Sebastian Carrillo Miño

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentinien

Wie sind Sie in die Bierbranche gekommen? Warum ist Bier für Sie wichtig?

Seit ich mich erinnern kann, war Bier für mich immer ein Rätsel. Ich habe mich gefragt, warum es diese goldene Farbe hat, warum es so hell und bitter ist und wie es hergestellt wird. Ich wollte schon immer wissen, wie man das beste Bier der Welt herstellt, und so ist es auch heute noch.

Ich wuchs mit dem Gedanken auf, dass ich wissen wollte, wie man es herstellt. Ich habe angefangen, Chemie zu studieren, selbst zu brauen und in Brauereien zu arbeiten, um meinen Traum zu verwirklichen. Bier ist für mich das Leben.

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Was könnte besser sein, als die besten Biere der Welt zu verkosten und zu prämieren und von den besten Juroren zu lernen? Es ist einfach eine einzigartige und unwiederholbare Erfahrung.

Dana Johnson

Colorado, Vereinigte Staaten

Wie sind Sie in die Bierbranche gekommen? Warum ist Bier für Sie wichtig?

Like many, I got into the industry after falling in love with home brewing. For my 30th birthday, I was given a homebrewing kit and (of course) Charlie Papazian’s “Complete Joy of Homebrewing” book. This was prior to the internet and my first batch or two had a very steep learning curve, but I was hooked. Five years later, I knew I didn’t want to start my own brewery but saw an opportunity selling cleaning, sanitizing, and process aids to the industry. I’ve been doing it ever since and couldn’t be happier.

Warum richten Sie beim World Beer Cup? Was bedeutet das Richten beim World Beer Cup für Sie?

I’ve been judging at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) since 2015. When the opportunity to judge at the World Beer Cup presented itself a couple of years ago, I jumped at the chance. The World Beer Cup is open to breweries all over the world, not just the US. The WBC is one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world with some of the best judges in the world. It is interesting to judge with people from across the globe and is very educational. I am extremely honored to be included as a World Beer Cup Judge and to know that we are all very committed to doing our very best, each and every round and awarding medals to the best beers in the entire world.

Alejandro Ancona

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Wie sind Sie in die Bierbranche gekommen? Warum ist Bier für Sie wichtig?

I was always attracted by the science behind food, drinks and flavors. My journey began when I discovered wine, but I soon found out my personality has much more in common with the beer world. Living in a place with scarce beer culture, being a homebrewer and my passion for education, eventually got me to open a beer school in 2017, where today we train beer professionals around Mexico and Latin America. (@beerschoolmx)

Beer matters to me because it’s the perfect blend of ingredients provided by the earth and the passion of the human hand, to create a beverage that has been making people happy for over 10,000 years. That’s just amazing.

Warum richten Sie beim World Beer Cup? Was bedeutet das Richten beim World Beer Cup für Sie?

Judging beer professionally is one of the things in life I enjoy the most, and the World Beer Cup is the biggest competition in the planet. Being a part of such a global and amazing panel of brewers, judges and beer professionals is of course a great learning opportunity, but most importantly a great source of lifetime beer friends from many different countries.

George Reisch

Missouri, United States

Wie sind Sie in die Bierbranche gekommen? Warum ist Bier für Sie wichtig?

I am a fourth-generation brewmaster in the Reisch family, which owned and operated the Reisch Brewery in Springfield, Illinois, for 117 years, from 1849 to 1966. My dad was the last Reisch brewmaster at the Reisch Brewery. After retiring from a 37-year brewing career, I started Reisch Charities, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, in 2018 and brewed the first Reisch Beer in 53 years, with all profits going to our charity. We tapped the first keg at my dad’s 100th birthday party, and he was so happy!

Warum richten Sie beim World Beer Cup? Was bedeutet das Richten beim World Beer Cup für Sie?

The World Beer Cup has the best judge panel made up of fabulous human beings with spectacular tasting ability. The best beers plus the best judges leads to a pure beer experience. A beer retreat! I am so humbled to be included as a judge!