Jen Blair

Jen Blair is the Exam Manager for the Cicerone Certification Program and co-host of the beer and brewing podcast False Bottomed Girls. She is a Master Cicerone and a National BJCP Beer Judge. Jen is currently working towards her Master BJCP Beer Judge certification. She is LUKR Tapster Certified and an avid all-grain brewer, her favorite beers to brew are barleywines and smoked beers.

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Rachael Hudson (in the Mash Tun)

After a dozen years in the beer industry and over nine years as a professional brewer, training under award winning breweries such as: Hardywood Park, Left Hand, and NoDa Brewing Company, Rachael decided it was time to showcase everything she has learned on a Nano scale, and opened Pilot Brewing. Not only has Rachael worked her way through the brewing world, she has also achieved the title of Advanced Cicerone and is a BJCP Certified Judge, judging both national and international competitions, as well as having her own decorated medal wall. She also holds a LUKR Tapster Certification and is a mentor for the Brewers Association Mentee Program as well as the Craft Beer Consultant for the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, the Charlotte Craft Beer Week Project Manager and a Cicerone Certification Program Exam Grader

 

A slight play on words, Pilot Brewing references aviation, but more importantly focuses on small batch experimental beer. Combined with their 3-barrel Pilot system, and half-barrel “Co-Pilot” system, Rachael likes to showcase her talent through her beers, both available in Pilot’s tasting room and through-out Charlotte’s craft beer scene. She runs an educational brewery by providing sensory training and beer training for both her team members and guests of Pilot. She uses her brewery to fuel her philanthropic goals by raising awareness and funds for different local charities. In her free time, she co-hosts the fabulous beer podcast, False Bottomed Girls.