ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Greg Noonan is one of the best-known craft brewers in America as well as an internationally recognized expert on brewing. Since 1988, Greg has been the owner and brewmaster at the renown Vermont Pub and Brewery, and in 1994 he founded the Seven Barrel Brewery of West Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Since Greg became brewmaster, the Vermont Pub and Brewery has won a gold medal in 1993 for its Auld Tartan Wee Heavy in the ale strong ale category, and a bronze medal in both 1991 and 1992 for its Vermont Smoked Porter in the smoked flavored beers category at the Great American Beer Festival®.

Greg is author of Scotch Ale (Brewers Publications, 1993) and the Seven Barrel Brewery Brewers’ Handbook (G. W. Kent, 1996), as well as numerous beer style and technical articles for brewing periodicals, including Zymurgy and The New Brewer. Greg really enjoys good beer.