The Alert<\/em> Facebook-buttonholed Charla Burgess in between bouts of tasting beers and peaches to ask her about her new job and Frankfort\u2019s upcoming Beer Week, October 6-11.<\/p>\n Elberta Alert<\/strong><\/em>: You accepted the mission of Special Events and Beer Education Coordinator at Stormcloud. What does this entail?<\/p>\n Charla Burgess<\/strong>: My mission is to develop an appreciation for craft beer\u2014as a drink and an industry\u2014in the community. I hope to help people learn about the history and process of brewing, but even more so the diversity of taste in beer offerings, particularly, for Stormcloud, in Belgians. Wine and food pairings have long been mainstream and respected. It\u2019s time beer got its due. People are really now coming to understand and respect that craft beer also offers similar creativity, that it\u2019s an art form. There\u2019s discipline and science and innovation that goes into these craft beers. Some brewers really push the envelope. Those of us who really like to be surprised by different flavor combinations can appreciate that. I think Brian [Confer]\u2018s beers are sophisticated, with lots of layers. There\u2019s life and complexity from the Belgian yeasts. Brian is always thinking about and working with the chef [John Snyder] on how the beers pair with our food, because he\u2019s a foodie. He understands that it\u2019s all about the total experience.<\/p>\n Elberta Alert<\/strong><\/em>: You\u2019re a farmer. How does this knowledge help you in your new, exalted Beer Priestess position?<\/p>\n Read the full article on the Elberta Alert website<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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