Beer Resume

OBJECTIVE

Share my love of beer, food, travel, and people with anyone that will listen.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Accomplished beer drinker since 1991
• Tasted well over 100 different beers
• Travelled to 40 U.S. states and 15 countries outside of Canada

EXPERIENCE

The University Years
University of Waterloo – Chemical Engineering 1990 – 1995

Bottle/Can preferences included:
• Molson Export
• Labatt 50
• Sleeman Cream Ale
• Alexander Keith’s India Pale Ale

Draft preferences included:
• Pitchers of Rickards Red
• Anything cheap

Hobbies included:
• Drinking beer
• Boatracing
• Oktoberfest
• Brick Brewery tour and tasting parties

The Early Working Years
Detroit Michigan 1995-2000

Bottle/Can preferences included:
• Bell’s Amber
• Rolling Rock
• Any available beers from Canada

Hobbies included:
• Learning to drink responsibly
• Buying beer at Party Stores
• Pairing beer with food
• Discovering my hops palette
• Eating and drinking at microbreweries.

The Mid-Working Years
San Francisco 2000 – 2005

Bottle/Can preferences included:
• Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale
• Mendocino Brewing Company Red Tail Ale
• Mendocino Brewing Company Eye of the Hawk

Draft preferences included:
• Bear Republic Brewery Co. Racer V IPA
• Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA
• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Hobbies included:
• Keg stands
• Annual Boonville Beer Fest
• Sloshball in Mission Delores Park
• Sampling as many Northern California IPAs as possible
• Drinking at Zeitgeist which included pairing beer with tamales from
the Tamale Lady

Recent Working Years
Toronto Ontario 2005 to present

Bottle/Can preferences included:
• DAB in tall can
• Staropramen Lager in a tall can
• Mill Street Tank House Ale
• Great Lakes Brewery Devils Pale Ale
• Creemore Springs Premium Lager
• Alexander Keith’s India Pale Ale

Draft preferences included:
• Mill Street Tank House Ale
• Mill Street IPA
• Durham Hop Addict
• Boddingtons Pub Ale
• Creemore Springs Premium Lager

Hobbies included:
• Eating and drinking at Beer Bistro
• Eating and drinking at Ceili Cottage
• Eating and drinking at Mill Street Pub
• Looking forward to and attending the Toronto Beer Festival
• Travel (see below)

Beers Experienced During Travel
Italy (September 2009): Peroni and Moretti (preferred) sipped while on the beaches of Cinque Terre.

Australia (July 2010): Little Creatures Pale Ale – a case cost $60 but worth it to enjoy on the beaches in Noosa. Backups included Coopers, James Squires, and the occasional VB.

Fiji (November 2003): Bula! Fiji Bitter of course. Enjoyed the stubbies, but was constantly panicked that the remote island would run out as the daily case arrived by motor boat. Hawaii (April 2010): Fond memories of the Big Swell IPA by the Maui Brewing Company and their coffee porter. The former came with us to the black sand beaches on the road to Hana.Costa Rica (March 2006): Imperial Beer was a perfect accompaniment to the heat and surf in Nosara. Bavaria was also consumed while watching the sunset.

THE FUTURE

Beginning March 2011, I will be taking a sabbatical from work to focus on enjoying life and exploring my passions. These passions include food, beer, wine, travel, learning, and meeting new people. I will be documenting it all here.

My beer tasting will continue during this year’s travel plans in places including:

• Texas
• Nicaragua
• California
• Europe (several countries still TBD)
• Ontario (cottage country)
• Southeast Asia
• Australia

In addition, I hope to return to San Francisco to help my friend Melissa start her new business, The Good Hop Bottle Shop.