Markus Raupach

Markus Raupach worked as a photographer, journalist and media professional. In 1998, he founded a media agency through which he worked for breweries, hotels and restaurants, among others. From 2005 onward, he published more than 35 books, including brewery guides to several German regions. Events he organized led to the idea of a beer academy, which he realized in 2013 by founding the German Beer Academy. He received the “Goldene BierIdee” award for this in 2015 and was honored again in 2019 for creating the “Walk of Beer” in Forchheim. Raupach held qualifications as a beer, spirits and cheese sommelier and served as a juror at international beer competitions. In 2017, industry representatives named him one of Germany’s 50 most influential beer personalities.