"With an explosion in growth in the craft beer industry over the last decade, it’s not enough to simply have a passion for brewing and beer when it comes to starting a brewery or working for one as the industry gets more competitive.
Recognizing that, some universities are now offering programs on the business of craft beer." …
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http://chicago.suntimes.com/business/7/71/1222698/craft-beer-universities-business-courses
Interesting, I guess. My university has had a “Beer Appreciation” course for, like, decades that focuses on the appreciation and process of brewing craft beer. They also have a “Wine Appreciation” course for the same thing, but with wine obviously. To my knowledge, brewers didn’t need a degree in the science up until now, so why would universities be so inclined to offer programs based around it now, other than the fact that we’re (the US) is at a relatively high count on small craft breweries?