Jamaal Lemon is a James Beard Award winning journalist and 2x nominee, North American Guild for Beer Writers Award Winner and International Association of Culinary Professionals Finalist.

A Charleston native—gripped by the craft beer industry from completing an internship in the Czech Republic, Belgium & Germany. Upon completing the internship, he put his degree in English and love of culture to good use as a writer and journalist for the industry.

He is the author of the 2023 James Beard Award Winning article, Come Hell or High Water: How the Come Yahs & Bin Yahs Could End Sea Level Rose in Charleston. The 2020 NAGBW Award winning article for best commentary, “Mutated Anxieties” The author of the 2022 James Beard Nominated three-part article and podcast series, “Tek Cyear Uh De Root “ - a historical and contemporary look into Charleston’s German Shutzenfest and the African American involvement in beer spaces, past and present.

In addition to, Jamaal led a social initiative aimed to promote conversations related to diversity and inclusivity through beer. Collaborating with: Edmunds Oast Brewing Company, Lost Lagers, Good Beer Hunting, Saint Joseph’s University and the Barrel and Flow Beer Festival in Pittsburgh, PA