Neal Ryan

My beer career began after grad school when I joined a global ad agency working on the Anheuser-Busch business. Over the years I helped develop marketing, advertising and promotions for many major beer brands at A-B, Miller Brewing and Coors Brewing. A career change into sales and shopper marketing took me away from beer for a few years until I met some great people at Hi-Fi Brewing in Redmond Washington. They taught me how to brew and encouraged me to learn more about craft beer. Today I am a home brewer, a Recognized BJCP Beer Judge, a MBAA Beer Steward, I completed the Concise Brewing class at the Siebel Institute and completed the Business of Craft Beer program at the University of Vermont. I am currently the sales manager for Boise Brewing.