UConn Brewing Innovation Initiative | fox61.com [Video]

STRATFORD, Conn. — You could call it a “case study” on how to make and market beer and some students at the University of Connecticut are happy to be part of the learning experience. 

The class is new, it’s called the “UConn Brewing Innovation Initiative” and the goal is to teach students the art and the science behind craft brewing and marketing beer. UConn’s School of Business, the School of Agriculture, and the School of Engineering are all partners in the process; They’ve teamed up with Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford to give students the opportunity for hands-on learning.

Jennifer Mathieu, the executive director for the Connecticut Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UConn said, “they’re learning everything from how the raw ingredients have come to be – what you put into beer and they’re learning the science of how beer is actually brewed.” She added, “they’re really …