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Beer Birthday: John Holl

January 11, 2023 By Jay Brooks

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Today is the 43rd birthday of John Holl, a journalist who spent the early part of his career working the crime and politics beat at various newspapers. Now, he’s writing almost exclusively about beer from his home in northern New Jersey. He’s the editor again All About Beer Magazine and has worked for most of the trade publications in some capacity over the years. He’s also written a few books including the American Craft Beer Cookbook and the Craft Brewery Cookbook. In recent years he’s done a number of podcasts including Drink Beer, Think Beer, Steal This Beer, and The BYO Nano Podcast. In 2019 he founded the site Beer Edge with Andy Crouch and more recently they bought All About Beer magazine. He also works as a contributing editor at Wine Enthusiast Magazine. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know John during some travel over the last few years, from Denver to Boston, Brussels, even in Chile. He’s been a great addition to the fraternity of beer writers. Join me in wishing John a very happy birthday.

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After the first Beer Bloggers Conference, having lunch at Euclid Hall in Denver, before flying home.
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A few years ago in Chile, judging at the Copa Cervezas de America 2011 (John’s on the right in the back row).
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Visiting Maltexco, also in Chile (this time, John’s on the left).
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At a lunch at Euclid Hall in Denver; John, me, Greg Koch and Jacob McKean, Stone Brewing’s former blogger, and now owner of Modern Times.
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With Stephen Beaumont and Stan Hieronymous, taking a pizza from Sandlot Brewing to Great Divide during GABF a few years ago.
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In Boston last year at Harpoon Brewery after John missed his flight, after forgetting his keys, which ultimately made for a great afternoon.
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A portrait of the beer writer as a young man.

Filed Under: Birthdays, Just For Fun Tagged With: New Jersey, Writing



Comments

  1. Lew Bryson says

    January 11, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Damned good addition. Happy birthday, John!

  2. Bob T. says

    January 11, 2013 at 11:48 am

    You are too young! Happy Birthday, John!

  3. Marc Cregan says

    January 11, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Happy birthday John! You write about beer, but when are you going to be old enough to drink it?

  4. John Holl says

    January 11, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Bob, I’m the only age that time allows.

  5. Win Bassett says

    January 11, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    I wouldn’t be where I am if it weren’t for John Holl. Well, except for Twitter.

  6. Gerard Walen says

    January 11, 2015 at 10:27 am

    John is proof that a mentor does not have to be older than the mentee. Cheers!

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