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There’re more than 100 unique styles of beer, each with their own set of ingredients, process, guidelines, history, and experience. If you’re a beer lover, an industry leader, or somewhere in between, a better knowledge of beer style will improve your life, and your work. 
— Julia and Jeremy

Julia Herz

Julia Herz (pronounced “hers”) is Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), and a beer educator. She is a cause marketer, a BJCP certified beer judge, an Advanced Cicerone® and co-author of Beer Pairing: The Essential Guide from the Pairing Pros (Voyageur Press) a 2016 International Association of Culinary Professionals Award Finalist and 2017 North American Guild of Beer Writers 2nd place Beer Book. She also loves camping, travel, food and drink and the great outdoors.

Jeremy Storton

Once upon a time Jeremy didn’t know the difference between an ESB and an IPA. Now he’s an Advanced Cicerone®, IBD certified brewer, BJCP judge, beer educator, content producer, and an award-winning beer writer and podcaster. Awards and recognition include 2021 Craft Beer Marketing Awards Platinum Winner Best Beer-Related Podcast and 2020 North American Guild of Beer Writers 2nd place for Best Beer Podcast. His podcast, Good Beer Matters, serves to educate professionals on the craft and culture of beer. Besides the world of beer, he is also a waterman who sometimes writes and photographs about food, travel and aquatic adventure.

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