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IBDA
IBD MATTERS
- IBD Younger Members Award 2011
- Incorporated Brewers Benevolent Society
ASIA PACIFIC MATTERS
- New IBD President
- 2012 Asia Pacific Convention
- Call for Abstracts
- New Members
- Introduction to Distilling Short Course
MAJOR EVENTS
- Asia Pacific 2012 Convention
- World Distilled Spirits Conference
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Starting a Microbrewery Course
- Brewery Event Sponsorship - report.
COMPANY NEWS
- Lion Breweries NZ
- Foster's
- Lion Nathan
REGIONAL NEWS
POSITIONS VACANT
- Victoria Valley Distillery
- Laboratory Team Leader - Tooheys
- Resident Brewer - The Monk Brewery
- Manager Supply - Bulmers CUB
- Sensory Program Manager - Foster's
- Packaging Team Member - Little Creatures.
- Head Brewer - Shanghai
BREWERS EDUCATION CORNER.
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IBD YOUNGER MEMBER AWARD
This award scheme is open to Younger Members in the Africa and Asia Pacific sections.
Sponsors: GEA Brewery Systems GmbH, Huppmann Tuchenhagen;
GEA Process Engineering South Africa
Award prize:
1. Return economy flight to BRAU 2011, Nuremberg, Germany (09-11 November 2011)
2. Accommodation including breakfast during exhibition and at Kitzingen during visit to GEA Brewery
3. Pocket money 500 Euros
4. Use GEA Stand as a base during exhibition
5. Before exhibition visit GEA Brewery Systems which is a company of the GEA Group in Kitzingen
Project submissions to be sent direct to your GEA Award Co-ordinator, by no later than 31st July 2011.
GEA award Co-ordinator AsiaPacific: Andrew Fillery, email: andrew.fillery@geagroup.com
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INCORPORATED BREWERS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
This Society was established as a - Friendly Society in 1912 as the charitable arm of the Operative Brewers' Guild which has undergone a number of name changes to ultimately become the International Brewers' Guild; then amalgamating with the IOB in 2000.
Many A/P IBD members were also members of the Incorporated Brewers Guild - particularly if they had spent time brewing in England at some stage. For members who are interested the March minutes of the IBBS plus a brief background on the IBBS & the old Incorporated Brewers Guild have been placed on the Website.
http://www.ibdasiapac.com.au/news/
NEW IBD PRESIDENT
It is with great pleasure that we announce that once again a member from Asia Pacific Section has been installed as the IBD President. Donald Nelson from Lion in NZ was formally inducted on 1st July in the UK.
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2012 ASIA PACIFIC CONVENTION
Planning is well under way for the Asia Pacific 2012 Convention to be held in Melbourne from Sunday 25th March to Friday 30th March. The venue will be the Crown Promenade which is part of the Crown Casino complex and is just across the road from the Casino.
The Grand Prix dates have just been changed and will now be finalised on 18th March which means our previous concerns about difficulties with accommodation for either the Saturday or Sunday nights have now been eased somewhat.
REGISTRATION will be open from our Website in early August.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts to present either a Paper or a Poster at our 2012 Convention can now be submitted electronically via our Asia Pacific Website. The deadline has now been extended to 31 July 11 but they must be submitted by that date.
http://www.ibdasiapac.com.au/convention/abstracts/and download the form.
For any enquiries contact Felicity Smith at etm group Phone 03 9521 5355 or email felicitys@etmgroup.com.au.
Michael Stoneman
Convention Chairman
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NEW MEMBERS
This month we welcome 3 new members to Asia Pacific section.
Clifton Madgwick- New Zeqaland
John Tortora - Foster's Group - VIctoria
Tin Kyaw Myint Hayman - AP Breweries Singapore
Samuel Lampe
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INTRODUCTION TO DISTILLING- A SHORT COURSE PROGRAM
The University of Ballarat is running a short course in distilling from 28th to 31st July 2011 at the Victoria Valley Distillery at Essendon Fields in Melbourne. Full details and an application form can be obtained by following the link below.
http://www.ibdasiapac.com.au/news/
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ASIA PACIFIC 2012 CONVENTION
Our 2012 Convention will be held in Melbourne from 25th March to 30th March 2012.
Registration will open via our Website in early August.
Abstracts can still be received until 31 July 11
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WORLD DISTILLED SPIRITS CONFERENCE: Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference 2011 (Hilton Hotel, Glasgow) 12th to 15th September.
The IBD are delighted to inform you that Delegate Registration is now open for the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference 2011!
Don't miss your opportunity to register at our early bird prices.www.wdsc2011.org
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STARTING A MICROBREWERY - SHORT COURSE
Wishing to start your own microbrewery, develop a brewpub, brew restaurant or simply starting a beer brand? Let Beverage & Brewing Consulting take you through some of the key aspects of starting a microbrewery or beer brand and essentially building a business in this exciting and dynamic growth industry.
Currently the craft and premium beer markets are experiencing high digit growth worldwide and have consistently for the last decade. What this would suggest is that the Asia Pacific markets are well positioned to reap the benefits of this craft revolution as it filters down to Asia, Australia and New Zealand over the next decade.
Knowing where and how to start in developing a microbrewery and/or beer brand from the ground up can be a daunting & overwhelming exercise however this comprehensive information session will give you the basic framework that has been used for microbrewery setups across Australasia.
Host Profile:
Costa Nikias, Director at Beverage & Brewing Consulting started in the beer industry working as a cellar hand in a London brewery at the tender age of 18 and followed with formal studies in winemaking initially then brewing at the highly regarded University Of Ballarat. Soon after Costa was employed to source equipment solutions and establish microbreweries across the country. Costa has been involved and has worked with iconic breweries such as Matilda Bay Brewery in Victoria, Moobrew in Tasmania, Bluetongue Brewery in Newcastle, Mt Tamborine Brewery in QLD, Fish River Valley Brewing in NSW and Stark Brewery in Indonesia + Shanghai Tang Brewery China to name but a few and is a member of the Institute Of Brewing & Distilling Asia Pacific region.
Costa is currently employed as a beverage and brewing consultant throughout Australasia to develop concepts into tangible reality using hard work, persistence, passion and plenty of gusto.
Please join Costa who will be conducting the information sessions at the following locations nationally:
Melbourne August 13th (6pm 10pm)
Sydney Sept 03rd (6pm 10pm)
Brisbane October 8th (9am 1pm)
Perth July 6th (6pm 10pm)
Auckland November 2nd (6pm 10pm)
Singapore To Be Confirmed
Hong Kong To Be Confirmed
Duration: 4 hours.
Content:
- Why start a microbrewery
- Craft beer market statistics and industry outlook
- Steps in the development of a microbrewery, pub brewery or beer brand
- Framework for creating a viable business model
- Marketing strategies and creating a market for your product
- Excise and health regulatory information
- Environmental considerations when starting a brewery
- Equipment type and general brewing principles
- Packaging options and preferences
- Ins & Outs of Brewery finance
-10 pitfalls to be aware of when starting a microbrewery
Case Study discussion
Consulting Services available
Questions & Answers
Light refreshments will be served with a range of local beers for sampling.
Cost: $400.00 + GST.
Includes handouts with informative guidelines and suggestions.
Please email Costa Nikias
costa@brewingconsultant.com.au or call 0422 517 210 to find out more and reserve your place.
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*A BREWERY EVENT SPONSORSHIP - A REPORT.
A new report into the role of brewery sponsorship of community and public events could help the industry fight against potential legislative threats, according to The Brewers of Europe.
In regards to brewery event sponsorship, there is currently an ongoing debate with the industry on one side and NGO's on the other, a spokesperson for the organisation told BeverageDaily.com.
Although at the moment there is no EU legislation in place to eradicate or restrict such sponsorship, the European Health Forum is under discussion on the issue, he explained, with already sponsorship restrictions in certain European countries such as France, Sweden and Norway.
- The threat is only going to grow, the pressure is not going to go away, he said.
Some of the debates about brewery sponsorship are based on a supposed link between alcohol related problems and such events, however this is not necessarily the case, said the spokesperson.
The whole picture needs to be addressed, he said, for example the new study by Sponsorship Ideas suggests positives can come out of sponsorship, claiming that thousands of public events across Europe are heavily dependent on nearly 1bn of brewery funding each year.
Findings
While major high-profile sports sponsorships grab the headlines, 62 per cent of brewer-supported events take place at local and regional level, according to the report.
Of the 8,000 events which were counted as part of the study, less than 12 per cent of sponsorship went to major sports, it claims.
- The 928m funds a broad range of activities including the arts, culture, innovation and science as well as sport, sometimes even without explicit reference to the brewer sponsor, reports the study.
- This is in addition to the better-known social responsibility activities such as anti drink driving campaigns that Europe's brewers have run for decades, said The Brewers of Europe.
Although the organisation has done a lot over the last decade to address the sector's positive impact in terms of economy, it has previously lacked evidence to show how brewers contribute to the local community in this way, Pierre-Olivier Bergeron, The Brewers of Europe secretary general told this publication. (From beveragedaily.com of 31 May 2011).
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LION NEW ZEALAND
Chris Sproats has accepted the role of Packaging Manager - The Pride. He will be moving with his family from Christchurch to Auckland in August.
Congratulations go to 3 Lion members, all based at the Pride Brewery in Auckland, Katherine Appleyard, Sonya Hunnisett, and Pat Harrison all of whom have successfully passed their GCB exams.
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FOSTER'S
Takeover moves - SABMiller made a $9.5bn bid for Foster's beer operations on June 21 which was soon rejected by Foster's board but the market reacted quickly with Foster's shares shooting up to $5.14 a three-year high. SABMiller CEO Graham Mackay said that it is early days in the process and we are seeking engagement with Foster's board with constructive discussions to see if together we can develop this proposal.' If the deal goes ahead SABMiller would need to buy Coca Cola-Amatil's interest Pacific Beverages for an agreed price between $305m and $380m - considerably more than an estimated value of CC-A's share of $95m. Earlier this month the board of Grupo Modelo SAB de CV met to seek support from its major shareholder AB Inbev before teaming up with Molson Coors (50% owned by AB Inbev) to make a bid for Foster's. However, the ongoing fractious relationship between Modelo and AB Inbev was apparently a negative for any further action and Modelo backed away from pursuing a $9b takeover. {From Adelaide Advertiser, Jun 22, Herald Sun, Jun 14 & The Age, Jun 16 via Alcohol Articles, Jun 17, 2011 & other sources] and (Australian Beverage Industry Digest 91 June 7-21).
Treasury Wine Estates
Treaury Wine Estates has joined its former parent as a potential takeover target with reports emerging that the Chinese food conglomerate, Bright Food Group is taking a close look at the vintner. Treasury, the world's second largest winemaker and owner of historic Australian brands such as Lindemans, Penfolds and Wolf Blass was part of the Foster's Group until it was spun off on May 10. Since then takeover speculation has swirled aroung bothe Treaury and Foster's Group.
(From Sydney Morning Herald 4 July 11).
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LION NATHAN
From August, Lion Nathan will be known simply as Lion and its business units will be called thus:
Beer, Spirits and Wines, Australia (formerly Lion Nathan Australia); Beer, Spirits and Wines, New Zealand (formerly Lion Nathan New Zealand); Dairy and Drinks (formerly National Foods)
New names and branding have been introduced for the James Squire range of beers: The names are Nine Tails (Amber Ale), Sundown (Australian Lager), The Chancer (Golden Ale), Four Wives (Pilsener), Stow Away (IPA) and The Jack of Spades (Porter). The new names represent phases in the life of James Squire, Australia's first brewer. [From National Liquor News, June 2011 and Australian Beverage Industry Digest 91 June 7-21)
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VICTORIA VALLEY DISTILLERY
Victoria Valley Distillery produces a bold new Australian Single Malt Whisky in Melbourne. We are growing and looking for new recruits to join our production team and help us make great whisky. This is a broad role including mashing, distilling and barrel management.
The successful candidate will have industry experience in the beverage or FMCG areas and holds relevant technical qualifications. The right candidate will have a focus on quality and performance and be comfortable in a team environment. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to apply their skills and experience to a new product for a growing global market.
In return for your hard work, we offer a fantastic variety of employee benefits and a competitive remuneration package.
The position is on a rotating roster.
Please send a current resume and cover letter to:
careers@victoriavalley.com.au
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LABORATORY TEAM LEADER
TOOHEYS
Would you like the opportunity to be the best you can be, really make a difference and have a great time doing it? At Lion Nathan National Foods, our success comes from Great People and Great Brands. We are Australia and New Zealand's leading food and beverage company with great brands for every occasion.
As the Laboratory Team Leader at the Tooheys Brewery, you will be a part of a team providing support to the Brewing and Packaging Teams. The team is multi-skilled and as such the role could cover elements of analytical chemistry, quality support administration, plant quality & instrumentation support, plant projects, flavour assessment & training, QA product assessment and effluent analysis & reporting. Your team provides around the clock coverage and as such you may need to provide support out of normal office hours. This is a great opportunity to join our business and you could expect to work at other Lion sites in the future.
To be successful in this role you will have:
Degree qualifications in biological sciences, chemistry, food technology or related disciplines are essential
Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills
Experience in Lean, HACCP, SPC and GMP will be highly regarded
Solid computer literacy
Use and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation will be to your advantage
Our culture of personal achievement and wellbeing provides the opportunity for a fulfilling career. If you meet these skills and qualifications, I look forward to receiving your application at ian.newsom@lion-nathan.com.au.
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THE MONK BREWERY & KITCHEN
RESIDENT BREWER
Fremantle's last true craft brewery, The Monk Brewery & Kitchen, is seeking a passionate all about the beer' brewer to come join our team. The Monk has a custom, small batch brew house that offers an ever growing range of award winning beers to its loyal customers. As the Monk's Brewer, you will be responsible for all their brewing operations, including brewing their current beer list, and also to create attractive and exciting seasonal brews to excite the palates of their loyal customer base, and those new to trying The Monk's beers.
This is a hands on role, seeking a person experienced in product development and preparation of trial brews.
The successful applicant will need to be articulated & organised. Leadership skills are a must. As well as having a flexible attitude. You must possess high standards with regards to safety and quality.
A competitive remuneration package, including mobile phone allowance & performance based bonuses is available to the right applicant.
If you think you have what it takes to run your own brewery, and are ready to join the team of passionate beer lovers, please send your current resume and a covering letter to:
Jonathan Kunz
Business Operations Manager
operationsmanager@themonk.com.au
www.themonk.com.au
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CUB BULMERS CIDER
MANAGER SUPPLY
- Unparalleled career pathways
- Become the face of CUB Cider supply
- Innovate and motivate the way forward in Australia's booming cider industry!
With the cider category currently booming in Australia, this is a unique career opportunity to be the supply face of Cider within Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) by managing the Cambelltown Cidery in Sydney and providing support to the Gisborne site manager in New Zealand.
Reporting to the General Manager Northern Operations, this high profile position will see you take full accountability for the strategic direction of Bulmers ANZ Supply and will see you lead a high performance environment that delivers uncompromising excellence. Taking a continuous improvement approach to all activities, utilise your highly developed leadership skills as you implement new strategies while still achieving cost efficiencies. Driving significant cultural change and the ongoing development of employees, you are a marked leader who inspires and engages your workforce to operate in a new way.
With tertiary qualifications in engineering, science or a related discipline, your substantial experience in brewing, packaging or production will see you really thrive. Experience within beverage or FMCG industries will be highly regarded. Your superior knowledge of LEAN manufacturing systems will allow you to truly drive a culture of continuous improvement. Utilise your strong commercial acumen and knowledge of current legislation and statutory requirements to drive a high performance and safety culture. Furthermore, your deep understanding of how to engage people will ensure you effectively lead a diverse workforce.
CUB has a simple vision to win where we play! With more than 2000 employees across the globe, our products are sold in more than 155 countries. Our business is proud and passionate about producing, marketing and distributing the best beer and cider portfolio in Australia. Our brands are at the heart of the great times and great experiences for our consumers and include Bulmers, Strongbow, Mercury Cider, Pure Blonde, Carlton and Victoria Bitter - it's no wonder Foster's people enjoy exciting and diverse career opportunities!
Grow your career. Apply today at http://careers.fosters.com and enter job number 741755. Applications close 5:00pm July 8th 2011.
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FOSTER'S ABBOTSFORD
SENSORY PROGRAM FACILITATOR
(12 month contract)
Facilitate our sensory awareness
At Foster's, we are proud to produce, market and distribute the best alcohol portfolio in Australia. A fantastic 12 month opportunity has arisen for a Sensory Program Facilitator based at our Abbotsford Brewery.
Reporting to the Sensory Program Manager, you will develop and maintain Carlton United Breweries (CUB) sensory capability through the evaluation and development of flavour descriptors and profiles of both company and competitor products. Bring your training skills to the fore as you maintain, adapt and deliver the NOSE (National Operations Sensory Education) and other sensory training programs to test and challenge our expert taste panel and to develop less experienced tasters. Your interpersonal skills will shine as you liaise with various internal and external stakeholders and act as a sensory resource for New Product Development and Marketing departments. Not limited to beer products, this role will see you expand sensory training knowledge to cider and brown spirits.
You ideally hold tertiary qualifications in science, food science, chemistry or similar. Your exceptional communication and facilitation skills will ensure that our employee's sensory capabilities are at their best. Utilise your superior time management skills as you coordinate and run our training programs. You enjoy working with a variety of people and are computer savvy. With a background in the food and beverage industry your vast experience will hold you in good stead to make this role your own.
CUB has a simple vision to win where we play! With more than 2000 employees across the globe, our products are sold in more than 155 countries. Our beer business is proud and passionate about producing, marketing and distributing the best beer portfolio in Australia. Our brands are at the heart of the great times and great experiences for our consumers and include Pure Blonde, Carlsberg, Carlton and Victoria Bitter - it's no wonder Foster's people enjoy exciting and diverse career opportunities!
Facilitate your next career move and apply today http://careers.fosters.com.au and enter job number 741745. Applications close 13 July 2011.
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LITTLE CREATURES BREWERY
PACKAGING TEAM MEMBERS
As one of Australia's leading craft brewers, we are looking for aspiring creatures to join our packaging team to help make more of the great beer we're all in it for.
There are a number of new positions available due to capacity expansion. All roles are based in Fremantle, include shift work, and are ideal for someone who is flexible, driven, career focused and keen to be a part of a team of flavour junkies and certified hopheads.
We like to exercise our right to think outside the box and welcome applicants from a range of different backgrounds e.g. science, engineering, manufacturing etc... as long as you're passionate about craft beer of course.
The positionS will commence on an initial 1 year contract basis with the opportunity for the right person to negotiate further terms within the Little Creatures Brewing organisation. The position is available for an immediate start
If this sounds like you or you would like some more information please email jobs@littlecreatures.com.au with your application and CV or your query.
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HEAD BREWER
We are looking a head brewer for a 5 bhl Brewpub in Shanghai, China
The role includes some commissioning and encompasses all facets of production with particular emphasis on a hands-on approach to brewing and training
The successful candidate requires at least 2 years brewing experience with Tertiary education highly desirable. The successful candidate, will possess the ability to grow, with the opportunity's to gain further education and develop a real buzz in an emerging beer market.
There is an excellent package on offer and an exciting and challenging position for the right applicant with the willingness to learn, great interpersonal skills and a drive to produce premium products at the highest of quality.
Email : brian@contractbrewing.com
THE IRISH FURNITURE DEALER.
Murphy, a furniture dealer from Dublin, decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he
could find.
After arriving in Paris, he visited with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home. To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit a small bistro and
have a glass of wine. As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small place was quite crowded, and that the other chair at his table
was the only vacant seat in the house.
Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came to his table; asked him something in French (which Murphy couldn't understand); so
he motioned to the vacant chair and invited her to sit down. He tried to speak to her in English, but she did not speak his language. After a couple of minutes of trying to communicate with her, he took a napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass and showed it to her. She nodded, so he ordered a glass of wine for her.
After sitting together at the table for a while, he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a plate with food on it, and she nodded.
They left the bistro and found a quiet cafe that featured a small group playing romantic music. They ordered dinner, after which he took
another napkin and drew a picture of a couple dancing. She nodded, and they got up to dance. They danced until the cafe closed and the band
was packing up.
Back at their table, the young lady took a napkin and drew a picture of a four-poster bed. To this day, Murphy has no idea how she figured
out he was in the furniture business.
Bless him.
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GIRLS' GETAWAY
Four friends spend weeks planning the perfect girl's getaway trip -
shopping, casinos, massages, facials, shows .....
Two days before the group is to leave Mary's husband puts his foot down and tells her she isn't going.
Mary's friends are very upset that she can't go, but what can they do.
Two days later the three get to the hotel only to find Mary sitting in the bar drinking a glass of wine.
"Wow, how long you been here and how did you talk your husband into letting you go?"
"Well, I've been here since last night...see, yesterday evening I was sitting on the couch and my husband came up behind me and put his hands over my eyes and said 'Guess who'?"
I pulled his hands off to find all he was wearing was his birthday suit.
He took my hand and lead me to our bedroom. The room was scented with perfume, had two dozen candles and rose petals all over...on the bed, he had handcuffs and ropes! He told me to tie and cuff him to the bed, so I did.
And then he said, "Now, you can do whatever you want."
So here I am.
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ON BEING OLD.
'OLD' IS WHEN...
Your friends compliment you
on your new alligator shoes
and you're barefoot.
'OLD' IS WHEN...
You don't care where your spouse goes,
just as long as you don't have to go along.
'OLD' IS WHEN...
You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police
'OLD' IS WHEN...
'Getting lucky' means you find your car
in the car park.
'OLD' IS WHEN...
An 'all-nighter' means not getting up
to use the bathroom.
AND
'OLD' IS WHEN...
You are not sure these are jokes?
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One for the Ladies.
*11 PEOPLE ... ON A ROPE*
Eleven people were hanging on a rope, under a helicopter. 10 men and 1 woman.
The rope was not strong enough to carry them all, so they decided that one had to leave, because otherwise they were all going to fall.
They weren't able to choose that person until the woman gave a very touching speech.
She said that she would voluntarily let go of the rope, because, as a woman, she was used to giving up everything for her husband and kids or for men in general, and was used to always making sacrifices with little in return.
As soon as she finished her speech, all the men started clapping . . .. . . .
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Happy Brewing
Gary Blomeley FIBD
Editor IBD Asia Pacific
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