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Our Instructors
Our International Beer Sommelier Course is taught by more than 20 expert instructors — professionals from across the beer world who bring their knowledge directly into the classroom.
Yeast Instructor
Carlos de la Barra
Carlos is Technical Sales Manager for Lallemand Brewing in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands, where he focuses on yeast and fermentation solutions for the brewing industry. He brings ...
Hops Instructor
Dr. Alicia Muñoz-Insa
Alicia is Senior Technical Manager and Project Manager at BarthHaas, the world’s largest hop supplier, where she has been part of the team for over a decade. Alicia holds a degree in Food Engineering ...
Gose Instructor
Matthias Richter
Matthias has been Brewmaster at the Bayerischer Bahnhof brewery in Leipzig since 2003, where he is especially known for preserving the tradition of Leipziger Gose. As a trained Brewer and ...
Beer History - Archaeologist
Dr. Matthew Adams
Matthew Adams is the director of the Abydos Archeology and has directed the excavation of the world's oldest known beer brewery in Abydos. He has worked as an archaeologist at Abydos for forty years ...
Belgian Trappist Breweries
Henri Reuchlin
Henri is coordinator of StiBON Beer Training (Netherlands) and former president of the European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU). He is also co-founder of the Dutch Beer Challenge, BierTalent and ...