JerEmy banas
Jeremy Banas is a freelance journalist and beer writer. His writing has appeared in the San Antonio Current, San Antonio Magazine, TheFullPint.com, BeerAdvocate Magazine, True Brew Magazine, the Bexar Times, and the Brewers Association’s craftbeer.com, as well as on his own website, ruinationpress.com. He is the author of three previous books: San Antonio Beer: Alamo City History by the Pint (coauthored with Travis Poling); Pearl: A History of San Antonio’s Iconic Beer; and Celis Beer: Born in Belgium, Brewed in Texas. He has judged numerous beer competitions and hosts beer dinners and lectures. He also serves as a cofounder of San Antonio Beer Week.
Jeremy comes from a proud brewing tradition. His cousins Carl and Joseph Occhiato were the last owners of the historic Tivoli Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, from 1965 to 1969, when his grandfather also worked there. Jeremy has earned the Certified Beer Server designation from the Cicerone Certification Program and is working toward his master’s degree in communications. He resides in New Braunfels, Texas,