Beer College? I’m Transferring!

New class at FIU is all about Craft brewing.

Starting new classes, I am usually greeted with papers, handouts, and, if I’m really lucky, maybe an essay or two. In one class at Florida International University, students are greeted with a glass of beer.

Professor Barry Gump recently started a brewing class at FIU. “I want my students to understand what goes into craft brewing and craft beer,” he says.

Though many schools offer wine appreciation classes, beer appreciation is under represented. Professor Gump says he expects students taking the course to be serious about and willing to appreciate the art that is beer.

Too often beer gets associated with nothing more than binge drinking. I can’t tell you how many times I have come home from break to my mother’s prying questions: “you look a little chubby – too much beer?” What she should know, however, is that while I certainly do not abstain from the former, I am a strong believer in drinking a good beer slowly and carefully, purely for enjoyment, a philosophy echoed by many other College Drinkers I’m sure.

That being said, I’m glad someone has finally decided to pass on the education, I just hope it makes it out here.

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