Road to Cicerone
Whit Baker
Brewmaster
Bond Brothers Beer Company
Brewmaster
Bond Brothers Beer Company
Chapel Hill, NC
USAPersonal bio
Whit holds degrees in secondary education and biological sciences from North Carolina State University. Since 2011 he has immersed himself in the science of brewing and fermentation. He holds a certified rank as a beer judge from the Beer Judge Certification Program, possessing an in-depth knowledge of over 80 styles of beer and evaluating professional and amateur beer in competitions. Whit is also an Advanced Cicerone, fully knowledgeable in managing a beer bar, accurately performing on-the-spot evaluations of the condition of beer, and maintaining a draft system in the taproom. At Bond Brothers Beer Company, located in Cary, North Carolina, he is the Brewmaster who is constantly innovating and improving his process resulting in his well-earned reputation in the Triangle area craft beer scene.