Program Book - Master Brewers Association of the Americas

W-8
Packaging: Draft Beer from Racking Line to Tap Line Care
and Feeding
Presenters: John Engel, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee,
WI; Scott Nielsen, Molson-Coors Brewing Company; Tim Raw,
Anheuser Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO; Justin Walshe, Rotech
(Swindon) Ltd., Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Moderator: Jaime Jurado, The Gambrinus Company, San Antonio,
TX
Draft beer is the number one sampling opportunity for customers
to try your beers. The care taken in packaging draft beer in the
brewery deserves special attention but is only equal in importance
to the condition of draft lines and the presentation of your beer
in the retail trade. This workshop will feature work done by the
Brewers Associationís Draught Quality Standards Group and review
proper racking line operations in the brewery, handling and storage
considerations between brewery and retailer, and the fundamentals
of taking care of your beer in-market so it will show at its best.
John A. Engel is the director of corporate quality for the Miller
Brewing Company. During his 28 years with the company, he
has held numerous positions within Miller’s quality organization
at various locations, which include Albany, GA; Milwaukee,
WI; Trenton, OH; and the corporate offices. He is responsible for
establishing and administering corporate-wide quality programs.
These responsibilities include directing analytical services; process,
packaging material, packaging, and distribution quality; and
sensory programs for the corporate headquarters, six domestic
breweries, and numerous international licensees. Engel obtained a
B.S. degree in chemistry from Carroll College in Waukesha, WI. He
has served as the chair of the ASBC New and Alternate Methods of
Analysis Subcommittee (2000–2003) and ASBC Program Committee
chair (2004–2007) and is currently ASBC vice president.
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Tim Raw has been with Anheuser-Busch for 20 years and is currently
the senior director of the Material Science and Sensory group in
the Brewing Technical Center. His group’s mission is to protect A-B
beers from the materials and environments they encounter from the
brewhouse to the consumer. The group’s functions include evaluating
beer contact materials for use in brewing and packaging, testing
cleaning chemicals and methods, and providing specialized sensory
and analytical support. Tim received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a J.D. degree from St. Louis
University. He is a member of the bar in Missouri and Illinois.
Justin Walshe is CEO of Rotech (Swindon) Ltd., a small U.K.based
technology company incorporated in 1985, and works
almost exclusively in the brewing and beverage industries. Since
the very first Rotech keg monitoring system in 1986, Justin has been
responsible for the continued hardware and software development of
the system to its current status as market leader and has made Rotech
an acknowledged world specialist in every aspect of keg-filling line
performance monitoring and process optimization.
Jaime Jurado works for The Gambrinus Company as director
of brewing operations. His team formalizes office production
protocols and procedures and manages engineering projects, as
well as control system/plc architecture and product development.
Prior to this, Jaime was a brewing development manager at Stroh
Brewery Company. Jaime’s previous experience also includes project
management at Courage Brewing Ltd. and brewmaster at the Lion
Inc. Brewery. Jaime is an active member of the MBAA, where he
has served on the Long-Range Planning Committee and Technical
Quarterly Editorial Board and served as MBAA president and on the
local level as MBAA District Texas president.