Student News
Student News entries:
Wednesday 28 August 2024 ABG 2024 & 2025
Friday 8 March 2024 ABG 2024 News
Monday 31 January 2022 January 2023 Class underway
Monday 20 January 2020 January 2020
Wednesday 5 June 2019 January 2019
Friday 17 November 2017 End of year 2017
Wednesday 28 June 2017 2017 Classes
Wednesday 14 December 2016 2016 Wrapup
Wednesday 2 March 2016 January 2016 Classes
Wednesday 2 December 2015 Last Week
ABG 2024 & 2025
Posted by Gina Sherwood on Wednesday 28 August 2024 at 03:08 PM
We are about half way through our June 2024 session. The students have just submitted their 1st exams.
The dates have been set for our January 2025 Class. January 20 - June 27, 2025.
We would like to extend a waived application fee for any prospective student with an ABG Alumni recommendation.
Applications for the Glen Hay Falconer Scholarship for January 2025 are now being accepted, for details and deadline, read here.
This September 28th 2024, Steve Parkes & Drop-In Brewing will be presenting a beer & cheese pairing session at the 2024 Cabot Cheese and Culture Festival, In Cabot Vermont. You can also catch Drop-In this September 14th, at SIPtemberfest at the Mad River Glen, in in Fayston Vermont.
Steve will also serve as a keynote speaker at this years Vermont Craft Brewers Conference, November 11-12 2024, in Burlington Vermont, presented by the Vermont Brewers Association.
Thank you for supporting the American Brewers Guild.
ABG 2024 News
Posted by Gina Sherwood on Friday 8 March 2024 at 02:01 PM
Our January 2024 class is underway. We are currently accepting applications for our June 2024 session.
We are proud to offer some special features:
• With a recommendation from an ABG Alumni, or Head Brewer - we will happily waive the $75 application fee for any June 2024 Application.
• Flexible tuition payment plans are available, including a monthly payment option.
• Group tuition discounts are available for multiple brewing students from the same brewery.
• For this June 2024 session, Working Brewers are will have the option to complete the program by attending the residential week in Vermont - without any increase in tuition.
• $1000 tuition discount for Military personnel and Veterans.
We are happily offering an Sensory Class for Industry Members this March. If intersted in attending a sensory class in the future, or hosting a sensory class in your own space, contact education@abgbrew.com
If interested in Grain to Glass or Brewing Science for the Advanced Homebrewer, please email: education@abgbrew.com and you will be notified when our next class dates will be.
January 2023 Class underway
Posted by Steve Parkes on Monday 31 January 2022 at 12:48 PM
A full class just began again for the American Brewers Guild. Covid issues have deeply impacted our last two years programs, but it looks like we can proceed full steam ahead this year. We remain committed to providing the best possible education that gets you prepared to work in the brewing industry. An industry experiencing dramatic changes in the status quo and we firmly welcome that.
January 2020
Posted by Steve Parkes on Monday 20 January 2020 at 02:03 PM
We have two sessions planned for 2020 beginning in January and June. With thousands of new breweries recently opened or opening soon there has never been a more important time to invest in brewer education. Quality has always been important but in today's exciting and volatile craft beer market it is vital that a brewer starts out strong with quality beer. Come and learn from the best.
January 2019
Posted by Steve Parkes on Wednesday 5 June 2019 at 09:51 AM
Fast approaching the final week of the January class of 2019 and the beginning of the June class. We continue toi be impressed with the calibre of students we are seeing and for that reason we are optimistic for the future of American Craft Brewing. There's starting to be a lot of competition out there and having a solid brewing education is going to provide a much better opportunity for success.
End of year 2017
Posted by Steve Parkes on Friday 17 November 2017 at 11:17 AM
The June class is finishing up here in Middlebury. 21 students will be graduating this week and heading off to new careers as professional brewers. They are currently brewing, clarifying beer, and learning lab techniques from some experts brewers. This week we had Dan DelGrande, Nick Funnell, Brandon Greenwood and Ron Cotti here from out of town and Rachel Krvetski and Vilija Bizinkauskas are our local talent (both by way of Lithuania)
2017 Classes
Posted by Steve Parkes on Wednesday 28 June 2017 at 10:03 AM
The June class has begun just as the January class wraps up. 22 students will be graduating this week and heading off to new careers as professional brewers. They are currently brewing, clarifying beer, and learning lab techniques from some experts brewers. Peter Hoey, Larry Horowitz, Gwen Conley and Whitney Thomson are here from out of town and Simon Wurst and Vilija Bizinkauskas are our local talent.
2016 Wrapup
Posted by Steve Parkes on Wednesday 14 December 2016 at 02:15 PM
2016 Classes are wrapping up.... some internships to complete for CBA students and some final week excercises for Working Brewers. Its been another great year with some outstanding people entering the craft brewing industry. As I say at graduation... "The future is in good hands"
January 2016 Classes
Posted by Ron Cotti on Wednesday 2 March 2016 at 11:39 AM
The January 2016 class wrapped up their final weeks recently. CBA students are wrapping up their apprenticeships soon. I’ve selected a couple of students from our last class who were hired at their apprenticeship breweries to tell their story. No, it’s not a rags to riches thing…more like riches to rags, or at least clean clothes to wet and sweaty and covered in trub. So check them out here and be sure to congratulate them next time you see them.
Last Week
Posted by Steve Parkes on Wednesday 2 December 2015 at 12:34 PM
The 2015 classes wind up next week here in Middlebury with the second Brewery In Planning Class residential week. Students from around the country will be here at Drop In Brewing in Vermont to learn from industry experts on the practical aspects of brewing, beer clarification and lab work. They will also hear about the business of beer from local experts and about beer distribution too. We're already looking forward to next year's full calender
