• March 7, 2007

Four people are vying to become "chief beer officer" at Four Points by Sheraton. They beat out more than 7,000 applicants for the position, advertised by Starwood Hotels & Resorts last fall.

The public is being invited via PR, e-mail and banner ads at www.fourpoints.com/cbo to vote at the Web site over the next two weeks for one of the four. A panel of judges will also determine the winner.

The new CBO will be an independent, part-time consultant for the hotel chain's newly launched Best Brews program and help cultivate, curate and promote the program's offerings at brewery tours, beer festivals and on bar stools across the country.