Learning how to brew Kölsch at Sünner Brauerei

After a brief, exam-related hiatus from blogging I thought I'd put some thoughts together about some time I spent recently at Sünner Kölsch, in, well, Cologne. As part of my brewer's training course I am expected to learn about all aspects of beer production and my boss kindly organised for me to go to the …

A conversation with World Champion Beer Sommelier Stephan Hilbrandt

I recently sat down and had a beer or two with Bonn resident Stephan Hilbrandt, the current World Champion Beer Sommelier. In September 2017, Stephan won the beer sommelier competition run by the Doemens Academy, Munich that is held every two years. He competed alongside 69 other beer sommeliers from 15 different countries to win …