Basic Information
- Name: Jan-Philippe Barbeau
- Nationality: Canada
- Address: 46 Cyr St, Bedford, Quebec
- Phone: (450) 272-3910
- Email: [email protected]
- Date of birth: 1979.08.20
Education
- Degree: SSD Secondary 5
- Year: 1995-1996
- School: Pavillon Wilbrod-Dufour
- Location: Alma, Lac Saint-Jean
Other education
- SIMDUT 2015, Morneau Shepell, 2019
- Lift operator, Morneau Shepell, 2018
- Yeast manipulation, Laboratoires Maska, 2005
Work experience
- 2022.06 - Current
- Fermentis by Lesaffre
- Regional Sales Manager - Canada
- Location: Home & remote
- Functions: Develop the Canadian market, support distributors and sub-distributors, answer technical questions from high-end users, do technical presentations in seminars and webinars, organize seminars, attend conferences, and hold a booth in trade shows.
- 2019.09-2022.05
- Les brasseurs RJ (Belle Gueule)
- Brewer research & development
- Location: Montreal
- Functions: Develop new beer recipes, spokesperson for the media, bring other brewers for collaborations, set up the pilot brewery, work with QC and production teams for improvements on scale-ups, representation, and sales for the new line of beer brands, and representatives training.
- 2018.11 - Current
- Epitaphe
- Owner
- Location: Montreal
- Functions: Develop beer recipes, manage contracted production, link sales with deliveries, promote the products and the brand at festivals and on the road, consult with several breweries, and assist new projects startups both technically and legally.
- 2017.05-2019.09
- Lagabiere microbrasserie
- Brewer, then Chief Brewer
- Location: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Functions: Brewing beers, creation of the production specifications, adjusting specifications for contract beers, enhancement of the production efficiency, standardization of the recipes and the brewing methods, and raw material orders.
- 2001.4-2019.11
- Importation privies Bieropholie
- Vice-president
- Location: Remote job
- Functions: Recording minutes, responsible for the rules, conduct, and procedures of the meetings, various help to the CEO, partial management of the TI.
- 2014.01 - 2017.05
- Loup rouge micro brasseur
- Co-owner and Master Brewer
- Location: Sorel-Tracy
- Functions: Employee manager, accountant, general management, technical and practical management of the production, quality reports, recipe development, market development, representation, and orders.
- 2007.12-2013.12
- Loup rouge, artisan brasseur, cooperative de travailleurs
- General Manager and Master Brewer
- Location: Sorel-Tracy
- Functions: Employee manager, cultural activities coordination, accountant, general management, technical and practical management of the production, quality reports, and recipe development.
- 2003.06-2006.12
- Corporation de développement
- Liaison officer
- Location: Saint-Hyacinthe
- Functions: Writing, communication, general assistance, representation, keynotes.
- 2001.04-2002.06
- Stratech Inc.
- Deliverer, then production supervisor
- Location: Saint-Hyacinthe
- Functions: Production control, shipping and receiving management, countertop edgebanding, installation, saw cutting, and deliveries.
- 1999.07-2001.04
- Jan-Philippe Barbeau
- Owner, manager
- Location: Saint-Hyacinthe
- Functions: Managing subcontractors and contracts, representation, and accountant.
- 1999.09-2000.03
- Le bilboquet brasseur artisan
- Brewer
- Location: Saint-Hyacinthe
- Functions: Brewing beers, cleaning and sanitizing equipment.
Other experiences
Between 2005 and 2024, I brewed in collaboration with different microbreweries, more than often in their installations:
- Hopfenstark, L’Assomption
- Trou du diable, Shawinigan
- Bobcat Cafe, Bristol, Vermont, USA
- Cheval blanc, Montreal
- Brasseurs RJ, Montreal
- HopEra, Jonquiere
- L’espace public, Montreal
- La Memphre, Magog
- Trefle noir, Rouyn-Noranda
- Farnham Ale & Lager, Farnham
- Halcyon Beer Barrel, Vankleek Hill, Ontario
- Isle de Garde, Montreal
- Les grands bois, Saint-Casimir
- MacAllen Farm & Brewery, Rawdon
- La Barberie, Quebec
- Microbrasserie du Bas-Canada, Gatineau
- Brasseurs du Temps, Gatineau
- La Croisee des chemins, Chambly
- Grendel, Quebec
- La Broue Shop, Sainte-Julie
- Brasserie Mille-Îles, Terrebonne
- Champ libre, Mercier
- Emporium, Québec
- Gallicus, Gatineau
- Dispensaire de bière, Montréal
- MaBrasserie, Montréal
- Brasserie du Bois Blanc, Coteau-du-Lac
- La Confrérie artisans brasseurs, Windsor
- Microbrasserie 4 origines, Montréal
- Terre à boire, Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
- Bob Magnale, Acton Vale
- L’ardoise, Richmond
Between 2014 and 2017, many breweries asked my services to produce their recipes at my brewery:
- Isle de Garde, Montreal
- MaBrasserie, Montreal
- Broue Pub Brouhaha, Montreal
- Lion Bleu, Alma
- EtOH, Montreal
- Noire et Blanche, Saint-Eustache
- Noctem, Quebec
- Grendel, Quebec
- Les grands bois, Saint-Casimir
- MacAllen Farm & Brewery, Rawdon
- La croisee des chemins, Chambly
- La Confrerie, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
- Brasserie Bas-Canada, Gatineau
- Le barrage brasseurs, Longueuil
I worked as a consultant for the startup of some microbreweries:
- Microbrasserie de Bellechasse, Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice (2013)
- MacAllen Farm & Brewery, Rawdon (2017-2018)
- Beauregard brasserie distillerie, Montreal (2018)
- Brasserie artisanale Albion, Joliette (2018 – cancelled project by Albion)
- Brasserie Éléments, Brossard (2019)
- Le Barrage – brasseurs, Longueuil (2019-2020)
- Microbrasserie des Haldes, Thetford Mines (2020)
- Perspective microbrasserie, Saint-Liboire (2020)
- Le Cheptel microbrasserie, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel (2020-2022)
- La Croisée des chemins, Chambly (2020-2021)
- L’ardoise microbrasserie, Richmond (2021-2022)
- Aubier microbrasserie, Drummondville (2021)
- Moulin 7, Val-des-Sources (canning line project, 2021-2022)
- Équinoxe, Mansonville (2021-2022)
- Terre à boire, Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu (continuous help on different projects 2021-2022)
- Brasse serre – brasseurs de villages, Bolton-Est
- Flore Sauvage, Sainte-Flore
- Shawbridge microbrasserie, Prevost
- Matera brasseurs, Dunham
- La halte des crinques, Sherbrooke
- Distillerie Mariana, Trois-Rivieres
- Broue Barn, Dunham
I’ve also been asked for various work linked to the brewing industry:
- I contributed to the creation of an intergovernmental committee with the Association des micro brasseries du Québec to change parts of the outmoded law on alcohol in Québec (2012-2014)
- I wrote one of the forewords of the book À table avec les micro brasseries et leurs complices, a collective project managed by Sylvain Perron from Editions Klorofil (2015)
- I’ve occasionally taught at the Institut Brassicole du Québec (2017-2019).
- Once in a while as a co-host for the iPA Podcast (2021-2024).
I’m mostly known in the brewing industry for some specific recipes:
- MacKroken Flower. Winner of the 4e de 1000 Bieropholie, 2004, now recognized as a classic example in the province.
- Zusammenarbeit, Loup rouge in collaboration with Bobcat Cafe, Vermont. First Gose in Quebec and winner of La grande brasse, Bieres et saveurs 2009
- Poudre jaune, Lagabiere. First hoppy sour with my own techniques at Lagabiere, 2017
- Projet Cask : Sure houblonnee, Lagabiere in collaboration with Boreale Winner of Projet Cask Boreale, Bieres et saveurs 2018
- Alliances, Epitaphe in collaboration with MacAllen Farm & Brewery. A scotch ale aged 8 months in Islay barrels that helped us be spotted by the Scottish distilleries, 2018
- Larvikite, Epitaph. A first recipe in a Kveik IPA lineage, 2019
- MacKveiken Flower, Épitaphe. Spin-off of a classic, 2020
- Ryenin’ Gag, Belle Gueule in collaboration with Grendel. A decoction-brewed rye Lager with a very special body texture, 2021
- MacLager Flower, Belle Gueule. Spin-off of a classic, 2021