{"id":93511,"date":"2018-05-09T17:25:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T21:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=93511"},"modified":"2018-05-09T11:03:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T15:03:16","slug":"suny-morrisville-named-best-beer-brewing-college-in-north-america-at-u-s-open-college-beer-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=93511","title":{"rendered":"SUNY Morrisville named best beer-brewing college in North America at U.S. Open College Beer Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SUNY Morrisville\u2019s award-winning beers pictured from left: The Arsenal IPA, The Crop Pils, and Belgian Draft Horse Belgian-Style Tripel. Photo courtesy of Amanda Taranto, Morrisville Auxiliary Corporation Marketing Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SUNY Morrisville named best beer-brewing college in North America at U.S. Open College Beer Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n

SUNY Morrisville has been named Grand National Champion of the 2018 U.S. Open College Beer Championship, taking home the honor of the college that brews the best beers in North America.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Open College Beer Championship, now in its third year, is a competition among student brewers at colleges and universities that offer brewing courses to help determine the best future brewers in North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honored and humbled by the results of the U.S. Open College Beer Championships,\u201d said Micheal Coons, SUNY Morrisville\u2019s head brewer who oversees the college\u2019s brewing curriculum. \u201cThe students that have been working in the campus brewpub are a testament to the value of practical education.\u00a0This is the cornerstone of what it means to be a student at Morrisville, and the philosophy around which we are developing the brewing curriculum.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of the work that they have done, but more so I am proud of the passion with which they approach the brewing industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year’s competition was based on five categories: Belgian; Bavarian; Stout; IPA; and Open, where students could enter any style of beer they brewed. SUNY Morrisville claimed the gold medal in Bavarian for its German-style pilsner, The Crop. Morrisville also won a silver medal for The Arsenal, a Madison County Hopped IPA, and a bronze for its Belgian-style tripel, Belgian Draft Horse, en route to placing first overall.<\/p>\n

The winning beers, submitted to the competition by Coons, were brewed by SUNY Morrisville agricultural business development BBA students Mary Cosenza, of Colden, New York, and Josh Alley, of Liverpool.<\/p>\n

The champion beverages can be found on tap year-round at the Copper Turret Restaurant & Brewhouse, which serves as a teaching facility for Morrisville students. The brews, which incorporate local products and whose names pay homage to the college and community, are three of the brewery\u2019s four flagship beers along with the oatmeal-coffee stout Cherry Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe derive our beers from the raw materials of the region we brew in, and by utilizing local barley malt and local hops, we showcase the agricultural fertility of the central New York region,\u201d Coons said. \u201cEach of the beers which won medals were produced with 100 percent Madison County, New York hops and 90-100 percent New York malt.\u00a0We take great pride in developing beers that highlight the bounty of New York agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Any college or university that offers courses in brewing could enter the U.S. Open, with 17 such institutions participating this year. All beers were submitted by one of the school’s brewing professors or instructors, and the beers could be brewed on any system on or off campus, as approved by the submitting professors.<\/p>\n

Full results from the competition can be found below.<\/p>\n

Top 3 Brewing Schools in North America<\/strong>
\n1. SUNY Morrisville – New York
\n2. Central New Mexico College – New Mexico
\n3. Metropolitan State University of Denver – Colorado<\/p>\n

Category 1 – Belgian<\/strong>
\nGold – Gisele – Cincinnati State College – Ohio
\nSilver – Praise the Sun Witbier – Niagara College – Ontario
\nBronze – KPU Wit – Kwantlen Polytechnic University – British Columbia<\/p>\n

Category 2 – Bavarian<\/strong>
\nGold – The Crop – SUNY Morrisville – New York
\nSilver – American Harvest Pils – Schoolcraft College – Michigan
\nBronze – BC Dunkel – Kalamazoo Valley Community College – Michigan
\nBronze – Herr Wilhelm Dunkel III – University of the Sciences – Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

Category 3 – Stout<\/strong>
\nGold – Milky Way Stout – Metropolitan State University of Denver – Colorado
\nSilver – 1st Place Stout – Central New Mexico Community College – New Mexico
\nBronze – Tucan Sam’s Milk Stout – Michigan State University – Michigan
\nBronze – Oat of this World – Colorado State University – Colorado<\/p>\n

Category 4 – IPA<\/strong>
\nGold – Galazy Smash IPA – Central New Mexico Community College – New Mexico
\nSilver – The Arsenal – SUNY Morrisville – New York<\/p>\n

Bronze – Hop Sauce IPA – Auburn University – Alabama
\nBronze – Cosmic Tea Pot – Niagara College – Ontario<\/p>\n

Category 5 – Open<\/strong>
\nGold – Dark Matter – Appalachian State University – North Carolina
\nSilver – KPU Dubbel – Kwantlen Polytechnic University – British Columbia
\nBronze – Belgian Draft Horse – SUNY Morrisville – New York
\nBronze – Dubble Buck – Central Michigan University – Michigan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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