Bryan Kolesar has been in pursuit of the good life for most of his adult life.

The good life often includes fun with family, friends, food, and fermentables...the best is when most of them are present at the same time!

Wine, cheese, and beer are three of his favorite fermented products with beer taking its place at the top amongst the three. From his early days of drinking what seemed at the time to be exotic imported beer from Germany, Canada, and England (and a too-infrequent Belgian) to experiencing the American craft brewing explosion of the early-to-mid 90s to being a part of the craft brewing renaissance of the 00s, Kolesar has traveled for and tasted some of the best beer in the world.

In 2005, Bryan co-founded The Brew Lounge to help promote the best of the craft brewing industry and to document his own travels within it. Though he has lived in Philadelphia and is currently headquartered in the city's western suburbs, Kolesar shares a wealth of information and pictures that he collects from his travels around the world.

Locally around Philadelphia, he has hosted beer/running events during all three Philly Beer Weeks, served as a judge in the Philly Beer Geek competition, paneled local beers for submission into the Great American Beer Festival competition, been featured in local publications chronicling the beer scene, and been named the "Best Beer Guy" of 2008 (showing his humble side!).

In addition to his beer-y pursuits, Kolesar works a professional career in the business world by day and dabbles in cooking, homebrewing, gardening, photography, and distance running while living with his wife, Patty, of twelve years. He also has been a long time, mostly suffering, supporter of local Philadelphia sports.

After Hours at The Brew Lounge is an extension of his beer blog which can be found at http://www.BrewLounge.com.

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