Joe Cho is the owner and head brewer at Ash Tree Brewery, born and raised in Seoul, Korea. Having spent time in Japan, Switzerland, France and Australia as a chef, a coffee barista and a wine sommelier, Joe moved to England and found himself working at several breweries, such as Redemption Brewing, a craft brewery that also specialises in real ale. 

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2015 saw him returning to Seoul to co-found Goodman Brewery, which he ran for two years, then later moving on to establish his own business - Ash Tree Brewery, a craft beer pub and microbrewery that serves real ale (cask ale) alongside many other styles of beer.