Christina Perozzi

Beer Sommelier and Author

Named Best Beer Sommelier in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine, Christina Perozzi has gained a large following as the top female beer expert in the United States. She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Graduating with degrees in journalism from Indiana University, Christina realized her affinity for the beer world while managing the famous Father’s Office in Santa Monica, California. Seeing the need for beer education everywhere, she founded the popular website Beer for Chicks (www.beerforchicks.com) and started working as a consultant, a beer educator, a writer. and beer sommelier in 2006.

Christina has been featured on Evan Kleiman’s popular radio show on KCRW, Good Food, and was also featured as guest host for a segment of KNBC’s TV show Your LA and as a guest expert on Los Angeles’s KTLA Morning Show and KCBS’s Evening News. She has been featured in Gourmet magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, Patterson’s Tasting Panel, Daily Candy, Urban Daddy, YumSugar.com, Metromix.com, and the Thrillist as well as Forbes.com, Delta Sky Magazine, Yahoo! Food, Metromix, Angeleno Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Imbibe magazine, Eating Well magazine, and Market Watch.

Christina gives beer tastings, seminars, and classes and also teams with chefs from around Los Angeles hosting beer pairing dinners. Christina’s consulting clients include Celebrity Chef Govind Armstrong’s 8 oz., Rustic Canyon Winebar & Seasonal Kitchen, Violet Restaurant, Library Bar, Laurel Tavern, Charlie’s Malibu, and the Essex in Hollywood. She also lends her beer talents for charitable organizations such as Heal the Bay, Break the Cycle, and the Geffen Theater.

Christina’s mission is to dispel the myths that women have about beer and to bring beer to the forefront of modern dining. She is currently drinking a deliciously spicy Saison Foret Belgian Ale with hints of lemon rind and pepper.

Christina lives by the motto, Beer is Good.