The kings of the beer geeks, in our book, are the brewery sales representatives, or beer reps. It’s their job to know beer inside and out. They need the knowledge to have intelligent conversations with their boss, the brewery owner, the brewery’s brewmaster, as well as the distributor who, er, distributes their beer, the establishments that sell their beer and the consumers who attended their brewery promotions — the people who matter the most.

Here are our favorite photos of beer reps, as well as a few beer distributor reps, we snapped this past summer. Enjoy.