With a head torch strapped to her forehead and a look of deep concentration on her face, Julie Baggett peers into a cask with the seriousness of a surgeon. Her assistants watch patiently as she checks the bubbling mix, stirs, and then gives her final nod of approval. We're not surprised, when we learn that Julie, brewmaster at Andheri's Brewbot, worked in healthcare for five years before switching from reconstructive facial surgery to brewing beer. "Beer is actually a lot like surgery. It's equal parts heart and science," she tells us while explaining that her basic ale education came from a chemistry course she took while in college.

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