Today is Nancy Johnson’s birthday. Nancy until recently was the Events Director for the Brewers Association, which included being the director of the Great American Beer Festival, CBC, and other BA events. She’d been doing that thankless job for a lot of years and always managesd to keep a smile on her face, but retired at the end of last year. Join me in wishing Nancy a very happy birthday.

George Wendt, Nancy, and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper at the 2009 GABF Awards Ceremony.

Nancy with Chris Black, the owner of Falling Rock, at GABF in 2006.

With Tom McCormick, from the CSBA, at the Roadhouse in Boston, Mass.

Tom Nickel (owner of O’Brien’s in San Diego), Nancy and the late Danny Williams, at Slow Food Nation 2008 in San Francisco.

With Matt Brynildson and Sean Paxton after the World Cup Beer Dinner in Chicago in 2010.