Full Time Head Brewer - Adroit Theory (Purcellville, VA | Northern Virginia | DMV)

Brewery: Adroit Theory Brewing

Location: Purcellville, VA, USA

Type: Full-Time

Work Time: Flexible, but typically Monday through Friday. Exact schedule of current Brewer from last two years available upon request for illustrative purposes.

Reports To: Directly to Owner Operator

Compensation: Hourly, based on experience and relevant qualifications. Budgeted range is $28.00 to $35.00 per hour. Current brewer actual W2 earnings:

2023: $66,268

2024: $73,537

Hiring Window: Ideal candidate is hired within 30 days starting work (either on a part time transition period or full time) within 60 days of February 17, 2025.

Brewery Size: Pictures Video Tour of layout available to all applicants, but basic equipment includes:

Brew House: a 10BBL, 2-Vessel Direct Fire Deutsche Beverage System (Combo MLT Kettle/Whirlpool. MLT is Stacked on HLT)

Cellar: contains 4x 10 BBL and 3x 20 BBL Fermenters/Uni-Tanks, 1x 10 BBL and 1x 20 BBL Brite Tanks, 4x 2 BBL Uni Tanks, and a 300 HL Hop Adjunct Infuser (coffee, coconut, etc).

Packaging: Wild Goose Gosling 2.0 for the majority of our packaging needs in 16-oz cans the occasional 12-oz can releases. We also have a MacDonald Steel 4-Head Filler/Crowner Bottling Machine that packages glass bottles of various sizes.

Additional Production Notes: If you research Adroit Theory on Social Media you will see examples of the types of weekly releases we make including IPAs, Stouts, and Lagers. You will also see that we make colorful fun “Crowler Projects” to create buzz interest with the General Public. These releases are primarily Smoothie Style Sours Cream Stouts. These “beers” do not come into contact with any area in our Brew House, Fermentation Equipment or Canning Machine. They are effectively “beer cocktails” that are made from existing finished beer for the Tap Room packaged via a dedicated Crowler Machine. They are made by other staff our main brewer is not involved in their creation.

Second, in the past, Adroit Theory Contract brewed a high percentage of its production needs. Since 2022, however, 100% of production has moved into our own facility with zero Contract Brewing to date or the foreseeable future.

Work Environment : Adroit Theory does not have air-conditioning in the brewing facility, however, it does have sufficient heat for the winter season.

Job Summary: Adroit Theory is a small brewery opened in 2014 that always strives to make interesting, unique, and boundary pushing beers. We have brewed over 1,600 distinct beers (see Untappd), and regularly brew new recipes concepts. Generally speaking, we have a Heavy Metal theme with high calibre Can Art Branding to match.

We brew all of our current offerings at our main location in Purcellville, VA. For the vast majority of our 20BBL tanks, we focus on our bread and butter: Hazy IPAs Russian Imperial Stouts. With our 10BBL tanks we focus on brewing styles of beer that are more niche. This includes light delicate, too-style classic beers such as Lagers, Saisons, ESB and Kölsch. We also brew several big high ABV beers including 16% Stouts, Barleywines, and Wheatwines. We use our smaller 2BBL tanks primarily for splitting batches where we can dry-hop IPAs separately, or for adjuncting Stouts with common ingredients like Coffee or Coconut.

We are not a traditional production company, and the position is not “shift brewing”. We are a small company with a hands-on Owner who works directly with our Brewer on creative projects. The primary part of the job is brewing refining existing recipes; the secondary part is creating developing innovative new beers across a large variety of styles.

In the last two years, our current head brewer has achieved the milestones of increasing our in-house brewing capacity, adding an in-house canning machine and bringing our recipes in line with other premium breweries. We are looking to continue that momentum with our new Head Brewer, and our current brewer will be available to assist in the transition.

The Head Brewer handles all of the responsibilities related to final beer production, from the receiving of raw materials to the delivery of finished packaged beer. It includes new recipe development, all brewing, cellaring, brewhouse operations, yeast handling, cleaning, and packaging. You will also be responsible for scheduling, leading and maintaining our packaging team of three.

TL;DR - We are looking for a well rounded brewery professional with 2 to 5 years (packaging cellar brew house) able to function at a high level with planning, execution and on the spot problem solving.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, operate and handle all aspects of the 10 BBL on-site brewing operations. This includes raw materials handling, cleaning, brewing, cleaning, cellar work, cleaning, brewery sanitation, cleaning, and packaging.
• Maintain all production areas including equipment
• Track and maintain accurate inventory of raw materials and supplies.
• Keep accurate and organized daily production records

Required Skills:

• Working knowledge of brewing processes, brewery science, and quality control
• Prior professional brewing experience at a comparably sized/style brewery preferred. Will consider advanced home-brewing/semi-pro experience
• Work in hot/cold/wet environments that require twisting, bending, and pulling
• The ability to work on your feet for extended periods of time, and easily lift 55 pounds
• Periodic handling of hazardous chemicals
• Use a ladder, forklift, pallet jack, etc.

Bonus Skills:

• Mechanical, electrical, or plumbing experience with ability to maintain/repair standard brewery and packaging equipment
• Formal brewing education is preferred, but not required

Address: Adroit Theory Brewing, 404 Browning Ct. Unit C, Purcellville, VA 20132

Additional Information for Researching Company: The Adroit Theory website is outdated in both content pictures, however, our Google Business listing is 100% up to date. Our Social Media (IG, FB, Twitter, Threads) is extremely accurate, as is our Untappd listing which includes every beer we have ever made.

More info or to Apply: Email resume to

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 45 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• On-the-job training

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28 - $35