Lucy Burningham

Lucy Burningham has written about craft beer and beer culture for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bon Appétit, Saveur, Sunset, Epicurious.com, Men’s Journal, Imbibe and multiple Lonely Planet titles, including Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest and Food Lover’s Guide to the World. She has worked as a journalist for the past fifteen years and holds a master’s degree in nonfiction writing from Portland State University. Lucy has given presentations and conducted beer tastings at food and drink festivals, Powell’s Books, and more. She is a member of the Pink Boots Society, the beer industry’s professional organization for women. She hopes that one day her homebrew will be good enough to share with friends.

"What a difference a beer makes! Lucy Burningham’s journey from beer-curious to certified expert takes us inside craft breweries, hop yards, festivals, and homebrewing circles. Part history, part travelogue, and part tasting notes, this charming, beer-soaked memoir is a must-read for anyone who ever ordered a pint and wished they knew more." —Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks

"We all come to expertise bit by bit, pulled forward by the curiosity of discovery. Lucy Burningham takes us on her own journey in a story that functions at once as an introduction to and loving memoir of beer. I was particularly drawn to her experiences as a woman entering this masculine world; her observations offer a fresh perspective we rarely encounter in books about beer." —Jeff Alworth, author of Secrets of the Master Brewers and The Beer Bible

"Learning about beer can be delicious but daunting. Thankfully we have Lucy Burningham’s bold new book to guide us. Her engaging and witty voyage into the most exotic beer styles reveals not only the mysteries of these innovative brews but Burningham’s own curious, fearless, and ultimately triumphant voice. Enjoyable, illuminating, and smoothly written, My Beer Year whets a mighty thirst." —Christian DeBenedetti, author of The Great American Ale Trail, coauthor of Beer Bites, and founder of Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery, Newberg, OR