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Hi, I am Timo Wessels
I am from Hamburg. For more than ten years I worked in bars and hotels, as a bartender and bar manager in Hamburg, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
I am a Beer Sommelier (Bierakademie, BeerJudge, 2021), a Spirits Sommelier for Edelbrand (Genussakademie Bayern, 2020) and a Certified Advisor of Spirits.
mybeverageguide.com is the drinks knowledge base I build: recipes, producers, spirits, wines and the terms that connect them. I am still building it, and I build it myself.
What I do now
Since 2025
Since May 2025 I work full-time as a freelancer in Hamburg, building and refurbishing websites for small businesses and non-profit organisations. 18 websites are delivered so far. This guide is my own project next to that.
- Rebuilding older WordPress siteswith my own stack: static websites, or WordPress with Etch, Automatic.css and Meta Box
- Improving existing siteson the system they already have: database, plugins, images, loading time and technical SEO
- Accessibility and findabilityWCAG and the German accessibility act, structured data and readable pages for AI assistants
- Maintenancewith a report, as needed
I use AI as an enhancement, not as a replacement for work: with clear rules and automated checks it does a great deal on the technical side, and the judgement of what is right stays with me.
My path in drinks
Bars and hotels
- 2023 to 2024Head BartenderClockers, Hamburg
- 2017 to 2023Bar Manager (from 2018), before that BartenderHYGGE, Hamburg
- 2016 to 2017Operations ManagerUrban Fairways, Singapore
- 2014 to 2016Assistant Beverage ManagerInterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Singapore
- 2013 to 2014Senior BartenderRosewood Hotels and Resorts, Abu Dhabi
Training
What I learned
- 2021Beer Sommelier and BeerJudgeBierakademie
- 2020Spirits Sommelier (Edelbrand)Genussakademie Bayern
- 2019Wine BasicsCulinary School, Hamburg
- 2010Professional Bartender, Certified Advisor of Spirits, Master of Show and EntertainmentBarschule Rostock
- 2008 to 2011Bachelor of Arts in Social WorkUniversity of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer
Languages: German (native), English (fluent, four years working abroad), Japanese (basic).
My certificates
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International Beer SommelierBierakademie, 2021 
Qualified BeerJudgeDeutsche Bierakademie, 2021 
Edelbrand SommelierGenussakademie Bayern, 2020 
Wine BasicsCulinary School, 2019
Membership
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The guide is free to read. Producers and venues can have their own entries, and everyone can join for free to send corrections and keep their own numbers. The offers are on the membership site.
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