Andy Crouch is an award-winning freelance writer whose thoughts on beer have been featured in USA TODAY, the Washington Post, and many other publications, podcasts, and media outlets, including National Public Radio’s The Splendid Table. He is the co-owner and publisher of All About Beer, a respected source for beer news, features, analysis, and reviews since 1979. Crouch was a founding writer for BeerAdvocate Magazine, where his monthly column, Unfiltered, appeared in more than 130 issues of the publication. He is the author of two books, Great American Craft Beer, published by Running Press, and The Good Beer Guide To New England, published by the University Press of New England. He is a devoted lager enthusiast and pilsener apologist.