Ontario Craft Brewers' Podcast

In this first Ontario Brewer Podcast about the First Draft brands of the Niagara College Teaching Brewery, Mirella Amato, of Beerology, chats with the General Manager of the Canadian Food and Wine Institute at Niagara College: Steve Gill, as well as one of the students enrolled in the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program: Austin Roach. Steve Gill tells the story of how the teaching brewery came about and the idea behind the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management Program. Austin then shares his perspective on the program and his experience brewing beer so far. He also describes the First Draft Campus Lager and First Draft Campus Ale, which are highlighted in the podcast, as well as some of the other beers that Niagara College students have brewed, providing some detail on how he developed his graduation project beer. The pair then explains the many facets of the collaboration between the Niagara College Teaching Brewery and the Ontario Craft Brewer’s Association.