Brewing Innovation Brews

Student Work

Brews and Can Label Design

Every beer tells a story — from the first grain bill to the final label design. 
Explore what our students have created.

Spring 2025 — BRIN 221 & BRIN 323
Chicha Spring 2025

Name of Beer: Cumbia de la Chicha

Date Brewed: 5/9/2025

Brew Team: Kieran Galvin, Bailey Cain, Claire Schwanauer

Style: Chicha / ABV 4.24% / 4 SRM

Sensory Description: Floral and herbal aroma from Ecuadorian horchata herb blend; lightly tart, refreshing, pink in color.

Kornøl Spring

Name of Beer: Kascadian Kornøl

Date Brewed: 5/9/2025

Brew Team: Avery Scott-Fudge, Hailey Sandler, Valentin Tiburcio

Style: Norwegian Raw Ale / ABV 7.7% / 5.4 SRM

Sensory Description: A PNW twist on an ancient beer with Oregon Douglas fir branches and tips; warming, citrusy, and lightly sweet.

Excalibier

Name of Beer: Excalibier

Date Brewed: 5/9/2025

Brew Team: Daela Montgomery, Miles Griffin, Keila Barton

Style: Kuetebier / ABV 5.1% / 7 SRM

Sensory Description: Malt-forward caramel sweetness with a subtle smoky quality.

Dunkel

Name of Beer: Fünfzig: Fünfzig

Date Brewed: 5/4/2025

Brew Team: Zoe Weesner, Bennett Marter, Kali Reid, Ursula Tiegs

Style: Berliner Weisse / ABV 3.8% / 3 SRM

Sensory Description: Slightly tart, fruity, light-bodied, and refreshing.

Pale Ale

Name of Beer: Pale Ale

Date Brewed: 5/3/2025

Brew Team: Garrett Black, Ryan Cox, Mauricio Sola Barria

Style: Pale Ale / ABV 5.5% / 7 SRM

Sensory Description: Balanced malty and hoppy aroma (not too bitter) with light citrus notes.

Saison

Name of Beer: Saison du Hutch

Date Brewed: 5/2/2025

Brew Team: Ariel Eisen, Ethan Smillow, John Schwindt, Henry Wright

Style: Saison / ABV 5.6% / 8 SRM

Sensory Description: Fruity, biscuity, balanced spicy and sweet with a crisp farmhouse finish.

Winter 2025 — BRIN 322: Advanced Brewing Laboratory
Images of front and back of beer label with donut

Name of Beer: Maple Bar

Date Brewed: Feb. 14, 2025

Brew Team: Daela Montgomery, Hailey Sandler, Claire Schwanauer

Style: Saison / 5.4% ABV / 32.3 IBU / 23.0 SRM

Inspiration: Maple syrup, glazed donuts, pralines

Sensory Description: Sweet aromatic maple with a hint of nuttiness, balanced by chocolate malt bitterness and subtle hops.

Three cans with Sour Berry Beer Label

Name of Beer: Patch Attack: “first we’re sour, then we’re bitter”

Date Brewed: Feb. 14, 2025

Brew Team: Keila Barton, Miles Griffith, Valentin Tiburcio

Style: American Fruited Sour / 5.5% ABV / 30 IBU

Inspiration: From failed blackberry sour to sour candy

Sensory Description: Mixed berry, lime, candy-like sweetness, sour with a bitter finish, light-bodied and highly carbonated.

Three beer cans with moon image and Midnight Cascade title

Name of Beer: Midnight Cascade

Date Brewed: Feb. 14, 2025

Brew Team: Kieran Galvin, Avery Scott-Fudge, Bailey Cain

Inspiration: Mounds® Bar, Girl Scout Caramel Delites / Samoas

Sensory Description: Dark roasty chocolate, sweet coconut, lighter body than expected for a stout, crisp finish with residual bitterness.

Three people pointing at drawing of beer can on white board

Name of Beer: Der Pep

Date Brewed: Jan. 10, 2025

Brew Team: Miles Griffith, Avery Scott-Fudge, Claire Schwanauer

Style: Märzen / Oktoberfest / 5.5% ABV / 28 BU / 11 SRM

Sensory Description: Malty, caramel, graham cracker, dried fruit, medium-bodied with a crisp, refreshing finish.

Three people standing in front of white board with drawing of beer can labeled Dunkel Fresh

Name of Beer: Frosch

Date Brewed: Jan. 10, 2025

Brew Team: Kieran Galvin, Daela Montgomery, Hailey Sandler

Style: Dunkel / 5.5% ABV / 22 BU / 26 SRM

Sensory Description: Brown sugar, biscuits, malty sweetness, light body with lingering bitterness.

Three peopel standing in front of white board with illustration

Name of Beer: Rise and Roast

Date Brewed: Jan. 10, 2025

Brew Team: Keila Barton, Bailey Cain, Valentin Tiburcio

Style: Dark Lager / 4.9% ABV / 20 BU / 25 SRM

Sensory Description: Coffee-forward, roasty, light-bodied with a crisp finish.

Fall 2024 — BRIN 221: Tapping into the World of Beer and Brewing
People gathered around a gradulated cylinder

Name of Beer: “Little Angel”

Date Brewed: Nov. 1, 2024

Brew Team: Daela Montgomery, Hailey Sandler, Claire Schwanauer, Valentin Tiburcio

Style: Saison / 5.6% ABV / 29 IBU / 8 SRM

Sensory Description: Crisp and effervescent, this light-bodied beer offers a lively mix of spicy and fruity aromas, with a refreshing finish.

Notes: Our first brew ever!

Instructor with two students in a small brewery

Name of Beer: “Leaky Pail”

Date Brewed: Nov. 1, 2024

Brew Team: Keila Barton, Kieran Galvin, Miles Griffith

Style: American Pale Ale / 5.3% ABV / 45 IBU / 9 SRM

Sensory Description: Full-bodied with layers of caramel and toffee, balanced by herbal and spicy hop notes, and complemented by a subtle citrus undertone.

Notes: Our first brew ever!

Instructor with two students in foreground

Name of Beer: “Clog”

Date Brewed: Nov. 1, 2024

Brew Team: Bailey Cain, Nina Hart, Avery Scott-Fudge

Style: American Stout / 6.3% ABV / 38 IBU / 47 SRM

Sensory Description: Rich flavors of baker’s chocolate, roasted coffee, and a hint of toast, with a semi-sweet finish. Full-bodied and smooth.

Notes: Our first brew ever!

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