Otter Creek Brewing

Otter Creek Brewing Quality Program

QA program Ingredient and package material analysis, brewing, fermentation,

cellars, Packaging (bottles, cans, and kegs) Analytical, QC, Sensory, QA holds, HACCP, Wastewater

Compliance. Microbiological analysis at each step, archive samples, full beer

chemistry complete with ready to package sign off. HACCP implementation to be completed by March 2016.

HS/GC/MS (DMS and VDK), UV/VIS Spec (IBU, color), Densitometer/Alcolyzer (OG, FG, ABV, RDF), Microscopy (viability, microbiology)

2016 Brewhouse Expansion Installing a fully automated Braukon brewhouse

Analytical and Microbiology

Production Quality Testing

2016 Brewhouse Expansion

120 bbl Braükon System

About UsBrandon MayesBrandon is the Quality Assurance Manager at Long Trail Brewing Company and works closely with Otter Creek on their quality programs. He has a Bachelor’s from York College of PA and joined Long Trail in 2006.

Tosha PopeTosha joined Otter Creek in 2013 as the QA manager. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Castleton State College. Tosha is HACCP Certified, an SQF Practitioner, and has an expensive food science background.

Marc de LabryMarc has a Bachelor’s Degree from North Carolina, Wilmington and joined Otter Creek Brewing in 2014 as a Quality Assurance Technician. He performs routine microbiology and wastewater duties.

Sam LimeburnerSam was working in Otter Creek’s visitor center and was promoted to Quality Assurance technician in 2015. He performs routine microbiology and wastewater duties.

Joe BurtJoe joined Otter Creek and Long Trail Brewing in 2014 as a Metrology Technician. He has a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology from the University of Vermont. He is training to become BJCP certified and has been an avid homebrewer for 6 years.