Christopher Bowen
Acting
Biography
Christopher Bowen is a internationally known beer historian, multi-award winning brewer, and a beer adventurist. A modern day Renaissance man, Christopher recreates old recipes from the past, researches the methods, ingredients , and works to weave beer's past into the present day tastes and stories. In 2007, Bowen had competed in the ProAm competition at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, winning the prestigious "Gold Medal" for a historic recipe of an early English Style,India Pale Ale. Since his first win in 2007, he has gone on to win medals in 2011, 2013, and another gold medal in 2014. In 2008, Christopher Bowen created a small private brewery and pub in a converted lawn mower shed, building a dream of having a place to research and brew his creations, it was proclaimed by Forbes Magazine as "America's Coolest Homebrewery" in 2010, and in 2011 was chosen by a UK sponsored Readers Shed competition as "International Shed of the Year". Chris has appeared in countless newspaper, magazine, and web articles worldwide for his work on beer history and adventure. Recently he was invited to England to appear with TV Chef Jamie Oliver and co-star Kirstie Allsopp, in a televised show about drinking and sharing a bottle of beer brewed in 1875, and 140 year old beer. Chris's work has been featured at the National Brewery Centre in Burton on Trent England. In 2015, his film Arctic Alchemy debuted in Omsk, Russia and is soon to be released in the United States on DVD. In 2015, he is in pre-production of his next film, "Sagas of the Iron Horn" a series of episodes to be shot in England, Wales and Scotland about Viking breweries and ales from the 8th to 11th century.
Known For
Michael Jackson is a legend in the world of craft brewing. His 1977 book, The World Guide to Beer, was the first of its kind, and the first to categorize almost every major style of beer in the world. His 1993 television series, The Beer Hunter, became an instant classic, and helped launch the spectacular craft beer movement that we take for granted today. Michael's engaging writing literally saved many styles of beer from extinction, and his work inspired an entire generation of brewers to experiment with beer styles from around the world. Many in the beer world are unaware that Michael was also the leading author on the subject of whiskey, and his books on whiskey have sold more copies worldwide than his books on beer. His sudden death in 2007, at the age of 65, shocked the beer and whiskey worlds. His legacy and contributions were substantial, and should be recognized and remembered. As a person, Michael was one of the best, as those fortunate enough to know him can attest to.
Beer Hunter: The Movie
An adventurous home brewer from Pennsylvania undertakes an unexpectedly harsh journey to the Arctic losing some of his friends on the way but achieving his goal - brewing an old recipe of Arctic ale, popular with the 19-century British sailors searching for the North-West passage.