We are a writing team of 3 cousins. When I started to dream up the "Snobs are Boring" franchise, I knew I could write the wine edition alone; but that I would need help with the beer edition. I reached out to my cousins because they know more about beer than I do, and because we like meeting with each other (virtually) to create this project. It has been a fun process, and I hope you enjoy our collaborative product. - Dale About Dale Thomas Vaughn Inventor of the unique P.A.L.A.T.E. system which debuted in "Wine Snobs Are Boring" - his first of 5 best-selling books on Amazon. He is a Certified Specialist of Wine by the Society of Wine Educators, a writer at the American Winery Guide for California's Central Coast, and a co-founder of a small backyard vineyard in north Texas. He has studied and traveled in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, and the United States, specializing in the Santa Barbara Valley of California. About Shae Vaughn Cicerone Certified Beer Server Just a southern gentleman and business professional, his beer odyssey began like others with his first beer passed to him by none other than Dale Thomas Vaughn at a family gathering. Since then he attended Texas A&M University and after graduating has become a Cicerone Certified Beer Server, having both tasted hundreds of beers and served them to thousands. Next on his list is to join the fraternity of brewers and travel the globe and continue his odyssey. About Daniel Halleck Gentleman and Scholar Curious beer drinker. Lower 48 traveler. Collegiate athlete. Aspiring brewer. By day he helps people in their technical difficulties, by night he leads a mission to educate the masses about truly great beer.