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Two Men and Their Love of Beer Tim Webb is the world’s leading writer on the Belgian beers and a fi ercely independent chronicler of the global revival in quality beers that has been gathering speed these past four decades. Since 1992, he has written seven editions of Good Beer Guide Belgium (CAMRA Books: 7 th edition March 2014). He is the lead author of LambicLand (Cogan & Mater: 2nd edition 2011) and 100 Belgian Beers to Try Before You Die! (CAMRA Books), and editor of the Around Town in 80 Beers series of books that has to date included London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin and Bruges (2005 to date). In 2014, he edited Beer in the Netherlands (Homewood Press: May 2014) by Tim Skelton. In 2012, with Canadian beer writer Stephen Beaumont, he penned the fi rst editionof The World Atlas of Beer, which has gone on to appear in eight languages and ten editions internationally and spawned the Pocket Beer Book, which is now in its second edition. He currently divides his time between Bristol and Cambridge (UK), from where his book webshop booksaboutbeer.com operates. He estimates that he has drunk quality beer in over 60 different countries; this is why he recommends traveling by bicycle. Once described as“beerdom’s Brillat-Savarin,” Stephen Beaumont is one of the world’s most authoritative voices on beer, having spent nearly 25 years covering the subject in articles, columns and books. As co-author of both The World Atlas of Beer (2012), published in ten international editions, and The Pocket Beer Guide (2013), Beaumont has amassed an unparalleled understanding of what’s going on in the fast-paced and expanding world of beer today. If there is good lager or ale to be had, whether in San Francisco or Singapore, Montreal or Milan, he knows about it, and has most likely sampled it. When he is not writing about or tasting beer, Beaumont travels the world talking about it, at a beer dinner in Dallas, a festival in São Paulo or a competition in Brussels. He has worked with a large number of corporations, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the Walt Disney Company, Scenic Tours and Crystal Cruises, among many others, and appears regularly at conferences such as VIBE and the International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event. In 2009, his infl uence was recognized with the Cheers Magazine “Raising the Bar” award for his “noteworthy and sustained contribution to the world of beverage alcohol.” In addition to The World Atlas of Beer and The Pocket Beer Book, Beaumont has authored fi ve books on his own, co-authored another and contributed to nine more. These titles include: two editions of The Great Canadian Beer Guide; The beerbistro Cookbook; the immense 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die; the literary tribute to legendary drinks writer Michael Jackson, Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser; and the soon-to-be-released Handbook of Porters & Stouts. Beaumont also authors regular columns for publications as diverse as the spirits quarterly Whisky Advocate and the U.S. hospitality industry standard Nation’s Restaurant News, the original specialty “brewspaper” Celebrator and the foodie favorite City Bites. Additionally, he serves on the editorial tasting panels of both Taps and All About Beer magazines, and contributes regularly to a variety of other publications, including Fine Cooking, Saveur and DRAFT Magazine. 360 MAGAZINE 117