Melissa is an engaging and colorful writer from London. Her quick wit and sharp personality is always refreshing and inspiring. We caught up in Philly during the Craft Brewers Conference and are looking forward to the Great British Beer Festival in a few short weeks. It's a little longer episode than normal, so you may want to make it a two-parter, but I believe you'll enjoy both segments!
Episode 16 - The Details
The Drinks: Barrel Knickerbocker Old Fashioned, Zeppelin Bend Whiskey, New Holland’s Dragon’s Milk Bourbon Barrel Stout, The Nola Dragon with New Holland’s Pitchfork Wheat Whiskey
The Music: “Wealthy Street” © and courtesy of Drew Nelson
Guest Bios
Melissa Cole, an award-winning beer writer and author of Let Me Tell You About Beer Melissa Cole is living the dream. Not only does she write extensively about the world's favourite drink, she also works with chefs to create beer and food extravaganzas in venues as diverse as Michelin-starred restaurants to local pubs, and is invited to judge at beer competitions from London to Brussels and Amsterdam to America. Her reputation for having a fine palate and fun approach to all things brewed, also translates to actually making beer, and some of her collaborative beers have gone on to become huge successes for the breweries Melissa made them with, never profiting herself. Melissa is also a Certified Cicerone & was also identified as one of the Most Powerful Women in the Drinks Industry by Channel4 Food and won the acclaim of her industry peers when named Educator of the Year by Imbibe magazine in 2013.
Fred Bueltmann, aka “The Beervangelist,” is an owner of New Holland Brewing Company, where he serves as Vice President of Brand and Lifestyle. He is a nationally recognized expert on pairing beer and food, and a Certified Cicerone®. Bueltmann is past president of the Michigan Brewers Guild and recipient of their prestigious “Tom Burns Award” recognizing the pioneering spirit of the “Great Beer State.” Fred serves as a judge for the Brewer’s Association’s Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup. His first book, “Beervangelist’s Guide to the Galaxy” is a seasonal tome on pairing, cooking and hosting with craft beer, and was recognized as an Indie Book Award finalist. Fred hosts and produces New Holland’s “Stop & Taste Conversations” podcast, and speaks to audiences large and small around the country, which has included serving as 2013 Keynote Speaker for the Michigan Restaurant Association and TedX Macatawa in 2015.