post Shift Podcast #141 - Stephen Beaumont, World Atlas of Beer

With the impending release of the 3rd(.1) edition of the World Atlas of Beer, I sit down with author and intrepid beer drinker, Stephen Beaumont to discuss, the changes in beer culture, surprising global markets and the business of craft breweries. Make sure to pre-order the book and support your local brewery.

MORE ABOUT STEPHEN

Described as both “one of his generation’s greatest beer writers” and “a national treasure” by What’s Brewing and as “beerdom’s Brillat-Savarin” by The Celebrator, Stephen Beaumont is one of the world’s most authoritative voices on beer, as well as a widely recognized writer on spirits, food and travel, having covered these fields for almost thirty years.

As author of his most recent book, Will Travel for Beer, and co-author with Tim Webb of two editions of The World Atlas of Beer (2012 & 2016), published in a dozen countries and ten languages, Stephen has amassed an unparalleled understanding of what’s going on in the fast- paced and expanding world of beer and spirits today. If there are good lagers or ales, tequilas to be had, whether in San Francisco or Singapore, Montreal or Milan, Stephen knows about it, and has most likely sampled them!

In addition to the above international best-sellers, Stephen has authored or co-authored ten other books, including three editions of The Pocket Beer Book/Best Beers (2013, 2014 & 2017), two editions of The Great Canadian Beer Guide (1994 & 2001) and the landmark Beer & Food Companion, as well as contributing to thirteen others, including both 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die and 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die, and the recently-released East Coast Crafted. Stephen is also Editor-in-Chief of Original Gravity magazine in Canada and authors columns and articles for publications as diverse as the spirits quarterly Whisky Advocate, the UK beverage industry insider site just-drinks.com, and various airline in-flight publications.

When he is not writing about or tasting beers and spirits, Stephen travels the world talking about them, at a beer dinner in Toronto, a seminar in São Paulo or a competition in coastal China. He has worked on the beer and beverage programs of numerous corporations, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the Walt Disney Company and Crystal Cruises, and appears regularly at conferences such as VIBE and the International Wine, Spirits and Beer Event. Stephen is a member of both the British Guild of Beer Writers and the North American Guild of Beer Writers.

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