“With Pints & Panels, every beer flavor is welcome, every beer geek is welcome, every newcomer is welcome. Everybody is welcome.”In this episode we’ll talk with Em Sauter, a fellow Advanced Cicerone and the creator of Pints & Panels, a cartoon that celebrates beer and provides educational resources for folks curious to learn more about our favorite drink. Em is the author of two books, the most recent of which, Hooray for Craft Beer, was just published in April. With whimsical cartoons and easy-to-understand explanations, the book is a fun and positive way to look at beer from a new angle and learn about it in a non-intimidating way. Today Em and I talk about the book, her creative process, why positivity is so important in the craft beer world, and she even tastes a few bean to bar chocolates along the way.You can purchase Em’s new book, as well as Pints & Panels merch and educational posters here. You can follow along with the Adventures of Nelson & Goldy here.Beers & breweries discussed in this episode include Alvarium Beer Company in Connecticut and Surly Brewing Petit Ami Belgian Table Beer from Minnesota.Chocolates discussed in this episode include Definite Dominican Republic Oko Caribe 70%, Firetree Philippines Mindanao Island 73%, and Belvie Good Morning, Vietnam. The Cicerone Certification Program is discussed a couple times in this episode. You can learn more about it here.The music for this episode was sampled from an instrumental version of the song “Umbrella” written and performed by indie folk musician Anna ps. You can find out more about Anna and get in touch about booking her for a show at her website.Em Sauter is an Advanced Cicerone®, cartoonist, author, beer reviewer, international beer judge and public speaker who runs the award winning website Pints and Panels, which focuses on visual beer education. Her first book "Beer is for Everyone! (of Drinking Age)" was published in 2017 by One Peace Books. Her second book "Hooray for Craft Beer!" was released in April by Brewers Publications.