Ron Smith has studied artisanal beer for two decades, and has sampled a wide range of local brews across the United States and Europe. He runs the Beer Guru Atlanta blog. Co-host of several beer dinners and a craft beer enthusiast since 2003, Mary Boyle is currently webmaster at BeerGuruATL.com, produces a local pub's newsletter, and is adding a line of beer-focused jewelry to her handcrafted jewelry business. Crawford Moran is the brewmaster at 5 Seasons Brewery, which has three locations in Atlanta. He was awarded the 2012 Atlanta Rising Star Brewer Award.