KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A group of West Michigan college students are seeing national success in the world of competitive brewing.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in third this summer at the U.S. Open College Beer Championship.
Student brews won silver in the IPA category and gold for the best stout.
A variety of student beers are submitted to the competition in the spring and results are announced in June.
Caelan Deater was one of the students who helped with the winning brews. He is working on a four-year program through a partnership between KVCC and Western Michigan University.
“I had a bunch of biology and chemistry credits but no real idea what to do with it,” he said. “I didn’t want to work in a lab. I didn’t really care for desk work either, and my adviser told me about the program and I figured I would give it a shot.”
The brewing program also offers a certificate or an associate’s degree option.
According to instructor Aaron Ross, many students are already turning their success into a career with breweries in Michigan and across the country.
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