The Sake Brewers Association of North America is pleased to announce that Ben Bell has joined as the Director of Content.

Ben Bell is a sake professional and Arkansas native who began his drinks career in 2004 working in wine & spirits retail and later moved into restaurant bar management. He became a wine specialist and quickly branched out to spirits, sake, and beer. He holds the Advanced Sake Professional Certification from the Sake Education Council and is a certified sake educator with the Wine & Spirits Education Trust based in London. He has lived in Japan and trained at two sake breweries including two seasons at Nanbu Bijin in Ninohe, Iwate.

He can be reached at bbell@sakeassociation.org