Paul HightowerPaul Hightower wears many hats. Educated as a research scientist and with a former career as an IT consultant, he now works as a freelance writer and editor for science, technology and educational topics. Hightower also has a keen interest in modern raft beer and the Texas brewing industry, with previous publications on Texas craft beer and breweries and writing as the Dallas Craft Beer Examiner since 2009. He is a BJCP certified beer judge as well as a reasonable homebrewer. Brian Brown first discovered his passion for craft beer after trying a German-style hefeweizen in the late 1990s. Since then he has spent countless hours studying the history and science of beer, which led him to become a certified judge in the BJCP. In the summer of 2010 he began writing for Examiner.com under the title of Plano Craft Beer Examiner, and in 2013 founded the website BeerInBigD.com. Born in Dallas, he now lives north of the city with his wife and their two children. Read More Read Less