Beer lover, beer judge, professional brewer and Australia's first professional beer sommelier: beer is lan's passion and obsession.
Ian believes that there is a beer for every person, meal, moment and mood, he loves nothing better than to help people track down that special beer.
Ian holds a special place in the Australian beer scene becoming the first professional beer sommelier in Australia when he took up a residency at the Oropa Beer Cafe at Toowoomba's famous Spotted Cow Hotel in 2005.
Ian has hosted innumerable beer dinners and tastings in venues around Australia and has been a judge at the Sydney Royal Show beer competition, the National Festival of Beer and the Australian Beer Festival Awards. He has been profiled in national newspapers and magazines and been a guest speaker at events such as Shout!, the National Festival of Beer and the Sydney Barshow.
Beer has also allowed Ian to travel to countries such as France, England, the United States and Belgium. He has observed beer culture, trends and styles around the world and advised on beer productions for television.
Tweet As the 2011 edition of the Beer Lover’s Guide is released, publishers Scribal Publishing have given Australian Brews News the chance to publish a couple of the articles from last year’s edition. This first article looks at whether Australia is indeed experiencing a craft beer revolution, or whether it’s just a good beer...
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Beer and seafood provide some of life's great memories. As Ian Watson explains, it's not just the people and the places that make it them good together, but they are a great match themselves...
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Cider is one of the fastest growing alcohol categories. Ian Watson takes a little look at apple juice...
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With the recent release of the 2010 vintage Crown Ambassador Reserve, not to mention Coopers Vintage Ale and other beers designed to be cellared for a few years, Ian Watson explains the best way to look after your treasured beers…
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When beer drinkers talk winter warmers, thoughts generally turn to beers with higher alcohol content. However, Ian Watson discovers this is not the only way to put fire in your belly via beer
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Beer and chocolate. Separately they are wonderful. Together they are sublime, as Ian Watson explains...
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Ian Watson takes a look at the only beer that Australians can truly call their own.
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Tweet This is beer sommelier Ian Watson’s version of a Belgian classic. It is so simple to prepare, but one of those high impact meals that will make you the star of any dinner party. Ingredients 1kg Mussels, preferably black but green will do fine (cleaned and de-bearded) live Mussels are best however frozen...
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