Gregory "Greg" John Noonan (March 4, 1951 – October 11, 2009)[1] was an American brewing expert who wrote several published books on brewing.[2][3] His writing credits include Brewing Lager Beer: The Most Comprehensive Book for Home - And Microbrewers[4] (1986) which he updated in 1996 and changed the title to New Brewing Lager Beer: The Most Comprehensive Book for Home - And Microbrewers.[5] He also wrote Scotch Ale (1993) for the Classic Beer Styles Series from Brewers Publications.[6] He co-authored Seven Barrel Brewery Brewers Handbook (1997) with Mikel Redman and Scott Russell.[7]
Noonan was the owner and brewmaster of Vermont Pub and Brewery since 1988.[8]
Noonan was a National Judge in the Beer Judge Certification Program.[2]
On October 11, 2009 Noonan died after a short illness with lung cancer.[9]
Awards
editIn 1997, Noonan received the Recognition Award from the American Homebrewers Association.[10]
In 2004, Noonan was awarded the Achievement Award from The Brewers Association[10] and then the following year (2005) the Russell Schehrer Award for Innovation in Brewing also from The Brewers Association.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Greg Noonan Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ a b "BJCP Homepage". Beer Judge Certification Program. Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Essman Franz, Janet (February 2007). "Tap Dancing: Greg Noonan wrote the book on microbrewing--really". Business People - Vermont. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ J., Noonan, Gregory (1986). Brewing lager beer : the most comprehensive book for home and microbrewers. Boulder, Colo.: Brewers Publications. ISBN 0937381012. OCLC 13289701.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ J., Noonan, Gregory (1996). New brewing lager beer : the most comprehensive book for home- and microbrewers (Completely rev. and expanded ed.). Boulder, Colo.: Brewers Publications. ISBN 9781938469237. OCLC 689910873.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ J., Noonan, Gregory (1993). Scotch ale. Boulder, Colo.: Brewers Publications. ISBN 0937381357. OCLC 30078615.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ J., Noonan, Gregory (1996). Seven Barrel Brewery brewers' handbook. Ann Arbor, MI: G.W. Kent. ISBN 1887167005. OCLC 37670158.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ MacQuarrie, Brian (May 28, 2006). "Making the Rounds". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Darren. "Remembering Greg Noonan". www.vermontbrewery.com. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ a b "Greg Noonan". Brewers Publications.
- ^ Staff (June 1, 2005). "News Briefs". The Beverage Industry. Retrieved 2009-11-19.[permanent dead link]