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DAVIS, Calif. – The Online Beer Quality Series from the UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education is the division’s first online brewing program, providing brewers worldwide access to world-renowned brewing knowledge. These courses are taught by distinguished UC Davis professor emeritus, Charlie Bamforth, Ph.D., D.Sc, the “pope of foam,” an internationally acclaimed brewing expert with more than 40 years of experience in the brewing industry. According to Bamforth, “Beer quality is the number one difference between success and failure.” Given the importance of beer quality in the craft brewing industry, the series is designed for professional brewers and amateur homebrewers, as well as quality assurance folks, all of whom can benefit from learning the fundamentals of beer quality and how to assure a quality operation at any scale.

As the first online beer quality courses to be taught by an industry expert, the series infuses Bamforth’s expertise as a researcher and quality assurance manager with practical insight and industry anecdotes not available in textbooks.

“The series presents relatively complicated topics in a very straightforward and easy-to-understand way,” says Bamforth.  “Students can readily understand the material and rapidly get into a position to brew better beer.”

Whether students have questions on foam, beer stability or flavor, Bamforth’s series covers all the key aspects that go into making a great beer. “Students learn approaches to ensure excellent foam, as well as consistent and desired flavor, color and clarity,” says Bamforth. “They will also be able to explain why things have been going wrong, how to avoid failures in the future and how to make changes to their operations.”

The five-course series on Foam, Flavor, Freshness, Color and Clarity, and Quality Systems offers courses quarterly at $385 each and can be taken in any order. Online convenience and self-paced learning allow students to control when and how fast they learn. “Lessons can be picked up and put down at the student’s convenience,” says Bamforth. Students can also sample a free lesson for a taste of the program’s content and Bamforth’s entertaining and informative teaching style.

All courses are currently available. Visit the web to learn more.

About UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
For nearly 60 years, the UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education has blended the distinctive academic expertise of UC Davis with practical training that immediately improves capability and job performance. This “Career Curriculum” supports working professionals as they refresh and expand job skills over the course of their careers. With 63,000 annual enrollments in classroom and online university-level courses and more than 220,000 students on Coursera, UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education serves lifelong learners in the growing Sacramento region, all 50 states and more than 100 countries.

Ontario brewers gathered at The Berkeley Church in Toronto to celebrate the best of Ontario beer. The evening recognized beer from breweries across the province. Medal winners in each of the 30 categories were evaluated by a team of Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) judges. The event was hosted by Taps Media, and included industry members and media personnel.

Below is a complete list of winners for the Ontario Brewing Awards 2019:

Standard American Beer
GOLD: Westcott Cream Ale – The Grove Brew House
SILVER: Beach One Cerveza – Wasaga Beach Brewing Company
BRONZE: Gold – Big Rig Brewery

International Lager
GOLD: Against the Grain Helles Lager – High Park Brewery
SILVER: Woodhouse Lager Beer – Woodhouse Brewing
BRONZE: Millennium Buzz Hemp Beer – Cool Beer Brewery

Czech Lager
GOLD: Riverside Pilsner – Saulter Street Brewery
SILVER: Starke – Amsterdam Brewing Company
BRONZE: Brock Street Bohemian Pilsner – Brock Street Brewing Company

Pale Malty European Lager
GOLD: Gaslight Helles Lager – Muddy York Brewing Co.
SILVER: Biergarten Blonde – Braumeister Brewing Company
BRONZE: Brock Street Munich Lager – Brock Street Brewing Company

Pale Bitter European Beer
GOLD: Walkerville Purity Pilsener – Walkerville Brewery
SILVER: Pub House Ale – Publican House Brewery
BRONZE: No Nonsense – FRANK Brewing Co.

Amber Malty European Lager
GOLD: Ides of February – the Henderson Cup – Henderson Brewing Co.
SILVER: Beste Bock – Cameron’s Brewing Co.
BRONZE: MY Bock Maibock – Muddy York Brewing Co.

Amber Bitter European Beer
GOLD: Impact – Stack Brewing
SILVER: Vienna – Red Circle Brewing Co
BRONZE: Honest Lager – Walkerville Brewery

Dark European Lager
GOLD: Black Opal Schwarzbier – Muddy York Brewing Co.
SILVER: Dingman Dark Lager – Herald Haus Brewing Co
BRONZE: Black Bear – Market Brewing Company

German Wheat Beer
GOLD: Haberdasher Hefeweizen – Muddy York Brewing Co.
SILVER: George The Ghost – The Grove Brew House
BRONZE: Cameron’s Hefeweizen – Cameron’s Brewing Co.

British Bitter
GOLD: Kingpost ESB – The Collingwood Brewery
SILVER: Beer 101 Bitter – Niagara College Teaching Brewery
BRONZE: Special Pale Ale – Wellington Brewery

Pale Commonwealth Beer
GOLD: Class V – Whitewater Brewing Co. LTD
SILVER: White’s Bay IPA – The Collingwood Brewery
BRONZE: Walkerville Geronimo IPA – Walkerville Brewery

Brown British Beer
GOLD: Downtown Brown – Amsterdam Brewing Company
SILVER: Grand River Brewing Mill Race Dark – Magnotta Brewery
BRONZE: Clifford Porter – Clifford Brewing Co.

Irish Beer
GOLD: Spark House – Lake Of Bays Brewing Co.
SILVER: Crooked Nose Stout – Cameron’s Brewing Co.
BRONZE: Vimy Stout – Vimy Brewing Company

Dark British Beer
GOLD: Walkerville Easy Stout – Walkerville Brewery
SILVER: Brock Street Chocolate Milk Stout – Brock Street Brewing Company
BRONZE: Get The Fork Out – Market Brewing Company

Strong British Ale
GOLD: Brock Street Scotch Ale – Brock Street Brewing Company
SILVER: BEER 101 Strong – Niagara College Teaching Brewery
BRONZE: The Flyer – Henderson Brewing Co.

Pale American Ale
GOLD: Farmer’s Daughter – Whitewater Brewing Co. LTD
SILVER: Bangkok Crosswalk – Overflow Brewing Company
BRONZE: Absent Landlord, Country Kolsch – Cowbell Brewing Co

Amber and Brown American Beer
GOLD: Henry’s Irish Ale – Publican House Brewery
SILVER: Lion’s Mane – Full Beard Brewing Co.
BRONZE: This One – Stray Dog Brewing Company

American Porter and Stout
GOLD: Walkerville Kremlin Russian Imperial Stout – Walkerville Brewery
SILVER: Nihilist – Little Beasts Brewing Company
BRONZE: Ridge Rock Stout – Ridge Rock Brewing Company

IPA
GOLD: Exhibition – Royal City Brewing Co.
SILVER: Jurassic IPA – Cameron’s Brewing Co.
BRONZE: Woodhouse IPA – Woodhouse Brewing

Strong American Ale
GOLD: Where The Buffalo Roam – Cameron’s Brewing Co.
SILVER: Strange Aeons – Little Beasts Brewing Company
BRONZE: Flight Plan – Lake Of Bays Brewing Co.

European Sour Ale
GOLD: Berliner Weisse with Apricot and Brett – Flora Hall Brewing
SILVER: Pinot Noir Wildwood – Bench Brewing Company
BRONZE: Brown Derby – Henderson Brewing Co.

Belgian Ale
GOLD: Walkerville Brewery Waterfront Wit – Walkerville Brewery
SILVER: Bobcaygeon Firefly Belgian White – Bobcaygeon Brewing Co
BRONZE: Stone Road – Bench Brewing Company

Strong Belgian Ale
GOLD: Clean Slate – Bench Brewing Company
SILVER: La petite duchesse – Little Beasts Brewing Company
BRONZE: Honey Badger – Four Father’s Brewing

Trappist Ale
GOLD: The Ugly – Henderson Brewing Co.
SILVER: Shacklands Tripel – Shacklands Brewing
BRONZE: Rube Goldbeer – Henderson Brewing Co.

Historical Beer
GOLD: Gose – Stonehooker Brewing Company
SILVER: Ides of July – Henderson Brewing Co.
BRONZE: It Takes A Village – Four Father’s Brewing

American Wild Ale
GOLD: Folklore on Cabernet Franc Skins – Bench Brewing Company
SILVER: Appellation No. 4 – Bench Brewing Company
BRONZE: Collective Unconscious (Raspberry) – Rorschach Brewing Co.

Fruit Beer
GOLD: Plum Grove – Bench Brewing Company
SILVER: Raspberry Uber Berliner Weisse – Nickel Brook Brewing Co.
BRONZE: Strawberry Grove – Bench Brewing Company

Spiced Beer
GOLD: Summer Slam – Stray Dog Brewing Company
SILVER: Ides of December – By Any Other Name – Henderson Brewing Co.
BRONZE: Honey Habanero – FRANK Brewing Co.

Wood Beer
GOLD: UVB-76 Nikita – Wellington Brewery
SILVER: Never Say Never – Rouge River Brewing Company
BRONZE: Shirtless At The Kremlin – Refined Fool Brewing Co

Specialty Beer
GOLD: 12 Mile IPL – Cameron’s Brewing Co.
SILVER: Publican Brut Ale – Publican House Brewery
BRONZE: Zap! Sour IPA – Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

New England IPA
GOLD: Working Twice As Hard DIPA – Muddy York Brewing Co.
SILVER: Denali DDH Pale Ale – Flora Hall Brewing
BRONZE: Bobcaygeon Northern Lights Hazy IPA – Bobcaygeon Brewing Co

Catharina Sour
GOLD: Slide Whistle – Wellington Brewery
SILVER: Lodestar Sour Ale w/ Pink Guava – Elora Brewing Company
BRONZE: Braided Roads (Raspberry) – Red Circle Brewing Co

BEST OF SHOW
Ides of February – Henderson Brewery

 

Glendale, Wisconsin – With its Labor Day weekend release of the Wisconsin Old Fashioned Press Hard Seltzer, Sprecher Brewing Company just took hard seltzers and the Wisconsin Old Fashioned Press to a new level. Developed by Sprecher Brewmaster Craig Burge, this is far beyond the average hard seltzer.

Burge’s goal was to capture the key flavors in a Wisconsin-style bourbon old fashioned. True, Wisconsin is often associated with the brandy old fashioned, but many Sconnies – including Burge – prefer bourbon in their old fashioned. According to Burge, “The challenge was to achieve the right balance. And we did. You get the prominent flavors of orange and bitters first, with a nice smooth vanilla-heavy bourbon backing it up. Part of the trick was keeping in mind that this is sparkling water, not a canned cocktail.”

The result is a hard seltzer that contains all the elements, aromas and essence of a Wisconsin Old Fashioned Press minus the high calorie, alcohol and sugar content. Sprecher’s Wisconsin Old Fashioned Hard Seltzer clocks in at only 90 calories, 4.5% abv (alcohol by volume), 8 carbs and 0 sugar.

Sprecher Brewery’s Wisconsin Old Fashioned Press Hard Seltzer will first be available at the brewery Gift Shop, 701 W. Glendale Ave, Glendale, WI; all Milwaukee County Parks; and Sprecher’s Restaurant & Pub in the Dells and Lake Geneva. After Labor Day weekend, Beer Capitol Distributing will place the product in independent liquor stores and bars throughout southeast Wisconsin; General Beer Distributors will place the product in independent liquor stores and bars throughout the Madison area. Expect further distribution throughout the state and elsewhere.

Sprecher Brewery’s Wisconsin Old Fashioned Press is available in 6packs and individual cans. Suggested retail price: $9 per 6pack.

About Sprecher Brewing Company:
Known for its award-winning craft beers and sodas, Sprecher Brewing Company is Milwaukee’s first craft brewery since Prohibition. Established by Randal Sprecher in 1985, Sprecher Brewery won the 2004 Great American Beer Festival® Small Brewery and Brewmaster of the Year award. With its innovative line of beverages including craft beers, sodas, ciders, sparkling waters and hard seltzers, Sprecher remains a leader in Wisconsin’s craft brewing industry.