If you have run across the new book, 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die, and are wondering as to the identity of this curious and uncredited reviewer, “SB,” responsible for the prose on such beers as King Pilsner and La Choufe, well, wonder no longer. ‘Tis I.
The mix up came when General Editor Adrian Tierney-Jones asked me for my bio notes while I was en route to Denver for last year’s GABF and a rather unfortunate encounter with a bad oyster. In the ensuing gastrointestinal turmoil, I neglected to respond to him and he forgot to remind me further, so my entry on the Contributors page was left out.
Which reminds me, I promised Adrian a proper bio note for when the book goes to reprint. Best get on that…