Alex Barlow is an independent brewing consultant and author of the award-winning ALL BEER Guide. A qualified Master Brewer with 30 years of trade experience, he is passionately knowledgeable about beer flavour, brewing, dispense and food pairing.  Alex is also the Director of Training and Chief Examiner for the national Beer Academy, the educational arm of the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD)

He is currently involved in designing and commissioning the new Purity brewery in Warwickshire and a new micro-brewery in Turkey.  His experience makes him uniquely qualified to lead courses that explore the commercial aspects of setting up a new micro- brewery and also introduce beer lovers to the wonderful diverse world of beer flavours with a distinct, involving and contemporary style.