From the balcony of her home in south London, Hannah Rhodes can see the top of one of the capital's most distinctive buildings, The Shard.
It is a landmark thousands see daily and Hannah has more reason than most to gaze at its towering heights.
That is because the beer she lovingly created, called Hiver, is stocked in one of its bars.
"I loved watching The Shard being built and Hiver is stocked in one of the bars, so I always wonder if someone is drinking a Hiver up there whenever I look out," she said.
Hannah moved to London eight years ago to join the Foreign Office, but an evening of tasting at a beer festival led to a career change.
She spotted a vacancy in sales and marketing at a brewery where she gained hands-on experience with beer.
Living in the city, she also heard about the phenomenon of urban beekeepers, prompting her to come up with a way to combine beer and honey.
Going it alone, Hannah launched Hiver to great acclaim last year.
She was named Britain's Next Top Supplier in an Ocado competition to celebrate the newest talent in the UK food and drinks sector and was included in Management Today's 35 Women Under 35 awards for high-achieving women in business under the age of 35.
And the former St Mary's College pupil is looking forward to growing the brand further, after bringing Hiver to the recent Yum! food festival in Hull.
"I'm excited to see top-quality food and drink becoming a bigger focus in Hull," said Hannah, 31.
"I really enjoy shouting about Hull being UK City of Culture 2017 and it'll be great to have the focus on Hull's incredible history and people, which are not very well known at the moment."
Hannah recently returned to St Mary's College in Hull to inspire pupils to follow in her entrepreneurial footsteps and she hopes to encourage other young people to go for new opportunities.
"Do not be scared, do not rely on sending one email – pick up the phone," she said.
"And don't feel held back by where you're from or a lack of experience and money.
"If you show passion and drive, an employer couldn't ask for anything more.
"People I do business with always ask where I'm from and being from Hull has given me a point of difference within the drinks industry and possibly even a fresh approach."
Hannah grew-up in east Hull, just off Holderness Road, and credits her parents' "incredible" support with helping her follow her dream of working in London. She is also very close to her sister.
"She's let me tag along to music festivals and gigs with her for years, in an attempt to keep up-to-date with new bands," said Hannah.
Having travelled, she recommends it to others as a way of gaining confidence.
"If you don't feel confident enough to take the leap you want to, take yourself off travelling for a bit or volunteer your time to achieving a local project, even if it's a couple of weeks backpacking around Scotland or helping out in East Park.
"Meeting people and making something happen for yourself gives you such confidence and, importantly in a work scenario, stories and experiences to draw on. I'd encourage young people to feel empowered about their own future and in charge of it."
To make Hiver, Hannah sources raw honey from independent British beekeepers and uses it as an ingredient in the age-old tradition of craft honey beer, rather than as a flavouring.
As a result, Hannah has become passionate about bees and Hiver donates 10 per cent of its profits to pollinator charities.
She also supports wildflower planting days run by organisations such as the London Beekeepers' Association.
"I'd encourage anyone who can to plant wildflowers for bees, especially crocuses and early spring forage, and to buy a bee-saver kit online from Friends of the Earth," she said.
A year on from Hiver's launch last September, Hannah's success is continuing and she believes her early experiences have played an important role in getting her to where she is today.
"I guess I try and live by the mantra of "you're only here once", which encourages me to put myself out of my comfort zone and go for stuff.
"I attended St Mary's College, which is still a fantastic school, and was encouraged to play the violin at Bellfield Primary School, which ultimately led to being part of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra.
"And after watching the original Karate Kid film, I joined Wado Ryu Karate Club at Woodford Leisure Centre.
"All these things have played a huge part in who I am today."
Along with The Shard, one of the most prestigious venues where Hiver is stocked is the UK's only two-Michelin-starred pub, The Hand and Flowers in Marlow in Berkshire, which is run by chef Tom Kerridge and where Hannah has been lucky enough to dine.
"It was really an incredible experience and the food was out of this world," she said.
"I had lovage soup to start and I often day-dream about it."
But when she is back in Hull, Hannah seeks out something more familiar.
"Whenever I'm back in Hull, I'm straight down Bob Carver's for a fish cake and some chips with gravy – unbeatable. The fish and chips in London are rubbish," she said.
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