Today is also the 58th birthday of Lester Jones. Lester was for a number of years the economist for the Beer Institute, the man who crunched all the numbers, including the great resource Beer Serves America, but a couple of years ago he moved over to do the same job for the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA). As a big fan of the dismal science, I’ve gotten to know Lester well over the years and appreciate all that he does to help promote beer. He’s one of the good guys. Join me in wishing Lester a very happy birthday.

Lester with George Reisch, from ABI, at GABF in 2009.

Lester with, from left: Daniel Bradford, Patrick Rue, and Tom McCormick at SAVOR in 2010.