October 09, 2024 - October 09, 2024 | 07:00PM

Sensory Expedition Hop College Class

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Explore the intricate (and delicious) world of beer flavor, and prepare yourself to spot when a beer might not taste quite right.

Fine tune your beer tasting skills the GLBC way at our Sensory Expedition Hop College Class. Learn what goes into brewing, serving, and tasting a great beer, and what issues might arise when things don’t go as planned.

See where all the magic happens with an exclusive behind the scenes tour of our brewery's sensory lab, which you can't see on any other tour. You'll even get to participate in a taste panel! Then, GLBC's two Advanced Cicerones® Jacob Eaton and Michael Williams will help you build your sensory vocabulary through a guided tasting of GLBC staples. You'll also get hands-on tasting and smelling beer ingredients, and encounter some common off flavors that can occur in beer. 

(Left) Beakers with wort for testing at the Great Lakes lab. (Right) Malts, hops, and grain placed next to a pint of dark beer.

Class registration includes an exclusive Hop College snifter glass. A Hop College notebook and GLBC pen is available as an add on. Both are pictured below.

Graduate at the bottom of your glass at Hop College, where our taproom is your classroom!

Hop College snifter filled with a dark beer, and Hop College notebook + pen on a desk with a cell phone.

The Fine Print

Details, including pairings, are subject to change without notice.

Payment is non-refundable, and event date is non-transferable. Please book your date and time carefully, as refunds will not be awarded.

You MUST be 21 or older with a valid ID to consume, purchase, or pick up alcohol. No ID. No alcohol. No exceptions!

Questions? Contact us at 216.771.4404 or GLBCinfo@greatlakesbrewing.com.

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