Samu Rahn is a Certified Cicerone and on-premise key account manager for Louis Glunz Beer, an independent Chicagoland distributor established in 1888. After receiving an MBA from North Park University in 2011, he explored multiple facets of the industry–homebrewing beer, cider, and mead, bartending in Sweden, beer travel journalism in Italy and Germany–before settling into distribution in Chicago. When he’s not working or on a BTI beer panel, Samu also serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Business of Craft Beer program at the College of DuPage and additionally judges for the Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition.
R.I.P. Alan Dikty
In Memoriam: Alan Dikty (August 5, 1954 – March 25, 2026) Everyone at Beverage Testing Institute is grieving the loss of our dear colleague, a partner, and friend, Alan Dikty. Since the mid-19...
2026 World Packaging Competition Winners
2025 was another tough year for the adult beverage industry. Alcohol sales were down due to the convergence of several “perfect storms” of obstacles on multiple fronts: tariffs and resulting trade...