Dennis Malcolm Byron aka Ale Sharpton is a world-renowned beer authority, award-winning journalist, blogger (AleSharpton.com), photographer, event planner, host, speaker, and travel writer to name a few of his roles.
While passionately traveling the globe to cover everything from automobiles to culinary scenes, celebrity profiles, sports, hotel destinations, art, and what he terms “the world’s best beverage,” Ale has contributed to more than 30 magazines and websites, including USAToday, Thrillist.com, Theinfatuation.com, ButterATL.com, Craft Beer & Brewing, CraftBeer.com, James Beard, Lifestyle Publications, Atlanta Magazine, Final Gravity, and others. He has also made appearances in numerous television shows including Diners. Drive-Ins, and Dives, Atlanta Eats, Wahlburgers, Weather Channel, Atlanta & Co., and multi-award-winning film, One Pint At A Time to name a few.
Ale has also conceptualized a beer called Piano Keys—a chocolate vanilla imperial stout—geared to support diversity and racial equality. This project alongside New Belgium also spawned his initiative, BrewGether, which raises funds to support nonprofits especially in the urban agriculture space embracing the same mission as Piano Keys.
Along with being featured in various publications, on the web, radio, podcasts, television, beer fests, conferences, and Cruisin’ For A Brewsin’ video series, Ale utilizes his Cornell University School of Hotel Administration education and vast work experience to consult in the culinary industry as well. Forbes, Smithsonian Institution, UNTAPPD, and numerous others have showcased Ale’s accomplishments. He is also a proud affiliate of the national nonprofit that helps food service workers in crisis, Giving Kitchen.
Ale proudly owns AllWays Open Creative Solutions, an agency specializing in creative direction, logo design, branding, web design, video production, photography, consulting, and social media. This agency also produces various events including product launches, automobile exhibits, restaurant tastings, festivals and art shows. Lexus, Loews Hotels, Heineken, Bon & Viv, New Belgium, Delirium, Monday Night Brewing, Pabst, Cathead Vodka, SVEDKA, Woodchuck Cider, Wicked Weed, and elite artist Hebru Brantley are just some of the many clients who have worked with AllWays Open.
Follow Ale’s globetrotting adventures on his captivating Instagram (@realalesharpton).