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Cornelia L. Corey Beer resume:

Beer Philosophy

Good beer enhances almost any pursuit, be it enjoying something new or old.  Christmas would be incomplete without a few winter seasonals to enjoy while decorating the house and wrapping gifts.  Can you imagine summer without a wheat beer or fall without a maerzen? Should anyone have to endure February without at least one good old ale or barleywine?  Beer is never a necessity to enjoy life but it certainly adds an extra touch.

 

2000 Highlights

In the past year, I visited 39 new brewpubs and breweries in 9 states and 3 foreign countries. I sampled 198 new draught beers at the various brewpubs and breweries visited.  In addition, I tasted 176 new bottled beers from 17 states and 10 foreign countries.  This number represents only beer labels saved during the year.  No attempt was made to track beers sampled at various festivals throughout the year.  In total, I have visited 207 breweries and brewpubs in 24 states and 5 foreign countries.

In December, 1999, I made my annual beer-shopping trip for big winter beers.  The trip took me to brewpubs in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware with a stop in the District of Columbia beer store, Chevy Chase Liquors.  The final day of the trip I attended the Brooklyn Brewery Beer Dinner at Tyler's Restaurant and Taproom in Durham, NC, with Brooklyn brewmaster Garrett Oliver.  I also began serving on the planning committee for the 7th Annual Southeastern Microbrewers' Invitational to be held in March, 2000.

January, 2000, found me on the road again for an 18-hour round-trip to pick up a case of World Wide Stout, an 18% ABV Imperial stout from the Dogfish Head brewery in Lewes, DE.  One week later I traveled to Denver, CO, to compete in the final finals for the 2000 Beerdrinker of the Year title at Wynkoop Brewing Company.  After a devastating loss, I went on a western Colorado brewpub tour with my beer partner, Ray, and a former Beerdrinker of the Year, Bobby Bush.  I was also elected Vice-President of the Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs homebrew club.

Cold and boring February found me at home reading Beer in America: The Early Years - 1587-1840 by Gregg Smith.  I also discovered I had a "quaff quote" on February 27 in the 365 bottles of Beer for the Year 2000 calendar.  The quote was "I don't drink beer like a girl."

I began March by attending the formal attire "Roasting of Michael Jackson" at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  The next day I toured several Philadelphia bars on the Golden Age of Beer Tour with beer writer Lew Bryson.  Two weeks later I was in Washington, DC, to attend the first St. Patrick's Day Beer Fest.  The next week I worked at the 7th Annual Southeastern Microbrewers' Invitational in Durham, NC.

April found me first in Los Angeles for a quick brewpub visit with Jim Robertson of The Beer Log and former Beerdrinker of the Year.  From Los Angeles it was on to New Zealand's South Island where I visited six brewpubs and breweries while experiencing the fabulous countryside, a helitour with glacier landing, a canyon jet-boat ride, and llama packing in a wildlife park.  It was on to Australia after New Zealand with visits to four brewpubs, a guitar festival, a drive along the Great Ocean Road, an outback 4WD tour, a stay at the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in Sydney, and a play at the Sydney Opera House.

May was somewhat more sedate with a quick trip to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with its' ever disappointing beer selection.  The highlight of the month was the adoption of two wonderful Persian kittens that I named Fuggles and Crystal.

I was back on the road in June, attending the 2nd Annual Governor's Crossing Brewer's Festival in Seveirville, TN.  I also attended the first "Monster Mash", a homebrew event for the Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs with several batches brewed and featuring Brooklyn Monster barleywine on tap.

July started with a bang.  As a birthday present, my beer partner arranged for us to be in Philadelphia for the opening ceremonies celebrating American Beer Month.  We started with lunch at McGillin's Olde Ale House and then moved on to a rally on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. After the rally, we took an exhilarating ride with Lew Bryson out to the Grey Lodge Pub to sample Perkuno's Hammer (a Baltic porter he helped brew at Heavyweight Brewing Company) followed by more pubbing around the Philadelphia area with other beer fiends from around the country.  In July I also worked as a "beer cart girl" at the 1st North Carolina Taproom Golf Challenge co-sponsored by the Southeastern Microbrewers' Association.

In August I was a winner in the monthly quiz at www.globalbeer.com and received a Wittekerke T-shirt.

I worked at three beer events in September:  the 4th Great Smokies Brewgrass Festival in Asheville, NC; the World Beer Festival in Durham, NC; and, the first Southeastern Microbrewers' Association Anniversary Party. I also began serving on the planning committee for the 2nd  Holiday Craft Beer Festival to be held in Durham, NC, in December.

October started with a private birthday party/Oktoberfest in Westminster, MD.  The trip included a stop to tour Old Dominion Brewing Company in Ashburn, VA, given by the owner, Jerry Bailey.  The next week found me in Belgium attending 18 of the 24 Hours of Specialty Beers Festival in Antwerp.  I also attended my first CAMRA social in Brussels that week.  The trip included stops at many Belgian beer cafes, a brewery tour, a few museum tours, and learning to use Belgium's mass transit (trains, subways, busses, and taxis).  The last weekend in October, I co-hosted the 2nd Wort Hawgs Monster Mash with four beers on tap from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m.

 

Memberships 

American Homebrewers Association

Beermaster's Tasting Society

CAMRA (Lifetime Member)

Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Southeastern Microbrewer's Association

Piedmont Institute of Suds Sippers Homebrew Club

International Association of Rogues

 

 

Breweriana Collected from 1989-2000

·         Over 1380 beer labels from 43 states, the District of Columbia, and 40 countries

·         Several hundred beer coasters acquired at brewpubs, breweries, and festivals

·         Hundreds of beer glasses from various breweries worldwide

·         Various posters from breweries and festivals

·         Many screen-printed growlers and bottles

·         Several pub towels from American and foreign breweries and brewpubs

Beery Highlights from Years Past

September, 1990 Discovered the world of good beer during first trip to England and Europe
April, 1992 Rambled around New South Wales, Australia, for three weeks sampling new beers every day
December, 1992 Savored my first Belgian ale (Corsendonk Pale served in its appropriate glass) in tiny pub in Dallas, TX
September, 1993 Graduated from Oldenberg Beer Camp, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky.  Survived Oktoberfest Zinzinnati with several Beer Camp alumni.
August, 1994 Received MBA (Master of Beer and Alephenalia) from Ale University, Seattle, Washington
February, 1995 Went to the afternoon session of Camdenfest in Baltimore, Maryland, where my cohort and I were abducted by a couple from Westminster and were forced to spend the evening beer-hopping in Fell's Point
March, 1995 Attended the 2nd Annual Southeastern Microbrewer's Invitational in Durham, NC
June, 1995 Traveled to Denver, Colorado, for the first time and visited 11 brewpubs, 1 beer bar, sampled 68 different beers, and drove to top of Pike's Peak all within 48 hours
August, 1995 Experienced the Great British Beer Festival in London, England.  Went pubbing on the first Sunday pubs were not required to close in the afternoon in England.  Spent a week in Brugge and Brussels, Belgium, experiencing beer heaven.
September, 1995 Attended the 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Beer & Food Festival in Washington, DC, where my partner and I were interviewed by a reporter from the Washington Post -- the article appeared the following Monday with a quote from me...."Beer is Life!"
March, 1996 Went to the 3rd Annual Southeastern Microbrewer's Invitational in Durham, NC
June, 1996 Attended the first  World of Beer Festival in Durham, NC.  Began homebrewing.
September, 1996 Went to the Thursday and Saturday night sessions of the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO
November, 1996 Used two free airline passes to go pubbing in Seattle.  Was selected for the project team putting on the 4th Annual Southeastern Microbrewer's Invitational to be held in March, 1997, in Durham, NC.
December, 1996 Attended first Brickskellar beer tasting.
January, 1997 Was one of 13 finalists in the 1997 Beerdrinker of the Year competition
March, 1997 Served as a staff member for the 4th Annual Southeastern Microbrewer's Invitational
June, 1997 Attended the 2nd Annual World of Beer Festival in Durham, NC
September, 1997 Attended the first Great Smokies Invitational in Asheville, NC and began working as a planning staff member for the 5th Annual Southeastern Microbrewer's Invitational
October, 1997 My first article describing a beer outing was published in a homebrew club newsletter
January, 1998 Competed with two other final finalists for the 1998 Beerdrinker of the Year award.
April, 1998 Served as panel moderator for a seminar entitled "Women in Beer" offered as part of series of seminars conducted at the 5th Annual Southeastern Microbrewer's Invitational and also supervised the souvenir sales area for the festival.
September, 1998 Attended the 2nd Annual Great Smokies Invitational and Brewgrass Festival in Asheville, NC.
October, 1998 Attended the Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon sessions of the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO.
December, 1998 Elected Vice-Queen of the Piedmont Institute of Suds Sippers homebrew club.
January, 1999 Was one of 10 finalists in the 1999 Beerdrinker of the Year competition.   As a consolation prize for not being a final finalist,  attended the CAMRA Great British Winter Ales Festival in Manchester, England.  Elected Vice-President of the Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs homebrew club.
February, 1999 Read Buzz:  The Science and Lore of Alcohol and Caffeine by Stephen Braun.
March, 1999 Attended beer tasting at the University of Pennsylvania tutored by Michael Jackson.
April, 1999 Attended New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and compensated for megabrew days with microbrew nights.
May, 1999 Attended the River City Beer Fest in Richmond, VA.
June, 1999 Participated in coup which installed me as Queen of the Piedmont Institute of Suds Sippers.
July, 1999 Attended the Oregon Brewers' Festival in Portland, OR.
August, 1999 Began serving on the planning committee for the first Holiday Craft Beer Festival to be held in Durham, NC, in November.
September, 1999 Spent 2 ½ weeks traveling around Belgium after attending the triennial Hop Festival in Poperinge, Belgium.  Attended the Kempisch Beer Festival in Geel, Belgium.
October, 1999 Attended the Battle of the IPAs at Tyler's Restaurant of Carrboro, NC.  Attended the first Oktoberfest sponsored by Johnson brewing Company and Charlotte's homebrew club.
November, 1999 Worked at the first Holiday Craft Beer Festival in Durham, NC.  This festival broke ground by being the first in North Carolina to legally serve beers over 6% ABV.

     

 Beer Studies

 I subscribe to and read the following magazines and brewspapers:

·         Celebrator Beer News

·         All About Beer

·         What's Brewing

·         Ale Street News

·         Zymurgy

·         Beer Passion

·         Malt Advocate

·         Mid-Atlantic Brew News

 

 

Some of the books I have enjoyed reading are:

 ·         The Ale Trail by Roger Protz

·         The Great Beers of Belgium by Michael Jackson

·         A Taste for Beer by Stephen Beaumont

·         The Secret Life of Beer by Alan D. Eames

·         The Bedside Book of Beer edited by Barrie Pepper

·         99 Ways to Open A Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener by Brett Stern

·         Buzz: The Science and Lore of Alcohol and Caffeine by Stephen Braun

·         Beer in America:  The Early Years 1587-1840 by Gregg Smith

 

Our beer library consists of other books by authors Tim Reed, Randy Mosher, Charlie Papazian, Bill Yenne, James D. Robertson, Michael Jackson, Pierre Rajotte, Fred Eckhardt, Leslie Dunkling and Stuart Kallen.  The collection also includes Michael Jackson's The Beer Hunter video collection, Beer & Ale: A Video Guide by the St. Clair Production Company, Michael Jackson's World Beer Hunter CD-ROM and the 1.4.u Beers from Belgium CD-ROM.

 

Vital Statistics 

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