Elizabeth Townsend: Welcome to First Draught a podcast about beer and the people who make it. This podcast is presented by me, Elizabeth Townsend, co-founder of Kerroo Brewing Company in the Isle of Man, and now a professional yapper with her very own podcast. Five years ago I left my job at a record label and co founded a brewery with zero experience in beer or hospitality. Over the last few years I've met some of the most interesting and inspiring people in my career to date. Chances are if you've ever bought a pint of beer from a pub, you haven't put much thought into who made it. But our industry is made up of some phenomenally talented folks, whose passion for what they do goes into every single drop. Throughout this series, I'll be meeting the creatives and creators behind the world's best beer, revisiting their very first pints and now navigating a successful career in the professional beer industry. Whether they're in brewing or marketing, production or education, everyone's story follows the same rhythm: a genuine love of beer. And work to positively influence the industry to preserve it for future generations.