User:Benbrew

Ben Schwalb, amateur homebrewer living in Severna Park Maryland. Has brewed more than 800 batches of homebrew since 1994, been to Belgium four times visiting breweries and pubs, visited more than 600 breweries worldwide, written several articles for brewspapers, attended many beer festivals, and won numerous homebrewing awards. Has appeared on the United States Beer Drinking Team's Beer Radio.

A few notable achievements:
2007 Spirit of Free Beer category win
2007 Turkey Shoot best of show
2008 MCAB category win
2008 National Homebrew Contest East Region category win
2010 Turkey Shoot best of show

Used to run a hedonistic competition called the BS Homebrew Contest

Former wrestler and wrestling coach.

Author of more than 20 books, most of which are for sale on Amazon

Other information, including write-ups of his Belgium trips, can be found on his home page.