by staff

All About Beer Magazine - Volume 23, Issue 5
November 1, 2002 By

and some notable quotes and accomplishments:

1997: Jack McDougall, Cranford, NJ

Has more than 4,000 brewery coasters in his collection and helped found Bar Tourists of America in 1981.

1998: Bobby Bush, Hickory, NC

“We don’t all watch the same movies, eat the same food or wear the same clothes. Why should we drink the same beer?”

1999: James Robertson, Pomona, CA

“Eschew the ordinary. Strike out on your own and find the really great beers that exist in America and in the world. The brewers need encouragement, too. They need to know when they do something really well. Tell them.”

2000: Steve Pawlowski, Roselle Park, NJ

The Denver Post described Pawlowski: “A meat-and-potatoes beer enthusiast, he distinguished himself from his rivals by not using props or prepared poems and by being the only one of the three who didn’t travel to Belgium last year on brewery tours.”

2001: Cornelia Corey, Clemmons, NC

“I don’t drink beer like a girl.”

2002: Gary Steinel, White Plains, NY

“Quoth the beer maven, pour me more.”