Rich Higgins, one of just seven people to earn the Master Cicerone certification, the beer equivalent of the wine world’s Master Sommelier rank. Higgins curates the beer program at several San Francisco restaurants including Lolinda, Delarosa and Starbelly, and teaches Cicerone training classes. He is past president of the San Francisco Brewers Guild. RichHiggins.com
There now are more than 2,500 breweries in the US—more than 25 times as many as in 1980! Here are…
