Patrick Bourque
Salt Lake City,UT
Summary
Have worked in all things brewery related. Experienced in cellar operations including CIP, SIP, Filtration, Centrifuge operation, De-aerated water systems, and barrel work. Experienced in wort production including operations on systems as small as 3.5 BBL and as large as a fully automated 5 vessel 120 BBL system. Laboratory experience in making media, testing product, yeast cell counting, operating a Gas Chromatography instrument, specification analysis of product, and other various duties. Experienced in building small breweries from the ground up, hiring and training staff, recipe development, and SOP development.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Brewer
Offset Bier Co.
04.2021 - Current
- Head Brewer and Part owner of a small start up brewery.
- Helped build brewery from the ground up including installation of brewhouse, cellar glycol plumbing, and various pieces of equipment.
- Developed standard operation procedures for the brewhouse, cellar, and packaging operations as well as oversaw entire production operations.
Director of Brewing Operations
Lotus Company
03.2020 - 04.2021
- Oversaw construction of 10 Bbl brewhouse for Ogden River Brewing Company.
- Formulated recipes and standard operation procedures.
- Hired and trained brewing staff.
Head Brewer
Uinta Brewing Co
11.2018 - 03.2020
- Working as the Head Brewer of a large regional Brewery
- Experience in hiring and training team members for the brewhouse and cellar
- Participated in brewery management and direction meetings helping to develop the road map for the company’s future
- Assisted in new recipe development
- Took charge of recipe alterations to keep up with current trends or to adjust to trends noticed in recipe drift
- Experience in cross department communications to help optimize operations.
Head Brewer
SaltFire Brewing Company
11.2017 - 11.2018
- Worked as the Head Brewer of a start up business that encompassed many different roles and responsibilities
- Assisted in layout of facility and facility design
- Developed SOPs and brewing recipes for the business
- Optimized and standardized facility equipment for best uses
- Hired and managed assistant employees for the cellar and packaging side of operation
- Participated in media and brewery events as a speaker and key representative.
Brewer III, Cellarman, Lab Technician
Uinta Brewing Co
12.2013 - 10.2017
- Worked in a large production brewery in wort production
- Learning the trials and errors that come with a new brew house and how to adjust around complications
- Spent a year in the cellar learning the cold side of the operation
- Spent a 6 month period as a laboratory technician performing quality control duties for strict adherence to product specifications.
Microbiology Laboratory Technician
ARUP Laboratories
03.2007 - 12.2013
- Enhanced laboratory efficiency by maintaining and calibrating equipment for accurate experimental results.
- Improved sample analysis turnaround time through meticulous organization of daily tasks and efficient use of resources.
- Ensured high-quality results by following strict protocols for various microbiological testing procedures.
- Increased lab safety by enforcing proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials.
Education
Diploma - Intensive Brewing Science And Engineering
American Brewer's Guild
Middlebury, VT06.2015
Associate of Science -
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT05.2010
Diploma -
Copper Hills High School
West Jordan2002
Skills
- Brewery construction and set up from the ground up
- Equipment operations of small manual brewhouses and large automated production equipment
- Recipe, SOP, safety program, quality control, and employee culture development
- Scheduling, ingredient procurement, and sales forecasting
- Employee hiring and management
- Industry trends and direction analysis
- Working with and testing for various bacteria in a large laboratory
- Overseeing quality control programs in a laboratory setting
- Formal sensory education as well as years of beer judging experience including judging Great American Beer Fest
Timeline
Head Brewer
Offset Bier Co.
04.2021 - Current
Director of Brewing Operations
Lotus Company
03.2020 - 04.2021
Head Brewer
Uinta Brewing Co
11.2018 - 03.2020
Head Brewer
SaltFire Brewing Company
11.2017 - 11.2018
Brewer III, Cellarman, Lab Technician
Uinta Brewing Co
12.2013 - 10.2017
Microbiology Laboratory Technician
ARUP Laboratories
03.2007 - 12.2013
Diploma - Intensive Brewing Science And Engineering
American Brewer's Guild
Associate of Science -
Salt Lake Community College
Diploma -
Copper Hills High School
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