beer sommelier

A relatively new profession is that of the beer sommelier, who informs restaurant patrons about beers and food pairings.

Matt Simpson, beer sommelier; columnist, Beer magazine.

The terms beer sommelier and sake sommelier are sometimes used for beer and sake.

The beer sommelier had also foretold currents of orange, and their presence in this Leffe Blonde from Belgium was incontrovertible.

Matt Simpson, also known as "The Beer Sommelier", is an Atlanta-based expert on craft beer and brewing.

At the Four Points Hotel Los Angeles International Airport, there's no risk of that, now that the hotel has a beer sommelier.

J Map Over 400 types of beer - including local artisanal and microbrewery options - are expertly poured by Santiago's only beer sommelier.

There are a number of private organizations that offer courses and certification as a beer sommelier, not always using this term, but one of their own creation (and trademark).

The Leffe Blonde, in fact, was the beer sommelier's tailored recommendation for an appetizer of warm potato salad with Alsatian Muenster cheese.

Mr. Turgeman is the beer sommelier at Cafe D'Alsace, a French bistro that opened three months ago on Second Avenue and 88th Street.

With more than 110 pilsners and lagers and bocks, along with a designated beer sommelier, Café d'Alsace is the newest paradise for beer lovers in New York.

The Beer Chicks are Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune, two foodies, beer sommeliers and authors in Los Angeles, CA.

Improbably, in a city with untold numbers of wine stewards waxing eloquent about the pinot grigio, Mr. Turgeman, a baby-faced 27-year-old, is said to be New York's first beer sommelier.

A beer sommelier, (sometimes known as a 'cicerone', which is a private trademarked organization rather than a general term) is a professional who works in the alcoholic beverage industry specializing in the service and knowledge of beer.

And yet another night I heeded the advice of Aviram Turgeman, the beer sommelier (I had to use the phrase just one more time), and started out with the Belgian golden ale Duvel, which he said would "cleanse the palate and awaken the stomach."

Matt Simpson, beer sommelier and columnist for Beer magazine, says overall, there is a slight decline in the drinking of pale lager macro beers (such as Budweiser, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Miller) but there is a huge demand for the trendier craft beers.

Café d'Alsace has a 102-bottle beer list, and Mr. Turgeman, billed as New York's first beer sommelier, is its author, counseling diners on what beer to pair with steak frites and bone marrow (Flemish sour ales) or choucroute garnie (a Bavarian smoked beer).