CURIOUS BREWERY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Sales and Marketing Director
- Group Sales & Marketing Director
Danny Hoskins is a highly accomplished Sales and Marketing Director with a solid track record of delivering consistent and significant brand growth across a range of drinks businesses in the UK.
From Heineken, C&C and Scottish & Newcastle to small emerging breweries Danny has a reputation for delivering results, while focusing on commercial excellence and recognising the opportunity of changing market dynamics. Passionate about quality, Curious Brewery is an exceptional brand to be responsible for.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Management Team
Derek Jones is a passionate beer man with over 20 years of global commercial and marketing experience spanning four continents. He has a solid track record of building sustainable and successful commercial strategies within leading multinational beer companies including SABMiller and MolsonCoors. Derek is focused on driving innovation and growth within the beer industry, and in particular building on the success of Curious Brewery in the future.
Job Titles:
- Assistant General Manager
Emily joined the front of house team just a few months after the site opened in 2019. Emily was promoted shortly after the site reopened under the new company. Having studied Event Management at university, she used what she learnt to develop her skills in the hospitality industry. With over six years of cocktail experience including leading cocktails classes, she has just designed a curious cocktail menu some of which incorporate our own beers.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Brewery Team
- Lead Brewer ( Cellar )
Jack is one of our Lead Brewers at Curious Brewery. Jack joined us just as the Brewery was being finished in 2019. Since then, he has completed the first of his Brewing qualifications, finished his initial training in both the Brewhouse and Cellar, and became a father for the first time!
Joe has worked at The Curious Brewery since the site opened in 2019. Having lived in Ashford his entire life, he loves how the Brewery is now part of the community. Joe has worked in hospitality since the age of 16 and what he loves most about the hospitality sector is the people and that no two days are the same.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Management Team
Matt Anderson joined the Curious Brewing team as Head Brewer in 2018, having previously worked for AB-Inbev for over a decade. Matt has overseen the opening of our new state of the art Brewery in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom, in 2019. Matt has expanded on our award-winning range of beers; each produced to an exceptional standard of consistent quality - this dedication to quality was instrumental in us gaining the title of ‘UK Brewer of the Year at the prestigious International Beer Challenge 2019.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Brewery Team
- Lead Engineer
Michal was one of our first ever employees at Curious Brewery. Originally from Jelenia Gora in Poland, Michal has run the kegging line at the Brewery since our first-ever production run in July 2019. He also holds the current record for kegs per hour at 58!
Job Titles:
- Member of the Brewery Team
- Lead Brewer ( Brewhouse )
Nikki, AKA @craft_beer_nikki, joined us in the Summer of 2021 as a Trainee Brewer. Nikki first discovered her love for beer in 2018 and has gone on to become an avid beer writer, reviewing over 1,800 different beers whilst following the strict rule of ‘never trying the same beer twice.'
Rebecca is our Warehouse & Distribution Manager. Rebecca studied International Agriculture at the University of Greenwich and has spent most of the pandemic working for the NHS. She has also spent a couple of years working for ReBuild Mexico; helping to build houses for homeless families, giving them a safe space to call home
Job Titles:
- Head of Production
- Member of the Brewery Team
Wes is our Head of Production at Curious Brewery. Wes joined us in 2019, bringing with him a wealth of Brewing experience. Previously Head Brewer at Old Dairy Brewery, just down the road in Tenterden. Wes has also worked at Charles Wells Brewery in Bedford and Castle Danger Brewery near his hometown of Two Harbors in Minnesota, USA.