Beers of Joy

As soon as you see 10 Barrel brewing at the opening, you know AB-InBev has their hands in it. Then you see Ray Daniels and you know this is just one big advertisement for the Cicerone racket. From there is just continues spraying you with ads for AB and Cicerone. Sadly the trailer omits this so you cannot make an informed choice on whether to watch it or not. But seeing Sean Paxton in the previews should have let me know where this was going. Nowhere fast. Not thinks corporate mega-brewer. Pass.

Wow what a story! A real dream come true for these guys... we watched it after reading a few good reviews and this is some real inspirational stuff. Highly recommend this one regardless if your a beer fan or not.

A good documentary and awesome historical lesson on beer with their personal struggles and the story of mastering a trade. I'm getting thirsty just typing this

An in depth picture of two men and their journey through the Master Cicerone Exam with a 99 to 100% fail rate. Any dreams I had of taking the exam vanished when I saw what Joe Vogelbacher and Ryan Daley had to go through to take this exam. There were great visuals of beautiful award winning Brewmaster Tonya Cornett as she searches the world for the knowledge to make great tasting beer. Talented Chef Sean Z. Paxton cooks with beer over a fire in an old time setting. This movie is not just an ode to Anheuser-Busch there is a real craft Brewery involved too. A small brewery owned by Joe Vogelbacher and Eric Flanigan founded in 2014 is featured. My favorite part in the movie is when Eric helps Joe study for the exam with mnemonics. A really enjoyable movie.

Four different people go on separate journeys along their path to better understanding specific avenues of beer. Of the four separate stories, I couldn't possibly begin to pick one that was more compelling than the others. All four had me thoroughly engrossed in their adventures. This is essential viewing for those of us who love beer.