Grew up in England and developed a taste for English ales. Travelled a lot to Belgium and surrounding countries and grew to appreciate these Eurpean styles. Travelled to USA a fair bit, starting in the dark days when it was a beer desert, and then enjoying the flourishing microbrewery scene. Moved in 1994 to Australia which was then a beer desert, so grew to appreciate the excellent Aussie wines and my own homebrew. Now there is a flourishing microbrewery scene in Aus, which is great. Travel a lot to Asia, which is generally grim for beer, but there are some interesting pockets of excellence there if you look hard.