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91. Willem van Waesberghe — Heineken's Global Master Brewer

With degrees in Geochemistry and Brewing Technology and over 15 years working at Heineken, the beer behemoth's Global Craft and Brew Master Willem van Waesberghe certainly knows his beer.

Recently, van Waesberghe has unlocked a spectrum of new flavors and ultimately developed a new line of brews, the Wild Lager Series. Using his developments, Heineken launched the first of the Wild Lager Series, called H41, last year.

The limited edition beer got its name because the rare yeast was discovered at the coordinates 41 South and 71 West (in Chile). In short, Willem has dedicated his career to all things yeast and quality control at Heineken and last year used his expertise to develop an entirely new line of beers using the "mother yeast" to Heineken's classic, proprietary, ingredient.

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