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CONTRIBUTORS

BRIAN BARTUSCH MATTHEW

Brian Bartusch is a co- FERGUSSON-STEWART
founder of Beervana,
the first craft beer Matthew Fergusson-
importer to Thailand; Stewart is William Grant
an accomplished home & Sons’ Asia Pacific
Brand Ambassador and
ALVIN LIM brewer and beer judge JULIAN HEALEY a veteran of the whisky
Alvin Lim is one of five in several international Julian Healey is a industry. The native
competitions. He
partners who operates has completed the journalist turned Western Australian first
two Taps Beer Bars, Professional Beer Styles marketing consultant, encountered whisky when
dedicated to serving craft and Tasting course at author and entrepreneur. he studied chemistry at
beers from around the the Siebel institute, is a Venturing from his home the University of Western
world, and MyBeer (M) trained Cicerone Beer in Melbourne, the craft Australia (UWA) in
Sdn Bhd, which imports Guide and a Beer Judge beer capital of Australia, Perth. A love for single
and distributes craft beers Certification Program Julian has travelled malts eventually led
in Malaysia. Apart from (BJCP) entry-level judge. to four continents him to name his first
these, they also manage He is most likely sipping conversing with brewers born daughter ‘Islay’.
Takumi Craft Bar at Isetan a beer right now in one of and hop farmers about Matthew has spent the
The Japan Store in Lot 10. Bangkok’s finer drinking their craft. Founder of last decade honing his
They have been in the establishments. Hopslist.com, Julian thirst for the whisky
business for 5 years now launched the online craft, including being
and are at the forefront brian.bartusch resource in 2014 the State Manager of
of driving the craft beer enabling brewers easy The Scotch Malt Whisky
revolution forward. While and free access to a Society in Western
craft beer is still relatively central database of hops Australia, the creator
new in Malaysia, they information. Driven by a and Director of Stewart’s
hope that Malaysians will newfound passion for the Whisky Consultancy
continue to embrace and industry, he continues his in Singapore, managed
care about the quality of research and has recently The Auld Alliance
beers that they drink. authored his first book which houses Southeast
on hops. It’s his intention Asia’s largest whisky
alvinlimsh
to continue traveling and selection, and created an
learning about the ever- interactive website to help
evolving role hops play in aficionados select their
the global craft brewing preferred single malt.
industry. He is also the author of
two authoritative and
julian.healey
controversial papers on
chill-filtration, published
by Malt Maniacs.
son.of.whisky

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