Tara Nurin

Veteran freelance journalist and TV host, Tara writes for hundreds of media publications, such as Forbes and Food Network, and speaks internationally on topics that relate primarily to beer business and culture. After 30 years as a writer, author, educator and consultant, she has founded a business to increase retention and profits in hospitality by improving workplace culture. 

In 2021, Tara published A Woman’s Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs, which won first place from the North American Guild of Beer Writers. She designs and teaches courses at Wilmington University and appears as a frequent contributor, presenter and subject matter expert for media, broadcasts and panels hosted by entities like the BBC and the Smithsonian. 

Tara is a BJCP judge and has been a Pink Boots Society volunteer since 2010. She also founded Beer for Babes, New Jersey’s original beer education group for women. She currently lives as an urban pioneer on the Camden, NJ riverfront.