Beer Schools for an Education in Beer and Brewing. I have no desire to return to school, unless it is beer school. Many would argue that I spent 5 1/2 years in beer school while attending college (and they would have a good point), but I mean a school to specifically learn about beer. It’s amazing how many options we now have for beer education. In addition to a vastly superior product, it’s my belief that craft beer is thriving in popularity because of the surrounding education in the form of beer dinners, tastings, festivals, publications, and online resources. This curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for various careers in the brewing, distillation and fermentation industry. Classroom instruction, practical laboratory applications of brewing, distillation and fermentation. Asheville-Buncombe Tech and two other N.C. A Vancouver-area university will roll out a diploma program for students wanting to hop in to the exploding craft brewing. Brew U: Metro Vancouver university to offer diploma. The Siebel Institute of Technology has been in the brewing yeast business since 1872, providing a full range of yeast banking & maintenance services to some of the greatest names in North American brewing. Brewing training courses, certificates, diplomas, degree programs and schools in Toronto, ON, Canada (Page 1). Course formats include: classroom, online, e-learning, on-site. University Affiliated Brewing Programs. Appalachian State University: Brewing Short Course. Distillation, and Fermentation A.A.S. Langley, British Columbia, Canada; Website: kpu.ca/brew; Email: [email protected].Lately I’ve been getting the itch to pursue a more formal beer education. I’ll tell you specifically what I have in mind, but first I thought I’d highlight a handful of the best options for learning about beer. Whether you’re a beer drinker, in the hospitality industry, or a homebrewer looking to go pro, there is something for you. Craft. Beer. com. The Brewers Association has a family of three websites: The Brewers Association, The American Homebrewers Association, and Craft. Beer. com. Craft. Beer. com focuses on beer education and the site is nothing short of phenomenal. With a smart woman at the helm and a great team around her, Craft. Beer. com has become the premier source for consumer beer education. The site is frequently updated with everything from cooking with beer, to pairings, to industry stories and commentary. Here are some recent gems for your perusing: This is a place for those people who have seen the light and discovered craft beer. Rather than a degree or certification, this is ongoing education that you weave into your everyday life . Beer Judge Certification Program. From their mission statement: “The purpose of the Beer Judge Certification Program is to promote beer literacy and the appreciation of real beer, and to recognize beer tasting and evaluation skills. We certify and rank beer judges through an examination and monitoring process.”If the thought of judging beer competitions sounds appealing to you, then you should consider taking the BJCP test. For more on this program, read my story about passing the BJCP exam and becoming an active beer judge. It was a GREAT decision and is probably the best thing I’ve done to improve my own homebrew. Cicerone Program. We’ve all been at the bar and been served beer in a glass that looked like it came out of a swamp. Or had a waiter who tries to impress us with his beer knowledge but insists Fat Tire comes from Belgium. The Cicerone Program is the hottest thing in beer education, and it was created to educate businesses that serve beer. Created by beer industry veteran Ray Daniels in 2. The first time the master cicerone test was given, only 1 out of 7 passed. Ray Daniels deserves a Nobel Prize for creating the Cicerone program. The lack of beer knowledge at most restaurants is appalling. It’s hard to take a place seriously when the wine list is 1. Maybe once Ray has educated the bartenders of America he can get to work on that domestic beer issue. Siebel Institute of Technology. Siebel is a brewing school. John Siebel founded the Siebel Institute of Technology in 1. Their flagship course is the 1. International Diploma in Brewing Technology program. I don’t have the desire to go pro any time soon, but Siebel offers over 3. Here are some that peak my interest: I was listening to a Sam Calagione interview recently where he was talking about the two ways to become a professional brewer: attend a school or get hired for a low level job at a brewery and work your way up. In talking with other industry people, apparently even the ones with diplomas start off at the bottom to earn their stripes. Programs Graduate Food Science and Technology (MSc, PhD) For Faculty & Staff. The graduate degree programs share some facilities with the Canadian Institute of Fisheries Technology. From lager to ale, porter to stout, the art of brewing reaches back millennia. Hone your craft at the University's own unique microbrewery, and continue our proud tradition of brewing education that dates back to 1971. Masters 2016/2017 in Ontario Canada. Master of Education The Master of Education. The Department may consider for admission to its degree programs students from outside Canada who have excellent academic preparation. Diploma & Certificate Programs: MBAA Communicator: Technical Quarterly: MBAA Books: Advertise: Ask the Brewmaster: MBAA Brewpedia. Tour America’s oldest brewery. Sean Diffley of Allagash Brewing Co. I like Siebel because of its a la carte offerings. Even if you don’t want to take the main brewing course, you can take a shorter class here and there to beef up on your knowledge. If you want to go pro but don’t want to take the intensive brewing course, at least consider some of the other options at Siebel. The competition in the craft beer world demands that you sharpen your skills. Now if they would just do something about that website. Actually it is not 1. The two available courses are: The main difference is that the CBA course includes a 5 week apprenticeship program after week 2. They say it best on their site: “The programs are perfectly suited to the working professional brewer or the candidate who is serious about making a career transition to professional brewing.”UC Davis Extension. Siebel and the American Brewers Guild are good trade schools, but if you’re looking for a University setting for brewing then you want UC Davis in Davis, California. The college has offered undergrad degrees in fermentation since 1. UC Davis Extension. The programs are: The cool thing about these programs is that they are located at the Sudwerk Brewery. If you want a first hand account of the Master Brewers Program, I found the posts by Brew Your Own Magazine’s Justin Burnsed a good read. Metropolitan State University of Denver. MSU in Denver offers a bachelor of science in brewery or brewpub operations degree. As part of the program, students take courses in MSU Denver’s Hotel, Tourism and Events program and obtain the most up- to- date knowledge and skills required by the hospitality industry. But the MSU Denver beer industry courses add more value by including chemistry, biology, business, management, marketing and economics courses to the learning experience. The degrees provide a solid core of beer industry classes, so new brewers will know everything going on with their products–starting on the cellular level. The beer industry majors are offered through the Independent Degree Program and include: Brewery Operations. Brewpub Operations. MSU Denver also offers a minor/certificate program. Colorado Boy. Colorado Boy (Ridgway, Colorado) Immersion Course is different from most brewing schools. It is essentially a mentorship program one on one where the student (or student and partner) spend three days at the brewery doing everything that they would normally do in their own brewery. In addition to the hands on Colorado Boy also sources their equipment (usually saving the students tens of though sands of dollars) and helps with the design of the brewery. Most importantly the course teaches how to actually run the brewery after it’s open. Not only does the staff of the immersion course help but so do all the past students ongoing until the student opens their brewery. It is hoped that then they will assist new students with their brewery as well. The Colorado Boy Immersion Course has so far (as of Jan. It is an elite fraternity of breweries that continue to help each other succeed. What about you? Do you have any desire for a formal education or are you satisfied getting all your learning from the pint glass in your hand?
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