Public can vote for ‘Chief Beer Officer’
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- March
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Forget “American Idol.� It’s down to the final four candidates for “Chief Beer Officer� at Four Points by Sheraton and the public will help pick the winner.
The division of White Plains-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has received more than 7,000 applications for the position — which is unpaid, but includes perks like free beer and points toward hotel stays.
In the next two weeks, the final candidates will be showing their beer smarts to Four Points and the Internet world, which will help select the first-ever CBO. The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges and by the number of votes his or her video application and personal profile receive online. You can vote online at www.fourpoints.com/cbo.
The winner will be a part-time consultant for the hotel chain’s Best Brews program. The job requires the new CBO to promote the program at brewery tours, beer festivals and in bars.
Here are the candidates:
• Brad Ruppert, an information technology professional from Huntington Beach, Calif., has consumed 2,800 different beer varietals in the past decade and visited 340 breweries/brewpubs in 19 countries.
• Chris Nelson, a Web developer from Carmel Valley, Calif., has two dachshunds named Porter and Stout.
• Jennifer Talley, research and development director at the Salt Lake Brewing Co. in Utah, attends beer festivals in her free time.
• Scott Kerkmans from Phoenix, a former brewery manager, reviews beers weekly for a magazine on beer and beer culture.
Since the job was announced in November, applications have come in from six continents, 50 states and Puerto Rico.
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