Theakston’s 捜し出す 見習い工 for old, peculiar 職業: Brewer 申し込む／申し出s chance to train to make beer バーレル／樽s

  • Brewery 責任がある much-loved Old Peculier ale 捜し出すing new talent to learn the coopering 貿易（する） - how to make 木造の バーレル／樽s
  • 見習い工 will を受ける a four year training 計画／陰謀, learning from Jonathan Manby, 現在／一般に the country's only brewery-雇うd （手先の）技術 cooper
  • Theakston's, based in North Yorkshire, has been using 木造の beer バーレル／樽s since it was 設立するd by 現在の director's 広大な／多数の／重要な, 広大な／多数の／重要な grandfather 187 years ago

By Corey Charlton

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Real ale 熱中している人s are raising their glasses after a rare 適切な時期 to （手先の）技術 beer バーレル／樽s has come up for the first time this century.

Renowned brewer Theakston's is taking on an 見習い工 cooper to help them make and and 修理 the 伝統的な oak 樽s they use to 蓄える／店 and 輸送（する） their classic ales.

Classed as one of the rarest 職業s in the real ale 産業, the lucky individual will be the only 見習い工 brewery cooper in the country.

Only one person will be chose n to learn from Jonathan Manby, pictured here working in his specialised field

Only one person will be chosen to learn from Jonathan Manby, pictured here working in his specialised field

The job of cooper is considered one of the rarest jobs in the real ale industry
The job of cooper is considered one of the rarest jobs in the real ale industry

Dying art: The 役割 of cooper is considered one of the rarest 職業s in the real ale 産業, and the successful applicant will be taught by Mr Manby, the country's last remaining brewery-雇うd （手先の）技術 cooper

The cooper profession dates back centuries and the tools used handed down through generations

The cooper profession dates 支援する centuries and the 道具s used 手渡すd 負かす／撃墜する through 世代s

The chosen one will を受ける a three to four year training period ーするために produce, re-make and 修理 the family-owned brewery's 木造の 樽s.

They will learn the （手先の）技術 from Jonathan Manby - who joined Theakston's as an 見習い工 himself in 1995 - and is the country's last remaining brewery-雇うd （手先の）技術 cooper.

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Mr Manby, 39, makes hundreds of oak 樽s each year for licensees that 主張する on having their ales served that way.

He also 論証するs his 技術s in the North Yorkshire brewery's cooperage - which is one of the 最高潮の場面s of Theakston's 訪問者 centre 小旅行する - and at fairs, festivals and shows all over the country.

The profession of cooper is said to require strength, intelligence and skill, with the finest barrels holding liquids

The profession of cooper is said to 要求する strength, 知能 and 技術, with the finest バーレル／樽s 持つ／拘留するing liquids

The last time Theakston's brewery advertised for a cooper position was 19 years ago in 1995 when Mr Manby, who has now become the cooper teacher ready to pass on his knowledge, was the successful applicant

The last time Theakston's brewery advertised for a cooper position was 19 years ago in 1995 when Mr Manby, who has now become the cooper teacher ready to pass on his knowledge, was the successful applicant

As a finishing touch, the barrel is branded with writing identifying it as created at Theakston's in Masham

As a finishing touch, the バーレル／樽 is branded with 令状ing identifying it as created at Theakston's in Masham

Cooper Mr Manby, pictured with the finished products - 66 traditional small casks that each hold 36 pints

Cooper Mr Manby, pictured with the finished 製品s - 66 伝統的な small 樽s that each 持つ／拘留する 36 pints

Brewery director, Simon Theakston said: 'We are very proud to be one of the last breweries in the country to 供給（する） our ale in 木造の 樽s and also to be 保存するing an 古代の and 技術d art.

'Tradition is 尊敬（する）・点d not only in the brewing 産業 but in thousands of pubs throughout the country. We know 消費者s 堅固に 認可する of the idea of beer served from 支持を得ようと努めるd and we 計画（する） to continue that tradition.

THE ANCIENT ART OF COOPERING

伝統的に, a cooper is someone who makes 木造の, 突き破るd コンテナs with flat ends that are bound together with metal hoops.

歴史的に, this 含むd 樽s, バーレル／樽s, buckets and tubs, with the コンテナs used for 持つ／拘留するing a 範囲 of items 含むing milk, gunpowder, flour and タバコ.

The profession dates 支援する to Roman times and was considered one of the most important 中世 貿易（する）s, 証拠d by the （資金の）充当／歳出 of the word 'cooper' as a surname into a number of different languages.

However, the prevalence of modern metal and plastic 樽s, 同様に as 木材／素質 不足s, has seen the number of coopers in England 徹底的に 減ずる in the past 50 or 60 years.

It is thought there are no master coopers left in England - a 階級 達成するd only wh en one has 首尾よく trained an 見習い工.

'We have been using 木造の 樽s since the company was 設立するd by my 広大な／多数の／重要な, 広大な／多数の／重要な grandfather 187 years ago.

'The last time we advertised for this position was in 1995, and Jonathan Manby was the successful applicant.

'Watching Jonathan at work is fascinating and he uses the same methods and 道具s to create 樽s that coopers have used for hundreds and hundreds of years.

'The growing 人気 of our 樽 ales means that Jonathan now 要求するs another pair of 手渡すs to help him in his important 職業. However, coopering is a 技術 that cannot be learned 夜通し, and the training period can （問題を）取り上げる to four years.

'It is hard work, but the lucky applicant will know they are in a unique position - that of 存在 the country's only brewery-雇うd 見習い工 （手先の）技術 cooper.'

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