Matt Allyn is a freelance beer writer, award-winning homebrewer, and certified beer judge. He is the co-author of The Brewer’s Apprentice with Stone Brewing's Greg Koch, which guides budding brewers through a myriad of styles, ingredients, and brewing techniques. He has written about craft beer and brewing for publications including Men’s Health, Draft, Zymurgy, Bicycling, and the IACP’s Frontburner. When he isn't brewing, drinking, or writing about beer, he is an editor at Bicycling.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @mdallyn.