Jonathan Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, Gb

London

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Overseeing of production, packaging and delivery of beers brewed under contract at Drygate Brewing Co.• Developing recipes and brewing over 80 different beers on the in-house Alpha Project pilot plant• Raw materials acquisition, production management and scaling of recipes from pilot kit toproduction scale brews• Packaging into keg, cask, and bottle both at the pilot plant and at production scale• Recording brew data and completion of documentation• Collaborating on numerous beers with Thornbridge, Weird Beard, Wild Beer, Almasty, Bad Seed amongst others• Completion of paperwork including stock takes, HMRC duty returns, and costing analysis• Planning for new 30bbl brewhouse including hop contracts, and brew schedule• Fulfilment of deliveries for The Hanging Bat Brew Co. and our distribution company New Wave• Coordinating and conducting brew-days for customers, building upon service skills gained inprevious employment

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Instrumental in the decision to produce an all British hopped IPA, a style which went against thegrain of market trends at the time and ultimately made for a unique selling point• Played an important role in all areas of production for the release of a new beer, Mutiny on theBeagle as part of a team of five for my MSc Brewing and Distilling dissertation• Responsible for the organisation of marketing and promotional material surrounding the release• Liaising with artists, website designers, printers, photographers, and the Stewart Brewing team• Management of website and relevant social media outlets including Twitter, Facebook, andInstagram

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Striving to uphold excellent relationships with existing local customers as well as extend this servicefurther with the establishment of social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram• Maintaining a consistent, rotating selection of beers of the highest quality from around the UK,Europe and Worldwide in keeping with the shop’s reputation as the best bottle shop in Scotlandaccording to Ratebeer• Helping to organise two sell-out beer festivals as well as brewing unique beers for each event

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Helped develop the online presence of one of the fastest growing independent retailers in Edinburgh• Filming, editing and production of a range of youtube tutorials on home brewing for the business• Providing excellent customer service utilising my expertise and knowledge in beer and brewing toassist customers with recipes, ingredients and improvements to their existing recipes and equipment

Stevenage, United Kingdom

• Worked as part of a small team of chemists in the Synthesis Team in the Respiratory department• Responsible for the synthesis of a wide range of organic compounds for the entire department• Worked alone and as part of a team to develop novel synthetic routes to new and existing compounds

Master’S Degree, Brewing And Distilling, Distinction

• Maintained consistently high marks throughout all modules and graduated in the top percentile overall. • Courses undertaken included.

Master’S Degree, Chemistry With Industrial Experience, 2:1

Activities and Societies: • Photography Society: President 2010 - 2011, Events: 2009 - 2010 • Fresh Air Radio: Presenter 2009 - 2011, 2012.