Nova Scotia Beer College

Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, February 25, 2005 in Nova Scotia, Regional Scenes, Beer News - 5 comments

The Labatt Beer Institute, which officially opened in Halifax on Wednesday, will train students on everything from the history of beer to how to pour it properly. "What I would have thought in my day is that there was very little about beer that the students didn't know," joked [Nova Scotian] Premier John Hamm. In fact, it is a serious course designed to help students taking the hospitality and culinary arts program. The classroom is a pub setting with 16 brews on tap.

Having gone to the college the Premier did with the next generation of his classmates I would support his estimatation of the intellectual situation among Halifax college kids.

Comments

Mike - February 25, 2005 11:39 am

http://www.mikecampbell.net/the_campblog.htm

I'll see if I can talk to Chris Mosher or something...

Alan - February 25, 2005 1:24 pm

Excellent <i>reportage</i>!

Troy Kirkby - Publican - February 26, 2005 10:09 am

http://www.spitfirearms.com

I went for a tour a few weeks ago with my area rep: looks pretty impressive! Sampled the first of their draught...I'll be bringing my staff there very soon for their "sKoolin". We were voted "The Best Pint Of Stella Artois" by Bill Spurr (Chronicle Herald) in December - Beating The old Triangle and O'Carrols! DRAUGHT MASTER LOOK OUT CAUSE THE SPITFIRE BOYS ARE IN TOWN!!!
Cheers lads, Troy

Willie Dent - April 14, 2006 7:44 pm

AIMS ..

[please spam somewhere else, Willie, or talk about beer.]

Granmomsey Malarkey - September 17, 2006 9:31 am

I don"t drink beer I just saw your blog Granmomsey

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