Seattle Beer Collective
The Seattle Beer Collective consists of four like minded individuals passionate about beer and its community. We formed to bring the city together in celebration of Seattle's excellence for beer.

Mike Baker 
Mike has been deeply involved with the Seattle beer community for over 10 years.  It started small with starting up a beer appreciation club that was dedicated to gaining knowledge of all beer styles from around the country and world as well as home-brewing.  This passion eventually led to the creation of a full fledge brewery.  Co-founding Baron Brewing of Seattle in 2003, Mike worked to help educate the German style of beers to the masses.  After 6 years of co-owning Baron new opportunities presented themselves and Mike sold his share of the brewery. 
During this time Mike has done countless beer dinners, trainings, tastings and festivals. After selling the brewery Mike joined forces with Pacific Beverages, a brokering / importing company that works with multiple breweries and distributors.  Some of the brands that Mike works with include: Duvel, Lazy Boy, Allagash, Fullers, Erdinger, Konigshoven, Lefthand, Kwak, Triple Karmeliet, Brasserie Dupont, Scaldis, Eel River, Sunner, Xingu, Ommegang, Maredsous, Witkap Pater, Laughing Dog and many more.

Nat Pellman
Nat currently works as a Bar Manager at Brouwer’s Café in Seattle. Nat’s obsession with craft beers began years ago in Vermont where he was able to enjoy fine local brews like Magic Hat, Long Trail & Catamount. Nat’s initiation into the Seattle craft beer scene was in 1997, when he landed himself a job as a Bar Back at The Big Time Brewery. As a restless East Coaster, Seattle’s beer alone was not enough to keep Nat from exploring more of the West Coast, so in 1998, Nat headed down to California for an 8 year stint at racing mountain bikes and waiting tables in Lake Tahoe. In 2006 Nat returned to Seattle and the Big Time Brewery as Bar Manager, a position that included improving the merchandise and most notably, the Big Time’s line of beer-centric clothing. Nat continues to be an avid cyclist (burning beer-calories is a must!) and can be found most days spinning around town on his favorite fixie, bright orange messenger bag in tow.

Ian Roberts
Ian began his passion for fine libations over 15 years ago pouring beer at a pizza parlor in California’s East Bay Area. While continuing his love of beer and pizza throughout college in Santa Cruz Ian dabbled in the art of home brewing. In 2001, with degree in tow Ian moved to San Francisco and managed a Wine, Beer, and Liqour store for three years.
In 2005 Ian found a change of scenery by moving to Seattle. Shortly after the move Ian stumbled into a bar he had heard about specializing in Belgian Beers. Blown away with what he found, Ian was employed as bar manager one week from that day. Now the General Manager Ian has been sharing his love of great beer through Brouwer’s Café and the greatest Beer City in the world.

Matt Younts
Matthew's love for beer started 12+ year's ago when he stumbled upon a bottle of Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. After that experience, he was a changed man. He honed his beer knowledge while working as a tobacconist in Issaquah, Washington with his family. Matthew hosted many beer and cigar dinners in those years, immersing himself in the wonderful world of beer. In January of 2001, he was made an offer he could not refuse: working with the best beer in the world. He currently is the Specialty Beer Manager for Click Wholesale Distribution, 2008 Craft Distributor of the year.