Who Runs

Pints

and Panels?

Called the “Bob Ross of beer” by Imbibe magazine, Em Sauter is an award winning cartoonist based in Connecticut. She won the Editors’ Award for Best Beer Coverage at the 2015 Saveur Blog Awards and was named one of the “40 under 40 Tastemakers” in 2016 by Wine Enthusiast. She has an MFA in cartooning from the famous Center for Cartoon Studies, is an Advanced Cicerone® (one of only 30 women Advanced Cicerones® in the world), BJCP certified beer judge and is an international beer judge, judging in high profile competitions all over the world. She is a member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and is also a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers. She hosts the “All About Beer’’ podcast along with Canadian spirits writer Don Tse. Sauter has contributed to Forbes, Brewers and Distillers International, Craft Beer and Brewing, Vinepair, Outside, The Alcohol Professor and more. She also is an accomplished public speaker and has done freelance work for some of the top names in beer/liquor such as High West Distillery, Dos Equis, Pacifico Beer and many others.  She is the author or four books and lives in New England. Photo by Red Skies Photography. Want to reach out to Em?

What is Visual Drinks Education?

“Pints and Panels” is a website with 16 years of experience in drawing about beer, wine and spirits. Pints and Panels has won numerous accolades and is very well-respected in the alcohol industry for its purpose of “Visual Drinks Education.” The website won third prize for Best Beer Blog at the 2020 North American Guild of Beer Writers awards. Pints and Panels is updated every weekday with content that is free to the public and helps everyone from new drinkers to beer geeks alike understand the fundamentals of drinks in a whimsical, fun way. All pages are free to use and available to all who want to learn.

Books By Em

2018 - Beer Is For Everyone! (of Drinking Age)

2022 - Hooray For Craft Beer!

2023 - Pints and Panels: La Guia Ilustrada de Estilos Cerveceros

2024 - Pairing Beer With Everything