A person who studies wine?!
Answers: is called an oenophile . Is there a similar word for someone who studies beer ?
A zymurgist.
Homebrewer
Craftbrewer
Brewmeister
http://www.beertown.org/
a drunken bastard ...
I know there is an actual word for it but the only thing I can think of right now is Brew Master. A Brew Master is the head brewer and usually considered to be the most knowledgeable about the beer.
Edit:
In that case most of us call ourselves "Beer Advocates" and some go for "Beer Snob." I tend to stay away from snob because of the negative sound of it. I advocate education about beer and the consumption of quality beers from around the world.
http://beeradvocate.com
Zymurgist! That is it... no wonder I couldn't find it I was thinking it started with an "s". Good job.
I dont know
Brew Master
Hopsologist
Lagerfeld
Buschie