I was surfing the Internet today and I came across a most unlikely position that you may find advertised: that of a Chief Beer Officer (CBO).That's right, you didn't read it wrong. A Chief Beer Officer.
At the start of 2007, Sheraton's Four Points hotel chain had been looking for someone to fill this part-time position. An advertisement was placed in several United States newspapers but somehow, word got around on the Internet and the hotel received about 7,800 applications from people in at least 30 countries.
Applications were received from self-proclaimed beer snobs, certified beer judges, beer journalists and hundreds who have travelled the globe in search of the world's best brews.
Would you qualify as a CBO yourself? First, without question, the job would involve drinking plenty of beer. Then, for the successful CBO, he would be needed to be the "official beer ambassador at select microbrewery tours and national beer festivals, and on barstools across the country." A dream job for many pub crawlers.
I wouldn't mind applying for this job myself but sadly, it has already been filled.
A bloke named Scott Kerkmans beat me to it by 10 months. As CBO, his perks include free beer delivered to his door. "I think I've made a lot of people jealous" with this new job, Kerksman said. Lucky devil, you!
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