Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Timeline
Training
QUALIFICATIONS
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John Schneider

Aurora,CO

Summary

A leader in the brewing industry for 25 years, acting as head brewer for over two decades, winning multiple World Beer Cup Awards and Great American Beer Festival Awards. In my free time, I enjoy skateboarding, Mtn. biking, music, arts, hiking, and enjoying what Colorado has to offer.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Brewer

Downhill Brewing Co.
09.2021 - 08.2025

- Manage inventory levels. Raw goods and finished product

- Manage schedule and individuals

- Place orders

- Computer data entry

- Maintenance of all equipment

- Cleaning and CIP

- Recipe formulation

- H2O Ph adjustments and control

- Quality management

- Weekly manager meetings

- Perform all brewing operations, including transfers and filters


Head Brewer

Rockyard Brewing Company/American Grill
05.2015 - 07.2021
  • Responsible for all aspects of the brewing from grains to glass.
  • Inventory, Ordering, Receiving, Quality Control.
  • Monitored integrity of recipes and recipe formulation.
  • Brewing, filtering, cellaring, kegging.
  • Determining monthly and quarterly Excise Taxes.
  • Management and training of assistant brewers.
  • Mentored packaging crew with new developmental skills and tasks.

Head Brewer

Dry Dock Brewing Company
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Responsible for all aspects of the brewing from grains to glass.
  • Inventory, Ordering, Receiving, Quality Control.
  • Monitored integrity of recipes and recipe formulation.
  • Brewing, filtering, cellaring, kegging, and bottling.
  • Determining monthly and quarterly Excise Taxes.
  • Management and training of assistant brewers.
  • Supervised and ran 3 person brewing crew.
  • Managed a sour beer barrel program.

Assistant/Head Brewer

Bristol Brewing Company
01.2006 - 01.2012
  • Responsible for all aspects of the brewing from grains to glass.
  • Inventory, Ordering, Receiving, Quality Control.
  • Monitored integrity of recipes and recipe formulation.
  • Brewing, filtering, cellaring, kegging.
  • Management and training of assistant brewers.
  • Managed and ran a 9 person brewing crew.
  • Responsible for the maintenance and operation of a 12-head bottling machine.
  • Managed a sour barrel beer program.

Skills

  • Professional and experienced competition beer judge
  • Innovative mindset for creating new and unique beer recipes
  • Technical, true to style and focused efforts to keep clean and quality beers
  • Outstanding planning and organizational skills
  • - Hard working and detail oriented

    - great with math and science

    - driven and focused

    - able to work well alone or with others

    - self motivated

    - proficient with pallet jacks and forklifts

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Timeline

Head Brewer

Downhill Brewing Co.
09.2021 - 08.2025

Head Brewer

Rockyard Brewing Company/American Grill
05.2015 - 07.2021

Head Brewer

Dry Dock Brewing Company
01.2012 - 01.2015

Assistant/Head Brewer

Bristol Brewing Company
01.2006 - 01.2012

Training

  • Attended 13 Rocky Mountain Micro Brewers Symposiums
  • Basic Brewing-Micro Biology Workshop presented by Brewing Science Institute
  • High Gravity and Multiple Yeast Strains lecture by Chris White of White Labs
  • Outstanding planning and organizational skills
  • Attended 8 full Craft Brewers Conferences

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Proficient brewing knowledge and experience
  • Quality recipe formulation
  • Supervisory experience
  • Able to communicate well with others
  • Very reliable and great work ethic
  • Great mechanical aptitude
John Schneider