On August 14, the Lourdes University craft beverages program took home several awards at the Henry County Fair in Napoleon. They also were recognized at the U.S. Open College Beer Championship, September 6.
The program submitted their Cream Ale and British Pale Ale, and took second place for Hybrid Beers and third place for the English and Commonwealth Ales category.
At the U.S. Open Beer College Championship–in which they competed for the first time–the program took home three awards: silver medal for Basement Imperial Stout, bronze medal for Kristol Cream Ale and bronze for Strawberry Clare.
“I am proud of the craft beverage science students– Nathan Von Seggern, Jacalyn Duncan, Aaron Lenz, and Richard Kotnik–who designed and brewed the winning recipes,” said Jeffery Groth, assistant professor of the craft beverage program.
“The evaluation sheets from the judges will help the program to improve on their recipe development and brewing techniques,” he added.
The program placed sixth out of the top 10 brewing colleges and universities that entered the national contest.
In 2019, Lourdes became the only university in the United States to offer a full-bodied degree program. Designed to meet workforce demands, the bachelor of science in craft beverages prepares budding microbrewers, distillers and vintners to master the art, science and business of a growing industry.
For more information about the program, visit lourdes.edu/academics/craftbeverages/.
