How Slow Can You Go? 2nd Annual Slow Bike Race March 20th

 

Hold on to your handlebars! We're that uncommon combination of excited, pleased, and thrilled to announce the date of the 2nd Annual Slow Bike Race. Sunday, March 20 we will be seeing just how slow you can go and stay upright and inside the lines. Needless to say if last year was any indication, the laughs will be of the side splitting variety and they will come often.

Here are some of the technical details, so you can get a jump on the competition.
First, it's highly encouraged that you practice. It's harder than it looks! We have ambitions to chalk the course off early, so the next time you bike to the brewery hopefully we've done that and you can give it a go. The rules? Here they are:

-There will be three lanes, 50 feet long and three feet wide.
-You must wear a helmet while riding.
-Both tires must stay on the ground, and no other part of the bike should touch the ground.
-Forward motion shall be provided by the muscles of the rider and be maintained at all times.
-No part of the competitor's body may touch the ground.
-No touching other competitors.
-The  bicycle must remain within the boundaries of the course.
-Bike must have two rubber tires arranged in a linear fashion with normal steering function.
-Minimum wheel diameter is 1 foot.
-Maximum tire footprint is 3 inches by 7 inches when the rider is on the bike.
-No bike shoes or fixed gears.
-Costumes are encouraged and awards will be given for the best costume.

Cost: 21 and over - $10.00, under 21 - $5.00 and the proceeds will go to benefit the Carpinteria Children’s Project. Race registration begins at 10:30 am.  For each age group there will be time trials. The time trial will be run with two competitors at a time.  The three slowest competitors will advance to the finals immediately following that age group's time trials. The slowest rider wins!

 
You've had a year to practice, so we can't wait to see how you'll do this go round!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're Hiring: Seeking Full Time Assistant Brewer!

Beer drinking season is almost upon us. Wait, it's always beer drinking season. But things are about to get busy and we are going to need an Assistant Brewer!

 The ideal candidate will have formal brewing experience, relevant work within a production brewery, and outstanding communication and problem solving skills in addition to a keen eye for detail and working well with others. We're now in our 14th year, and this year is looking like another exciting one.

Chief duties include:
-Assisting in all aspects of brewing, from staging grain, setting up hoses and valves, mash-in, rake-out, break down, and clean up. 
- Wort production.
-Raw material management.
-CIP of fermenters, brewhouse, and brite tanks.
-Filtering with plate and frame 40 x 40.
-Labelling, bottling, kegging, and assisting with all other packaging.
-Maintaining clean and orderly work environment.

Additional duties include:
-Maintaining jockey boxes and taps for outside use.
-Cleaning in house draft lines.
-Keg cleaning.
-Maintaining keg fleet.
-Preventative maintenance and upkeep up tanks, pumps, compressors, and other machinery.
-Participate in critical assessment of beers, and aiding in developing recipes for occasional or seasonal beers.
The Assistant brewer will put a premium on working safely, have knowledge of safe handling practices for all brewing chemicals. The nature of the work is manual involving lifting of 5 and 15.5-gallon kegs (165 lbs.) and requires safe operational knowledge of both fork lift and pallet jack.

Important Skills and Abilities:
-Formal brewing experience
-Positive outlook and attitude.
-Ability to work unsupervised while maintaining safety and quality standards.
-Strong mechanical aptitude.
-Ability to multitask.
-Ability to work with other departments and work in a diverse team environment.
-Work offshifts, weekends, and holidays.

Qualified Candidates will possess the following:

-Enjoy physically demanding work environment.

-Self motivation.

-Outgoing personality.

-Hard working mentality.

-Strict attention to detail.

-Strong knowledge of the brewing process.

-Ability to understand and follow SOPs.

-Working to high quality standards without direct supervision.

-Ability to lift 55 lbs to shoulder height repeatedly.

-Ability to maneuver beer kegs (165 lbs).


Benefits include:

-Hourly compensation.

-Paid holidays/vacation (after 90 days employment).

-Monthly beer stipend.

-Employee discounts on beer and merchandise.

Please send all resumes to Laurie@islandbrewingcompany.com

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We're Hiring: Seeking a Full Time Cellar Person!

Have a unique knowledge and passion for craft beer? Consider yourself a quick learner? Detail orientated and like heavy lifting? Dream of revealing among stainless steel tanks while wafting in the artisanal glory that is a brew day? Then this could be for you:

We are seeking a full time cellar person!

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

*Cleaning Kegs

*Racking Kegs

*Assisting with bottling

*Having a positive, passion filled work attitude

*Coming to work on time, not missing shifts, covering shifts on own accord

*Performing misc. tasks suck as cleaning, stocking shelves, etc.

*Assisting on Brew Day

*CIP of fermentation vessels and bright tanks

*Upkeep and cleanliness of cellar, completing brewery cleaning check-off list

*Beer transfer

*Beer sensory evaluation


Qualified Candidates will possess the following:

*Enjoy physically demanding work environment

*Self motivation

*Outgoing personality

*Hard working mentality

*Strict attention to detail

*Strong knowledge of the brewing process

*Ability to understand and follow SOPs

*Working to high quality standards without direct supervision

*Ability to lift 55 lbs to shoulder height repeatedly

*Ability to maneuver beer kegs (165 lbs)



Benefits include:

*Hourly compensation

*Company 401K plan (after one year employment)

*Paid holidays/vacation (after 90 days employment)

*Monthly beer stipend

*Employee discounts on beer and merchandise



Preference will be given to candidates who possess the following:

*Experience working in production with another brewery

*Formal brewing education

*4-year degree in a science field

We're looking for someone with a positive attitude, attention to cleanliness, a willingness to work hard and take on new responsibilities as needed, an ability to multitask, and an eagerness to learn and continue learning.

Email: laurie@islandbrewingcompany.com