Mallory Zakeosian and Andrew Smith had both already earned bachelor’s degrees in different fields, when they decided to return to college to major in Craft Beer Brewing and Craft Spirit Distillation. Mallory Zakeosian adding mash salts to the mash tun at Victory Brewing Company’s Downington, Penn., facility for Lady Laga, the new beer she helped … Read more
Alumnus at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and student at Speckled Pig Brewing Company share how learning the science behind brewing, hands-on experience prepared them for the industry. Equally as exciting and satisfying as trying a new beer for the first time and quickly discovering it’s now in your list of favorites is “talking beer” with … Read more
Lynn Doyle, Assistant Brewer at Unified Beerworks Brewery and Taproom in Malta, reflects on the courses she has taken in the Craft Beer Brewing and Craft Spirit Distillation degree programs at SUNY Schenectady, and she is quick to point out that learning the fundamentals of brewing and distilling was just as important as the hands-on production work.
Photos by Heather L. Meaney and Upside Collective When Laura Clough began taking Craft Beer Brewing courses at SUNY Schenectady, she was a returning adult student looking for a career change. However, through the close bonds she formed with other students, mentoring by her professors, and the hands-on opportunities to dig deeper into the world … Read more