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An avid brewer & judge, Sean is a multi-award winning brewer, BJCP National Judge, & Advanced Cicerone®. He dove into the hobby while living in a dry county in Kentucky and grew tired of driving to West Virginia & Ohio to buy beer. He has had the opportunity to brew two Best of Show winning homebrews with professional breweries including a Pro-Am entry to the GABF with F.X. Matt/Saranac Brewing in Utica, NY. As a national beer judge, Sean actively judges throughout the east coast of the United States & Eastern Canada while helping to grade BJCP and Advanced Cicerone® exams. He is a regular judge at the Great American Beer Festival and is passionate about beer education . While he loves all styles, he has a particular love for Belgian and German beer.
Past & Future by Odd Breed Wild Ales is a saison aged in French oak and is being evaluated as a Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer (BJCP 2015 Guidelines Category 28B).
The aroma of this beer is so incredibly enticing that it is difficult to not taste immediately. High complexity with oak,... Read More
Grassy Place Hazy IPA by Badger State Brewing Co. is being evaluated as a Specialty IPA: New England Style IPA (2015 BJCP Guidelines Category 21B)
The aroma of this beer is a bit lacking overall – normally with this style you can smell hops as soon as the bottle or can is opened, but that... Read More
A bready Pils-like malt dominates the aroma with light, peppery phenols and later unfolds with a hint of freshly cut cantaloupe. There is a light solvent note in the background that lingers but is overtaken by a stronger cantaloupe aroma as the beer warms. This is a very attractive beer -- a... Read More
Valkyrie Porter by Moniker Brewery is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer (2021 BJCP Style Guidelines, Category 34B) consisting of Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (2021 BJCP Guidelines, Category 30A) and Wood Aged (2021 BJCP Guidelines, Category 33A) with special... Read More
The initial aroma comes across like an East Coast IPA -- tropical fruit and stone fruit dominates with subtle pine needle notes discerned in the background. There is a mango component of the aroma that seems to be hop-derived rather than from fruit. Despite this being a habanero IPA, there is a ... Read More
Barrel-aged Jude is a Belgian-style Tripel and is being evaluated as a Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (2015 BJCP Category 33B) offering according to BJCP guidelines.
American oak wafts out of the glass and dominates the aroma. Vanilla, charred oak, and mellow bourbon comprise the barrel... Read More
