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    Jean Broillet

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    Portrait of Jean Broillet

    Portrait of Jean Broillet

    i. Biography

    Founder and co-owner is the operative craft line at Tired Hands Brewing Company in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. For Jean Broillet, it marks both the point of creation and the long-term work of keeping a brewery coherent over time. Since 2012, that role has defined the shape of the operation and his place within it.

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    The Path

    Since 2012, the work has been organized around one constant: Jean Broillet as founder and co-owner of Tired Hands Brewing Company. That title covers both the act of establishing the brewery and the ongoing duty of maintaining it, which is why the role still reads as central rather than historical. In practical terms, it is a position built on continuity, not turnover. Jean Broillet’s professional life has remained tied to Tired Hands Brewing Company, with the founder-and-co-owner role as the fixed point. Since 2012, that has been the framework for the work.

    The Work Today

    The founder-and-co-owner role remains active. In this case, present tense the title is not a finished credential; it is the working structure of Jean Broillet’s position at Tired Hands Brewing Company. Since 2012, the brewery has been the site of that ongoing responsibility. In Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Tired Hands Brewing Company continues as the setting for Jean Broillet’s work, and the title attached to it has not changed.

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    • What is Jean Broillet's current role?

      As of 2026, Jean Broillet is Founder and Co-owner.

    • What recognition has Jean Broillet received?

      James Beard Award semifinalist, Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional (2020).

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