IPA: A Legend In Our Time

Around the world, young brewers, with passion, reverence and commitment, are bringing flavour back to beer after decades of domination by global giants and their bland products. Such is the fervour for IPA that the journey started by India Pale Ale in Victorian England is far from over. Roger Protz is a beer writer with an international following. He has written more than 20 books on the subject, including the best-selling Ultimate Encyclopedia of Beer and 300 Beers To Try Before You Die. He edits the annual Good Beer Guide, published by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. He writes for the Morning Advertiser, BEER and What's Brewing in the UK, All About Beer in the United States and Beer & Brewer in Australia. He stages talks and beer tastings in a number of countries, including Friends of the Smithsonian in Washington DC and the World Beer Festival in Durham, North Carolina, at the Great British Beer Festival and the BBC Food Show in the UK, and Beer Expo in Melbourne, Australia. He judges at the Great American and Great British festivals and the Brussels Beer Challenge. His awards include Drink Writer of the Year (twice) in the Glenfiddich Awards and gold and silver awards from the British Guild of Beer Writers. He has been given lifetime achievement awards from the British Guild of Beer Writers and the Society of Independent Brewers.