Eoghan Walsh

Writer & Editor

Eoghan is the founder of the Brussels Beer City blog and the author of the book Brussels Beer City: Stories from Brussels' Brewing Past. He has been recognised for his writing by the BGBW and the NAGBW and his work has featured in The Irish Times, The Guardian, and Brussels media Bruzz. See more here.

Clifford Lucas

Photographer

Cliff Lucas is a Brussels-based freelance photographer and videographer specialised in food and drink who helps people and businesses tell a meaningful and memorable story. See more here.

Elisa Depypere

Producer

Elisa Depypere is a teacher of languages and a food enthusiast. Elisa assists with a range of production tasks on Belgian Smaak, including reporting and research assistance, translations, and logistics.

Oisín Kearney

Editor

Oisín is an award-winning writer, editor, filmmaker, and theatre director. He has worked on documentaries for CNN, ESPN, BBC, RTÉ, DK, SVT, De Correspondent, NPO2, and Colombian television, has published two plays, and co-wrote BBC Three series My Left Nut.

Ashley Joanna

Photographer

Ashley is a photographer from New York who now lives in Belgium. Her passion for travel and culture has led her to create photo stories around the world for various travel magazines and for clients such as Canon and Olympus. Ashley specialises in portrait photography and contributes to our Humans of Belgian Beer series. See more here.

Claire Bullen

Writer & Editor

Claire is a writer and editor who specialises in food, drink, and travel writing. She is the author of "The Beer Lover's Table: Seasonal Recipes and Modern Beer Pairings" (Ryland Peters & Small, 2019). She was Editor-in-Chief at Good Beer Hunting, writes beer columns for Imbibe Magazine, and has written campaigns for a range of global brands including TripAdvisor, Virgin Atlantic, and Zipcar.

Gheleyne Bastiaen

Illustrator

Gheleyne is a Belgian illustrator and author. She illustrates for several magazines and publishers and was shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards with her first children's book Dino's en hoe ze te verstoppen. In her work she enjoys exploring the human silhouette and working with a limited, bold colour palette. See more here.

Flore Deman

Illustrator

Flore is a Belgian illustrator based in Waregem who illustrates for a range of magazines, agencies, and businesses. Her work was shortlisted in the Editorial category of the World Illustration Awards 2020 and she works on children's books with major publishers. See more here.

Em Sauter

Illustrator

Em is an award-winning cartoonist and the creator of Pints and Panels. She is an Advanced Cicerone® and is currently writing a book about visual beer education, scheduled for publication in 2022. See more here.

Sophie Callewaert

Photographer

Sophie Callewaert is a photographer based in Ghent. With qualifications in journalism and photography, she has worked with restaurants and breweries and shoots for the food and drinks section of one of Belgium’s national television stations. Her reportage work has been featured in Belgium's national broadsheet newspapers. See more here.

Jonny Garrett

Writer

Jonny Garrett is a beer writer, podcaster, and videographer based in London. He is the author of the award-winning book "A Year in Beer" and the Founder of the YouTube channel The Craft Beer Channel. Jonny has served as the Chair of the British Guild of Beer Writers and in both 2019 and 2022 was named Beer Writer of the Year.

Ciara Elizabeth Smyth

Editor

Ciara is an editor, playwright, director, and actor from Dublin. She has received several theatre Writers in Residencies and most recently has been awarded a place on the Dublin Fringe Festival's inaugural DUETS and Rough Magic SEEDS Programmes.

Melanie Epp

Writer

Melanie Epp is a freelance journalist from Canada, now living in Belgium. She specialises in agricultural reporting and food and drinks writing. She writes regularly for over 25 publications in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. She has been writing professionally since 2010.

Mike Kearney

Music

Mike Kearney is a musician and composer based in Edinburgh who writes and records the music for the Belgian Smaak Podcast.

Dave Wallace

Music

Dave Wallace is a musician and sound engineer based in Edinburgh who records and arranges the music for the Belgian Smaak Podcast.

Leander Meuris

Sound Engineer

Leander Meuris is a sound technician assisting with the Belgian Smaak Podcast. Leander’s interest in beer stems from his experience and qualifications as a researcher and teacher in Biochemistry at Ghent University. He also works as a sound technician with musicians.

Cody Watson

Designer

Cody Watson is a digital designer and visual director, originally from Arizona and now living in Gavere, Belgium. Cody is the graphic designer for Belgian Smaak.