Courtney Iseman

Courtney Iseman is a Brooklyn-based writer covering food, drink, and culture, but mostly craft beer, for outlets including Craft Beer & Brewing, VinePair, Good Beer Hunting, PUNCH, and Thrillist. She writes the beer column for metal magazine Decibel, pens a weekly craft beer culture newsletter called Hugging the Bar, and is a proud pug mom.

Craft Beer Muses

8 Brewers on the Beer That Changed Their Lives

By: Courtney Iseman | December 17, 2018

Every journey begins with the first step, and for eight independent brewers that step was their first -- or first memorable -- craft beer.