Young, who has been instrumental in many phases of the West London brewery’s growth and expansion, was appointed to the role of head brewer at the beginning of 2017.

In her time at the company, she has overseen the installation of a new Crossflow membrane filter and a continuous beer stabilisation system.

She has also been key in the brewing of Fuller’s beers such as Honey Dew, Jack Frost, Oliver’s Island and Session IPA.

Young took over the position from John Keeling, who retired from the company in an ambassadorial capacity, at the end of September this year.

Upon her promotion, it was noted that Young became the company’s first female head brewer. But speaking at last year’s Brewers Congress, John Keeling made one point abundantly clear.

“Georgina Young is the new head brewer at Fuller’s. She’s the new head brewer because there is simply nobody more suited to the role than Georgina Young. End of story,” he said.

And those that have met Georgina, who is the Chairman of the Southern Section of the IBD, a director of Cask Marque and a member of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, will know that she has embraced the opportunity with both hands.

“I feel as if it’s the start of a new journey for me and Fuller’s. I have the upmost respect for John and have learned a great deal from him. But it’s a new feeling to be able to help lead the fantastic brewing team we have at Fuller’s on a day-to-day basis,” she explains.

Young is enthused with the team around her and also the beers they will go on to make. A new pilot kit installed on the brewery’s grounds has already resulted in numbers such as Thai Stout, Grapefruit IPA and a New England IPA. Beers that have received unanimous positive feedback.

In addition to that, Young has has overseen a beer release schedule for 2019 that will enable every member of the brewing team to flex their creative muscles.

“At Fuller’s we are much like any other brewery. You need to learn to adapt and give the consumer what they want,” she says. “We’re currently a 50/50 split between cask output and chilled, filtered beers. That split has changed over time but as a brewery, you need to by dynamic.

“And next year we will release a new cask and new keg beer each month. These things really excite me.”

The New England IPA produced on the brewery’s pilot kit is being scaled up for wider release later this year, and such moves represent a shift at Fuller’s, says Young.

She explains: “I think we’re being a bit braver with what we do. We’ve worked with lots of excellent, younger breweries and we’ve learned from each other. It’s a good place to be but you always have to remember who you are, too.

“Regardless of the beers we make, it is underpinned with the desire to be creative. We will never lose sight of that.”

Young is also passionate about developing her brewing team and supporting them in gaining qualifications she personally has in abundance.

“You should always be looking to continuous improvement,” she says. “And when we look to produce new beers, I want our brewing team to give things a try because if you don’t, you’ll never know. It’s ok to fail, because that’s all part of the learning process.”

Georgina Young is speaking at the Brewers Congress in London on the 28th November.