| CONTRIBUTORS IN THIS ISSUE |

Josh Weikert is a founding member of the Stoney Creek Homebrewers, has medaled in every BJCP beer style, is a BJCP Grand Master Judge and Certified Cicerone, and is a two-time Eastern Pennsylvania Homebrewer of the Year. He leads a double life as the jet-setting author of the Beer: Simple blog (beer-simple.com).

Don Tse loves beer and loves to travel. When he can combine his two passions, life is perfect. He travels the world looking for the world’s best beers and the world’s best pubs. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @thedonofbeer.

Brad Smith started Beersmith, LLC in 2003 and has grown his business to be the most utilized brewing software in the world. He is the author of Home Brewing with Beersmith, and he is the developer of the Beersmith Brewing software. Brad is an expert homebrewer with an MBA, MS, and PHD in Engineering.

John M. Verive is a freelance writer dedicated to growing the craft-beer scene in L.A. He’s the founder of Beer of Tomorrow (Beerof Tomorrow.com) and the former editor of Beer Paper LA (a monthly print newspaper). He covers the beer beat for the Los Angeles Times and is a Certified Cicerone.

John Holl is the senior editor of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®. A journalist since 1996, his work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and more. He’s the author of the American Craft Beer Cookbook and other books. On Twitter @John_holl.

Jester Goldman has almost 30 years of homebrewing experience—from extract and all-grain beers to meads. He loves sharing his knowledge through writing and being active in his local homebrew club, but he's also driven to keep learning more.