Craft breweries becoming more popularĪs Jim Button’s industry grows he says it is shifting towards more variety, complexity of taste and smaller-batch craft brews. You need a good understanding of biochemistry and microbiology," says Kerwin. "The brewmaster is the technical person responsible for making beer. The Olds College program will also create Canada’s first "teaching brewery" in Western Canada, because there’s more to making good beer than just adding hops to barley - brewing is a science. Lee Hanson from J Webb Wine Merchant says his customers frequently request craft beers. There’s a real demand for trained brewers for the industry." Especially now that number of craft breweries are increasing. "It’s a real positive step for the Canadian industry. Larry Kerwin is Village Brewery’s man. With more than 40 years in beverage-making, Kerwin recently retired - or meant to - after decades at Molson, and Calgary’s Big Rock Brewery. "I think the idea that people are able to get an education, a formal education in the process is actually quite brilliant." "I think it’s fantastic to see a college like Olds taking that step. There’s a need for skilled brewmasters." Experienced brewmasters neededĬalgary’s Village brewery is just several months old, but co-founder Jim Button went to great lengths to hire an experienced brewmaster when building his key staff. Lee Hanson, assistant general manager at J Webb Wine Merchant, says beer tastes are changing and more than ever, the beverage is big business. The new program is long overdue, according to some in the industry. The Niagara College Food and Wine Institute will share its expertise in the beverage arts with Olds College to create the brewmaster diploma.
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