Vol. 127, No. 127 Wednesday, April 18, 2018
OPINION
SPORTS
A&C
POSTPONING THE BLM MARCH WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE
TENNIS COACH BREAKING GLASS CEILING FOR CSU
‘ISLE OF DOGS’ PLAYING IN FORT COLLINS
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Community CollaBEERation
Jeff Callaway, associate director of the fermentation sciences program stands between a lauter tun and a mash mixer in the new brewery located next to the Ramskeller Pub. The brewery is the second on campus and provides students of the fermentation sciences program with the ability to produce up to 10 hectoliters of beer or roughly 8.5 barrels starting the summer of 2018. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT COLLEGIAN
CSU partners with local businesses for new microbrewery By Nate Day @NateMDay
It was serendipitous that Associate Director of fermentation sciences Jeff Callaway and his colleagues were able to build an oncampus microbrewery that will open this summer. After the Lory Student Center renovation was completed in late 2014, Colorado State University had to decide what to do with
the space in the Ramskellar that was formerly dedicated to a window facing the mountains. They were looking for something that would please both students and alumni, and several different ideas were bounced around. Eventually, it was decided that the space would go to the fermentation science and technology department for the development of a microbrewery. According to Callaway, the
brewery, which will officially open in the coming months, will serve as a place for students to receive “experiential learning,” whereas the program’s other location in Gifford will serve more as a place for them to learn the skills they need to operate practically. “It’ll be all custom brews,” Callaway said. “Eventually, we’d like to work with departments across campus to make brews with them as
well.” Scholars in the fermentation science and technology department which consists of only about 125 students - will develop their recipes and brewing methods in the Gifford facility, before producing their products at the microbrewery and selling them through the Ramskellar, CSU’s on-campus bar located in the lower level of the LSC. While the brewery isn’t
quite in operation, Callaway said that they’re hoping to start brewing as soon as possible, most likely this summer. Meanwhile, they’ve been tossing around ideas for what the first beer they brew will be. The brewery cost an estimated $1.5 million to build, but Callaway estimated
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