The judges for the 2006 finals were Don Russell ( “Joe Sixpack” beer columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and host of  “Joe Sixpack’s Happy Hour” radio show), Bill Metzger (publisher of the Brewing News newspapers) and Chris Black (proprietor of Denver’s Falling Rock Taphouse),

The other judges were previous Beerdrinker of the Year winners John Marioni (2004), Gary Steinel (2002) and Ray McCoy (2003), and Charlie Dathern, a Buffalo, New York beer enthusiast and winner of the Brewing News’  “Be a Beerdrinker of the Year Judge” contest.

The 2007 Beerdrinker of the Year search is now underway, entrants can send their beer resumes (in Word) to beerdrinker@wynkoop.com. Resumes must not exceed three pages and must be printed in 12-point text. (Get complete details deeper in this site.) 

The 2007 Beerdrinker of the Year finals are tentatively set for February 24, 2007, at Wynkoop Brewing Company.