What motivates somebody to open a beer bar? We talked to our former scholar Simon Dankwa, who after finding out resort administration on the EHL Swiss Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality in Passugg (EHL SSTH) and after numerous stops in between, was first managing director at LägereBräu AG and right this moment lives his ardour for beer as a companion of the “Gleis Bier” beer bar in Aarau.
How I got here to brewing beer
After his research as Dipl. Hôtelier-Restaurateur HF (right this moment underneath the brand new curriculum Dipl. Hotelier-Gastronom HF) on the EHL SSTH, Simon Dankwa obtained a administration traineeship within the Pre- and Opening Crew of the Arabella Sheraton Grand Resort in Cape City to achieve first worldwide work expertise.
After a sure coaching interval, he was capable of take over the place as staff chief on the Paulaner Brauhaus on the V&A Waterfront. This concerned studying methods to brew beer and sparked an ongoing curiosity in beer brewing.
My job in a beer bar
After Simon Dankwa moved again to his residence canton of Aargau, he first served as managing director of LägereBräu AG. Wanting again, Simon says: At LägereBräu, we delighted friends every single day with an actually produced native product and progressive surprises. It was essential to us to be an genuine firm to the touch.
These gathered experiences have definitely been included into his new job on the “Gleis Bier“ beer bar in Aarau. There, he presents friends with a collection of native beers and a complete of 150 totally different beers on the drinks menu. Within the built-in beer retailer, clients can select their very own beer, however may ask for recommendation on totally different beer varieties if they want.
Simon Dankwa is a beer sommelier and has an ideal enthusiasm for beer. Tastings of the weekly beer or bigger beer tastings are additionally deliberate within the beer bar.
Pattern towards Swiss beer
There’s a nice consciousness of regional and sustainable merchandise within the catering trade. This can be a persevering with development that can also be mirrored within the Swiss beer market. The Swiss beer market is extra inventive and numerous than ever earlier than. Imported beers now account for less than a small share of the Swiss beer market, and the variety of new breweries in Switzerland is rising unabated. The development towards craft beer, specialty and non-alcoholic beers continues. The rising curiosity in beer is altering the beer market and creating a brand new beer tradition, additional fueling the demand for regional merchandise.
Learn extra right here: What are the principle forms of beer?
How does finding out at a resort administration college assist you discover your calling in beer brewing?
After finding out resort administration at EHL Swiss Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality in Passugg (EHL SSTH), Simon Dankwa was capable of transfer into versatile hospitality positions and rapidly develop his profession because of his HF diploma and the sensible expertise he had already gained throughout his research. He has labored in Switzerland and overseas, helping with openings of resort and hospitality colleges in addition to golf equipment and eating places, and giving F&B seminars.
I really like the flexibility and myriad alternatives {that a} diploma from a hospitality college can present. I describe myself as a brewer, restaurateur, logistics, advertising, gross sales in addition to monetary and enterprise knowledgeable all rolled into one.
He’s of the opinion {that a} good hotelier and gastronome shouldn’t be too shy for any work that arises in his enterprise. That is the one approach he can achieve the mandatory expertise to turn out to be profitable later along with his personal enterprise. However it’s at all times essential to not get misplaced in operational duties, however to maintain the general view and to push the technique additional.
Jobs in a brewery
Are you additionally curious about a job on the planet of beer? There are a number of jobs and actions in a beer brewery, comparable to the next positions:
- Brewer
- Worker or head of bottling
- Gross sales supervisor
- Model Supervisor
- Service and catering employees
The scope of duties consists of, amongst different issues, the manufacturing of beers, personnel administration, course of and high quality administration, but additionally gross sales. Moreover, it’s essential to feed and entertain the friends of the brewery and the presumably related gastronomic amenities.
About EHL Group
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With experience relationship again to 1893, EHL Group now affords a variety of main academic packages from apprenticeships to grasp’s levels, in addition to skilled and govt schooling, on three campuses in Switzerland and Singapore. EHL Group additionally affords consulting and certification companies to firms and studying facilities around the globe. True to its values and dedicated to constructing a sustainable world, EHL Group’s goal is to offer schooling, companies and dealing environments which might be people-centered and open to the world. www.ehlgroup.com
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