well as a widely recognized writer on spirits, food, cocktails and travel.

When he is not writing about or tasting beer and spirits, Stephen travels the world talking about them, whether at a beer dinner in Atlanta, a festival in São Paulo or a competition in Milan. He is an outspoken advocate of staff training in beer for bars and restaurants and has worked as consultant for a large number of hospitality companies, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the Walt Disney Company, the Prime Restaurant Group and FAB Concepts, among many others. These efforts led to him being honored in 2009 with the Cheers Magazine "Raising the Bar" award for his "noteworthy and sustained contribution to the world of beverage alcohol."

He has authored or contributed to a dozen books, including two editions of The Great Canadian Beer Guide; 1995's A Taste for Beer, a pioneering book with a full chapter devoted to beer and food pairing; The Premium Beer Drinker's Guide (2000), in which he furthered his exploration of the culinary harmonies found between beer and fine cuisine; The beerbistro Cookbook (2009), co-authored with chef Brian Morin and based on the beer-focused cuisine of the Toronto restaurant he co-founded; the Michael Jackson literary tribute Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser (2009), and 2012's landmark survey of the global beer scene, The World Atlas of Beer, co-authored with Tim Webb.

Additionally, Stephen authors eight regular columns for publications as diverse as the spirits quarterly Whisky Advocate, and the culinary journal Flavours; the men's lifestyle magazine Sharp, and the beer specialist bi-monthly The Celebrator; the U.S. hospitality industry standard Nation's Restaurant News, and the foodie favourite CityBites. He also serves on the editorial tasting panels of both Taps and All About Beer, and contributes regularly to a variety of other publications, including Fine Cooking, Wine Enthusiast and Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail.

Stephen also maintains a significant online presence, contributing to epicurious.com, cheersonline.com and winemag.com, and drawing upwards of 400 readers a day to his blog at worldofbeer.com. In 2011, he became the weekly online beer reviewer for maxim.com, which attracts in excess of 3 million unique visitors per month.

Topics:

Intro to Beer: You Don't Know as Much as You Think
Whiskies and Whiskeys: The World of Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, Irish and Other Whiskies
Brewing to Extremes: Beers on the Edge of Innovation
Beer and Whisky Food Pairing Dinners
Seasonal or Other Themed Beer and Spirits Tastings
Making My Own Job, or How I Came to Get Paid for Drinking

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