James Ramsden

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Location Tallinn, Harjumaa
Introduction James Rams­den is a for­mer brewer and brand mana­ger for the world’s 4th lar­gest brewery. Qua­li­fied with a dip­loma in brewing and dis­til­ling and a mas­ters deg­ree in mic­ro­bio­logy, he spent the lat­ter part of his career in the UK not only mana­ging some of the UK’s top sel­ling beer brands, but also teac­hing thousands of pub­licans and ser­vice industry wor­kers all about beer, how to serve it and how to keep the cus­to­mer happy. James has lived in Esto­nia for 8 years, where he used to work as the head alco­hol buyer for Esto­nias lar­gest retai­ler. After that, he ran the ever popular pub "Drink Bar & Grill", before turning his attentions to Tallinn's first craft bar "Pudel". He also runs an import company, where he brings big name brewers such as Brewdog, Mikkeller, Thornbridge, To Ol and others to Tallinn and beyond.. He's also had a beer and food book published - "Head Brit Pubiroad (Great British Pub Food), which pairs simple pub grub with classic and niche beers.